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Encyclopedia > 1956 Summer Olympics medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... The Equestrian Events were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarentine regulations. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...


7 nations boycotted these Games.


(Host country is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 37 29 32 98
2 United States United States (USA) 32 25 17 74
3 Australia Australia (AUS) 13 8 14 35
4 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 9 10 7 26
5 Italy Italy (ITA) 8 8 9 25
6 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 8 5 6 19
7 Germany Germany (EUA) 6 13 7 26
8 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 6 7 11 24
9 Romania Romania (ROU) 5 3 5 13
10 Japan Japan (JPN) 4 10 5 19
11 France France (FRA) 4 4 6 14
12 Turkey Turkey (TUR) 3 2 2 7
13 Finland Finland (FIN) 3 1 11 15
14 Iran Iran (IRI) 2 2 1 5
15 Canada Canada (CAN) 2 1 3 6
16 New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) 2 0 0 2
17 Poland Poland (POL) 1 4 4 9
18 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 4 1 6
19 Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL) 1 3 1 5
20 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 1 2 1 4
21 Ireland Ireland (IRL) 1 1 3 5
22 Norway Norway (NOR) 1 0 2 3
23 Mexico Mexico (MEX) 1 0 1 2
24 Brazil Brazil (BRA) 1 0 0 1
24 India India (IND) 1 0 0 1
26 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 3 0 3
27 Chile Chile (CHI) 0 2 2 4
28 Belgium Belgium (BEL) 0 2 0 2
29 Argentina Argentina (ARG) 0 1 1 2
29 South Korea South Korea (KOR) 0 1 1 2
31 Iceland Iceland (ISL) 0 1 0 1
31 Pakistan Pakistan (PAK) 0 1 0 1
33 South Africa South Africa (RSA) 0 0 4 4
34 Austria Austria (AUT) 0 0 2 2
35 Bahamas Bahamas (BAH) 0 0 1 1
35 Greece Greece (GRE) 0 0 1 1
35 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
35 Uruguay Uruguay (URU) 0 0 1 1
Total 153 153 163 469

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References

  • International Olympic Committee – Melbourne/Stockholm 1956 Medal Table
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