List of 1956 Summer Olympics medal winners

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The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 22 November to 18 December 1956.

Contents

Athletics

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1610531
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 571022
3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia*42612
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1427
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1102
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1023
7Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1012
8Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1001
Flag of France.svg  France 1001
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1001
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1001
12Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 0527
13Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 0202
14Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0101
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0101
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 0101
17Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0033
18Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (19 entries)333433100

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
details
Bobby Morrow
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
10.5 Thane Baker
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
10.5 Hector Hogan
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
10.6
200 metres
details
Bobby Morrow
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
20.6
(OR)
Andy Stanfield
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
20.7 Thane Baker
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
20.9
400 metres
details
Charles Jenkins
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
46.7 Karl-Friedrich Haas
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
46.8 Voitto Hellsten
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
47.0
Ardalion Ignatyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
47.0
800 metres
details
Tom Courtney
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:47.7
(OR)
Derek Johnson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1:47.8 Audun Boysen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1:48.1
1500 metres
details
Ron Delany
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
3:41.2
(OR)
Klaus Richtzenhain
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
3:42.0 John Landy
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
3:42.0
5000 metres
details
Vladimir Kuts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
13:39.6
(OR)
Gordon Pirie
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
13:50.6 Derek Ibbotson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
13:54.4
10,000 metres
details
Vladimir Kuts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
28:45.6
(OR)
József Kovács
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
28:52.4 Al Lawrence
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
28:53.6
110 metres hurdles
details
Lee Calhoun
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
13.5
(OR)
Jack Davis
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
13.5
(OR)
Joel Shankle
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
14.1
400 metres hurdles
details
Glenn Davis
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
50.1
(=OR)
Eddie Southern
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
50.8 Josh Culbreath
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
51.6
3000 metres steeplechase
details
Chris Brasher
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
8:41.2
(OR)
Sándor Rozsnyói
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
8:43.6 Ernst Larsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
8:44.0
4 × 100 metres relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Ira Murchison
Leamon King
Thane Baker
Bobby Morrow
39.5
(WR)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Leonid Bartenyev
Boris Tokarev
Yuriy Konovalov
Vladimir Sukharev
39.8Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Lothar Knörzer
Leonhard Pohl
Heinz Fütterer
Manfred Germar
40.3
4 × 400 metres relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Lou Jones
Jesse Mashburn
Charles Jenkins
Tom Courtney
3:04.8Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Leon Gregory
David Lean
Graham Gipson
Kevan Gosper
3:06.2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
John Salisbury
Michael Wheeler
Peter Higgins
Derek Johnson
3:07.2
Marathon
details
Alain Mimoun
Flag of France.svg  France
2:25:00 Franjo Mihalić
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
2:26:32 Veikko Karvonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2:27:47
20 kilometres walk
details
Leonid Spirin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:31:27.4
(OR)
Antanas Mikėnas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:32:03.0 Bruno Junk
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:32:12.0
50 kilometres walk
details
Norman Read
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4:30:42.8 Yevgeny Maskinskov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4:32:57.0 John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4:35:02.0
High jump
details
Charles Dumas
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2.12 m
(OR)
Chilla Porter
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2.10 m Igor Kashkarov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2.08 m
Pole vault
details
Bob Richards
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4.56 m
(OR)
Bob Gutowski
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4.53 m Georgios Roubanis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
4.50 m
Long jump
details
Greg Bell
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7.83 m
(OR)
John Bennett
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7.68 m Jorma Valkama
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
7.48 m
Triple jump
details
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil
16.35 m
(OR)
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
16.26 m Vitold Kreyer
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
16.02 m
Shot put
details
Parry O'Brien
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
18.57 m
(OR)
Bill Nieder
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
18.18 m Jiří Skobla
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17.65 m
Discus throw
details
Al Oerter
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
56.36 m
(OR)
Fortune Gordien
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
54.81 m Des Koch
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
54.40 m
Hammer throw
details
Hal Connolly
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
63.19 m
(OR)
Mikhail Krivonosov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
63.03 m Anatoliy Samotsvetov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
62.56 m
Javelin throw
details
Egil Danielsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
85.71 m
(WR)
Janusz Sidło
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
79.98 m Viktor Tsybulenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
79.50 m
Decathlon
details
Milt Campbell
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7937
(OR)
Rafer Johnson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7587 Vasili Kuznetsov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
7465

