Australia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 294 (250 men, 44 women) |
| Flag bearer | Mervyn Wood (rower) |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Australasia (1908–1912) | |
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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, Jim 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, Ernest Wagstaff and Jock Sturrock — Sailing, men's 5½ Meter Class
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||||
| Ted Allsopp | 20 km walk | — | 1:35:43.0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 50 km walk | — | DSQ | |||||||||||
| James Bailey | 800 m | 1:51.1 | 1 Q | — | 1:51.4 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jim Bailey | 1500 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Ron Blackney | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:16.0 | 10 | — | DNF | ||||||||
| Bill Butchart | 800 m | 1:51.6 | 3 Q | — | 1:53.8 | 4 Q | 1:52.0 | 8 | |||||
| Gavin Carragher | 100 m | 11.36 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| John Chittick | 110 m hurdles | 15.18 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Ronald Crawford | 20 km walk | — | 1:39:35.0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 50 km walk | — | 5:22:36.0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Kenneth Doubleday | 110 m hurdles | 14.98 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Graham Gipson | 200 m | 22.06 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| 400 m | 47.87 | 2 Q | 47.45 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Geoff Goodacre | 400 m hurdles | 52.5 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| John Goodman | 400 m | 48.73 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Kevan Gosper | 400 m | 48.07 | 1 Q | 46.83 | 1 Q | 46.45 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Hec Hogan | 100 m | 10.72 | 1 Q | 10.78 | 1 Q | 10.62 | 3 Q | 10.77 |  | ||||
| 200 m | 21.97 | 2 Q | 21.90 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Bob Joyce | 110 m hurdles | 15.02 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Don Keane | 20 km walk | Did not advance | 1:33:52.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Land | 100 m | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.15 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| John Landy | 1500 m | 3:48.6 | 3 Q | — | 3:42.0 | | |||||||
| 5000 metres | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Allan Lawrence | 5000 metres | 14:14.67 | 1 Q | — | DNS | ||||||||
| 10000 metres | — | 28:53.6 | | ||||||||||
| David Lean | 400 m hurdles | 51.4 | 2 Q | — | 51.4 | 2 Q | 51.8 | 5 | |||||
| Mervyn Lincoln | 1500 m | 3:45.4 | 1 Q | — | 3:51.9 | 12 | |||||||
| Donald MacMillan | 800 m | 1:53.4 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Keith Ollerenshaw | Marathon | — | 2:48:12 | 25 | |||||||||
| Ross Parker | 400 m hurdles | 53.5 | 1 Q | — | 52.6 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Les Perry | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||||||
| David Power | 10000 metres | — | 29:49.6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Neil Robbins | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:55.62 | 5 Q | — | 8:50.36 | 7 | |||||||
| John Russell | Marathon | — | 2:41:44 | 18 | |||||||||
| Ray Smith | 50 km walk | — | 4:56:08.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dave Stephens | 10000 metres | — | NT | 20 | |||||||||
| Albie Thomas | 5000 metres | 14:14.41 | 1 Q | — | 14:05.03 | 5 | |||||||
| Graham Thomas | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:09.80 | 10 | — | DNF | ||||||||
| Douglas Winston | 200 m | 22.20 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Gavin Carragher Edward McGlynn Ray Land Hector Hogan |
4×100 m relay | 40.72 | 1 Q | — | 40.72 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Leon Gregory Graham Gipson Kevan Gosper David Lean John Goodman |
4×400 m relay | 3:10.57 | 2 Q | — | 3:06.19 |  | |||||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| James Achurch | Javelin throw | 57.09 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Vesmonis Balodis | Discus throw | 44.24 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Ian Bruce | Long jump | 6.91 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Martin Crowe | Hammer throw | 48.43 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Peter Denton | Pole vault | 3.85 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Barry Donath | Shot put | 16.57 | 4 Q | 16.52 | 9 |
