Melbourne 1956
XVI edition of the Summer Olympics
22 November - 08 December 1956
Medal table
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STATISTICS
- Nations 67
- Athletes 3182 (2817 men; 370 women)
- Italian Athletes 135 (120 men; 15 women)
Held at the lowest latitude ever and awarded to Melbourne beating Buenos Aires by only one vote, the 1956 Games were characterised by being held much later in the year than usual, and events taking place in two locations, with equestrian events held in Stockholm. In addition, the serious events that took place during those months - the Suez war and the invasion of Hungary by the Red Army - led to the first cases of political boycott in Olympic history. The atmosphere of great tension was epitomised by the gold medal match in water polo between the Soviets and Hungarians (with the latter winning 4-0). Tragedy struck the Italian team with rower Arrigo Menicocci involved in a fatal car accident.
Athlete | Medal | Sport |
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Ercole BALDINI | GOLD | Cycling Road Race |
Leandro FAGGIN | GOLD | Cycling Track 1 km Time Trial |
Antonio DOMENICALI , Leandro FAGGIN , Franco GANDINI , Valentino GASPARELLA | GOLD | Cycling Track Team Pursuit |
Carlo PAVESI | GOLD | Fencing Individual Epée |
Giorgio ANGLESIO , Franco BERTINETTI , Giuseppe DELFINO , Edoardo MANGIAROTTI , Carlo PAVESI , Alberto PELLEGRINO | GOLD | Fencing Team Epée |
Giancarlo BERGAMINI , Luigi CARPANEDA , Manlio DI ROSA , Vittorio LUCARELLI , Edoardo MANGIAROTTI , Antonio SPALLINO | GOLD | Fencing Team Foil |
Romano SGHEIZ , Ivo STEFANONI , Franco TRINCAVELLI , Angelo VANZIN , Alberto WINKLER | GOLD | Rowing Coxed Four |
Galliano ROSSINI | GOLD | Shotgun Trap |
Franco NENCI | SILVER | Boxing 63,5kg |
Guglielmo PESENTI | SILVER | Cycling Sprint |
Raimondo D'INZEO | SILVER | Equestrian Individual Nations Grand Prix |
Piero D'INZEO , Raimondo D'INZEO , Salvatore OPPES | SILVER | Equestrian Team Nations Grand Prix |
Giuseppe DELFINO | SILVER | Fencing Individual Epée |
Giancarlo BERGAMINI | SILVER | Fencing Individual Foil |
NicolÒ RODE , Agostino STRAULINO | SILVER | Sailing Star |
Ignazio FABRA | SILVER | Wrestling Greco Roman 52kg |
Giacomo BOZZANO | BRONZE | Boxing 81kg |
Giuseppe OGNA , Cesare PINARELLO | BRONZE | Cycling Track Tandem |
Piero D'INZEO | BRONZE | Equestrian Individual Nations Grand Prix |
Edoardo MANGIAROTTI | BRONZE | Fencing Individual Epée |
Antonio SPALLINO | BRONZE | Fencing Individual Foil |
Alessandro CICERI | BRONZE | Shotgun Trap |
Alberto PIGAIANI | BRONZE | Weightlifting +90 kg |
Ermanno PIGNATTI | BRONZE | Weightlifting 75 kg |
Adelmo BULGARELLI | BRONZE | Wrestling Greco Roman 87kg |