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
details
Betty Cuthbert
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
11.5 Christa Stubnick
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
11.7 Marlene Mathews
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
11.7
200 metres
details
Betty Cuthbert
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
23.4
(=OR)
Christa Stubnick
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
23.7 Marlene Mathews
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
23.8
80 metres hurdles
details
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
10.7
(OR)
Gisela Köhler
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
10.9 Norma Thrower
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
11.0
4 × 100 metres relay
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Norma Croker
Fleur Mellor
Betty Cuthbert
44.5
(WR)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Anne Pashley
Jean Scrivens
June Paul
Heather Armitage
44.7US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Mae Faggs
Margaret Matthews
Wilma Rudolph
Isabelle Daniels
44.9
High jump
details
Mildred McDaniel
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1.76 m
(WR)
Thelma Hopkins
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Mariya Pisareva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1.67 mnone awarded
(as there was a tie for silver)
Long jump
details
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
6.35 m
(=WR)
Willye White
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
6.09 m Nadezhda Dvalishvili
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
6.07 m
Shot put
details
Tamara Tyshkevich
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
16.59 m
(OR)
Galina Zybina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
16.53 m Marianne Werner
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
15.61 m
Discus throw
details
Olga Fikotová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
53.69 m
(OR)
Irina Beglyakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
52.54 m Nina Ponomaryova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
52.02 m
Javelin throw
details
Inese Jaunzeme
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
53.86 m
(OR)
Marlene Ahrens
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
50.38 m Nadezhda Konyayeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
50.28 m

Basketball

Medal table

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1001
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0101
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Carl Cain
Bill Hougland
K.C. Jones
Bill Russell
James Walsh
William Evans
Burdette Haldorsson
Ronald Tomsic
Dick Boushka
Gilbert Ford
Robert Jeangerard
Charles Darling
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Valdis Muižnieks
Maigonis Valdmanis
Vladimir Torban
Stasys Stonkus
Kazys Petkevičius
Arkadi Bochkarev
Jānis Krūmiņš
Mikhail Semyonov
Algirdas Lauritenas
Yuri Ozerov
Viktor Zubkov
Mikhail Studenetsky
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)
Carlos Blixen
Ramiro Cortes
Héctor Costa
Nelson Chelle
Nelson Demarco
Héctor García Otero
Carlos Gonzáles
Sergio Matto
Oscar Moglia
Raúl Mera
Ariel Olascoaga
Milton Scaron

Boxing

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3126
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2125
3US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)2103
4Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)1214
5Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1102
6Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)1001
7Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland  (IRL)0134
8Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)0123
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0112
10Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
11Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0022
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0022
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0022
14Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)*0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Totals (16 entries)10102040

Medalists

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
(−51 kg)
details
Terence Spinks
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Mircea Dobrescu
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
John Caldwell
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
René Libeer
Flag of France.svg  France
Bantamweight
(−54 kg)
details
Wolfgang Behrendt
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Song Soon-Chun
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Claudio Barrientos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Frederick Gilroy
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Featherweight
(−57 kg)
details
Vladimir Safronov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Thomas Nicholls
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Henryk Niedźwiedzki
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Pentti Hämäläinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Lightweight
(−60 kg)
details
Richard McTaggart
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Harry Kurschat
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Anatoly Lagetko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Anthony Byrne
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Light welterweight
(−63.5 kg)
details
Vladimir Yengibaryan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Franco Nenci
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Constantin Dumitrescu
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Henry Loubscher
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Welterweight
(−67 kg)
details
Nicolae Linca
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Fred Tiedt
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Kevin Hogarth
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Nicholas Gargano
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Light middleweight
(−71 kg)
details
László Papp
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
José Torres
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
John McCormack
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Middleweight
(−75 kg)
details
Gennadi Schatkov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ramón Tapia
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Gilbert Chapron
Flag of France.svg  France
Victor Zalazar
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Light heavyweight
(−81 kg)
details
James Boyd
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Gheorghe Negrea
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Carlos Lucas
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Romualdas Murauskas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Heavyweight
(+81 kg)
details
Pete Rademacher
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Lev Mukhin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Daniel Bekker
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Giacomo Bozzano
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Canoeing

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)3003
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2327
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2002
4Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)1337
5Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1214
6Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)*0011
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Totals (9 entries)99927

