1956 in sports

1956 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing The men's Olympic gold medal: Downhill: Toni Sailer, Austria Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria The women's Olympic gold medal: Downhill: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland Slalom: Renée Colliard, Switzerland Giant Slalom: Ossi Reichert, West Germany FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Men's combined champion: Toni Sailer, Austria Women's combined champion: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland American football NFL Championship: the New York Giants won 47–7 over the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Orange Bowl (1955 season): The Oklahoma Sooners won 20–6 over the Maryland Terrapins; voted national champions by AP Poll and Coaches Poll 1956 NCAA University Division football season: The Oklahoma Sooners win the college football national championship (don't participate in a bowl game the following January due to "no-repeat rule") 1956 NAIA football season Montana State and St. Joseph tie for the first ever National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship game. Association football European Cup – Real Madrid beat Stade de Reims 4–3 in the inaugural final.