| Neville Gadsen | Hammer throw | 48.84 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Bob Grant | Javelin throw | 65.76 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ronald Gray | Triple jump | 14.46 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Robert Hanlin | Shot put | 15.62 | 11 Q | 16.08 | 11 |
| Hugh Jack | Long jump | 6.90 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Charlie Morris | Hammer throw | 49.35 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Mike Moroney | Long jump | 7.09 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Brian Oliver | Triple jump | 14.74 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Bruce Peever | Pole vault | 3.85 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Chilla Porter | High jump | 1.92 | 4 Q | 2.10 | |
| Maurice Rich | Triple jump | 14.26 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Colin Ridgway | High jump | 1.92 | 16 Q | 2.00 | 7 |
| John Vernon | 1.82 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
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- Combined events – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bruce | Result | 11.7 | 6.62 | 12.30 | 1.83 | 51.3 | 15.9 | 36.62 | 3.40 | 51.38 | 4:50.4 | 6025 | 11 |
| Points | 678 | 672 | 609 | 806 | 751 | 612 | 536 | 476 | 554 | 331 | |||
| John Cann | Result | 10.9 | 6.57 | 12.18 | 1.70 | 49.3 | 15.6 | 38.76 | 2.70 | 57.89 | 4:49.2 | 6278 | 10 |
| Points | 948 | 659 | 598 | 656 | 900 | 673 | 592 | 226 | 686 | 340 | |||
| Pat Leane | Result | 11.4 | 6.79 | 13.26 | 1.86 | 51.0 | 16.4 | 38.86 | 3.50 | 58.83 | 4:56.8 | 6427 | 9 |
| Points | 768 | 722 | 696 | 845 | 772 | 523 | 595 | 516 | 706 | 284 |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gloria Cooke | 80 m hurdles | 11.4 | 3 Q | — | 11.1 | 3 Q | 11.4 | 6 | |
| Betty Cuthbert | 100 m | 11.4 OR | 1 Q | — | 12.0 | 2 Q | 11.5 |  | |
| 200 m | 23.5 | 1 Q | — | 23.6 | 1 Q | 23.4 | | ||
| Norma Croker | 200 m | 24.9 | 2 Q | — | 24.3 | 3 Q | 24.0 | 4 | |
| Marlene Mathews-Willard | 100 m | 11.5 | 1 Q | — | 11.6 | 1 Q | 11.7 | | |
| 200 m | 24.0 | 1 Q | — | 24.3 | 2 Q | 23.8 | | ||
| Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 100 m | 11.7 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 1 Q | — | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.7 | | ||
| Norma Thrower | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 OR | 1 Q | — | 11.0 | 2 Q | 11.0 | | |
| Norma Croker Betty Cuthbert Fleur Mellor Shirley Strickland de la Hunty |
4×100 m relay | 44.9 WR | 1 Q | — | 44.5 WR | | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Carole Bernoth | High jump | 1.58 | 14 Q | 1.60 | 14 |
| Nancy Borwick | Long jump | 5.80 | 5 Q | 5.82 | 8 |
| Mary Breen | Shot put | 11.28 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Janice Cooper | High jump | 1.58 | 18 Q | 1.55 | 15 |
| Shirley Cotton | Discus throw | 40.76 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| June Heath | Javelin throw | 38.10 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Heather Innes | 38.72 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Lois Jackman | Discus throw | 42,21 | 13 Q | 40.84 | 13 |
| Margaret Johnson | Long jump | 5.59 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Valerie Dawn Lawrence | Shot put | 13.43 | 10 Q | 13.12 | 13 |
| Discus throw | 36.61 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Michele Mason | High jump | 1.58 | 7 Q | 1.67 | 6 |
| Erica Willis | Long jump | 5.64 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Margaret Woodlock | Shot put | 11.70 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Maureen Wright | Javelin throw | 38.81 | 17 | Did not advance | |
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Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
Preliminary round
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 125 | +42 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Chile |
2 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 134 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Australia (H) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 167 | −45 | 2 | 9th–15th classification round |
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Classification 9–15
Group 1
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Formosa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 189 | +29 | 6 | 9th–12th classification playoffs |
| 2 | Australia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 208 | +50 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Singapore |
