Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 294 (250 men, 44 women) | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mervyn Wood (rower) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 13 |
Silver 8 |
Bronze 14 |
Total 35 |
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Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. However, due to Australian quarantine restrictions the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. 294 competitors, 250 men and 44 women, took part in 140 events in 18 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Betty Cuthbert — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Betty Cuthbert — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Wenham, and Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Joey Browne and Anthony Marchant — Cycling, Men's 2000 m Tandem
- Jon Henricks — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- David Theile — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- John Devitt, Jon Henricks, Kevin O'Halloran, and Murray Rose — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Lorraine Crapp — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, and Sandra Morgan — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Silver
- Graham Gipson, Kevan Gosper, Leon Gregory, and David Lean — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Chilla Porter — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Stuart MacKenzie — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- John Devitt — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- John Monckton — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Lorraine Crapp — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Dawn Fraser — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- John Scott and Roland Tasker — Sailing, Men's Sharpie 12 m²
Bronze
- Hector Hogan — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- John Landy — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Allan Lawrence — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Norma Thrower — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
- Marlene Mathews — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Marlene Mathews — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Kevin Hogarth — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Walter Brown and Dennis Green — Canoeing, Men's K2 10,000 m Kayak Pairs
- Dick 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
- Gary Chapman — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Faith Leech — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Douglas Buxton, Devereaux Mytton and Jock Sturrock — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 110m Hurdles
- James Joyce
- Heat — 14.7s (→ did not advance)
- Kenneth Doubleday
- Heat — 14.8s (→ did not advance)
- John Chittick
- Heat — 14.9s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- John Russell — 2:41:44 (→ 18th place)
- Keith Ollerenshaw — 2:48:12 (→ 25th place)
- Les Perry — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- 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
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Dick Ploog —
Bronze Medal
- Warren Scarfe — 1:12.1 (→ 4th place)
- Cliff Burvill
Frank Brazier
Roy Moore
Warren Scarfe — 9th place
- Anthony Marchant
Joey Browne —
Gold Medal
- John O'Sullivan — 5:36:58 (→ 41st place)
- Jim Nevin — 5:47:02 (→ 44th place)
- Ed Nestor — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Jack Trickey — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
- Arthur Winther
- Preliminary Round — 71.04 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Joseph McCann
- Preliminary Round — 69.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Ronald Faulds
- Preliminary Round — 68.84 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 10m Platform
- Francis Murphy
- Preliminary Round — 66.29 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- William Tully
- Preliminary Round — 65.49 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Barry Holmes
- Preliminary Round — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Barbara McAulay
- Preliminary Round — 60.19 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
- Roslyn Barton
- Preliminary Round — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
- Pat Howard
- Preliminary Round — 53.89 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Barbara McAulay
- Preliminary Round — 45.67 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
- Roslyn Barton
- Preliminary Round — 41.96 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
- Adele Price
- Preliminary Round — 35.28 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Australia in 1956.
Football
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- Alan Barblett
- Geoffrey Bennett
- Brian Booth
- Kevin Carton
- Kenneth Clarke
- Ian Dick
- John Dwyer
- Maurice Foley
- Louis Hailey
- Glen Jobson
- Dennis Kemp
- Keith Leeson
- Donald Mecklem
- Eric Pearce
- Gordon Pearce
- Melville Pearce
- Kenneth Reid
- Raymond Whiteside
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Neville Sayers
- Sven Coomer
- George Nicoll
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Twelve shooters represented Australia in 1956.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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