| Date(s) |
Games |
Sport |
Event |
| 23 November – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Hockey |
Hockey, Men |
| 24 November – 8 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Football |
Football, Men |
| 28 November – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Water Polo |
Water Polo, Men |
| 30 November – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Swimming |
200 metres Breaststroke, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Individual All-Around, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Team All-Around, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Floor Exercise, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Vault, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Parallel Bars, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Horizontal Bar, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Rings, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Pommelled Horse, Men |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Individual All-Around, Women |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Team All-Around, Women |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Floor Exercise, Women |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Vault, Women |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Uneven Bars, Women |
| 3 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Artistic Gymnastics |
Balance Beam, Women |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Cycling Track |
Sprint, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Cycling Track |
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 3 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Wrestling |
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men |
| 4 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Swimming |
100 metres Backstroke, Men |
| 4 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Swimming |
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women |
| 5 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Swimming |
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men |
| 5 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Swimming |
400 metres Freestyle, Women |
| 5 – 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Diving |
Platform, Men |
| 6 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Cycling Track |
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men |
| 6 – 7 December 1956 |
1956 Summer Olympics |
Diving |
Platform, Women |