Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Viktor Chukarin 1 Gold
Yury Titov 3 Bronze
Valentin Muratov 5
Albert Azaryan 7
Boris Shakhlin =8
Pavel Stolbov 14
Team All-Around, Men Soviet Union 1 Gold
Viktor ChukarinYury TitovValentin MuratovAlbert AzaryanBoris ShakhlinPavel Stolbov
Floor Exercise, Men Valentin Muratov 1 Gold
Viktor Chukarin =2 Silver
Yury Titov 5
Pavel Stolbov =16
Boris Shakhlin 28
Albert Azaryan 40
Horse Vault, Men Valentin Muratov =1 Gold
Yury Titov 3 Bronze
Boris Shakhlin =4
Viktor Chukarin =7
Albert Azaryan =11
Pavel Stolbov =28
Parallel Bars, Men Viktor Chukarin 1 Gold
Albert Azaryan 5
Yury Titov =8
Boris Shakhlin =8
Valentin Muratov =16
Pavel Stolbov =41
Horizontal Bar, Men Yury Titov 2 Silver
Viktor Chukarin =4
Pavel Stolbov =4
Albert Azaryan 8
Boris Shakhlin =13
Valentin Muratov =25
Rings, Men Albert Azaryan 1 Gold
Valentin Muratov 2 Silver
Viktor Chukarin =7
Yury Titov =10
Pavel Stolbov =12
Boris Shakhlin =15
Pommelled Horse, Men Boris Shakhlin 1 Gold
Viktor Chukarin 3 Bronze
Yury Titov 5
Pavel Stolbov =7
Valentin Muratov =9
Albert Azaryan =12
Individual All-Around, Women Larisa Latynina 1 Gold
Sofya Muratova 3 Bronze
Tamara Manina 6
Lyudmila Yegorova 10
Polina Astakhova 17
Lidiya Kalinina =21
Team All-Around, Women Soviet Union 1 Gold
Larisa LatyninaSofya MuratovaTamara ManinaLyudmila YegorovaPolina AstakhovaLidiya Kalinina
Team Portable Apparatus, Women Soviet Union =3 Bronze
Larisa LatyninaSofya MuratovaTamara ManinaLyudmila YegorovaPolina AstakhovaLidiya Kalinina
Floor Exercise, Women Larisa Latynina =1 Gold
Sofya Muratova =4
Tamara Manina =9
Lyudmila Yegorova =9
Lidiya Kalinina =11
Polina Astakhova 13
Horse Vault, Women Larisa Latynina 1 Gold
Tamara Manina 2 Silver
Sofya Muratova 5
Lyudmila Yegorova 9
Polina Astakhova =50
Lidiya Kalinina 56
Uneven Bars, Women Larisa Latynina 2 Silver
Sofya Muratova 3 Bronze
Polina Astakhova 9
Tamara Manina 16
Lidiya Kalinina =18
Lyudmila Yegorova =24
Balance Beam, Women Tamara Manina =2 Silver
Larisa Latynina =4
Lyudmila Yegorova =7
Sofya Muratova 10
Polina Astakhova =13
Lidiya Kalinina =21

