Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Single sculls |  V. IvanovSoviet Union (URS) |
 S. MacKenzieAustralia (AUS) |
 J.B. Kelly, Jr.United States (USA) |
| Double sculls | Soviet Union (URS) A. Berkutov Y. Tyukalov |
United States (USA) B.P. Costello, Jr. J.A. Gardiner |
Australia (AUS) M. Riley M.T. Wood |
| Coxless pair | United States (USA) J.T. Fifer D.Y. Hecht |
Soviet Union (URS) I. Buldakov V. Ivanov |
 Austria (AUT)J. Kloimstein A. Sageder |
| Coxed pair | United States (USA) A.D. Ayrault, Jr. C. F. Findlay A.K. Seiffert (cox) |
 United Team of Germany (EUA)H. Arndt K.H. von Groddeck R. Borkowsky (cox) |
Soviet Union (URS) I. Yemchuk G. Zhilin V. Petrov (cox) |
| Coxless four |  Canada (CAN)D.J. Arnold I.W. d 'Hondt L.K. Loomer A.A. McKinnon |
United States (USA) J.S. McIntosh A.F. McKinlay J.D. McKinlay J.R. Welchli |
 France (FRA)Y. Delacour G. Guillabert R. Guissart G. Mercier |
| Coxed four |  Italy (ITA)R. Sgheiz F. Trincavelli A. Vanzin A. Winkler I. Stefanoni (cox) |
 Sweden (SWE)I. Aronsson G.G. Eriksson S.E. Gunnarsson O. Larsson B.E. Göransson (cox) |
 Finland (FIN)K. Hänninen V. Lehtelä T. Pitkänen R. Poutanen M. Niemi (cox) |
| Eights | United States (USA) D.A E. Beer T.J. Charlton, Jr. J.P. Cooke C.B. Esselstyn C.L. Grimes R.W. Morey, Jr. R.D. Wailes D.H. Wight W.R. Becklean (cox) |
Canada (CAN) D.L. Helliwell P.T. Kueber R.N. McClure D.J. McDonald W.A.M. McKerlich D.W. Pretty L.K. West R.A. Wilson C.S. Ogawa (cox) |
Australia (AUS) M.H. Aikman A.F. Benfield D.H. Boykett B.J. Doyle J.G. Howden W.N. Howell G.O.V. Manton A.C. Monger H.N. Hewitt (cox) |
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- Rowing at the Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing (men)
- Olympic medalists in rowing (women)
- Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics (Melbourne/Stockholm) |
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| Athletics • Australian football (demonstration) • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Rowing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 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 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in rowing (men) and List of Olympic medalists in rowing (women) |
