Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Australia at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Australia |
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| IOC code: | AUS | |||
| NOC: | Australian Olympic Committee external link |
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| 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||
| Competitors | 325 (279 men, 46 women) | |||
| Flag bearer | Mervyn Woods | |||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 13 |
Silver 8 |
Bronze 14 |
Total 35 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *with New Zealand as Australasia |
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Australian riders also competed in the equestrian events held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier that year, because of Australian quarantine restrictions. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medals
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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 4x100 m Relay
- Joey Browne and Tony 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 4x200 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 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
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Silver
- Graham Gipson, Kevan Gosper, Leon Gregory, and David Lean — Athletics, Men's 4x400 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
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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
- Richard 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
[edit] Results and competitors by event
[edit] Basketball
- For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round:
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- 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:
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- 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (83-38)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Formosa (87-70) → 12th place
- Team Roster:
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- 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
[edit] Hockey
- For more details on this topic, see Hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Team Roster
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- 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
| Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Afghanistan • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Belgium • Bermuda • Brazil • British Guiana • Bulgaria • Burma • Cambodia* • Canada • Ceylon • Chile • Republic of China • Colombia • Cuba • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Egypt* • Ethiopia • Fiji • Finland • France • United Team of Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Kenya • South Korea • Liberia • Luxembourg • Malaya • Mexico • Netherlands* • New Zealand • Nigeria • North Borneo • Norway • Pakistan • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • Singapore • South Africa • Soviet Union • Spain* • Sweden • Sweden • Switzerland* • Thailand • Trinidad • Turkey • Uganda • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia *competed in Stockholm only |