Athletics

100 metres, Men Yury Konovalov 6 h1 r3/4
Boris Tokarev 6 h2 r3/4
Leonid Bartenev 4 h4 r2/4
200 metres, Men Boris Tokarev 5
Leonid Bartenev 4 h1 r2/4
Yury Konovalov 3 h3 r1/4
400 metres, Men Ardalion Ignatyev =3 Bronze
Konstantin Grachov 4 h1 r1/4
Yury Bashlikov DNS
1,500 metres, Men Yevgeny Sokolov 6 h2 r1/2
Sergey Sukhanov 7 h3 r1/2
Jonas Pipynė 9 h1 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Vladimir Kuts 1 Gold
Pyotr Bolotnikov 9
Ivan Chernyavsky 10
10,000 metres, Men Vladimir Kuts 1 Gold
Ivan Chernyavsky 6
Pyotr Bolotnikov 16
Marathon, Men Ivan Filin 7
Boris Grishayev DNF
Albert Ivanov DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Boris Stolyarov 6
Anatoly Mikhaylov 4 h3 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Yury Lituyev 4
Anatoly Yulin 5 h1 r2/3
Igor Ilyin DNS
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Semyon Rzhishchin 5
Vasily Vlasenko 7 h1 r1/2
Yevgeny Kadyaykin 9 h1 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Soviet Union 2 Silver
Leonid BartenevBoris TokarevYury KonovalovVladimir SukharevYury Bashlikov (DNS)Ardalion Ignatyev (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Soviet Union 3 h3 r1/2
Konstantin GrachovYury LituyevAnatoly YulinArdalion IgnatyevIgor Ilyin (DNS)Yury Bashlikov (DNS)Boris Stolyarov (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Leonid Spirin 1 Gold
Antanas Mikėnas 2 Silver
Bruno Junk 3 Bronze
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Yevgeny Maskinskov 2 Silver
Grigory Klimov DNF
Mikhail Lavrov DQ
High Jump, Men Igor Kashkarov 3 Bronze
Vladimir Sitkin 6
Vladimir Polyakov AC r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Vladimir Bulatov =9
Anatoly Petrov 11
Vitaly Chernobay 13
Long Jump, Men Dmitry Bondarenko 4
Oleg Fedoseyev 8
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan AC r2/2
Triple Jump, Men Vitold Kreyer 3 Bronze
Leonid Shcherbakov 6
Yevgeny Chen DNS
Shot Put, Men Boris Belyayev 5
Vladimir Loshchilov 13
Vartan Ovsepian DNS
Discus Throw, Men Oto Grigalka 5
Boris Matveyev 9
Kim Bukhantsov 12
Hammer Throw, Men Mikhail Krivonosov 2 Silver
Anatoly Samotsvetov 3 Bronze
Dmitry Yegorov 7
Javelin Throw, Men Viktor Tsybulenko 3 Bronze
Aleksandr Gorshkov 8
Vladimir Kuznetsov 12
Decathlon, Men Vasily Kuznetsov 3 Bronze
Uno Palu 4
Yury Kutenko DNF
100 metres, Women Galina Popova 5 h1 r2/3
Vera Krepkina 5 h2 r2/3
Galina Rezchikova 6 h2 r2/3
200 metres, Women Mariya Itkina 4 h1 r2/3
Vera Yugova 6 h2 r2/3
Olga Kosheleva 5 h5 r1/3
80 metres Hurdles, Women Galina Bystrova 4
Mariya Golubnichaya 5
Niliya Besedina-Kulakova 5 h3 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Soviet Union 4
Vera KrepkinaGalina RezchikovaMariya ItkinaIrina BochkaryovaVera Yugova (DNS)Nadezhda Dvalishvili (DNS)Olga Kosheleva (DNS)Galina Popova (DNS)
High Jump, Women Mariya Pisareva =2 Silver
Valentina Ballod 11
Long Jump, Women Nadezhda Dvalishvili 3 Bronze
Valentina Shaprunova 6
Galina Popova DNS
Shot Put, Women Tamara Tyshkevich 1 Gold
Galina Zybina 2 Silver
Zinaida Doynikova 4
Discus Throw, Women Irina Beglyakova 2 Silver
Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova 3 Bronze
Albina Yelkina 5
Javelin Throw, Women Inese Jaunzeme 1 Gold
Nadezhda Konyayeva 3 Bronze

Basketball

Basketball, Men Soviet Union 2 Silver
Valdis MuižnieksMaigonis ValdmanisVladimir TorbanStasys StonkusKazys PetkevičiusArkady BochkaryovJānis KrūmiņšMikhail SemyonovAlgirdas LauritėnasYury OzerovViktor ZubkovMikhail Studenetsky

