Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

All-Around, Individual, Men Graham Bond 54
David Gourlay 55
John Lees 56
Bruce Sharp 57
Brian Blackburn 58
Noel Punton 59
Blair Dixon DNS
Warren Moore DNS
Team, Men Australia 7
Graham Bond • David Gourlay • John Lees • Bruce Sharp • Brian Blackburn • Noel Punton • Blair Dixon (DNS) • Warren Moore (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Men Brian Blackburn =41
Bruce Sharp 48
Noel Punton 51
David Gourlay =56
Graham Bond 58
John Lees 60
Vault, Men Bruce Sharp =28
David Gourlay =43
Brian Blackburn =47
Noel Punton =50
Graham Bond 56
John Lees 61
Parallel Bars, Men Bruce Sharp =53
Graham Bond =53
John Lees 55
Brian Blackburn 56
David Gourlay 57
Noel Punton =58
Horizontal Bar, Men Graham Bond 50
David Gourlay 54
Bruce Sharp 56
John Lees 57
Brian Blackburn 58
Noel Punton 63
Rings, Men John Lees 49
Bruce Sharp 51
David Gourlay 56
Graham Bond 58
Brian Blackburn 59
Noel Punton 60
Pommel Horse, Men John Lees 54
David Gourlay 55
Graham Bond 56
Noel Punton 57
Brian Blackburn 58
Bruce Sharp 59
All-Around, Individual, Women Ing Fraser 62
Barbara Cunningham 63
Wendy Nicholls 64
Floor Exercise, Women Ing Fraser 61
Barbara Cunningham 62
Wendy Nicholls 64
Vault, Women Barbara Cunningham 61
Ing Fraser 62
Wendy Nicholls 63
Uneven Bars, Women Barbara Cunningham 60
Ing Fraser 63
Wendy Nicholls 64
Balance Beam, Women Wendy Nicholls 57
Ing Fraser 62
Barbara Cunningham 64

Athletics

100 metres, Men Hec Hogan 3 Bronze
Ray Land 6 h1 r2/4
Gavin Carragher 4 h7 r1/4
200 metres, Men Hec Hogan 4 h3 r2/4
Douglas Winston 3 h2 r1/4
Graham Gipson 3 h9 r1/4
400 metres, Men Kevan Gosper 4 h2 r3/4
Graham Gipson 4 h2 r2/4
John Goodman 4 h8 r1/4
800 metres, Men Bill Butchart 8
Jim Bailey 7 h2 r2/3
Don MacMillan 4 h2 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men John Landy 3 Bronze
Merv Lincoln 12
Jim Bailey DNS
5,000 metres, Men Albie Thomas 5
Al Lawrence 1 h2 r1/2
John Landy DNS
10,000 metres, Men Al Lawrence 3 Bronze
Dave Power 7
Dave Stephens 20
Marathon, Men John Russell 18
Keith Ollerenshaw 25
Les Perry DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Ken Doubleday 5 h1 r1/3
John Chittick 5 h2 r1/3
Bob Joyce 6 h3 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men David Lean 5
Ross Parker 6 h1 r2/3
Geoff Goodacre 3 h2 r1/3
Steeplechase, Men Neil Robbins 7
Graham Thomas 10 h1 r1/2
Ron Blackney 10 h2 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Australia 4 h2 r2/3
Gavin Carragher • Ted McGlynn • Ray Land • Hec Hogan • Graham Gipson (DNS) • Douglas Winston (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Australia 2 Silver
Leon Gregory • David Lean • Graham Gipson • Kevan Gosper • John Goodman • Ross Parker (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Don Keane 6
Ted Allsopp 10
Ronald Crawford 13
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Ray Smith 6
Ronald Crawford 13
Ted Allsopp DQ
High Jump, Men Charles Porter 2 Silver
Colin Ridgeway =7
John Vernon =24 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Mike Moroney 19 r1/2
Ian Bruce 23 r1/2
Hugh Jack 24 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Bruce Peever 17 r1/2
Peter Denton 18 r1/2
Triple Jump, Men Brian Oliver 23 r1/2
Ronald Gray 25 r1/2
Maurice Rich 27 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Barry Donath 9
Peter Hanlin 11
Discus Throw, Men Ves Balodis 20 QR
Hammer Throw, Men Charlie Morris 19 QR
Neville Gadsden 20 QR
Martin Crowe 21 QR
Javelin Throw, Men Bob Grant 16 QR
Jim Achurch 21 QR
Decathlon, Men Pat Leane 9
John Cann 10
Ian Bruce 11
100 metres, Women Betty Cuthbert 1 Gold
Marlene Mathews 3 Bronze
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 3 h4 r1/3
200 metres, Women Betty Cuthbert 1 Gold
Marlene Mathews 3 Bronze
Norma Croker 4
100 / 80 metres Hurdles, Women Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 1 Gold
Norma Thrower 3 Bronze
Gloria Cooke 6
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Australia 1 Gold
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty • Norma Croker • Fleur Mellor • Betty Cuthbert • Gloria Cooke (DNS) • Marlene Mathews (DNS)
High Jump, Women Michele Mason 6
Carol Bernoth 14
Janice Cooper 15
Long Jump, Women Nancy Borwick 8
Erica Willis 14 r1/2
Margaret Johnson 16 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Valerie Lawrence 13
Marg Woodlock 17 QR
Mary Breen 18 QR
Discus Throw, Women Lois Jackman 13
Shirley Cotton 17 QR
Valerie Lawrence 21 QR
Javelin Throw, Women Maureen Wright 17 QR
Heather Innes 18 QR
June Heath 19 QR

