List of 1956 Summer Olympics medal winners
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The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 22 November to 18 December 1956.
Athletics
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 |  Australia* | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  United Team of Germany | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 100 | |
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Medalists
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |
Leon Rotman Romania |
István Hernek Hungary |
Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union |
| C-1 10000 metres |
Leon Rotman Romania |
János Parti Hungary |
Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union |
| C-2 1000 metres |
Romania Alexe Dumitru Simion Ismailciuc |
Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev |
Hungary Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi |
| C-2 10000 metres |
Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev |
France Georges Dransart Marcel Renaud |
Hungary Imre Farkas József Hunics |
| K-1 1000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden |
Igor Pissarov Soviet Union |
Lajos Kiss Hungary |
| K-1 10000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden |
Ferenc Hatlaczky Hungary |
Michel Scheuer United Team of Germany |
| K-2 1000 metres |
United Team of Germany Michel Scheuer Meinrad Miltenberger |
Soviet Union Mikhail Kaaleste Anatoli Demitkov |
Austria Maximilian Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
| K-2 10000 metres |
Hungary János Urányi László Fábián |
United Team of Germany Fritz Briel Theodor Kleine |
Australia Dennis Green Walter Brown |
Women's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Yelizaveta Dementyeva Soviet Union |
Therese Zenz United Team of Germany |
Tove Søby Denmark |
Cycling
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Road cycling
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual road race |
Ercole Baldini Italy |
Arnaud Geyre France |
Alan Jackson Great Britain |
| Team road race |
France Arnaud Geyre Maurice Moucheraud Michel Vermeulin |
Great Britain Arthur Brittain William Holmes Alan Jackson |
United Team of Germany Reinhold Pommer Gustav-Adolf Schur Horst Tüller |
Track cycling
[edit]Diving
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Bob Clotworthy United States |
Donald Harper United States |
Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
| 10 m platform |
Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
Gary Tobian United States |
Richard Connor United States |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Pat McCormick United States |
Jeanne Stunyo United States |
Irene MacDonald Canada |
| 10 m platform |
Pat McCormick United States |
Juno Stover-Irwin United States |
Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States |
Equestrian events
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United Team of Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Note: the 1956 equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service regulations, which required a six-month quarantine for horses.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |
Gillian Sheen Great Britain |
Olga Orban Romania |
Renée Garilhe France |
Field hockey
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Football
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Japan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 | |
Men’s events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
[edit]Rowing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medalists
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m pistol |
Pentti Linnosvuo Finland |
Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union |
Offutt Pinion United States |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol |
Ștefan Petrescu Romania |
Yevgeny Cherkasov Soviet Union |
Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania |
| 50 m rifle prone |
Gerald Ouellette Canada |
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union |
Stuart Boa Canada |
| 50 m rifle three positions |
Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union |
Otakar Hořínek Czechoslovakia |
John Sundberg Sweden |
| 300 m free rifle three positions |
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union |
Allan Erdman Soviet Union |
Vilho Ylönen Finland |
| 100 m running deer |
Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union |
Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden |
Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union |
| Trap |
Galliano Rossini Italy |
Adam Smelczyński Poland |
Alessandro Ciceri Italy |
Swimming
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia* | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Jon Henricks Australia | 55.4 (WR) | John Devitt Australia | 55.8 | Gary Chapman Australia | 56.7 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia | 4:27.3 (WR) | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan | 4:30.4 | George Breen United States | 4:32.5 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia | 17:58.9 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan | 18:00.3 | George Breen United States | 18:08.2 |
| 100 m backstroke |
David Theile Australia | 1:02.2 (WR) | John Monckton Australia | 1:03.2 | Frank McKinney United States | 1:04.5 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Masaru Furukawa Japan | 2:34.7 | Masahiro Yoshimura Japan | 2:36.7 | Kharis Yunichev Soviet Union | 2:36.8 |
| 200 m butterfly |
William Yorzyk United States | 2:19.3 | Takashi Ishimoto Japan | 2:23.8 | György Tumpek Hungary | 2:23.9 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Australia Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks | 8:23.6 (WR) | United States Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno | 8:31.5 | Soviet Union Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady Nikolayev Boris Nikitin | 8:34.7 |
Women's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Dawn Fraser Australia | 1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp Australia | 1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia | 1:05.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Lorraine Crapp Australia | 4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser Australia | 5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States | 5:07.1 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Judy Grinham Great Britain | 1:12.9 (WR) | Carin Cone United States | 1:12.9 (WR) | Margaret Edwards Great Britain | 1:13.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Ursula Happe United Team of Germany | 2:53.1 (OR) | Éva Székely Hungary | 2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen United Team of Germany | 2:55.1 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Shelley Mann United States | 1:11.0 (OR) | Nancy Ramey United States | 1:11.9 | Mary Sears United States | 1:14.4 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Australia Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp | 4:17.1 (WR) | United States Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza | 4:19.2 | South Africa Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh | 4:25.7 |
Water polo
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union |
M. Ali Khojastehpour Iran |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
| Bantamweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran |
Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union |
| Featherweight |
Shozo Sasahara Japan |
Joseph Mewis Belgium |
Erkki Penttilä Finland |
| Lightweight |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran |
Shigeru Kasahara Japan |
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union |
| Welterweight |
Mitsuo Ikeda Japan |
Ibrahim Zengin Turkey |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union |
| Middleweight |
Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria |
Danny Hodge United States |
Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union |
Peter Blair United States |
| Heavyweight |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria |
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland |
Greco-Roman
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Nikolai Solovyov Soviet Union |
Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Dursun Ali Egribas Turkey |
| Bantamweight |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union |
Edvin Vesterby Sweden |
Francisc Horvat Romania |
| Featherweight |
Rauno Mäkinen Finland |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union |
| Lightweight |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland |
Riza Dogan Turkey |
Gyula Tóth Hungary |
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey |
Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union |
Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden |
| Middleweight |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union |
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria |
Rune Jansson Sweden |
| Light Heavyweight |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| Heavyweight |
Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany |
Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy |
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.