Global Global championships · since 1896 
Melbourne, Australia 22 Nov – 8 Dec 1956
1956 Olympic Games
Melbourne, Australia 22 Nov – 8 Dec 1956- events
- 33
- medals awarded
- 100
- nations on the podium
- 19
- world records
- 5
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.9400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
50 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
19 nations · 100 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States of America USA | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 | |
| 2 |  Soviet Union URS | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Australia AUS | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain & NI GBR | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Poland POL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Norway NOR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Czech Republic CZE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Brazil BRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France FRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Ireland IRL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  New Zealand NZL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Germany GER | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Chile Records set
5 WR · 17 OR · 1 AR- WR= Bobby Morrow 200m · Men 20.6
- WR Egil Danielsen Javelin throw · Men 85.71
- WR Mildred McDaniel High jump · Women 1.76
- WR= Elzbieta Krzesinska Long jump · Women 6.35
- WR Australia 4x100m · Women 44.5
- OR Tom Courtney 800m · Men 1:47.7
- OR Ronald Delany 1500m · Men 3:41.2
- OR Vladimir Kuts 5000m · Men 13:39.6
- OR Vladimir Kuts 10,000m · Men 28:45.6
- OR= Lee Calhoun 110m hurdles · Men 13.5
- OR= Jack Davis 110m hurdles · Men 13.5
- OR= Glenn Davis 400m hurdles · Men 50.1
- OR Charles Dumas High jump · Men 2.12
- OR Greg Bell Long jump · Men 7.83
- OR Adhemar Da Silva Triple jump · Men 16.35
- OR Parry O'Brien Shot put · Men 18.57
- OR Al Oerter Discus throw · Men 56.36
- OR Harold Connolly Hammer throw · Men 63.19
- OR Milt Campbell Decathlon · Men 7937
- OR= Betty Cuthbert 200m · Women 23.4
- OR Shirley Strickland 80m hurdles · Women 10.7
- OR Elzbieta Krzesinska Long jump · Women 6.35
- AR Willye White Long jump · Women 6.09