Australian Rules Football

Australian Rules Football, Men Victorian Amateur Football Association 1
Bob Collins • Geoff Hibbins • Laurie Wakeling • Tony Capes • Phil Rochow • Lloyd Williams • Cyril Empey • Ian Merrick • Bryce Thomas • Gerry Gill • Jim Hannan • Murray Mitchell • Duncan Anderson • Dick Fenton-Smith • Ray Pettigrove • Peter Harkness • John Hayes • Mick Keogh • Leigh Grant (DNS) • Dick Tindale (DNS) • Don Douglas (DNS) • John Byrne (DNS) • Peter Craw (DNS)
Victorian Football League/Victorian Football Association 2
Ray Gabelich • Vic Naismith • Brian Walsh • Brian Collopy • Jack Sassella • John Westacott • Laurie Dwyer • Brendan Edwards • Barry Gaze • Brian Gray • Neil McNeill • Ken Turner • Frank Dunin • Dave Plunkett • Des Tobin • Denis Cordner • Keith Woolnough • Ray Allsopp • Keith Marshall (DNS) • Thomas Hussey (DNS) • Brian Turner (DNS) • Lindsay Gaze (DNS) • Keith Anderson (DNS)

Baseball

Baseball, Men Australia 2
Eddie Moule • Peter Box • Bob Teasdale • Max Lord • Barry Wappett • Colin Payne • Ken Smith • Max Puckett • Neil Turl • Norm Tyshing • Ken Morrison • Norman White • Peter McDade • John Langley • Neville Pratt • Ross Straw (DNS)

Basketball

Basketball, Men Australia 12
Algis Ignatavicius • Bruce Flick • Colin Burdett • Geoff Heskett • Inga Freidenfelds • George Dancis • Ken Finch • Merv Moy • Peter Bumbers • Peter Demos • Peter Sutton • Stan Dargis

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Warner Batchelor =5
Bantamweight, Men Bobby Bath =9
Featherweight, Men Noel Hazard =9
Lightweight, Men Billy Griffiths =9
Light-Welterweight, Men Max Carlos =9
Welterweight, Men Kevin Hogarth =3 Bronze
Light-Middleweight, Men Peter Read =9
Middleweight, Men Howard Richter =9
Light-Heavyweight, Men Tony Madigan =5