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
C-1 1000 metres
details
Leon Rotman
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
István Hernek
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Gennady Bukharin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
C-1 10000 metres
details
Leon Rotman
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
János Parti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Gennady Bukharin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
C-2 1000 metres
details
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Alexe Dumitru
Simion Ismailciuc
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Pavel Kharin
Gratsian Botev
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Károly Wieland
Ferenc Mohácsi
C-2 10000 metres
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Pavel Kharin
Gratsian Botev
Flag of France.svg  France
Georges Dransart
Marcel Renaud
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Imre Farkas
József Hunics
K-1 1000 metres
details
Gert Fredriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Igor Pissarov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Lajos Kiss
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
K-1 10000 metres
details
Gert Fredriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ferenc Hatlaczky
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Michel Scheuer
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
K-2 1000 metres
details
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Michel Scheuer
Meinrad Miltenberger
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mikhail Kaaleste
Anatoli Demitkov
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Maximilian Raub
Herbert Wiedermann
K-2 10000 metres
details
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
János Urányi
László Fábián
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Fritz Briel
Theodor Kleine
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Dennis Green
Walter Brown

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
K-1 500 metres
details
Yelizaveta Dementyeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Therese Zenz
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Tove Søby
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Cycling

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3115
2Flag of France.svg  France 2204
3Flag of Australia.svg  Australia*1012
4Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0202
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0123
6Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 0011
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Road cycling

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual road race
details
Ercole Baldini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Arnaud Geyre
Flag of France.svg  France
Alan Jackson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Team road race
details
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Arnaud Geyre
Maurice Moucheraud
Michel Vermeulin
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Arthur Brittain
William Holmes
Alan Jackson
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Reinhold Pommer
Gustav-Adolf Schur
Horst Tüller

Track cycling

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Pursuit team
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Valentino Gasparella
Antonio Domenicali
Leandro Faggin
Franco Gandini
Virginio Pizzali
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Michel Vermeulin
René Bianchi
Jean Graczyk
Jean-Claude Lecante
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Tom Simpson
Donald Burgess
Mike Gambrill
John Geddes
Sprint
details
Michel Rousseau
Flag of France.svg  France
Guglielmo Pesenti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Dick Ploog
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Tandem
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Ian Browne
Tony Marchant
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Fouček
Václav Machek
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giuseppe Ogna
Cesare Pinarello
Time trial
details
Leandro Faggin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ladislav Fouček
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Alfred Swift
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa

Diving

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)3429
2Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico  (MEX)1012
3Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Totals (3 entries)44412

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Bob Clotworthy
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Donald Harper
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Joaquín Capilla
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
10 m platform
details
Joaquín Capilla
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Gary Tobian
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Richard Connor
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Pat McCormick
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jeanne Stunyo
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Irene MacDonald
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
10 m platform
details
Pat McCormick
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Juno Stover-Irwin
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Equestrian events

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)*3003
2Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)2316
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1023
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0213
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0101
6Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

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

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual dressage
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henri Saint Cyr
and Juli (SWE)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Lis Hartel
and Jubilee (DEN)
Flag of Germany.svg  Liselott Linsenhoff
and Adular (EUA)
Team dressage
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Henri Saint Cyr
and Juli
Gehnäll Persson
and Knaust
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr.
and Krest
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Liselott Linsenhoff
and Adular
Hannelore Weygand
and Perkunos
Anneliese Küppers
and Afrika
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Gottfried Trachsel
and Kursus
Henri Chammartin
and Wöhler
Gustav Fischer
and Vasello
Individual eventing
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Petrus Kastenman
and Iluster (SWE)
Flag of Germany.svg  August Lütke-Westhues
and Trux von Kamax (EUA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Francis Weldon
and Kilbarry (GBR)
Team eventing
details
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Francis Weldon
and Kilbarry
Arthur Rook
and Wild Venture
Bertie Hill
and Countryman III
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
August Lütke-Westhues
and Trux von Kamax
Otto Rothe
and Sissi
Klaus Wagner
and Prinzeß
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)
John Rumble
and Cilroy
Jim Elder
and Colleen
Brian Herbinson
and Tara
Individual jumping
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans Günter Winkler
and Halla  (EUA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Raimondo D'Inzeo
and Merano (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Piero D'Inzeo
and Uruguay (ITA)
Team jumping
details
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Hans Günter Winkler
and Halla
Fritz Thiedemann
and Meteor
Alfons Lütke-Westhues
and Ala
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Raimondo D'Inzeo
and Merano
Piero D'Inzeo
and Uruguay
Salvatore Oppes
and Pagoro
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Wilfred White
and Nizefela
Pat Smythe
and Flanagan
Peter Robeson
and Scorchin

