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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.
EventGoldGoldSilver100 metres detailsBobby Morrow United States10.5Thane Baker United States200 metres detailsBobby Morrow United States20.6 (OR)Andy Stanfield United States400 metres detailsCharles Jenkins United States46.7Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of ...800 metres detailsTom Courtney United States1:47.7 (OR)Derek Johnson Great Britain- Great Rivalry
- Dominant Team
- Symbol of Unity
French long-distance runner Alain Mimoun had tasted Olympic defeat on the track three times at the hands of Czech Emil Zátopek. However, in the marathon, it was Mimoun who pulled away to record a comfortable victory. He waited at the finish line for Zátopek, his old friend and great rival, who trotted home in sixth place.
The U.S. basketball team, led by Bill Russell and K.C. Jones, put on the most dominant performance in Olympic history. They scored more than twice as many points as their opponents and won each of their games by at least 30 points.
Prior to 1956, the athletes in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies marched in alphabetical order by National Olympic Committees. However, in Melbourne, following a suggestion by a young Chinese apprentice carpenter living in Australia named John Ian Wing, the athletes entered the stadium together during the Closing Ceremony as a symbol of global uni...
triple jump men. Official Athletics results from the Melbourne 1956 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
The 1956 Summer Olympics featured 17 different sports encompassing 23 disciplines, and medals were awarded in 151 events (145 events in Melbourne and 6 equestrian events in Stockholm). In the list below, the number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses.
27 de abr. de 2024 · Melbourne. Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Melbourne that took place November 22–December 8, 1956. The Melbourne Games were the 13th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Olympic flame in 1956.
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Re-live medal-winning moments and celebrate the world's finest athletes in their quest for gold at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne.
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The Melbourne Olympics were the first Games held in the Southern Hemisphere and were held at the end of November, and finished in December. Athletics was conducted at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds. The stars of the Games were both sprinters.
