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Olympic · 1956 · Melbourne, AUS

1956 Melbourne Olympics.

1956 Melbourne Olympics ran in 1956 across 14 events.

14 events
74 athletes
46 medals awarded

What happened

Larisa Latynina (Soviet Union) took the women's artistic all-around title. Viktor Chukarin (Soviet Union) took the men's artistic all-around title. Soviet Union won the men's artistic team final; Soviet Union won the women's artistic team final.
46 medals awarded across 14 events.

All-Around · the meet's figurehead

Men's Artistic · AA Final

Chukarin takes it with a 114.250.

1
Viktor ChukarinURS
114.250
2
Takashi OnoJPN
114.200
3
Yury TitovURS
113.800
Women's Artistic · AA Final

Latynina takes it with a 74.933.

1
Larisa LatyninaURS
74.933
2
Ágnes KeletiHUN
74.633
3
Sofya MuratovaURS
74.466

Other events · by apparatus

Tap to expand each apparatus final.

Men's ArtisticTeam Competition Men
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1Soviet UnionURS568.250
2JapanJPN566.400
3FinlandFIN555.950
Women's ArtisticTeam Competition Women
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1Soviet UnionURS444.787
2HungaryHUN443.484
3RomaniaROU438.185
Women's Artistic · Balance BeamBalance Beam Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Ágnes KeletiHUN18.800
2Eva Bosáková-VěchtováTCH18.633
2Tamara ManinaURS18.633
Men's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Valentin MuratovURS19.200
2Viktor ChukarinURS19.100
2Nobuyuki AiharaJPN19.100
2William ThoressonSWE19.100
Women's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Larisa LatyninaURS18.733
1Ágnes KeletiHUN18.733
3Elena Leuștean-PopescuROU18.700
Men's Artistic · Horizontal BarHorizontal Bar Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Takashi OnoJPN19.600
2Yury TitovURS19.400
3Masao TakemotoJPN19.300
Men's Artistic · Parallel BarsParallel Bars Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Viktor ChukarinURS19.200
2Masami KubotaJPN19.150
3Takashi OnoJPN19.100
3Masao TakemotoJPN19.100
Men's Artistic · Pommel HorsePommel Horse Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Boris ShakhlinURS19.250
2Takashi OnoJPN19.200
3Viktor ChukarinURS19.100
Men's Artistic · Still RingsRings Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Albert AzaryanURS19.350
2Valentin MuratovURS19.150
3Masao TakemotoJPN19.100
3Masami KubotaJPN19.100
Women's Artistic · Uneven BarsUneven Bars Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Ágnes KeletiHUN18.966
2Larisa LatyninaURS18.833
3Sofya MuratovaURS18.800
Men's Artistic · VaultVault Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Valentin MuratovURS18.850
1Helmut BantzGER18.850
3Yury TitovURS18.750
Women's Artistic · VaultVault Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Larisa LatyninaURS18.833
2Tamara ManinaURS18.800
3Ann-Sofi Pettersson-CollingSWE18.733
3Olga Tass-LemhényiHUN18.733
Sources olympedia.org (all events)
Last verified 2026-07-31.