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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 (URS) took the women's artistic all-around title. Viktor Chukarin (URS) 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 2026-05-26.