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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| event | Athletics |
| games | 1956 Summer |
| image | 2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem.jpg |
| image_size | 200px |
| caption | Host stadium (shown in 2017) |
| dates | 23 November – 1 December |
| num_events | 33 |
| nations | 61 |
| competitors | 720 |
| prev | 1952 |
| next | 1960 |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.
Medal summary
Men
| Decathlon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Campbell | 7937 | |||
| (OR) | Rafer Johnson | 7587 | Vasili Kuznetsov | 7465 |
Women
| Javelin throw | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inese Jaunzeme | 53.86 m | |||
| (OR) | Marlene Ahrens | 50.38 m | Nadezhda Konyayeva | 50.28 m |
Medal table
Participating nations
- ARG
- AUS
- AUT
- BAH
- BEL
- BRA
- BUL
- BIR
- CAN
- CEY
- CHI
- ROC
- COL
- CUB
- TCH
- DEN
- ETH
- FIJ
- FIN
- FRA
- EUA
- GBR
- GRE
- GUY
- HUN
- ISL
- IND
- INA
- IRI
- IRQ
- IRL
- ISR
- ITA
- JAM
- JPN
- KEN
- KOR
- LBR
- LUX
- MAL
- MEX
- NZL
- NGR
- NBO
- NOR
- PAK
- PHI
- POL
- PUR
- ROU
- SGP
- RSA
- URS
- SWE
- THA
- TTO
- UGA
- USA
- URU
- VEN
- YUG
References
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