List of 1956 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 22 November to 18 December 1956.
Athletics
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 |  Australia* | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  United Team of Germany | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 100 | |
Men's events
Women's events
Basketball
Medal table
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
Boxing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Medalists
Canoeing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres |
Leon Rotman Romania
|
István Hernek Hungary
|
Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union
|
| C-1 10000 metres |
Leon Rotman Romania
|
János Parti Hungary
|
Gennady Bukharin Soviet Union
|
| C-2 1000 metres |
Romania Alexe Dumitru Simion Ismailciuc |
Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev |
Hungary Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi |
| C-2 10000 metres |
Soviet Union Pavel Kharin Gratsian Botev |
France Georges Dransart Marcel Renaud |
Hungary Imre Farkas József Hunics |
| K-1 1000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden
|
Igor Pissarov Soviet Union
|
Lajos Kiss Hungary
|
| K-1 10000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson Sweden
|
Ferenc Hatlaczky Hungary
|
Michel Scheuer United Team of Germany
|
| K-2 1000 metres |
United Team of Germany Michel Scheuer Meinrad Miltenberger |
Soviet Union Mikhail Kaaleste Anatoli Demitkov |
Austria Maximilian Raub Herbert Wiedermann |
| K-2 10000 metres |
Hungary János Urányi László Fábián |
United Team of Germany Fritz Briel Theodor Kleine |
Australia Dennis Green Walter Brown |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres |
Yelizaveta Dementyeva Soviet Union
|
Therese Zenz United Team of Germany
|
Tove Søby Denmark
|
Cycling
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual road race |
Ercole Baldini Italy
|
Arnaud Geyre France
|
Alan Jackson Great Britain
|
| Team road race |
France (FRA) Arnaud Geyre Maurice Moucheraud Michel Vermeulin |
Great Britain (GBR) Arthur Brittain William Holmes Alan Jackson |
United Team of Germany (EUA) Reinhold Pommer Gustav-Adolf Schur Horst Tüller |
Track cycling
Diving
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Bob Clotworthy United States
|
Donald Harper United States
|
Joaquín Capilla Mexico
|
| 10 m platform |
Joaquín Capilla Mexico
|
Gary Tobian United States
|
Richard Connor United States
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Pat McCormick United States
|
Jeanne Stunyo United States
|
Irene MacDonald Canada
|
| 10 m platform |
Pat McCormick United States
|
Juno Stover-Irwin United States
|
Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States
|
Equestrian events
Medal table
* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE)* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Note: the 1956 equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service regulations, which required a six-month quarantine for horses.[1]
Medalists
Fencing
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual foil |
Gillian Sheen Great Britain
|
Olga Orban Romania
|
Renée Garilhe France
|
Field hockey
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
Football
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
Gymnastics
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 | |
Men’s events
Women's events
Modern pentathlon
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Lars Hall Sweden
|
Olavi Mannonen Finland
|
Väinö Korhonen Finland
|
| Team |
Soviet Union (URS) Igor Novikov Ivan Deryugin Aleksandr Tarasov |
United States (USA) William Andre Jack Daniels George Lambert |
Finland (FIN) Olavi Mannonen Väinö Korhonen Berndt Katter |
Rowing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
Sailing
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medalists
Shooting
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m pistol |
Pentti Linnosvuo Finland
|
Makhmud Umarov Soviet Union
|
Offutt Pinion United States
|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol |
Ștefan Petrescu Romania
|
Yevgeny Cherkasov Soviet Union
|
Gheorghe Lichiardopol Romania
|
| 50 m rifle prone |
Gerald Ouellette Canada
|
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union
|
Stuart Boa Canada
|
| 50 m rifle three positions |
Anatoli Bogdanov Soviet Union
|
Otakar Hořínek Czechoslovakia
|
John Sundberg Sweden
|
| 300 m free rifle three positions |
Vasily Borisov Soviet Union
|
Allan Erdman Soviet Union
|
Vilho Ylönen Finland
|
| 100 m running deer |
Vitali Romanenko Soviet Union
|
Per Olof Sköldberg Sweden
|
Vladimir Sevryugin Soviet Union
|
| Trap |
Galliano Rossini Italy
|
Adam Smelczyński Poland
|
Alessandro Ciceri Italy
|
Swimming
