1956 Melbourne Olympic artistic gymnastics competition concludes — opens
Opens today in Melbourne.
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Dec 7
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Born on this day (5)
Einari Teräsvirta — born 1914
Teräsvirta competed for Finland in men's artistic gymnastics, 1932–1948. Four Olympic medals across three Games, one of them gold.
Teräsvirta's career →Kalle Ekholm — born 1884
Ekholm competed for Finland in men's artistic gymnastics, 1912–1924. One Olympic medal across two Games.
Ekholm's career →Oreste Capuzzo — born 1908
Capuzzo competed for Italy in men's artistic gymnastics, 1932–1936. One Olympic gold across two Games.
Capuzzo's career →István Herczeg — born 1887
Herczeg competed for Hungary in men's artistic gymnastics, 1912. One Olympic medal.
Herczeg's career →Roberto Ferrari — born 1889
Ferrari competed for Italy in men's artistic gymnastics, 1920. One Olympic gold.
Ferrari's career →Also on this day, across the years
- 1956 — Men's All-Around final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's All-Around final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's Balance Beam final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's Floor Exercise final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Floor Exercise final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Horizontal Bar final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Parallel Bars final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Pommel Horse final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Still Rings final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's Uneven Bars final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's Vault final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Vault final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Men's Team final at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 — Women's Team final at the Melbourne Olympics