Athletics with the Olympic Games of summer of 1956
The Athlétisme is one of the most important sports of the Olympic Games, it was registered with the program of all the editions. With the Olympic Games of summer of 1956 with Melbourne, were held 33 tests (9 female and 24 male).
Striking facts
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Australian the Betty Cuthbert, called the “gold girl”, gained 3 gold medals (100m, 200m and relay 4x100m) whereas it was only 18 years old.
- the American Bobby Joe Morrow gains also 3 gold medals on 100m, 200m and relay 4x100m.
- the French Alain Mimoun gains the gold medal with the marathon, it was second with the Olympic Games of summer of 1952.
Table of the medals for the athletics
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Clear domination of the United States, to note that Germany did not gain a gold medal and thus does not appear in this table.
Sprint
100 meters men
100 meters women
200 meters men
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Triplet of the Americans and Bobby Joe Morrow makes a success of doubled the 100m and 200m.
200 meters women
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Betty Cuthbert makes a success of doubled the 100m - 200m.
400 meters men
Middle-distance race
800 meters men
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Tom Courtney beats Derek Johnson by exceeding it on the line.
1.500 meters men
Basic race
5.000 meters men
10.000 meters men
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Vladimir Kuts carries out doubled the 5000m and 10000m.
Races of hedges
80 meters hedges women
110 meters hurdles men
400 meters hedges men
3.000 meters steeple men
Relay
4 X 100 meters men
4 X 100 meters women
4 X.400 meters men
Races on road
Marathon men
20 km go men
50 km go men
Jumps
High jump men
High jump women
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Mildred McDaniel establishes new world records.
Jump with the pole men
Long jump men
Long jump women
Triple jump men
Throws
Shot put men
Shot put women
Throwing the discus men
Throwing the discus women
Throwing the hammer men
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Harold Connolly beat its Russian adversary thanks to its last throw.
Throwing the javelin men
Throwing the javelin women
Combined tests
Decathlon men
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Milton Campbell beats the record olmypic.
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