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles (K1), 1,000 metres, Men Barry Stuart 9
Kayak Singles (K1), 10,000 metres, Men Max Baldwin 9
Kayak Doubles (K2), 1,000 metres, Men Australia 7
Walter Brown • Dennis Green
Kayak Doubles (K2), 10,000 metres, Men Australia 3 Bronze
Dennis Green • Walter Brown
Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men Bryan Harper 7
Canoe Singles (C1), 10,000 metres, Men Bryan Harper 9
Canoe Doubles (C2), 1,000 metres, Men Australia 5
Bill Jones • Tom Ohman
Canoe Doubles (C2), 10,000 metres, Men Australia 7
Bill Jones • Tom Ohman
Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Women Edith Cochrane 5

Cycling Road

Road Race, Men John O'Sullivan 41
Jim Nevin 44
Jim Nestor DNF
Jack Trickey DNF
Road Race, Team, Men Australia DNF
John O'Sullivan • Jim Nevin • Jim Nestor • Jack Trickey

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Dick Ploog 3 Bronze
Track Time Trial, Men Warren Scarfe 4
Tandem Sprint, Men Australia 1 Gold
Joey Browne • Tony Marchant
Team Pursuit, Men Australia 2 h6 r1/4
Roy Moore • Warren Scarfe • Frank Brazier • Cliff Burvill

Diving

Springboard, Men Arthur Winther 17
Joseph McCann 19
Ron Faulds 20
Platform, Men Frank Murphy 17
William Tully 18
Barry Holmes 22
Springboard, Women Barbara McAulay 13
Rosalyn Barton 15
Pat Howard 17
Platform, Women Barbara McAulay 14
Rosalyn Barton 16
Adele Price 18

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Brian McCowage 6 p2 r2/3
Michael Sichel 8 p1 r2/3
David McKenzie 6 p4 r1/3
Ray Buckingham DNS
Foil, Team, Men Australia 3 p3 r1/3
Ray Buckingham • Brian McCowage • Rod Steel • David McKenzie • Michael Sichel • Tom Cross
Épée, Individual, Men Ivan Lund 6 p4 r2/4
Richard Stone 7 p3 r2/4
Laurence Harding-Smith 6 p4 r1/4
Keith Hackshall DNS
Hilbert Van Dijk DNS
Épée, Team, Men Australia 4 p1 r1/3
James Wolfensohn • Ivan Lund • Keith Hackshall • Hilbert Van Dijk • Laurence Harding-Smith (DNS) • Richard Stone (DNS)
Sabre, Individual, Men Graham McKenzie 7 p3 r2/4
Leslie Fadgyas 7 p4 r2/4
Sandor Szoke 6 p1 r1/4
Emeric Santo DNS
Alexander Martonffy DNS
Leslie Kovacs DNS
Sabre, Team, Men Australia =7
Leslie Fadgyas • Alexander Martonffy • Emeric Santo • Leslie Kovacs • Sandor Szoke • Graham McKenzie (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Denise O'Brien 7 p1 r1/3
Lois Joseph 8 p2 r1/3
Joy Hardon 8 p3 r1/3

Football

Football, Men Australia =5
Al Warren • Bruce Morrow • Ted Smith • Frank Loughran • George Arthur • Graham McMillan • Jack Lennard • John Pettigrew • Bob Bignall • Ron Lord • Cliff Sander • Alec Beattie (DNS) • Bill Harburn (DNS) • Billy Henderson (DNS) • Col Kitching (DNS) • Con Purser (DNS) • Alastair Rattray (DNS) • Peter Stone (DNS) • Brian Vogler (DNS) • Bob Wemyss (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men Australia 5
Alan Barblett • Dennis Kemp • Desmond Spackman • Eric Pearce • Gordon Pearce • Ian Dick • Keith Leeson • Kevin Carton • Louis Hailey • Maurice Foley • Mel Pearce • Ray Whiteside • John Dwyer • Brian Booth • Glen Jobson • Kenneth Clarke • Don Mecklem • Geoff Bennett • Ken Reid (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Neville Sayers 19
Sven Coomer 32
Terry Nicoll 35
Team, Men Australia 8
Neville Sayers • Sven Coomer • Terry Nicoll

