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Melbourne 1956 summer Olympic Games
Games of the XVI Olympiad
Melbourne 1956 - Olympic Games - Highlights
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Melbourne 1956 - Olympic Games - Medals table
Melbourne 1956 - Olympic Games - Participating nations
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Melbourne 1956 - Olympic Games - Melbourne - Host City
Melbourne 1956 - Olympic Games - Host city election
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Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad
Medals table - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Soviet Union - 37 - 29 - 32 - 98
2 - United States - 32 - 25 - 17 - 74
3 - Australia - 13 - 8 - 14 - 35
4 - Hungary - 9 - 10 - 7 - 26
5 - Italy - 8 - 8 - 9 - 25
6 - Sweden - 8 - 5 - 6 - 19
7 - Germany - 6 - 13 - 7 - 26
8 - Great Britain - 6 - 7 - 11 - 24
9 - Romania - 5 - 3 - 5 - 13
10 - Japan - 4 - 10 - 5 - 19
11 - France - 4 - 4 - 6 - 14
12 - Turkey - 3 - 2 - 2 - 7
13 - Finland - 3 - 1 - 11 - 15
14 - Iran - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5
15 - Canada - 2 - 1 - 3 - 6
16 - New Zealand - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2
17 - Poland - 1 - 4 - 4 - 9
18 - Czechoslovakia - 1 - 4 - 1 - 6
19 - Bulgaria - 1 - 3 - 1 - 5
20 - Denmark - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4
21 - Ireland - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5
22 - Norway - 1 - 0 - 2 - 3
23 - Mexico - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
24 - Brazil - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
24 - India - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
26 - Yugoslavia - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
27 - Chile - 0 - 2 - 2 - 4
28 - Belgium - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
29 - Argentina - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
29 - South Korea - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
31 - Iceland - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
31 - Pakistan - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - South Africa - 0 - 0 - 4 - 4
34 - Austria - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
35 - Bahamas - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
35 - Greece - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
35 - Switzerland - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
35 - Uruguay - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Participating countries - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
72 nations - Afghanistan | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahamas | Belgium | Bermuda | Brazil | British Guiana | Bulgaria | Burma | Canada | Ceylon | Chile | Republic of China | Colombia | Cuba | Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Ethiopia | Fiji | Finland | France | Germany | Great Britain | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | Indonesia | India | Iran | Ireland | Iceland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Kenya | South Korea | Liberia | Luxembourg | Malaya | Mexico | Nigeria | North Borneo | Norway | New Zealand | Pakistan | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Romania | South Africa | Singapore | Soviet Union | Sweden | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Turkey | Uganda | Uruguay | United States | Venezuela | Vietnam | Yugoslavia | Cambodia | Egypt | Netherlands | Spain | Switzerland
Sports - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Events: 145 in 17 sports - Athletics | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Hockey | Modern pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling
Demonstration sports - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Australian football | Baseball
Host city - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Athletes participating - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
3,314 athletes (376 women, 2,938 men)
Opening ceremony - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
November 22
Closing ceremony - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
December 8
Officially opened - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Gustav VI Adolf King of Sweden | Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia
Athlete's Oath - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Adolfo Consolini
Olympic Torch - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Hans Wikne and Ron Clarke
Stadium - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Emblem - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Poster - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Medals - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Torch - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Venues - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
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Host city - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: Melbourne (Australia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Los Angeles (USA), Detroit (USA), Mexico (Mexico), Chicago (USA), Minneapolis (USA), Philadelphia (USA) and San Francisco (USA).
Final choice: April 28, 1949 - 43th IOC session
Highlights - Melbourne 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Vladimir Kuts, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Dawn Fraser, Betty Cuthbert and Laszlo Papp.
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