Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | URS | ||||||||
| NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 272 (233 men, 39 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Aleksey Medvedev | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) |
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports.
The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 37 gold and a total of 98 medals.
Men's 110 m hurdles
Men's marathon
Men's 10 m platform
Women's 10 m platform
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1956.
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1956. The Soviet pentathletes won gold in the team event.
The Soviet Union had 25 male rowers participate in seven rowing events in 1956.
Eleven shooters represented the Soviet Union in 1956.
In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.
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