Rowing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Lake Wendouree |
Dates | 23–27 November 1956 |
Competitors | 242 from 25 nations |
Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Single sculls | men |
Double sculls | men |
Coxless pair | men |
Coxed pair | men |
Coxless four | men |
Coxed four | men |
Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 23 to 27 November on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. [1]
A total of 242 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |