Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Nik Stuart 38
Frank Turner 50
Floor Exercise, Men Nik Stuart =23
Frank Turner 53
Horse Vault, Men Frank Turner 57
Nik Stuart 58
Parallel Bars, Men Nik Stuart =33
Frank Turner =48
Horizontal Bar, Men Nik Stuart 36
Frank Turner =48
Rings, Men Frank Turner =38
Nik Stuart =42
Pommelled Horse, Men Nik Stuart 21
Frank Turner 53
Individual All-Around, Women Pat Hirst 60
Floor Exercise, Women Pat Hirst 63
Horse Vault, Women Pat Hirst =40
Uneven Bars, Women Pat Hirst 58
Balance Beam, Women Pat Hirst 60

Athletics

100 metres, Men Ken Box 6 h3 r2/4
Roy Sandstrom 6 h4 r2/4
David Segal 3 h12 r1/4
200 metres, Men Brian Shenton 6 h2 r3/4
David Segal 3 h8 r1/4
Roy Sandstrom 3 h11 r1/4
400 metres, Men Peter Higgins 5 h1 r3/4
John Salisbury 5 h2 r3/4
Mike Wheeler 5 h4 r2/4
800 metres, Men Derek Johnson 2 Silver
Michael Farrell 5
Mike Rawson 5 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Men Brian Hewson 5
Ian Boyd 8
Ken Wood 9
5,000 metres, Men Gordon Pirie 2 Silver
Derek Ibbotson 3 Bronze
Chris Chataway 11
10,000 metres, Men Ken Norris 5
Gordon Pirie 8
Frank Sando 10
Marathon, Men Harry Hicks 15
Fred Norris DNF
Ron Clark DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Jack Parker 4 h2 r1/3
Peter Hildreth 4 h4 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Harry Kane 5 h2 r2/3
Bob Shaw 3 h6 r1/3
Tom Farrell 4 h3 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Chris Brasher 1 Gold
John Disley 6
Eric Shirley 8
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Great Britain 5
Ken BoxRoy SandstromDavid SegalBrian ShentonPeter Higgins (DNS)Peter Hildreth (DNS)Jack Parker (DNS)Mike Wheeler (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Great Britain 3 Bronze
John SalisburyMike WheelerPeter HigginsDerek JohnsonMichael Farrell (DNS)Tom Farrell (DNS)Harry Kane (DNS)Mike Rawson (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Stan Vickers 5
George Coleman 7
Roland Hardy 8
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Albert Johnson 8
Eric Hall 9
Don Thompson DNF
High Jump, Men Peter Wells 16
Long Jump, Men Roy Cruttenden 9
Ken Wilmshurst 11
Ken Box DNS
Triple Jump, Men Ken Wilmshurst 9
Shot Put, Men Barclay Palmer 12
Gerry Carr DNS
Mark Pharaoh DNS
Discus Throw, Men Mark Pharaoh 4
Gerry Carr 10
Barclay Palmer DNS
Hammer Throw, Men Peter Allday 9
Don Anthony 12
Javelin Throw, Men Peter Cullen 20 r1/2
100 metres, Women Heather Armitage 6
June Paul 4 h1 r2/3
Anne Pashley 3 h3 r1/3
200 metres, Women June Paul 5
Heather Armitage 4 h2 r2/3
Jean Scrivens 5 h1 r2/3
80 metres Hurdles, Women Carole Quinton 6 h1 r2/3
Pauline Wainwright 5 h2 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Great Britain 2 Silver
Anne PashleyJean ScrivensJune PaulHeather ArmitageThelma Hopkins (DNS)Sheila Hoskin (DNS)Carole Quinton (DNS)Pauline Wainwright (DNS)
High Jump, Women Thelma Hopkins =2 Silver
Dorothy Tyler =12
Audrey Bennett =16
Long Jump, Women Thelma Hopkins 15 r1/2
Sheila Hoskin 19 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Suzanne Allday 15
Discus Throw, Women Suzanne Allday 14 r1/2

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Terry Spinks 1 Gold
Bantamweight, Men Owen Reilly =5
Featherweight, Men Tommy Nicholls 2 Silver
Lightweight, Men Dick McTaggart 1 Gold
Welterweight, Men Nicky Gargano =3 Bronze
Light-Middleweight, Men John McCormack =3 Bronze
Middleweight, Men Ron Redrup =9

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Great Britain 8
Brian BullivantRay Blick

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Great Britain 9
Brian BullivantRay Blick
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Patricia Moody 7

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Alan Jackson 3 Bronze
Stan Brittain 6
Bill Holmes 14
Harry Reynolds 19
Road Race, Team, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Alan JacksonStan BrittainBill HolmesHarry Reynolds