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Vladimir Stolnikov =5
Bantamweight, Men Boris Stepanov =9
Featherweight, Men Vladimir Safronov 1 Gold
Lightweight, Men Anatoly Lagetko =3 Bronze
Light-Welterweight, Men Vladimir Engibaryan 1 Gold
Welterweight, Men Eduard Borisov =9
Light-Middleweight, Men Richard Karpov =9
Middleweight, Men Gennady Shatkov 1 Gold
Light-Heavyweight, Men Romualdas Murauskas =3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Men Lev Mukhin 2 Silver

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Igor Pisarev 5
Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Soviet Union 5
Yevgeny YatsinenkoSergey Klimov
Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Gennady Bukharin 3 Bronze
Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Soviet Union 1 Gold
Pavel KharinGratsian Botev

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Igor Pisarev 2 Silver
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Soviet Union 2 Silver
Mihhail KaalesteAnatoly Demitkov
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Gennady Bukharin 3 Bronze
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Soviet Union 2 Silver
Pavel KharinGratsian Botev
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Yelizaveta Dementyeva 1 Gold

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Anatoly Cherepovich 15
Nikolay Kolumbet 16
Viktor Kapitonov 32
Viktor Vershinin 35
Road Race, Team, Men Soviet Union 6
Anatoly CherepovichNikolay KolumbetViktor KapitonovViktor Vershinin

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Boris Romanov =5
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Boris Savostin =5
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Soviet Union =9
Rostislav VargashkinVladimir Leonov
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Soviet Union =5
Viktor IlyinVladimir MitinRodislav ChizhikovEduard Gusev

Diving

Springboard, Men Gennady Udalov 5
Roman Brener 6
Yury Kasakov 9
Platform, Men Roman Brener 5
Mikhail Chachba 8
Gennady Galkin 13
Springboard, Women Valentina Chumicheva 5
Ninel Krutova 10
Zoya Blyuvas 11
Platform, Women Tatyana Karakashiyants 5
Lyubov Zhigalova 6
Raisa Gorokhovskaya 9

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Mark Midler 7
Yury Rudov 6 p1 r2/3
Iuri Osip'ovi 7 p2 r2/3
Aleksandr Ovsyankin DNS
Viktor Zhdanovich DNS
Yury Ivanov DNS
Foil, Team, Men Soviet Union =5
Yury RudovIuri Osip'oviMark MidlerAleksandr OvsyankinViktor ZhdanovichYury Ivanov
Épée, Individual, Men Arnold Chernushevich 5 p2 r2/4
Revaz Tsirek'idze 5 p2 r1/4
Juozas Udras 5 p4 r1/4
Lev Saychuk DNS
Valentin Vdovichenko DNS
Épée, Team, Men Soviet Union =5
Arnold ChernushevichValentin ChernikovLev SaychukRevaz Tsirek'idzeJuozas UdrasValentin Vdovichenko
Sabre, Individual, Men Lev Kuznetsov 3 Bronze
Yevgeny Cherepovsky 5 p1 r3/4
Yakov Rylsky 5 p1 r2/4
David Tyshler DNS
Leonid Bogdanov DNS
Aleksandr Vetrov DNS
Sabre, Team, Men Soviet Union 3 Bronze
Lev KuznetsovYakov RylskyYevgeny CherepovskyDavid TyshlerLeonid BogdanovAleksandr Vetrov (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Emma Yefimova 5 p1 r2/3
Valentina Rastvorova 5 p3 r1/3
Nadezhda Shitikova 6 p2 r1/3

Football

Football, Men Soviet Union 1 Gold
Lev YashinAnatoly BashashkinMikhail OgonkovBoris KuznetsovIgor NettoAnatoly MaslyonkinBoris TatushinAnatoly IsayevNikita SimonyanSergey SalnikovAnatoly IlyinNikolay TishchenkoAleksey ParamonovEduard StreltsovValentin IvanovVladimir RyzhkinYozhef BetsaBoris RazinskyAnatoly Porkhunov (DNS)Yury Belyayev (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Igor Novikov 4
Aleksandr Tarasov 8
Ivan Deryugin 9
Team, Men Soviet Union 1 Gold
Igor NovikovAleksandr TarasovIvan Deryugin