Fencing

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3227
2Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)2114
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1124
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1001
5Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0202
6Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROM)0101
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0022
Totals (7 entries)77721

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual épée
details
Carlo Pavesi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giuseppe Delfino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team épée
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Giuseppe Delfino
Franco Bertinetti
Alberto Pellegrino
Giorgio Anglesio
Carlo Pavesi
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Bela Rerrich
Ambrus Nagy
Barnabas Berzsenyi
Jozsef Marosi
Jozsef Sakovics
Lajos Balthazár
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Yves Dreyfus
Rene Queyroux
Daniel Dagallier
Claude Nigon
Armand Mouyal
Individual foil
details
Christian d'Oriola
Flag of France.svg  France
Giancarlo Bergamini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Antonio Spallino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team foil
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Vittorio Lucarelli
Luigi Arturo Carpaneda
Manlio Di Rosa
Giancarlo Bergamini
Antonio Spallino
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Bernard Baudoux
Rene Coicaud
Claude Netter
Roger Closset
Christian d'Oriola
Jacques Lataste
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Lajos Somodi
Jozsef Gyuricza
Endre Tilli
Jozsef Marosi
Mihaly Fülöp
Jozsef Sakovics
Individual sabre
details
Rudolf Kárpáti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Jerzy Pawłowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Lev Kuznetsov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Team sabre
details
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Attila Keresztes
Aladár Gerevich
Rudolf Kárpáti
Jenö Hamori
Pál Kovács
Daniel Magay
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Zygmunt Pawlas
Jerzy Pawłowski
Wojciech Zabłocki
Andrzej Ryszard Piątkowski
Marian Zygmunt Kuszewski
Ryszard Zub
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Yakov Rylsky
David Tyshler
Lev Kuznetsov
Yevgeni Cherepovsky
Leonid Bogdanov

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual foil
details
Gillian Sheen
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Olga Orban
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Renée Garilhe
Flag of France.svg  France

Field hockey

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India 1001
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0101
3Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of India.svg  India  (IND)
Leslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
O. P. Malhotra
Govind Perumal
Amit Singh Bakshi
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Hardyal Singh Garchey
Randhir Singh Gentle
Balkishan Singh Grewal
Gurdev Singh Kullar
Udham Singh Kullar
Bakshish Singh
Charles Stephen
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)
Zakir Hussain
Munir Ahmed Dar
Ghulam Rasool
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Qazi Massarrat Hussain
Noor Alam
Abdul Hamid
Habibur Rehman
Ahmed Naseer Bunda
Motiullah
Latif-ur Rehman
Akhtar Hussain
Habib Ali Kiddie
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
Günther Brennecke
Hugo Budinger
Werner Delmes
Hugo Dollheiser
Eberhard Ferstl
Alfred Lücker
Helmut Nonn
Wolfgang Nonn
Heinz Radzikowski
Werner Rosenbaum
Günther Ullerich

Football

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1001
2Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 0101
3Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Lev Yashin
Nikolai Tishchenko
Mikhail Ogonkov
Aleksei Paramonov
Anatoli Bashashkin
Igor Netto
Boris Tatushin
Anatoli Isayev
Eduard Streltsov
Valentin Ivanov
Vladimir Ryzhkin
Boris Kuznetsov
Iosif Betsa
Sergei Salnikov
Boris Razinsky
Anatoli Maslenkin
Anatoli Ilyin
Nikita Simonyan
Yury Belyayev
Anatoli Porkhunov
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)
Sava Antić
Ibrahim Biogradlić
Mladen Koščak
Dobroslav Krstić
Luka Liposinović
Muhamed Mujić
Zlatko Papec
Petar Radenković
Nikola Radović
Ivan Santek
Dragoslav Šekularac
Ljubiša Spajić
Todor Veselinović
Blagoja Vidinić
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Stefan Bozhkov
Todor Diev
Georgi Dimitrov
Milcho Goranov
Ivan Petkov Kolev
Nikola Kovachev
Manol Manolov
Dimitar Milanov
Georgi Naydenov
Panayot Panayotov
Kiril Rakarov
Gavril Stoyanov
Krum Yanev
Yordan Yosifov
Pavel Vladimirov
Iliya Kirchev