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS)* | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Jon Henricks Australia |
55.4 (WR) | John Devitt Australia |
55.8 | Gary Chapman Australia |
56.7 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia |
4:27.3 (WR) | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan |
4:30.4 | George Breen United States |
4:32.5 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Murray Rose Australia |
17:58.9 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan |
18:00.3 | George Breen United States |
18:08.2 |
| 100 m backstroke |
David Theile Australia |
1:02.2 (WR) | John Monckton Australia |
1:03.2 | Frank McKinney United States |
1:04.5 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Masaru Furukawa Japan |
2:34.7 | Masahiro Yoshimura Japan |
2:36.7 | Kharis Yunichev Soviet Union |
2:36.8 |
| 200 m butterfly |
William Yorzyk United States |
2:19.3 | Takashi Ishimoto Japan |
2:23.8 | György Tumpek Hungary |
2:23.9 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Australia (AUS) Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks |
8:23.6 (WR) | United States (USA) Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno |
8:31.5 | Soviet Union (URS) Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady Nikolayev Boris Nikitin |
8:34.7 |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Dawn Fraser Australia |
1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp Australia |
1:02.3 | Faith Leech Australia |
1:05.1 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Lorraine Crapp Australia |
4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser Australia |
5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska United States |
5:07.1 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Judy Grinham Great Britain |
1:12.9 (WR) | Carin Cone United States |
1:12.9 (WR) | Margaret Edwards Great Britain |
1:13.1 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Ursula Happe United Team of Germany |
2:53.1 (OR) | Éva Székely Hungary |
2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen United Team of Germany |
2:55.1 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Shelley Mann United States |
1:11.0 (OR) | Nancy Ramey United States |
1:11.9 | Mary Sears United States |
1:14.4 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp |
4:17.1 (WR) | United States (USA) Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza |
4:19.2 | South Africa (RSA) Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh |
4:25.7 |
Water polo
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
Weightlifting
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
Wrestling
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union
|
M. Ali Khojastehpour Iran
|
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
| Bantamweight |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran
|
Mikhail Shakhov Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight |
Shozo Sasahara Japan
|
Joseph Mewis Belgium
|
Erkki Penttilä Finland
|
| Lightweight |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran
|
Shigeru Kasahara Japan
|
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union
|
| Welterweight |
Mitsuo Ikeda Japan
|
Ibrahim Zengin Turkey
|
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
|
| Middleweight |
Nikola Stanchev Bulgaria
|
Danny Hodge United States
|
Georgi Skhirtladze Soviet Union
|
| Light heavyweight |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union
|
Peter Blair United States
|
| Heavyweight |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria
|
Taisto Kangasniemi Finland
|
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight |
Nikolai Solovyov Soviet Union
|
Ignazio Fabra Italy
|
Dursun Ali Egribas Turkey
|
| Bantamweight |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union
|
Edvin Vesterby Sweden
|
Francisc Horvat Romania
|
| Featherweight |
Rauno Mäkinen Finland
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Roman Dzeneladze Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland
|
Riza Dogan Turkey
|
Gyula Tóth Hungary
|
| Welterweight |
Mithat Bayrak Turkey
|
Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union
|
Per Gunnar Berlin Sweden
|
| Middleweight |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union
|
Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria
|
Rune Jansson Sweden
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union
|
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria
|
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden
|
| Heavyweight |
Anatoli Parfenov Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich United Team of Germany
|
Adelmo Bulgarelli Italy
|
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
- "Melbourne - Stockholm 1956". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.