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Keith Harrison 3 h4 r2/5
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Alan Danson =5
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Great Britain 4
Peter BrothertonEric Thompson
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Great Britain 3 Bronze
Don BurgessMike GambrillJohn GeddesTom Simpson

Diving

Springboard, Men David Tarsey 16
Ray Cann 21
Roy Walsh 24
Platform, Men David Tarsey 14
Roy Walsh 20
Ray Cann 21
Springboard, Women Ann Long 6
Charmain Welsh 14
Platform, Women Ann Long 7
Charmain Welsh 12

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Allan Jay 4
Raymond Paul 8
René Paul 8 p2 r2/3
Foil, Team, Men Great Britain =5
René PaulBill HoskynsRaymond PaulAllan JayRalph CoopermanOlgierd Porebski (DNS)
Épée, Individual, Men Bill Hoskyns 6 p1 r2/4
Allan Jay 6 p3 r2/4
Michael Howard 7 p4 r2/4
René Paul DNS
Épée, Team, Men Great Britain 4
René PaulRaymond PaulMichael HowardBill HoskynsAllan JayCharles de Beaumont (DNS)
Sabre, Individual, Men Olgierd Porebski 5 p2 r2/4
Ralph Cooperman 5 p4 r2/4
Bill Hoskyns 6 p3 r2/4
Sabre, Team, Men Great Britain =7
Olgierd PorebskiBill HoskynsRalph CoopermanAllan JayRaymond PaulRené Paul (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Gillian Sheen 1 Gold
Mary Glen-Haig 6 p1 r1/3

Football

Football, Men Great Britain =5
George BromilowHenry DodkinsTommy FarrerBob HardistyJack LaybourneDerek LewinJim LewisStan PrinceHarry SharrattDon StokerLaurie ToppCharlie TwissellMike Pinner (DNS)Dexter Adams (DNS)Terry Robinson (DNS)Jimmy Coates (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men Great Britain 4
David ArcherDenys CarnillJohn ConroyGeoffrey CutterColin DaleHoward DavisMichael DoughtyNeil ForsterSteven JohnsonAnthony RobinsonFrederick ScottJohn StroverDavid ThomasJohn CockettColin Thompson (DNS)Charles Vye (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Don Cobley 25
Thomas Hudson 28
George Norman 34
Team, Men Great Britain 7
Don CobleyThomas HudsonGeorge Norman

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Tony Fox 3 h2 r2/4
Double Sculls, Men Great Britain 2 h1 r2/3
Sidney RandBill Rand
Eights, Men Great Britain 3 h1 r2/4
Richard WheadonMichael DelahookeIan WelshKenneth MasserSimon TozerAlan WatsonJohn A. RussellChris DavidgeJohn Hinde

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Richard Creagh-Osborne 11
Two Person Keelboat, Open Starlight III 7
Bruce BanksStanley Potter
Three Person Keelboat, Open Bluebottle 3 Bronze
Graham MannJonathan JansonRon Backus
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Chuckles 3 Bronze
Jasper BlackallTerry Smith
5.5 metres, Open Vision 2 Silver
Robert PerryDavid BowkerDesmond DillonNeil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Henry Steele 23
Fred Cooper 34
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Fred Cooper 10
Henry Steele 28
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Steffen Cranmer 18
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Steffen Cranmer 23
Frederick Hopkinson 31
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Steffen Cranmer 26
Frederick Hopkinson 38
Trap, Men Joe Wheater 18
Ernest Fear 21

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Ronald Roberts 15
Kenneth Williams 19
400 metres Freestyle, Men Jack Wardrop 11
Neil McKechnie 15
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Great Britain 6
Kenneth WilliamsRonald RobertsNeil McKechnieJack WardropHaydn Rigby (DNS)Graham Symonds (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men Graham Sykes 6
Haydn Rigby =13
John Brockway 19
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Christopher Walkden 11
200 metres Butterfly, Men Graham Symonds 12
100 metres Freestyle, Women Frances Hogben =20
Fearne Ewart =23
400 metres Freestyle, Women Margaret Girvan 16
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Great Britain 8
Frances HogbenJudith GrinhamMargaret GirvanFearne EwartMargaret Edwards (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Judith Grinham 1 Gold
Margaret Edwards 3 Bronze
Julie Hoyle 6
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Elenor McKay 6
Christine Gosden 8
100 metres Butterfly, Women Anne Morton =9

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Great Britain 7
Arthur GradyGerry WorsellJack JonesPeter PassRon TurnerTerry MillerCliff SpoonerJack FergusonBob Knights

Weightlifting

Featherweight, Men Maurice Megennis =11
Julian Creus =11
Lightweight, Men Ben Helfgott 13
Light-Heavyweight, Men Phil Caira 5
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Sydney Harrington =9

Wrestling

Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Herbie Hall AC
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Jack Taylor AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men George Farquhar AC
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Ken Richmond =4