Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code: AUS
NOC: Australian Olympic Committee
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1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors 325 (279 men, 46 women) 
Flag bearer Mervyn Woods
Medals
Rank: 3		 Gold
13		 Silver
8		 Bronze
14		 Total
35
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
*with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Australian riders also competed in the equestrian events held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier that year, because of Australian quarantine restrictions. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Joey Browne and Tony Marchant — Cycling, Men's 2000 m Tandem

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Chilla Porter — Athletics, Men's High Jump
  • Stuart MacKenzie — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
  • John Scott and Roland Tasker — Sailing, Men's Sharpie 12 m²

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • Kevin Hogarth — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
  • Walter Brown and Dennis Green — Canoeing, Men's K2 10,000 m Kayak Pairs
  • Richard Ploog — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Murray Riley and Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
  • Michael Aikman, Angus Benfield, David Boykett, Bryan Doyle, Harold Hewitt, James Howden, Walter Howell, Garth Manton, and Adrian Monger — Rowing, Men's Eights
  • Douglas Buxton, Devereaux Mytton and Jock Sturrock — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Basketball

For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round:
  • Lost to Brazil (66-89)
  • Lost to Chile (56-78)
  • Defeated Thailand (87-48)
  • Lost to Formosa (73-86)
  • Defeated Singapore (98-74)

Classification Matches:

  • 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (83-38)
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to Formosa (87-70) → 12th place
  • Team Roster:
  • Peter Demos
  • Geoff Heskett
  • Peter Bumbers
  • Stan Dargis
  • Inga Freidenfelds
  • Colin Burdett
  • George Dancis
  • Peter Sutton
  • Algis Ignatavicius
  • Merv Moy
  • Ken Finch
  • Bruce Flick

Head Coach: Ken Watson

[edit] Hockey

For more details on this topic, see Hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Team Roster


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