Gymnastics

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)116623
2Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)4217
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)15511
4Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1001
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0213
6Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0101
7Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)0022
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Totals (9 entries)17161750

Men’s events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Yuri Titov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Team all-around
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Albert Azaryan
Viktor Chukarin
Valentin Muratov
Boris Shakhlin
Pavel Stolbov
Yuri Titov
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Nobuyuki Aihara
Akira Kono
Masami Kubota
Takashi Ono
Masao Takemoto
Shinsaku Tsukawaki
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Raimo Heinonen
Olavi Laimuvirta
Onni Lappalainen
Berndt Lindfors
Martti Mansikka
Kalevi Suoniemi
Floor exercise
details
Valentin Muratov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nobuyuki Aihara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
none awarded
(as there was a tie for silver)
William Thoresson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Horizontal bar
details
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Yuri Titov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Masao Takemoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Parallel bars
details
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Masumi Kubota
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Masao Takemoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Pommel horse
details
Boris Shakhlin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Rings
details
Albert Azaryan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valentin Muratov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Masao Takemoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Masumi Kubota
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Vault
details
Helmut Bantz
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
none awarded
(as there was a tie for gold)
Yuri Titov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valentin Muratov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Sofia Muratova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Team all-around
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Polina Astakhova
Lyudmila Yegorova
Lidia Kalinina
Larisa Latynina
Tamara Manina
Sofia Muratova
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Andrea Molnár-Bodó
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Ágnes Keleti
Alice Kertész
Margit Korondi
Olga Lemhényi-Tass
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)
Georgeta Hurmuzachi
Sonia Iovan
Elena Leușteanu
Elena Mărgărit
Elena Săcălici
Emilia Vătășoiu
Balance beam
details
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Eva Bosáková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
none awarded
(as there was a tie for silver)
Tamara Manina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Floor exercise
details
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
none awarded
(as there was a tie for gold)
Elena Leușteanu
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Uneven bars
details
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Sofia Muratova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Vault
details
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tamara Manina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olga Lemhényi-Tass
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Team, portable apparatus
details
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Andrea Molnár-Bodó
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Ágnes Keleti
Alice Kertész
Margit Korondi
Olga Lemhényi-Tass
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Karin Lindberg
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Eva Rönström
Evy Berggren
Doris Hedberg
Maud Karlén
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Polina Astakhova
Lyudmila Yegorova
Lidia Kalinina
Larisa Latynina
Tamara Manina
Sofia Muratova
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
Helena Rakoczy
Natalia Kot-Wala
Danuta Stachow
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Barbara Ślizowska
Lidia Szczerbińska

Modern pentathlon

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0123
4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)0101
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
details
Lars Hall
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olavi Mannonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Väinö Korhonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Team
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Igor Novikov
Ivan Deryugin
Aleksandr Tarasov
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
William Andre
Jack Daniels
George Lambert
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Olavi Mannonen
Väinö Korhonen
Berndt Katter

Rowing

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)3216
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2114
3Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)1102
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
5Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)*0123
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)0101
8Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Totals (10 entries)77721