3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 4 | 13th–16th classification playoffs |
| 4 |  Thailand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 214 | −64 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Classification matches
Team Roster
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Warner Batchelor | Flyweight | BYE |  Henryk Kukier (POL)W P |
 John Caldwell (IRL)L P |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Robert Bath | Bantamweight |  Henry Jayasuriya (CEY)W P |
 Song Soon-Chun (KOR)L P |
Did not advance | |||
| Noel Hazard | Featherweight | BYE |  Thomas Nicholls (GBR)L P |
Did not advance | |||
| William Griffiths | Lightweight | BYE |  Louis Molina (USA)L P |
Did not advance | |||
| Max Carlos | Light Welterweight | BYE | Joseph Shaw (USA) L P |
Did not advance | |||
| Kevin Hogarth | Welterweight |  Graham Finlay (NZL)W P |
— |  András Dori (HUN)W P |
Fred Tiedt (IRL) L P |
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| Peter Read | Light Middleweight | José Torres (USA) L P |
Did not advance | ||||
| Howard Richter | Middleweight |  Július Torma (TCH)L P |
Did not advance | ||||
| Anthony Madigan | Light Heavyweight | BYE |  Romualdas Murauskas (URS)L P |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sprint
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bryan Harper | C-1 1000 m | — | 5:37.6 | 7 | |
| C-1 10000 m | — | 1:02:12.1 | 9 | ||
| William Jones Thomas Ohman |
C-2 1000 m | 5:04.6 | 2 Q | 5:03.0 | 5 |
| C-2 10000 m | — | 56:18.6 | 7 | ||
| Barry Stuart | K-1 1000 m | 4:30.1 | 3 Q | 4:30.7 | 9 |
| Max Baldwin | K-1 10000 m | — | 51:49.7 | 9 | |
| Walter Brown Dennis Green |
K-2 1000 m | 4:03.0 | 1 Q | 3:59.1 | 7 |
| K-2 10000 m | — | 43:43.2 | | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edith Cochrane | K-1 500 m | 2:24.0 | 3 Q | 2:23.8 | 5 |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| John O'Sullivan | Men's road race | 5:36:58 | 41 |
| Jim Nevin | 5:47:02 | 44 | |
| Jim Nestor | DNF | ||
| Jack Trickey | DNF | ||
| John O'Sullivan Jim Nevin Jim Nestor Jack Trickey |
Team road race | DNF | |
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Track
- 1000m time trial
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Scarfe | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:12.1 | 4 |
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- Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage 1 | Repechage finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Dick Ploog | Men's sprint |  Godefroid (BEL) Văn Phước (VIE)W 11.40 WR |
BYE | Disney (USA) W 12.4 11.6 |
 Pesenti (ITA)L 12.2 |
Johnston (NZL) W 11.6 11.4 |
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- Tandem
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Anthony Marchant Joey Browne |
Tandem |  RobinsonShardelow (RSA)  NeuserZiegler (EUA) L |
Fouček Machek (TCH) L |
Robinson Shardelow (RSA) W 10.8 |
Pinarello Ogna (ITA) W 10.8 |
Fouček Machek (TCH) W10.8 |
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- Pursuit
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Cliff Burvill Frank Brazier Roy Moore Warren Scarfe |
Men's team pursuit |  France (FRA)L OT |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
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Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | ||
| Ronald Faulds | 3 m springboard | 68.84 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Barry Holmes | 10m platform | 58.01 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Joseph McCann | 3 m springboard | 69.18 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Francis Murphy | 10m platform | 66.29 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| William Tully | 65.49 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Arthur Winther | 3 m springboard | 71.04 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | |||||
| Rosalyn Barton | 3 m springboard | 58.50 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||
| 10m platform | 41.96 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Pat Howard | 3 m springboard | 53.89 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Barbara McAulay | 60.19 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 10m platform | 45.67 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Adele Price | 35.28 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||||
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Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Australia in 1956.
- Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
More information Fencer, Event ...
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- Women
Ranks given are within the pool.
More information Fencer, Event ...
| Fencer | Event | Elimination round | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Joy Hardon | Women's foil | Sheen (GBR) Orban-Szabo (ROU) Garilhe (FRA) Lachmann (DEN) Rastvorova (URS) Goodrich (USA) Nyári-Kovács (HUN) |
8 | did not advance | 23 | ||
| Lois Joseph | York-Romary (USA) Müller-Preis (AUT) Colombetti-Peroncini (ITA) Roldán (MEX) Orb-Lazăr (ROU) Shitikova (URS) Veronnet (FRA) |
8 | did not advance | 22 | |||
| Denise O'Brien | Mitchell (USA) Yefimova (URS) Sákovicsné Dömölky (HUN) Delbarre (FRA) Cesari (ITA) Glen-Haig (GBR) |
7 | did not advance | 19 | |||
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Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
First round
Quarter-finals
More information 2–4, India ...
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Men's team squads
Head coach: Richard Telfer
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy Henderson | November 23, 1929 | 26 | 5 | Granville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
| 2 | GK | Ron Lord | August 25, 1929 | 27 | 1 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | FW | Col Kitching | November 11, 1933 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | |
| 4 | MF | Pete Stone | 0 | Bankstown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||
| 5 | MF | Ted Smith | September 24, 1935 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | George Arthur | 1925 | 31 | 0 | Wallsend FC | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Bill Harburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| 8 | Alwyn Warren | November 1, 1931 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Alastair Rattray | February 16, 1925 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||
| 10 | Alec Beattie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| 11 | DF | Bob Bignall | March 14, 1922 | 34 | 5 | Corrimal | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | John Pettigrew | October 31, 1934 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | Francis Loughran | January 31, 1931 | 25 | 3 | Moreland F.C. | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Bob Wemyss | July 1, 1928 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||
| 15 | MF | Jack Lennard | April 2, 1930 | 26 | 3 | Cessnock | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Brian Vogler | May 30, 1932 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | |
| 17 | FW | Bruce Morrow | May 5, 1936 | 20 | 0 | Wallsend FC | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Con Purser | August 2, 1931 | 25 | 1 | North Perth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | |
| 19 | FW | Graham McMillan | January 21, 1936 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Cliff Sander | November 11, 1931 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Preliminary round
Pool B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia (H) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Malaya |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Kenya |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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Play–off match
- At the conclusion of the pool stage, Australia and Great Britain finished equal on points, resulting in a play–off match to determine number one position in the pool.
More information 0–1, Great Britain ...
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Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1956.
- Individual
- Team
- Neville Sayers
- Sven Coomer
- George Nicoll
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Australia had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stuart Mackenzie | Single sculls | 7:28.8 | 2 Q | BYE | 9:19.5 | 2 Q | 8:07.7 | | |
| Murray Riley Mervyn Wood |
Double sculls | 7:01.2 | 3 R | 8:12.2 | 1 Q | BYE | 7:37.4 | | |
| Peter Raper Maurice Grace |
Coxless pair | 7:37.2 | 2 Q | BYE | 8:48.2 | 2 Q | 8:22.2 | 4 | |
| Robert Duncan Bruce Dickson John Cockbill |
Coxed pair | 8:15.9 | 2 Q | BYE | 9:37.7 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| John Harrison Peter Evatt Geoff Williamson Dave Anderson |
Coxless four | 6:52.7 | 3 R | 8:10.4 | 1 Q | 8:22.4 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Gordon Cowey Kevin McMahon Reg Libbis Mick Allen John Jenkinson |
Coxed four | 7:01.9 | 2 Q | BYE | 7:59.8 | 2 Q | 7:31.1 | 4 | |
