Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from November 23, 1956 to November 27, 1956 on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat Australia.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's single sculls details |
 Vyacheslav IvanovSoviet Union (URS) |
 Stuart MacKenzieAustralia (AUS) |
 John B. Kelly, Jr.United States (USA) |
| Men's double sculls details |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Berkutov Yuri Tyukalov |
United States (USA) Bernard Costello James Gardiner |
Australia (AUS) Murray Riley Mervyn Wood |
| Men's coxless pairs details |
United States (USA) James Fifer Duvall Hecht |
Soviet Union (URS) Igor Buldakov Viktor Ivanov |
 Austria (AUT)Alfred Sageder Josef Kloimstein |
| Men's coxed pairs details |
United States (USA) Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay Armin Seiffert |
 Germany (EUA)Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt Rainer Borkowsky |
Soviet Union (URS) Ihor Yemchuk Georgiy Zhylin Vladimir Petrov |
| Men's coxless fours details |
 Canada (CAN)Archibald McKinnon Lorne Loomer Walter D'Hondt Donald Arnold |
United States (USA) John Welchli John McKinlay Arthur McKinlay James McIntosh |
 France (FRA)René Guissart Yves Delacour Gaston Mercier Guy Guillabert |
| Men's coxed fours details |
 Italy (ITA)Albert Winkler Romano Sgheiz Angelo Vanzin Franco Trincavelli Ivo Stefanoni |
 Sweden (SWE)Olle Larsson Gösta Eriksson Ivar Aronsson Evert Gunnarsson Bertil Göransson |
 Finland (FIN)Kauko Hänninen Reino Poutanen Veli Lehtelä Toimi Pitkänen Matti Niemi |
| Men's eights details |
United States (USA) Thomas Charlton David Wight John Cooke Donald Beer Caldwell Esselstyn Charles Grimes Rusty Wailes Robert Morey William Becklean |
Canada (CAN) Philip Kueber Richard McClure Robert Wilson David Helliwell Donald Pretty William McKerlich Douglas McDonald Lawrence West Carlton Ogawa |
Australia (AUS) Michael Aikman David Boykett Angus Benfield James Howden Garth Manton Walter Howell Adrian Monger Bryan Doyle Harold Hewitt |
[edit] Participating nations
[edit] Medal table
| 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 | Germany (EUA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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