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Vyacheslav Ivanov 1 Gold
Double Sculls, Men Soviet Union 1 Gold
Aleksandr BerkutovYury Tyukalov
Coxless Pairs, Men Soviet Union 2 Silver
Igor BuldakovViktor Ivanov
Coxed Pairs, Men Soviet Union 3 Bronze
Igor YemchukGeorgy ZhilinVladimir Petrov
Coxless Fours, Men Soviet Union 3 h1 r3/4
Leonid ZakharovAleksandr SheffNikolay KarasyovIgor Ivanov
Coxed Fours, Men Soviet Union 3 h2 r3/4
Andrey ArkhipovYury PopovValentin ZaninYaroslav CherstvyAnatoly Fetisov
Eights, Men Soviet Union 3 h1 r3/4
Ernest VerbinBoris FyodorovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovAnatoly AntonovGeorgy GushchenkoVladimir KryukovVladimir Petrov

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Yury Shavrin 12
Two Person Keelboat, Open Tulilind 8
Timir PineginFyodor Shutkov
Three Person Keelboat, Open Neptun II 11
Ivan MatveyevAndrey MazovkaPyotr Tolstikhin
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Kon-Tiki 7
Boris IlyinAleksandr Chumakov
5.5 metres, Open Druzhba 8
Konstantin AleksandrovKonstantin MelgunovLev Alekseyev

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Yevgeny Cherkasov 2 Silver
Vasily Sorokin 24
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Makhmud Umarov 2 Silver
Anton Yasinsky 5
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Vasily Borisov 1 Gold
Allan Erdman 2 Silver
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Anatoly Bogdanov 1 Gold
Vasily Borisov 4
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Vasily Borisov 2 Silver
Anatoly Bogdanov 29
Running Target, Single and Double Shot, Men Vitaly Romanenko 1 Gold
Vladimir Sevryugin 3 Bronze
Trap, Men Nikolay Mogilevsky 4
Yury Nikandrov 5

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Vitaly Sorokin 12
Lev Balandin 21
400 metres Freestyle, Men Boris Nik'it'ini 16
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Gennady Androsov 16
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Soviet Union 3 Bronze
Vitaly SorokinVladimir StruzhanovGennady NikolayevBoris Nik'it'iniGennady Androsov (DNS)Lev Balandin (DNS)
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Kharis Yunichev 3 Bronze
Igor Zaseda 5
Farid Dosayev 10
100 metres Backstroke, Women Lyudmila Klipova 14

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Soviet Union 3 Bronze
Boris GoykhmanViktor AgeyevYury ShlyapinVyacheslav KurennoyPyotr BreusP'et're MshvenieradzeNodar GvakhariaMikhail RyzhakValentin ProkopovBoris MarkarovGeorgy Lesin (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Vladimir Stogov 2 Silver
Featherweight, Men Yevgeny Minayev 2 Silver
Lightweight, Men Igor Rybak 1 Gold
Ravil Khabutdinov 2 Silver
Middleweight, Men Fyodor Bogdanovsky 1 Gold
Light-Heavyweight, Men Vasīlijs Stepanovs 2 Silver
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Arkady Vorobyov 1 Gold

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Nikolay Solovyov 1 Gold
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Konstantin Vyrupayev 1 Gold
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Roman Dzeneladze 3 Bronze
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Vladimir Rosin AC
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Vladimir Maneyev 2 Silver
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Givi K'art'ozia 1 Gold
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Valentin Nikolayev 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Anatoly Parfyonov 1 Gold
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Mirian Tsalkalamanidze 1 Gold
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Mikhail Shakhov 3 Bronze
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Linar Salimullin =6
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Alimbeg Bestayev 3 Bronze
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Vakht'ang Balavadze 3 Bronze
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Giorgi Skhirt'ladze 3 Bronze
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Boris Kulayev 2 Silver
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Ivan Vykhristyuk 6