Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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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
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
- 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:
- Head Coach: Ken Watson
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- 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
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
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Australia in 1956.
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Neville Sayers
- Sven Coomer
- George Nicoll
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented Australia in 1956.
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-12.