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Games of the XVI Olympiad1956 - Melbourne, Australia |
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Dates: |
22 Nov - 8 Dec | Equestrian Games in Stockholm June 10-17 | |
Participating Countries: |
67 | 29 | ||
Number of Sports: |
17 | |||
Number of Events: |
151 | |||
Number of Athletes: |
3184 | |||
Male: |
2813 | |||
Female: |
371 | |||
Final Torch Bearers: |
Ron Clarke (Melbourne) |
Hans Wikne/Karen Lindberg/Henri Eriksson (Stockholm) |
Medal Winners |
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Country |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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| URS | 37 | 29 | 32 | 98 |
| USA | 32 | 25 | 17 | 74 |
| AUS | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| HUN | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| ITA | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| SWE | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| GBR | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| GER | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| ROM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| JAP | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| FRA | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| TUR | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| FIN | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| IRN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| CAN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NZE | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| POL | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| GER | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| CZE | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| BUL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| DEN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| IRL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| NOR | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| MEX | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| BRA | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| IND | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| YUG | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| CHI | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| BEL | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| ARG | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KOR | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ICE | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| PAK | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| SAF | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| AUT | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| BAH | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| GRE | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| SUI | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| URU | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Total |
153 | 153 | 164 | 470 |
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