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  competitors 325 (279 men, 46 women)
  flagbearer Mervyn Woods
  gold 13
  silver 8
  bronze 14
  total 35
  rank 3


Australia was the host nation for the ''' 1956 Summer Olympics ''' in Melbourne . Australian riders also competed in the Equestrian Events held in Stockholm , Sweden earlier that year, because of Australian quarantine restrictions. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games .


MEDALS


Gold















Silver










Bronze









  • Dick Ploog — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch)








RESULTS AND COMPETITORS BY EVENT


Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles



Men's Marathon


Basketball



Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round:

  • Lost to Brazil (66-89)

  • Lost to Chile (56-78)

  • Defeated Thailand (87-48)

  • Lost to Formosa (73-86)

  • Defeated Singapore (98-74)

    • Classification Matches:




Cycling

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's 2.000m Tandem

Men's Individual Road Race


Diving

Men's 3m Springboard
  • Arthur Winther

  • Preliminary Round — 71.04 (→ did not advance, 17th place)


  • Joseph McCann

  • Preliminary Round — 69.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)


  • Ronald Faulds

  • Preliminary Round — 68.84 (→ did not advance, 20th place)


Men's 10m Platform
  • Francis Murphy

  • Preliminary Round — 66.29 (→ did not advance, 17th place)


  • William Tully

  • Preliminary Round — 65.49 (→ did not advance, 18th place)


  • Barry Holmes

  • Preliminary Round — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)


Women's 3m Springboard
  • Barbara McAulay

  • Preliminary Round — 60.19 (→ did not advance, 13th place)


  • Roslyn Barton

  • Preliminary Round — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 15th place)


  • Pat Howard

  • Preliminary Round — 53.89 (→ did not advance, 17th place)


Women's 10m Platform
  • Barbara McAulay

  • Preliminary Round — 45.67 (→ did not advance, 14th place)


  • Roslyn Barton

  • Preliminary Round — 41.96 (→ did not advance, 15th place)


  • Adele Price

  • Preliminary Round — 35.28 (→ did not advance, 18th place)



Hockey



Men's Team Competition