Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Athletics at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Dates | 23 November – 1 December |
No. of events | 33 |
Competitors | 720 from 61 nations |
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 100 |