| Michael Aikman David Boykett Angus Benfield Jim Howden Garth Manton Walter Howell Adrian Monger Bryan Doyle Harold Hewitt |
Eight | 6:05.8 | 1 Q | BYE | 6:55.6 | 2 Q | 6:39,2 | | |
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Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Open
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Colin Ryrie | Finn | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2965 | 10 | |
| Rolly Tasker John Scott |
12m² Sharpie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6086 | | |
| Robert French Jack Downey |
Star | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1409 | 9 | |
| Graham Horace Drane Brian Carolan Jim Carolan |
Dragon | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3769 | 5 | |
| Jock Sturrock Devereaux Mytton Douglas Buxton |
5.5 Metre | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4022 | | |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Twelve shooters represented Australia in 1956.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Colin Anderson | 100m running deer | 357 | 10 |
| John Bryant | Trap | 176 | 9 |
| Norman Goff | 300 m rifle | 1010 | 17 |
| Noel Hall | 100m running deer | 339 | 11 |
| Rodney Johnson | 50 m pistol | 506 | 27 |
| Johnnie Maitland | 25 m pistol | 526 | 28 |
| Clement Mudford | Trap | 164 | 20 |
| Peter Papps | 25 m pistol | 469 | 35 |
| Norman Rule | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1114 | 34 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 594 | 22 | |
| Don Tolhurst | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1131 | 27 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 596 | 10 | |
| Len Tolhurst | 50 m pistol | 541 | 8 |
| Ian Wrigley | 300 m rifle | 1021 | 16 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Beverley Bainbridge | 100 metre butterfly | 1:14.4 | 1 Q | — | 1:15.2 | 5 | |
| Gergaynia Beckett | 100 metre backstroke | 1:14.8 | 2 Q | — | 1:14.7 | 8 | |
| Lorraine Crapp | 100 metre freestyle | 1:03.4 | 2 Q OR | 1:03.1 | 2 Q | 1:02.4 | |
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:00.2 | 1 Q | — | 4:54.6 CR | | ||
| Barbara Evans | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:03.6 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Dawn Fraser | 100 metre freestyle | 1:02.4 | 1 Q OR | 1:03.0 | 1 Q | 1:02.0 WR | |
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:02.5 | 1 Q | — | 5:02.5 | | ||
| Maureen Giles | 100 metre butterfly | 1:19.4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Patricia Huntingford | 100 metre backstroke | 1:16.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Faith Leech | 100 metre freestyle | 1:04.9 | 3 Q | 1:05.2 | 3 Q | 1:05.1 | |
| Sandra Morgan | 400 metre freestyle | 5:07.8 | 2 Q | — | 5:14.3 | 6 | |
| Pam Singleton | 100 metre backstroke | 1:17.0 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp Margaret Gibson Elizabeth Fraser |
4x100 m freestyle relay | 4:25.0 | 1 Q | — | 4:17.1 WR | | |
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Main article: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Preliminary round
The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once.
Group A
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| Nation | Pld. | Win | Loss | Tie | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
 Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
 Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
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28 November
- 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2
29 November
- 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1
30 November
- 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0
Consolation
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Pld. | Win | Loss | Tie | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 |  Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 |  Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
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- Great Britain def. Australia, 5-2
- Australia def. Singapore, 3-2
- Romania def. Australia, 4-2
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Charles Henderson | 56 kg | 72.5 | 15 | 85 | 9 | 115 | 10 | 272.5 | 13 |
| Keith Caple | 60 kg | 87.5 | 19 | 90 | 17 | 110 | 17 | 287.5 | 16 |
| Vern Barberis | 67.5 kg | 105 | 13 | 105 | 10 | 137.5 | 9 | 347.5 | 11 |
| Fred Baugh | 75 kg | 107.5 | 11 | 95 | 15 | 122.5 | 13 | 325 | 13 |
| John Powell | 82.5 kg | 120 | 8 | 117.5 | 7 | 145 | 8 | 382.5 | 8 |
| Leonard Treganowan | 90 kg | 122.5 | 8 | 117.5 | 8 | 150 | 9 | 390 | 8 |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- "Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.