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Stuart MacKenzie 2 Silver
Double Sculls, Men Australia 3 Bronze
Murray Riley • Merv Wood
Coxless Pairs, Men Australia 4
Peter Raper • Maurice Grace
Coxed Pairs, Men Australia 3 h2 r3/4
Robert Duncan • Bruce Dickson • John Cockbill
Coxless Fours, Men Australia 4 h2 r3/4
John Harrison • Peter Evatt • Geoff Williamson • Dave Anderson
Coxed Fours, Men Australia 4
Gordon Cowey • Kevin McMahon • Reg Libbis • Ian Allen • John Jenkinson
Eights, Men Australia 3 Bronze
Michael Aikman • David Boykett • Fred Benfield • Jim Howden • Garth Manton • Neville Howell • Adrian Monger • Brian Doyle • Harold Hewitt

Sailing

Two-Person Keelboat, Men Naiad 9
Robert French • Jack Downey
One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men Colin Ryrie 10
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Buraddoo 3 Bronze
Jock Sturrock • Devereaux Mytton • Doug Buxton
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Paula 5
Graham Drane • Brian Carolan • Jim Carolane
Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Falcon IV 2 Silver
Rolly Tasker • Malcolm Scott

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, Men Johnnie Maitland 28
Peter Papps 35
Free Pistol, Men Len Tolhurst 8
Rodney Johnson 27
Free Rifle, Men Ian Wrigley 16
Norman Goff 17
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, Men Don Tolhurst 27
Norman Rule 34
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men Don Tolhurst 10
Norman Rule 22
Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men Colin Anderson 10
Noel Hall 11
Trap, Open John Bryant 9
Clement Mudford 20

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Jon Henricks 1 Gold
John Devitt 2 Silver
Gary Chapman 3 Bronze
400 metres Freestyle, Men Murray Rose 1 Gold
Kevin O'Halloran 4
Gary Winram 6
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Murray Rose 1 Gold
Murray Garretty 4
Gary Winram 8
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Australia 1 Gold
Kevin O'Halloran • John Devitt • Murray Rose • Jon Henricks • Gary Chapman • Graham Hamilton • Murray Garretty • John Konrads (DNS) • Jon Donohue (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men David Theile 1 Gold
John Monckton 2 Silver
John Hayres 5
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Terry Gathercole 4
200 metres Butterfly, Men John Marshall 5
Brian Wilkinson 7
100 metres Freestyle, Women Dawn Fraser 1 Gold
Lorraine Crapp 2 Silver
Faith Leech 3 Bronze
400 metres Freestyle, Women Lorraine Crapp 1 Gold
Dawn Fraser 2 Silver
Sandra Morgan 6
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Australia 1 Gold
Dawn Fraser • Faith Leech • Sandra Morgan • Lorraine Crapp • Margaret Gibson • Elizabeth Fraser • Alva Colquhoun (DNS) • Jan Munro (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Gerganiya Beckitt 8
Patricia Huntingford 13
Pam Singleton 17
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Barbara Evans 12
100 metres Butterfly, Women Beverly Bainbridge 5
Maureen Giles 11

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Australia 9
Doug Laing • Ray Smee • Keith Whitehead • Peter Bennett • Bill Orchard • Jake Foster • Ted Peirce • John O'Brien • Bill McCabe • Allan Charleston (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Charlie Henderson =13
Featherweight, Men Keith Caple 16
Lightweight, Men Vern Barberis 11
Middleweight, Men Fred Baugh 13
Light-Heavyweight, Men Jack Powell 8
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Leonard Treganowan 8
Manny Santos =9

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Monty Hakansson =10
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Joe Sweeney =12
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Norman Ickeringill =9
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Dick Garrard DNS
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Fred Murphy =9
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Wally Paterson =8
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Victor Mucha =9
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Joe Zammit =9
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Fred Flannery =10
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Geoffrey Jameson =11
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men John Elliott =11
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men David Schumacher =16
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Noel Granger =11
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men William Davies =9
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Kevin Coote =5
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Ray Mitchell =4