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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 ...
- Melbourne 1956 Olympic Results - Gold, Silver, Bronze Medallists
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the...
- Melbourne 1956 Olympic Results - Gold, Silver, Bronze Medallists
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Games. 1956 Summer Olympics Overview. Facts. Overview. For the only time in history the Games of the Olympiad were contested in two different countries (there was a slight exception to this in 1920). In 1949, the IOC awarded the Olympics to Australia by a single vote.
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and ...
200 metres, Women. In September 1956, Betty Cuthbert broke the world record with a time of 23.2. In the preliminaries she ran the fastest time in both round one and the semi-finals. The final was an easy victory for Cuthbert, the “Golden Girl,” who had won the 100 four days prior.
18 wrz 2024 · Olympic gold medallist John Konrads' 1956 Olympics participation medal Australian athletes delivered a stellar performance, the best in Australia’s Olympic history to date. They won 13 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals, and came third on the medal table.
On the field Al Oerter won the first of four consecutive gold medals in the discus throw. His teammate, Hal Connolly , won the hammer throw in a highly anticipated battle against Soviet Mikhail Krivonosov , who placed second.
