The Olympic Database

The Results for Australia in 1956

Olympiad Medal Results

Athletics - 10000m Men Athletics - 100m Men Athletics - 100m Women Athletics - 1500m Men Athletics - 200m Women
Athletics - 4x100m relay Women Athletics - 4x400m relay Men Athletics - 80m hurdles Women Athletics - high jump Men Boxing - 63.5 - 67kg (welterweight) Men
Canoe / Kayak Flatwater - K-2 10000m Men Cycling Track - 2000m tandem Men Cycling Track - Sprint indivual Men Rowing - double sculls (2x) Men Rowing - eight with coxswain (8+) Men
Rowing - single sculls (1x) Men Sailing - 5.5m Mixed Sailing - sharpie 12m2 Mixed Swimming - 100m backstroke Men Swimming - 100m freestyle Men
Swimming - 100m freestyle Women Swimming - 1500m freestyle Men Swimming - 400m freestyle Men Swimming - 400m freestyle Women Swimming - 4x100m freestyle relay Women
Swimming - 4x200m freestyle relay Men

1956: Athletics - 10000m Men

Athlete Nation Medal
KUTS, Vladimir Soviet Union Gold
KOVACS, Jozsef Hungary Silver
LAWRENCE, Allan Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - 100m Men

Athlete Nation Medal
MORROW, Robert Joseph United States Gold
BAKER, Walter Thane United States Silver
HOGAN, Hector Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - 100m Women

Athlete Nation Medal
CUTHBERT, Betty Australia Gold
STUBNICK, Christa United Team of Germany Silver
MATHEWS-O'SHEA, Marlene Judith Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - 1500m Men

Athlete Nation Medal
DELANY, Ronald Michael Ireland Gold
RICHTZENHAIN, Klaus United Team of Germany Silver
LANDY, John Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - 200m Women

Athlete Nation Medal
CUTHBERT, Betty Australia Gold
STUBNICK, Christa United Team of Germany Silver
MATHEWS-O'SHEA, Marlene Judith Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - 4x100m relay Women

Athlete Nation Medal
CROOKER-FLEMING, Norma Wilson Australia Gold
CUTHBERT, Betty Australia Gold
MELLOR-WENHAM, Fluer Northey Australia Gold
STRICKLAND-DE LA HUNTY, Shirley Australia Gold
ARMITAGE, Heather Joy United Kingdom Silver
PASHLEY, Anne United Kingdom Silver
FOULDS-PAUL, June Florence United Kingdom Silver
SCRIVENS, Jean Eileen United Kingdom Silver
DANIELS, Isabelle Francis United States Bronze
FAGGS, Mae Heriwentha United States Bronze
MATTHEWS, Margaret Rejean United States Bronze
RUDOLPH, Wilma United States Bronze

1956: Athletics - 4x400m relay Men

Athlete Nation Medal
COURTNEY, Thomas William United States Gold
JENKINS, Charles Lamont United States Gold
JONES, Louis Woodard III United States Gold
MASHBURN, Jesse William United States Gold
GIPSON, Graham Chater Australia Silver
GOSPER, Richard Kevan Australia Silver
GREGORY, Leonard Stuart Australia Silver
LEAN, David Francis Australia Silver
HIGGINS, Francis Peter United Kingdom Bronze
JOHNSON, Derek James Neville United Kingdom Bronze
SALISBURY, John Edward United Kingdom Bronze
WHEELER, Michael Keith Valentine United Kingdom Bronze

1956: Athletics - 80m hurdles Women

Athlete Nation Medal
STRICKLAND-DE LA HUNTY, Shirley Australia Gold
KÖHLER-BIRKEMEYER, Gisela United Team of Germany Silver
THROWER-AUSTIN, Norma Claire Australia Bronze

1956: Athletics - high jump Men

Athlete Nation Medal
DUMAS, Charles Everett United States Gold
PORTER, Charles Michael Australia Silver
KASHKAROV, Igor Soviet Union Bronze

1956: Boxing - 63.5 - 67kg (welterweight) Men

Athlete Nation Medal
LINCA, Nicolae Romania Gold
TIEDT, Fred Ireland Silver
HOGARTH, Kevin John Australia Bronze
GARGANO, Nicholas United Kingdom Bronze

1956: Canoe / Kayak Flatwater - K-2 10000m Men

Athlete Nation Medal
URANYI, Janos Hungary Gold
FABIAN, Laszlo Hungary Gold
BRIEL, Fritz United Team of Germany Silver
KLEINE, Theodor United Team of Germany Silver
GREEN, Dennis Allan Australia Bronze
BROWN, Walter William Australia Bronze

1956: Cycling Track - 2000m tandem Men

Athlete Nation Medal
BROWNE, Ian Sterry Australia Gold
MARCHANT, Anthony John Australia Gold
FOUSEK, Ladislav Czechoslovakia Silver
MACHEK, Vaclav Czechoslovakia Silver
OGNA, Giuseppe Italy Bronze
PINARELLO, Cesare Italy Bronze

1956: Cycling Track - Sprint indivual Men

Athlete Nation Medal
ROUSSEAU, Michel France Gold
PESENTI, Guglielmo Italy Silver
PLOOG, Richard Francis Australia Bronze

1956: Rowing - double sculls (2x) Men

Athlete Nation Medal
BERKUTOV, Aleksandr Soviet Union Gold
TYUKALOV, Yuri Soviet Union Gold
COSTELLO, Bernard Patrick Jr. United States Silver
GARDINER, James Arthur United States Silver
RILEY, Murray Stewart Australia Bronze
WOOD, Merwyn Thomas Australia Bronze

