List of 1956 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 22 November to 18 December 1956.
Athletics
Medal table
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
Women's events
Basketball
Medal table
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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's | United States (USA) Carl Cain Bill Hougland K.C. Jones Bill Russell James Walsh William Evans Burdette Haldorsson Ronald Tomsic Dick Boushka Gilbert Ford Robert Jeangerard Charles Darling | Soviet Union (URS) Valdis Muižnieks Maigonis Valdmanis Vladimir Torban Stasys Stonkus Kazys Petkevičius Arkadi Bochkarev Jānis Krūmiņš Mikhail Semyonov Algirdas Lauritenas Yuri Ozerov Viktor Zubkov Mikhail Studenetsky | Uruguay (URU) Carlos Blixen Ramiro Cortes Héctor Costa Nelson Chelle Nelson Demarco Héctor García Otero Carlos Gonzáles Sergio Matto Oscar Moglia Raúl Mera Ariel Olascoaga Milton Scaron |
Boxing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
Medalists
Canoeing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
5 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
C-1 1000 metres details | Leon Rotman Romania | István Hernek Hungary | Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union |
C-1 10000 metres details | Leon Rotman Romania | János Parti Hungary | Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union |
C-2 1000 metres details | Romania Alexe Dumitru Simion Ismailciuc | Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev | Hungary Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi |
C-2 10000 metres details | Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev | France Georges Dransart Marcel Renaud | Hungary Imre Farkas József Hunics |
K-1 1000 metres details | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Igor Pissarov Soviet Union | Lajos Kiss Hungary |
K-1 10000 metres details | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Ferenc Hatlaczky Hungary | Michel Scheuer United Team of Germany |
K-2 1000 metres details | United Team of Germany Michel Scheuer Meinrad Miltenberger | Soviet Union Mikhail Kaaleste Anatoli Demitkov | Austria Maximilian Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
K-2 10000 metres details | Hungary János Urányi László Fábián | United Team of Germany Fritz Briel Theodor Kleine | Australia Dennis Green Walter Brown |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
K-1 500 metres details | Yelizaveta Dementyeva Soviet Union | Therese Zenz United Team of Germany | Tove Søby Denmark |
Cycling
Medal table
* 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
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual road race details | Ercole Baldini Italy | Arnaud Geyre France | Alan Jackson Great Britain |
Team road race details | France (FRA) Arnaud Geyre Maurice Moucheraud Michel Vermeulin | Great Britain (GBR) Arthur Brittain William Holmes Alan Jackson | United Team of Germany (EUA) Reinhold Pommer Gustav-Adolf Schur Horst Tüller |
Track cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Pursuit team details | Italy (ITA) Valentino Gasparella Antonio Domenicali Leandro Faggin Franco Gandini Virginio Pizzali | France (FRA) Michel Vermeulin René Bianchi Jean Graczyk Jean-Claude Lecante | Great Britain (GBR) Tom Simpson Donald Burgess Mike Gambrill John Geddes |
Sprint details | Michel Rousseau France | Guglielmo Pesenti Italy | Dick Ploog Australia |
Tandem details | Australia Ian Browne Tony Marchant | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek | Italy Giuseppe Ogna Cesare Pinarello |
Time trial details | Leandro Faggin Italy | Ladislav Fouček Czechoslovakia | Alfred Swift South Africa |
Diving
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard details | Bob Clotworthy United States | Donald Harper United States | Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
10 m platform details | Joaquín Capilla Mexico | Gary Tobian United States | Richard Connor United States |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard details | Pat McCormick United States | Jeanne Stunyo United States | Irene MacDonald Canada |
10 m platform details | Pat McCormick United States | Juno Stover-Irwin United States | Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States |
Equestrian events
Medal table
* Host nation (Sweden)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden (SWE)* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 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
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual dressage details | Henri Saint Cyr and Juli (SWE) | Lis Hartel and Jubilee (DEN) | Liselott Linsenhoff and Adular (EUA) |
Team dressage details | Sweden (SWE) Henri Saint Cyr and Juli Gehnäll Persson and Knaust Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. and Krest | United Team of Germany (EUA) Liselott Linsenhoff and Adular Hannelore Weygand and Perkunos Anneliese Küppers and Afrika | Switzerland (SUI) Gottfried Trachsel and Kursus Henri Chammartin and Wöhler Gustav Fischer and Vasello |
Individual eventing details | Petrus Kastenman and Iluster (SWE) | August Lütke-Westhues and Trux von Kamax (EUA) | Francis Weldon and Kilbarry (GBR) |
Team eventing details | Great Britain (GBR) Francis Weldon and Kilbarry Arthur Rook and Wild Venture Bertie Hill and Countryman III | United Team of Germany (EUA) August Lütke-Westhues and Trux von Kamax Otto Rothe and Sissi Klaus Wagner and Prinzeß | Canada (CAN) John Rumble and Cilroy Jim Elder and Colleen Brian Herbinson and Tara |
Individual jumping details | Hans Günter Winkler and Halla (EUA) | Raimondo D'Inzeo and Merano (ITA) | Piero D'Inzeo and Uruguay (ITA) |
Team jumping details | United Team of Germany (EUA) Hans Günter Winkler and Halla Fritz Thiedemann and Meteor Alfons Lütke-Westhues and Ala | Italy (ITA) Raimondo D'Inzeo and Merano Piero D'Inzeo and Uruguay Salvatore Oppes and Pagoro | Great Britain (GBR) Wilfred White and Nizefela Pat Smythe and Flanagan Peter Robeson and Scorchin |
Fencing
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual foil details | Gillian Sheen Great Britain | Olga Orban Romania | Renée Garilhe France |
Field hockey
Medal table
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
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's | India (IND) Leslie Claudius Ranganathan Francis Haripal Kaushik Amir Kumar Raghbir Lal Shankar Lakshman O. P. Malhotra Govind Perumal Amit Singh Bakshi Raghbir Singh Bhola Balbir Singh Dosanjh Hardyal Singh Garchey Randhir Singh Gentle Balkishan Singh Grewal Gurdev Singh Kullar Udham Singh Kullar Bakshish Singh Charles Stephen | Pakistan (PAK) Zakir Hussain Munir Ahmed Dar Ghulam Rasool Anwar Ahmed Khan Qazi Massarrat Hussain Noor Alam Abdul Hamid Habibur Rehman Ahmed Naseer Bunda Motiullah Latif-ur Rehman Akhtar Hussain Habib Ali Kiddie Manzoor Hussain Atif | United Team of Germany (EUA) Günther Brennecke Hugo Budinger Werner Delmes Hugo Dollheiser Eberhard Ferstl Alfred Lücker Helmut Nonn Wolfgang Nonn Heinz Radzikowski Werner Rosenbaum Günther Ullerich |
Football
Medal table
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
