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Games of the XVI Olympiad
Games of the XVI Olympiad
Host city Melbourne, Australia
Nations participating 72
Athletes participating 3,314
(2,938 men, 376 women)
Events 145 in 17 sports
Opening ceremony November 22
Closing ceremony December 8
Officially opened by Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
and King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden
with Queen Elizabeth II of Australia
Olympic Torch Hans Wikne and Ron Clarke
Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were celebrated in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. Ronald (Ron William Clarke (born February 21, 1937 in Victoria) is a former Australian athlete mayor and writer and one of the the best The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something Therefore, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the second time that events of the same Olympics were held in different countries. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. (In the Antwerp, Belgium Olympics of 1920 one sailing event had been held in Dutch waters). Melbourne had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Montreal and six American cities April 28, 1949 on the 43rd IOC session. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings

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Prelude

Many members of the IOC had doubts about Melbourne from the beginning. Its location in the Southern Hemisphere was a big strike against it, since the reversal of seasons would mean the Games were held during the northern winter. Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' This was thought likely to inconvenience northern hemisphere athletes who were accustomed to resting from the rigors of one year and gathering themselves for the rigors of the next.

Melbourne was selected, in 1949, to host the 1956 Olympics by a one-vote margin. The first sign of trouble was the revelation that Australian equine quarantine would prevent the country from hosting the equestrian events. Stockholm was selected as the alternate site, so equestrian competition began on June 10, five and a half months before the rest of the Olympic games were to open, half the world away. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem

Then bickering over financing broke out among Australian politicians. Faced with a housing shortage, the Premier of Victoria refused to allocate money for the Olympic Village (eventually sited in Heidelberg West), and the country's Prime Minister barred the use of federal funds. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Frequently an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city Heidelberg West is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria, Australia It is most notable as the site of the 1956 Summer Olympics athlete's village The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.

IOC President Avery Brundage suggested that Rome, which was to host the 1960 games, was so far ahead of Melbourne in preparations that it might be ready as a replacement site in 1956. Avery Brundage ( September 28 1887 &ndash May 8 1975) was an American athlete sports official art collector and philanthropist

As late as April of 1955 Brundage was still doubtful about Melbourne, and an inspection trip didn't satisfy him. Construction was well underway by then, thanks to a $4. 5 million federal loan to Victoria, but it was behind schedule. He still held out the possibility that Rome might have to step in.

By the beginning of 1956, though, it was obvious that Melbourne would be ready for the Olympics.

Political worries

In response to the Suez Crisis, Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon announced they wouldn't participate in the Olympics. The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The Soviet Union overran the independent Hungary, leading to the withdrawal of the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Less than two weeks before the November 22 opening ceremony, the People's Republic of China chose to boycott the event because the Republic of China had been allowed to compete under the name "Formosa". Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

Although the number of countries participating was almost the same—67, compared to 69 in 1952—the number of athletes dropped sharply, from 4,925 to 3,342. (Another 158 athletes from 29 countries took part in the Stockholm equestrian competition. )

Events

Once the games were underway, though, they certainly went well. The Aussies were excellent hosts, both friendly and efficient. The games were known as the "friendly games". They were also well represented in competition. Betty Cuthbert, an 18-year-old from Sydney, won the 100- and 200-metre dashes and ran a great final leg in the 4 x 100-meter relay to overcome Great Britain's lead and claim her third gold medal. The veteran Shirley Strickland repeated in the 80-metre hurdles and also ran on the relay team, running her career total to seven, three golds, a silver, and three bronze medals. Shirley Barbara Strickland (18 July 1925 &ndash 11 February 2004 later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete.

But it was in swimming that the Australians really shone. They won all of the freestyle races, men's and women's, and collected a total of eight gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Murray Rose became the first male swimmer to win two freestyle events since Johnny Weissmuller in 1924, while Dawn Fraser won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle and as the leadoff swimmer on the 4 x 100-meter relay team.

Controversial judging prevented the United States from winning all four diving events, which had become almost customary. Pat McCormick again took gold medals in both the springboard and the platform, and Bob Clotworthy won the men's springboard. However, Gary Tobian was given unusually low scores by the Russian and Hungarian judges, and he finished second by just . 03 to Mexico's Joaquim Capilla in the platform event.

