1956 Summer Olympics

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were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at the West Melbourne Stadium.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested.

The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.

The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the eighth edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men.

Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only.

The Sailing program of 1956 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines).

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested, all for men only.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women.

Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men.

Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

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he won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics

at four Olympic Games (1948-1960)

He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics

He made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a 17-year-old and won three Olympic medals, all gold.

with the 1956 Summer Olympics to be held in Melbourne

she made the USSR National team at the 1956 Summer Olympics

He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964

D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics

He won four gold medals in total at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the individual and team épée events

Rajagopal represented India thrice at the Olympics, in 1948 (finishing 16th), 1952 (finishing 6th) and 1956 (finishing 9th).

He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956.

an Olympic gold medal in 1956

He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics

single sculls class at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the 1960 Rome Games, and the 1964 Tokyo Games

He participated in his first Olympic Games in 1956

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won again the gold medal in the 1956 Olympic tournament.

To his gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956, he added a silver in 1960

1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo

He won silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics

who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics

an Olympic medal winner at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

Four years later he was part of the Soviet boat which was eliminated in the semi-final of the eight competition

was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1954 Commonwealth Games and in the 1956 Summer Olympics

was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics

The same team went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where they won the silver medal in this boat class

He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

Baillie competed at the 1952 Olympic Games finishing 5th and the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games finishing in 6th place each time.

He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics

Mayer was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1956 tournament.

1956 Summer Olympics in show jumping

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.

She also competed in these two events at the 1956 Olympics

Morrow then went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won three gold medals

Konno won four medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics

He also claimed a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

Grinham competed in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, winning the 100-metre backstroke

He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics

She won two Olympic gold medals and one Olympic silver medal in 1956

She competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where she won the gold medal in 200 m breaststroke.

at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

finished in a disappointing eighth place at the 1956 Olympics

He then won gold at the inaugural 200-meter butterfly event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

He competed in the 100 m and 4×200 m relay events at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics

at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne

at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics

at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he again reached the semi-finals

He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events

Bruni also represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

he won a gold medal in the road race at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne

He was named NCAA tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP), and captained the gold medal-winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.

She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, set six world records, and won 44 national titles.

Wolfgang Behrendt (14 June 1936 - 22 June 2026) was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany.

He won a gold medal in the vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, competing for the United Team of Germany.

He participated in five different Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals with the Hungarian team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The throw was good enough to win the competition by more than 5 inches (130 mm).Oerter began his Olympic career at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

Two years later, she was still a medical student at the Charles University in Prague when she competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the discus.

Having lost his world record again in 1955, Kuts was still one of the favourites for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

competed for the United States at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics