Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | women | ||
Butterfly | ||||
100 m | women | |||
200 m | men | |||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from 33 countries competing.[1] For the first time, the butterfly stroke was contested as a separate event. Australia dominated the medal standings with a total of 8 out of a possible 13 gold medals, eventually finishing with 14 medals overal.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Jon Henricks![]() | 55.4 (WR) | John Devitt![]() | 55.8 | Gary Chapman![]() | 56.7 |
400 m freestyle |
Murray Rose![]() | 4:27.3 (WR) | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka![]() | 4:30.4 | George Breen![]() | 4:32.5 |
1500 m freestyle |
Murray Rose![]() | 17:58.9 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka![]() | 18:00.3 | George Breen![]() | 18:08.2 |
100 m backstroke |
David Theile![]() | 1:02.2 (WR) | John Monckton![]() | 1:03.2 | Frank McKinney![]() | 1:04.5 |
200 m breaststroke |
Masaru Furukawa![]() | 2:34.7 | Masahiro Yoshimura![]() | 2:36.7 | Kharis Yunichev![]() | 2:36.8 |
200 m butterfly |
William Yorzyk![]() | 2:19.3 | Takashi Ishimoto![]() | 2:23.8 | György Tumpek![]() | 2:23.9 |
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
![]() Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks | 8:23.6 (WR) | ![]() Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno | 8:31.5 | ![]() Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady Nikolayev Boris Nikitin | 8:34.7 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle |
Dawn Fraser![]() | 1:02.0 (WR) | Lorraine Crapp![]() | 1:02.3 | Faith Leech![]() | 1:05.1 |
400 m freestyle |
Lorraine Crapp![]() | 4:54.6 (OR) | Dawn Fraser![]() | 5:02.5 | Sylvia Ruuska![]() | 5:07.1 |
100 m backstroke |
Judy Grinham![]() | 1:12.9 (WR) | Carin Cone![]() | 1:12.9 (=WR) | Margaret Edwards![]() | 1:13.1 |
200 m breaststroke |
Ursula Happe![]() | 2:53.1 (OR) | Éva Székely![]() | 2:54.8 | Eva-Maria Elsen![]() | 2:55.1 |
100 m butterfly |
Shelley Mann![]() | 1:11.0 (OR) | Nancy Ramey![]() | 1:11.9 | Mary Sears![]() | 1:14.4 |
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
![]() Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp | 4:17.1 (WR) | ![]() Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Rosazza | 4:19.2 | ![]() Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh | 4:25.7 |
Participating nations
235 swimmers from 33 nations competed.[1]
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References
- 1 2 "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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