Medalists

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Single sculls
details
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Stuart Mackenzie
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
John B. Kelly Jr.
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Double sculls
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Berkutov
Yuriy Tyukalov
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Pat Costello
Jim Gardiner
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Murray Riley
Mervyn Wood
Coxless pair
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
James Fifer
Duvall Hecht
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Igor Buldakov
Viktor Ivanov
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Josef Kloimstein
Alfred Sageder
Coxed pair
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Arthur Ayrault
Conn Findlay
Kurt Seiffert
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
Horst Arndt
Rainer Borkowsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ihor Yemchuk
Heorhiy Zhylin
Vladimir Petrov
Coxless four
details
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Archibald MacKinnon
Lorne Loomer
Walter D'Hondt
Donald Arnold
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
John Welchli
John McKinlay
Art McKinlay
James McIntosh
Flag of France.svg  France
René Guissart
Yves Delacour
Gaston Mercier
Guy Guillabert
Coxed four
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Alberto Winkler
Romano Sgheiz
Angelo Vanzin
Franco Trincavelli
Ivo Stefanoni
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olle Larsson
Gösta Eriksson
Ivar Aronsson
Evert Gunnarsson
Bertil Göransson
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Kauko Hänninen
Reino Poutanen
Veli Lehtelä
Toimi Pitkänen
Matti Niemi
Eight
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Thomas Charlton
David Wight
John Cooke
Donald Beer
Caldwell Esselstyn
Charles Grimes
Rusty Wailes
Robert Morey
William Becklean
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Philip Kueber
Richard McClure
Robert Wilson
David Helliwell
Wayne Pretty
Bill McKerlich
Douglas McDonald
Lawrence West
Carlton Ogawa
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Michael Aikman
David Boykett
Fred Benfield
Jim Howden
Garth Manton
Walter Howell
Adrian Monger
Brian Doyle
Harold Hewitt

Sailing

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2002
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1102
3US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)1012
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1001
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0123
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)*0112
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
9Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas  (BAH)0011
Totals (9 entries)55515

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Finn
details
Paul Elvstrøm
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
André Nelis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
John Marvin
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Star
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Herbert Williams
Lawrence Low
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Agostino Straulino
Nicolò Rode
Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas
Durward Knowles
Sloane Farrington
12 m2 sharpie
details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Peter Mander
Jack Cropp
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Rolland Tasker
John Scott
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Jasper Blackall
Terence Smith
Dragon
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Folke Bohlin
Bengt Palmquist
Leif Wikström
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ole Berntsen
Cyril Andresen
Christian von Bülow
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Graham Mann
Ronald Backus
Jonathan Janson
5.5 metre
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lars Thörn
Hjalmar Karlsson
Sture Stork
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Robert Perry
David Bowker
John Dillon
Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jock Sturrock
Douglas Buxton
Devereaux Mytton

Shooting

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3418
2Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)1012
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1012
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1012
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)1012
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
7Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0101
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0101
9US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)0011
Totals (9 entries)77721

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m pistol
details
Pentti Linnosvuo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Makhmud Umarov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Offutt Pinion
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
25 m rapid fire pistol
details
Ștefan Petrescu
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Yevgeny Cherkasov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Gheorghe Lichiardopol
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
50 m rifle prone
details
Gerald Ouellette
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Vasily Borisov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Stuart Boa
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
50 m rifle three positions
details
Anatoli Bogdanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Otakar Hořínek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
John Sundberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
300 m free rifle three positions
details
Vasily Borisov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Allan Erdman
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Vilho Ylönen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
100 m running deer
details
Vitali Romanenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Per Olof Sköldberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Vladimir Sevryugin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Trap
details
Galliano Rossini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Adam Smelczyński
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Alessandro Ciceri
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Swimming

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)*84214
2US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)24511
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1405
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1012
6Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)0112
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0022
8Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0011
Totals (8 entries)13131339

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Jon Henricks
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
55.4 (WR) John Devitt
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
55.8 Gary Chapman
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
56.7
400 m freestyle
details
Murray Rose
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4:27.3 (WR) Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4:30.4 George Breen
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4:32.5
1500 m freestyle
details
Murray Rose
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
17:58.9 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
18:00.3 George Breen
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
18:08.2
100 m backstroke
details
David Theile
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:02.2 (WR) John Monckton
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:03.2 Frank McKinney
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:04.5
200 m breaststroke
details
Masaru Furukawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:34.7 Masahiro Yoshimura
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:36.7 Kharis Yunichev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
2:36.8
200 m butterfly
details
William Yorzyk
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:19.3 Takashi Ishimoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2:23.8 György Tumpek
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
2:23.9
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Kevin O'Halloran
John Devitt
Murray Rose
Jon Henricks
8:23.6 (WR)US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Dick Hanley
George Breen
Bill Woolsey
Ford Konno
8:31.5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Vitaly Sorokin
Vladimir Struzhanov
Gennady Nikolayev
Boris Nikitin
8:34.7

