Simning vid olympiska sommarspelen 1956
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| Datum | 29 november - 7 december | ||
| Nationer | 33 | ||
| Deltagare | 235 | ||
| Grenar | 13 | ||
| Anläggning | Olympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium | ||
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FöregåendeSimningen vid olympiska sommarspelen 1956 i Melbourne bestod av tretton grenar, sju för män och sex för kvinnor, och hölls mellan den 29 november och 7 december 1956 i Melbourne Olympic Pool. Antalet deltagare var 235 tävlande från 33 länder. För första gången fanns fjärilsimning med på programmet.
Medaljfördelning
| Pl. | Nation | Guld | Silver | Brons | Totalt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australien | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  USA | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Japan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Storbritannien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tysklands förenade lag | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Ungern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Sovjetunionen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Sydafrika | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medaljörer
Damer
| Gren | Guld | Silver | Brons |
| 100 m frisim Detaljer... | Dawn Fraser Australien | Lorraine Crapp Australien | Faith Leech Australien |
| 400 m frisim Detaljer... | Lorraine Crapp Australien | Dawn Fraser Australien | Sylvia Ruuska USA |
| 100 m ryggsim Detaljer... | Judith Grinham Storbritannien | Carin Cone USA | Margaret Edwards Storbritannien |
| 200 m bröstsim Detaljer... | Ursula Happe Tysklands förenade lag | Éva Székely Ungern | Eva-Maria Elsen Tysklands förenade lag |
| 100 m fjäril Detaljer... | Shelley Mann USA | Nancy Ramey USA | Mary Sears USA |
| 4 x 100 m frisim Detaljer... | Australien Dawn Fraser Faith Leech Sandra Morgan Lorraine Crapp | USA Sylvia Ruuska Shelley Mann Nancy Simons Joan Alderson-Rosazza | Sydafrika Natalie Myburgh Susan Roberts Moira Abernethy Jeanette Myburgh |
Herrar
| Gren | Guld | Silver | Brons |
| 100 m frisim Detaljer... | Jon Henricks Australien | John Devitt Australien | Gary Chapman Australien |
| 400 m frisim Detaljer... | Murray Rose Australien | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan | George Breen USA |
| 1500 m frisim Detaljer... | Murray Rose Australien | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Japan | George Breen USA |
| 100 m ryggsim Detaljer... | David Theile Australien | John Monckton Australien | Frank McKinney USA |
| 200 m bröstsim Detaljer... | Masaru Furukawa Japan | Masahiro Yoshimura Japan | Charis Junitjev Sovjetunionen |
| 200 m fjäril Detaljer... | William Yorzyk USA | Takashi Ishimoto Japan | György Tumpek Ungern |
| 4 x 200 m frisim Detaljer... | Australien Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks | USA Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno | Sovjetunionen Vitalij Sorokin Vladimir Struzjanov Gennadij Nikolajev Boris Nikitini |
Källor
- ”Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games”. Sports Reference. Arkiverad från originalet den 5 maj 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090505010330/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/. Läst 13 november 2011.
- Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, tidigare version.
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