United States men dominated track and field. They not only won 15 of 24 events, they swept four of them and finished first and second in five others. Bobby Joe Morrow led the way with gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 4 x 100-meter relay. Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, 1935) is a former American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956 Tom Courtney barely overtook Great Britain's Derek Johnson in the 800-meter run, then collapsed from the exertion and needed medical attention. Derek Johnson ( January 5, 1933 – August 30, 2004) was a British athlete who was born in Chigwell, Essex.

Vladimir Kuts of the Soviet Union ran away from his competition in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs, while Ireland's Ron Delaney ran a brilliant 53. Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (Владимир Петрович Куц ( February 7, 1927 – August 16, 1975) was a Soviet long distance 8 over the last 400 meters to win the 1,500-meter run, in which favorite John Landy of Australia finished third. John Michael Landy AC, CVO, MBE (born April 12 1930 is a former track athlete and was the 26th Governor of Victoria

There was a major upset, marred briefly by controversy, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Little-known Chris Brasher of Great Britain finished well ahead of the field, but judges announced that he was disqualified for interfering with Norway's Ernst Larsen, and they anointed Sándor Rozsnyói of Hungary as the winner. Sándor Rozsnyói (born 24 November 1930 in Zalaegerszeg) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase Brasher's appeal, remarkably, was supported by Larsen, Rozsnyoi, and fourth-place finisher Heinz Laufer of Germany. The decision was reversed and Brasher became the first Briton to win a gold medal in track and field since 1932.

Coles' Olympic Games decorations, December, 1956. Bourke Street, Melbourne.
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Only two world records were set in track and field. Mildred McDaniel, the only American woman to win gold in the sport, set a high jump record of 5 feet, 9 1/4 inches, and Egil Danielsen of Norway overcame a troublesome wind with a remarkable javelin throw of 281 feet, 2 1/2 inches.

Throughout the Olympics, Hungarian athletes were cheered by fans from Australia and other countries. Many of them gathered in the boxing arena when thirty-year-old Laszlo Papp of Hungary won his third gold medal by beating Jose Torres for the light-middleweight championship.

A few days later, the crowd was with the Hungarian water polo team in its match against the Soviet Union which became known as the Blood In The Water match. The "Blood In The Water" match (in Hungarian Melbourne-i vérfürdő, "Blood Bath" of Melbourne was a Water polo match between The game became rough and, when a Hungarian was forced to leave the pool with blood streaming from a cut over his eye, a riot almost broke out. But police restored order and the game was called early, with Hungary leading 4-0. The Hungarians went on to win the gold medal.

Despite the international tensions of 1956 -- or perhaps because of them -- a young Melbournian came up with a new idea for the closing ceremony. Instead of marching as teams, behind their national flags, the athletes mingled with one another as they paraded into and around the arena for a final appearance before the spectators. That began an Olympic tradition that has been followed ever since.

Highlights

John Landy leaps over Ron Clarke in the 1956 Australian National Championships 1500 m final. He would go back to help Clarke up, before going on to win the race. This photo was judged the Best Australian Sporting Photo of the Twentieth Century.
John Landy leaps over Ron Clarke in the 1956 Australian National Championships 1500 m final. John Michael Landy AC, CVO, MBE (born April 12 1930 is a former track athlete and was the 26th Governor of Victoria Ronald (Ron William Clarke (born February 21, 1937 in Victoria) is a former Australian athlete mayor and writer and one of the the best He would go back to help Clarke up, before going on to win the race. This photo was judged the Best Australian Sporting Photo of the Twentieth Century.
During the Games there will be only one nation. War, politics and nationalities will be forgotten. What more could anybody want if the world could be made one nation.
—Extract from a letter by John Ian Wing to the Olympic organisers, 1956

Olympic Flame Relay

Torch Relay monument, Cairns
Torch Relay monument, Cairns

The Olympic Flame was relayed to Melbourne after being lit at Olympia on 2 November 1956. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

