Friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 1956
| Friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 1956 | |
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| Anläggning | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria,  Australien |
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| Datum | 23 november-1 december 1956 |
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Friidrotten vid de olympiska sommarspelen 1956 i Melbourne bestod av 33 grenar, 24 för män och 9 för kvinnor, och hölls mellan 23 november och 1 december 1956 på Melbourne Cricket Ground. Antalet deltagare var 720 tävlande från 59 länder.
Medaljfördelning
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| Placering | Nation |  Guld |  Silver |  Brons | Totalt |
| 1 |  USA | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 2 |  Sovjetunionen | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Australien | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Storbritannien | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Polen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norge | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Tjeckoslovakien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Brasilien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frankrike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Irland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nya Zeeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Tyskland | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Ungern | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Island | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Jugoslavien | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Grekland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sverige | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Medaljörer
Herrar
| Gren | Guld | Silver | Brons |
| 100 meter Detaljer... | Bobby Morrow USA | Thane Baker USA | Hector Hogan Australien |
| 200 meter Detaljer... | Bobby Morrow USA | Andy Stanfield USA | Thane Baker USA |
| 400 meter Detaljer... | Charles Jenkins USA | Karl-Friedrich Haas Tyskland | Voitto Hellstén Finland Ardalion Ignatiev |
| 800 meter Detaljer... | Tom Courtney USA | Derek Johnson Storbritannien | Audun Boysen Norge |
| 1 500 meter Detaljer... | Ron Delany Irland | Klaus Richtzenhain Tyskland | John Landy Australien |
| 5 000 meter Detaljer... | Vladimir Kuts Sovjetunionen | Gordon Pirie Storbritannien | Derek Ibbotson Storbritannien |
| 10 000 meter Detaljer... | Vladimir Kuts Sovjetunionen | József Kovács Ungern | Allan Lawrence Australien |
| Maraton Detaljer... | Alain Mimoun Frankrike | Franjo Mihalić Jugoslavien | Veikko Karvonen Finland |
| 110 meter häck Detaljer... | Lee Calhoun USA | Jack Davis USA | Joel Shankle USA |
| 400 meter häck Detaljer... | Glenn Davis USA | Eddie Southern USA | Joshua Culbreath USA |
| 3 000 meter hinder Detaljer... | Chris Brasher Storbritannien | Sándor Rozsnyói Ungern | Ernst Larsen Norge |
| 4 x 100 meter stafett Detaljer... | USA Thane Baker | Sovjetunionen Leonid Bartenev | Tyskland Heinz Fütterer |
| 4 x 400 meter stafett Detaljer... | USA Tom Courtney | Australien | Storbritannien |
| 20 kilometer gång Detaljer... | Leonid Spirin Sovjetunionen | Antanas Mikėnas Sovjetunionen | Bruno Junk Sovjetunionen |
| 50 kilometer gång Detaljer... | Norman Read Nya Zeeland | Jevgenij Maskinskov Sovjetunionen | John Ljunggren Sverige |
| Längdhopp Detaljer... | Greg Bell USA | John Bennett USA | Jorma Valkama Finland |
| Tresteg Detaljer... | Adhemar da Silva Brasilien | Vilhjálmur Einarsson Island | Vitold Krejer Sovjetunionen |
| Höjdhopp Detaljer... | Charles Dumas USA | Chilla Porter Australien | Igor Kasjkarov Sovjetunionen |
| Stavhopp Detaljer... | Bob Richards USA | Bob Gutowski USA | Georgios Roubanis Grekland |
| Kulstötning Detaljer... | Parry O'Brien USA | Bill Nieder USA | Jiří Skobla Tjeckoslovakien |
| Diskuskastning Detaljer... | Al Oerter USA | Fortune Gordien USA | Desmond Koch USA |
| Släggkastning Detaljer... | Harold Connolly USA | Michail Krivonosov Sovjetunionen | Anatolij Samotsvetov Sovjetunionen |
| Spjutkastning Detaljer... | Egil Danielsen Norge | Janusz Sidło Polen | Viktor Tsybulenko Sovjetunionen |
| Tiokamp Detaljer... | Milt Campbell USA | Rafer Johnson USA | Vasilij Kuznetsov Sovjetunionen |
Damer
| Gren | Guld | Silver | Brons |
| 100 meter Detaljer... | Betty Cuthbert Australien | Christa Stubnick Tyskland | Marlene Matthews Australien |
| 200 meter Detaljer... | Betty Cuthbert Australien | Christa Stubnick Tyskland | Marlene Matthews Australien |
| 80 meter häck Detaljer... | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australien | Gisela Köhler Tyskland | Norma Thrower Australien |
| 4 x 100 meter stafett Detaljer... | Australien Norma Croker | Storbritannien Heather Armitage | USA |
| Längdhopp Detaljer... | Elżbieta Krzesińska Polen | Willye White USA | Nadezjda Chnykina-Dvalishvili Sovjetunionen |
| Höjdhopp Detaljer... | Mildred McDaniel USA | Thelma Hopkins Storbritannien Marija Pisareva | Ingen |
| Kulstötning Detaljer... | Tamara Tysjkevitj Sovjetunionen | Galina Zybina Sovjetunionen | Marianne Werner Tyskland |
| Diskuskastning Detaljer... | Olga Fikotová Tjeckoslovakien | Irina Begljakova Sovjetunionen | Nina Romasjkova Sovjetunionen |
| Spjutkastning Detaljer... | Inese Jaunzeme Sovjetunionen | Marlene Ahrens Chile | Nadezjda Konjajeva Sovjetunionen |
Deltagande nationer
Totalt deltog 720 friidrottare från 59 länder vid de olympiska spelen 1956 i Melbourne.
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