Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. However, due to Australian quarantine restrictions the equestrian events...
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The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held...
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating...
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 13 swimming events were contested, seven for men and six for women. There was a total of 235 participants from...
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The association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was won by the Soviet Union. Defending champions Hungary were forced to withdraw due to...
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Australian rules football was one of two demonstration sports at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne. The International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
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Ethiopia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in...
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water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads. The preliminary...
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The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing,...
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at the 1956 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. It would become an official sport 36 years later at the...
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