When the Olympic Flame was being carried to Sydney, an Australian veterinary student named Barry Larkin carried a fake Olympic Flame and fooled the mayor of Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A veterinary surgeon is a Veterinarian qualified in the UK and some other English -speaking countries (See Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Barry Larkin is a Veterinary surgeon from Melbourne, Australia, most noted for performing a Hoax during the 1956 Summer Olympics [1]

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Demonstration sports

Participating nations

Participating nations marked in green.
Participating nations marked in green. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 9 for women Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in flatwater Canoe racing were contested The Cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four Track cycling At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four Diving events were contested The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian Quarantine regulations and included Dressage, At the 1956 Summer Olympics, seven Fencing events were contested The 1956 Olympic Games football tournament with just 11 competing nations suffered from cancellations Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events 7 for women and 8 for men The Field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was contested from November 23 to December 6, with twelve participating teams At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, two events in Modern pentathlon were contested Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured 7 events for men only At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, five events in Sailing were contested At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, seven events in shooting were contested all for men only At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 Swimming events were contested seven for men and six for women Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The Weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes all for men only At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 Wrestling events were contested for all men Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Baseball was again a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

A total of 67 nations competed in Melbourne. Ethiopia, Fiji, Kenya, Liberia, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo (modern-day Sabah of Malaysia), and Uganda made their Olympic debut. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu was a federation of 11 states formed on January 31 1948 from the nine Malay states and the British North Borneo was an independent state and British Protectorate under the sovereign British North Borneo Company from 1882-1946 and subsequently a Sabah is a Malaysian state located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany, an arrangement that would last until 1968. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The Unified Team of Germany (Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft competed in the 1956 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games

Five nations competed in the equestrian events in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne:

Medal count

Main article: 1956 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, after having missed the 1952 Games in Helsinki. Argentina competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian The Bahamas competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Bermuda competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Brazil competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian British Guiana (now Guyana) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Bulgaria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Burma competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Chile competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The Republic of China competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Cuba competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Denmark competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Fiji competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the ( Federal Republic of Germany The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Greece competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Hong Kong competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Indonesia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Iran competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ireland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Israel competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Jamaica competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Liberia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Luxembourg competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Mexico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Nigeria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. North Borneo competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Norway competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian New Zealand competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Pakistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Peru competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The Philippines competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Poland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Portugal competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian South Africa competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Singapore competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could Thailand competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Trinidad competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Turkey competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Uganda competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Venezuela competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian Quarantine regulations and included Dressage, Cambodia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Egypt boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the British and French involvement The Netherlands boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union 's invasion Spain boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union 's invasion Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union 's invasion of

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 37 29 32 98
2 United States United States 32 25 17 74
3 Australia Australia (host nation) 13 8 14 35
4 Hungary Hungary 9 10 7 26
5 Italy Italy 8 8 9 25
6 Sweden Sweden 8 5 6 19
7 Germany Germany 6 13 7 26
8 Great Britain Great Britain 6 7 11 24
9 Romania Romania 5 3 5 13
10 Japan Japan 4 10 5 19

Buildings from the Olympics

The heritage registered former Olympic Pool (now Lexus Centre) from the Yarra River.
The heritage registered former Olympic Pool (now Lexus Centre) from the Yarra River. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Italy competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the ( Federal Republic of Germany The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian Japan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian The Lexus Centre is the indoor training and administration centre for the Collingwood Football Club of the AFL and the Victorian Institute of Sport located The Yarra River is a River in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established

The Olympics left Melbourne with some landmark buildings. The Olympic Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was demolished in 2004. However, the former Olympic Pool remains as the Lexus Centre as part of the Olympic Park complex. The Lexus Centre is the indoor training and administration centre for the Collingwood Football Club of the AFL and the Victorian Institute of Sport located Olympic Park is a Sporting precinct located a few Kilometres from the Central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The former athlete's village in Heidelberg West, Victoria remains as public housing. Heidelberg West is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria, Australia It is most notable as the site of the 1956 Summer Olympics athlete's village

See also

References

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