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyle
details
Dawn Fraser
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:02.0 (WR) Lorraine Crapp
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:02.3 Faith Leech
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:05.1
400 m freestyle
details
Lorraine Crapp
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4:54.6 (OR) Dawn Fraser
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
5:02.5 Sylvia Ruuska
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
5:07.1
100 m backstroke
details
Judy Grinham
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1:12.9 (WR) Carin Cone
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:12.9 (WR) Margaret Edwards
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1:13.1
200 m breaststroke
details
Ursula Happe
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
2:53.1 (OR) Éva Székely
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
2:54.8 Eva-Maria Elsen
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
2:55.1
100 m butterfly
details
Shelley Mann
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:11.0 (OR) Nancy Ramey
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:11.9 Mary Sears
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1:14.4
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Dawn Fraser
Faith Leech
Sandra Morgan
Lorraine Crapp
4:17.1 (WR)US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Sylvia Ruuska
Shelley Mann
Nancy Simons
Joan Rosazza
4:19.2Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Natalie Myburgh
Susan Roberts
Moira Abernethy
Jeanette Myburgh
4:25.7

Water polo

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 1001
2Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 0101
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Antal Bolvári
Ottó Boros
Dezső Gyarmati
István Hevesi
László Jeney
Tivadar Kanizsa
György Kárpáti
Kálmán Markovits
Miklos Martin
Mihály Mayer
István Szivós
Ervin Zádor
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)
Ivo Cipci
Tomislav Franjković
Vladimir Ivković
Zdravko Ježić
Hrvoje Kačić
Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
Lovro Radonjić
Marijan Žužej
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Viktor Ageev
Pyotr Breus
Boris Goykhman
Nodar Gvakhariya
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Boris Markarov
P'et're Mshveniyeradze
Valentin Prokopov
Mikhail Ryzhak
Yury Shlyapin

Weightlifting

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)4217
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3407
3Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)0101
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0022
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran  (IRI)0011
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0011
Totals (8 entries)77721

Medalists

GamesGoldSilverBronze
56 kg
details
Charles Vinci
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Vladimir Stogov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mahmoud Namjoo
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
60 kg
details
Isaac Berger
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Yevgeni Minaev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Marian Zieliński
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
67.5 kg
details
Igor Rybak
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ravil Khabutdinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Kim Chang-Hee
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
75 kg
details
Fyodor Bogdanovsky
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Pete George
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ermanno Pignatti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
82.5 kg
details
Tommy Kono
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Vasili Stepanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
James George
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
90 kg
details
Arkadi Vorobyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
David Sheppard
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jean Debuf
Flag of France.svg  France
+90 kg
details
Paul Anderson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Humberto Selvetti
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Alberto Pigaiani
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Wrestling

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)62513
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)3227
3State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran  (IRI)2204
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)2103
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)2024
6Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1304
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0134
8Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)0112
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0112
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)0112
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)0101
13Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)0011
Totals (13 entries)16161648

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
details
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
M. Ali Khojastehpour
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Hüseyin Akbaş
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Bantamweight
details
Mustafa Dağıstanlı
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Mehdi Yaghoubi
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Mikhail Shakhov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Featherweight
details
Shozo Sasahara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Joseph Mewis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Erkki Penttilä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Lightweight
details
Emam-Ali Habibi
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Shigeru Kasahara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Alimbeg Bestayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Welterweight
details
Mitsuo Ikeda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ibrahim Zengin
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Vakhtang Balavadze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Middleweight
details
Nikola Stanchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Danny Hodge
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Georgi Skhirtladze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Light heavyweight
details
Gholamreza Takhti
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Iran
Boris Kulayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Peter Blair
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Heavyweight
details
Hamit Kaplan
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Hussein Mehmedov
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Taisto Kangasniemi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Greco-Roman

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
details
Nikolai Solovyov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Ignazio Fabra
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Dursun Ali Egribas
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Bantamweight
details
Konstantin Vyrupayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Edvin Vesterby
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Francisc Horvat
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Featherweight
details
Rauno Mäkinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Imre Polyák
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Roman Dzeneladze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Lightweight
details
Kyösti Lehtonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Riza Dogan
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Gyula Tóth
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Welterweight
details
Mithat Bayrak
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Vladimir Maneyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Per Gunnar Berlin
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Middleweight
details
Givi Kartozia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Dimitar Dobrev
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Rune Jansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Light Heavyweight
details
Valentin Nikolayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Petko Sirakov
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Karl-Erik Nilsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Heavyweight
details
Anatoli Parfenov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Wilfried Dietrich
Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany
Adelmo Bulgarelli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

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