Gymnastics
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
4 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
Men’s events
Women's events
Modern pentathlon
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual details | Lars Hall Sweden | Olavi Mannonen Finland | Väinö Korhonen Finland |
Team details | Soviet Union (URS) Igor Novikov Ivan Deryugin Aleksandr Tarasov | United States (USA) William Andre Jack Daniels George Lambert | Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Väinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
Rowing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medalists
Sailing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Finn details | Paul Elvstrøm Denmark | André Nelis Belgium | John Marvin United States |
Star details | United States Herbert Williams Lawrence Low | Italy Agostino Straulino Nicolò Rode | Bahamas Durward Knowles Sloane Farrington |
12 m2 sharpie details | New Zealand Peter Mander Jack Cropp | Australia Rolland Tasker John Scott | Great Britain Jasper Blackall Terence Smith |
Dragon details | Sweden Folke Bohlin Bengt Palmquist Leif Wikström | Denmark Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow | Great Britain Graham Mann Ronald Backus Jonathan Janson |
5.5 metre details | Sweden Lars Thörn Hjalmar Karlsson Sture Stork | Great Britain Robert Perry David Bowker John Dillon Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick | Australia Jock Sturrock Douglas Buxton Devereaux Mytton |
Shooting
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
50 m pistol details | Pentti Linnosvuo Finland | Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union | Offutt Pinion United States |
25 m rapid fire pistol details | Ștefan Petrescu Romania | Yevgeny Cherkasov Soviet Union | Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania |
50 m rifle prone details | Gerald Ouellette Canada | Vasily Borisov Soviet Union | Stuart Boa Canada |
50 m rifle three positions details | Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union | Otakar Hořínek Czechoslovakia | John Sundberg Sweden |
300 m free rifle three positions details | Vasily Borisov Soviet Union | Allan Erdman Soviet Union | Vilho Ylönen Finland |
100 m running deer details | Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union | Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden | Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union |
Trap details | Galliano Rossini Italy | Adam Smelczyński Poland | Alessandro Ciceri Italy |
Swimming
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia (AUS)* | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Men's events
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle details | Dawn Fraser Australia | 1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp Australia | 1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia | 1:05.1 |
400 m freestyle details | Lorraine Crapp Australia | 4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser Australia | 5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States | 5:07.1 |
100 m backstroke details | 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 details | 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 details | 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 details | Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp | 4:17.1 (WR) | United States (USA) Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza | 4:19.2 | South Africa (RSA) Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh | 4:25.7 |
Water polo
Medal table
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
Weightlifting
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medalists
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
56 kg details | Charles Vinci United States | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
60 kg details | Isaac Berger United States | Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union | Marian Zieliński Poland |
67.5 kg details | Igor Rybak Soviet Union | Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union | Kim Chang-Hee South Korea |
75 kg details | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | Pete George United States | Ermanno Pignatti Italy |
82.5 kg details | Tommy Kono United States | Vasili Stepanov Soviet Union | James George United States |
90 kg details | Arkadi Vorobyev Soviet Union | David Sheppard United States | Jean Debuf France |
+90 kg details | Paul Anderson United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina | Alberto Pigaiani Italy |
Wrestling
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
2 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Flyweight details | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union | M. Ali Khojastehpour Iran | Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
Bantamweight details | Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey | Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran | Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union |
Featherweight details | Shozo Sasahara Japan | Joseph Mewis Belgium | Erkki Penttilä Finland |
Lightweight details | Emam-Ali Habibi Iran | Shigeru Kasahara Japan | Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union |
Welterweight details | Mitsuo Ikeda Japan | Ibrahim Zengin Turkey | Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union |
Middleweight details | Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria | Danny Hodge United States | Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union |
Light heavyweight details | Gholamreza Takhti Iran | Boris Kulayev Soviet Union | Peter Blair United States |
Heavyweight details | Hamit Kaplan Turkey | Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria | Taisto Kangasniemi Finland |
Greco-Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Flyweight details | Nikolai Solovyov Soviet Union | Ignazio Fabra Italy | Dursun Ali Egribas Turkey |
Bantamweight details | Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union | Edvin Vesterby Sweden | Francisc Horvat Romania |
Featherweight details | Rauno Mäkinen Finland | Imre Polyák Hungary | Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union |
Lightweight details | Kyösti Lehtonen Finland | Riza Dogan Turkey | Gyula Tóth Hungary |
Welterweight details | Mithat Bayrak Turkey | Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union | Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden |
Middleweight details | Givi Kartozia Soviet Union | Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria | Rune Jansson Sweden |
Light Heavyweight details | Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union | Petko Sirakov Bulgaria | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
Heavyweight details | Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union | Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany | Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy |
References
- ^ 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
- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
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