1956: Rowing - eight with coxswain (8+) Men

Athlete Nation Medal
CHARLTON, Thomas Jackson Jr. United States Gold
WIGHT, David Henry United States Gold
COOKE, John Patrick United States Gold
BEER, Donald Andrew E. United States Gold
ESSELSTYN, Caldwell Blackman United States Gold
GRIMES, Charles Livingston United States Gold
WAILES, Richard Donald United States Gold
MOREY, Robert Willis Jr. United States Gold
BECKLEAN, William Russell United States Gold
KUEBER, Philip Thomas Canada Silver
MCCLURE, Richard Neil Canada Silver
WILSON, Robert Andrew Canada Silver
HELLIWELL, David Leedom Canada Silver
PRETTY, Donald Wayne Canada Silver
MCKERLICH, William Arthur M. Canada Silver
MCDONALD, Douglas John Canada Silver
WEST, Lawrence Kingsley Canada Silver
OGAWA, Carlton Susumi Canada Silver
AIKMAN, Michael Hirst Australia Bronze
BOYKETT, David Herbert Australia Bronze
BENFIELD, Angus Fred Australia Bronze
HOWDEN, James Guthrie Australia Bronze
MANTON, Garth O.V. Australia Bronze
HOWELL, Walter Neville Australia Bronze
MONGER, Adrian Calero Australia Bronze
DOYLE, Brian John Australia Bronze
HEWITT, Harold Neil Australia Bronze

1956: Rowing - single sculls (1x) Men

Athlete Nation Medal
IVANOV, Vyacheslav Soviet Union Gold
MACKENZIE, Stuart A. Australia Silver
KELLY, John Brenden Jr. United States Bronze

1956: Sailing - 5.5m Mixed

Athlete Nation Medal
THÖRN, Lars Sweden Gold
KARLSSON, Hjalmar Sweden Gold
STORK, Sture Sweden Gold
PERRY, Robert Stanley Gr. United Kingdom Silver
KENNEDY-COCHRAN-PATRICK, Neil Aylmer United Kingdom Silver
DILLON, John Desmond United Kingdom Silver
BOWKER, David Graham United Kingdom Silver
STURROCK, Alexander Stuart Australia Bronze
MYTTON, Devereaux R. Australia Bronze
BUXTON, Douglas Raymond Australia Bronze

1956: Sailing - sharpie 12m2 Mixed

Athlete Nation Medal
MANDER, Peter Garth New Zealand Gold
CROPP, John Urquhart New Zealand Gold
TASKER, Rolland Leslie Australia Silver
SCOTT, John Malcolm Australia Silver
BLACKALL, Jasper Roy United Kingdom Bronze
SMITH, Terence James George United Kingdom Bronze

1956: Swimming - 100m backstroke Men

Athlete Nation Medal
THEILE, David Egmont Australia Gold
MONCKTON, John James Australia Silver
MCKINNEY, Frank Edward Jr. United States Bronze

1956: Swimming - 100m freestyle Men

Athlete Nation Medal
HENRICKS, Jon Malcolm Australia Gold
DEVITT, John Australia Silver
CHAPMAN, Gary Australia Bronze

1956: Swimming - 100m freestyle Women

Athlete Nation Medal
FRASER, Dawn Australia Gold
CRAPP, Lorraine Joyce Australia Silver
LEECH, Faith Yvonne Australia Bronze

1956: Swimming - 1500m freestyle Men

Athlete Nation Medal
ROSE, Murray Australia Gold
YAMANAKA, Tsuyoshi Japan Silver
BREEN, George Thomas United States Bronze

1956: Swimming - 400m freestyle Men

Athlete Nation Medal
ROSE, Murray Australia Gold
YAMANAKA, Tsuyoshi Japan Silver
BREEN, George Thomas United States Bronze

1956: Swimming - 400m freestyle Women

Athlete Nation Medal
CRAPP, Lorraine Joyce Australia Gold
FRASER, Dawn Australia Silver
RUUSKA, Sylvia Eliina United States Bronze

1956: Swimming - 4x100m freestyle relay Women

Athlete Nation Medal
FRASER, Dawn Australia Gold
LEECH, Faith Yvonne Australia Gold
MORGAN, Sandra Anne Australia Gold
CRAPP, Lorraine Joyce Australia Gold
RUUSKA, Sylvia Eliina United States Silver
MANN, Shelley Isabel United States Silver
SIMONS, Nancy Joan United States Silver
ALDERSON-ROSAZZA, Joan Ann United States Silver
MYBURGH, Natalie Ann South Africa, Republic of Bronze
ROBERTS, Susan Elizabeth South Africa, Republic of Bronze
ABERNETHY, Moira South Africa, Republic of Bronze
MYBURGH, Jeanette Evelyn South Africa, Republic of Bronze

1956: Swimming - 4x200m freestyle relay Men

Athlete Nation Medal
O'HALLORAN, Kevin Australia Gold
DEVITT, John Australia Gold
ROSE, Murray Australia Gold
HENRICKS, Jon Malcolm Australia Gold
HANLEY, Richard Dennis United States Silver
BREEN, George Thomas United States Silver
WOOLSEY, William Tripp United States Silver
KONNO, Ford Hiroshi United States Silver
SOROKIN, Vitali Soviet Union Bronze
STRUZHANOV, Vladimir Soviet Union Bronze
NIKOLAEV, Gennadi Soviet Union Bronze
NIKITIN, Boris Soviet Union Bronze

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