Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Rowing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lake Wendouree |
| Dates | 23–27 November 1956 |
| Competitors | 242 from 25 nations |
| Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 23 to 27 November on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia.[1]
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 242 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:
- Australia (26)
- Austria (4)
- Belgium (7)
- Brazil (5)
- Canada (13)
- Chile (3)
- Cuba (9)
- Czechoslovakia (11)
- Denmark (7)
- Finland (5)
- France (13)
- United Team of Germany (12)
- Great Britain (12)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (4)
- Italy (21)
- Japan (9)
- Mexico (1)
- New Zealand (8)
- Poland (8)
- Soviet Union (25)
- Sweden (9)
- United States (26)
- Uruguay (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.