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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

Index Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 and 24 November. [1]

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  1. 91 relations: Abdul Khaliq (athlete), Abebe Hailou, Akira Kiyofuji, Alain David (sprinter), Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Australia, Béla Goldoványi, Ben Nduga, Berlin, Bjørn Nilsen (athlete), Bobby Morrow, Boris Tokarev (athlete), Clive Bonas, Dave Sime, David Segal (athlete), Dick Harding, Eddie Tolan, Edmund Turton (athlete), Edward Ajado, Emmanuel Putu, Evaristo Iglesias, Franco Galbiati, Fully automatic time, Gavin Carragher, Géza Varasdi, Germany, Ghulam Raziq, Harrison Dillard, Hector Hogan, Heinz Fütterer, Hilmar Þorbjörnsson, Ira Murchison, Jack Parrington, James Roberts (Liberian athlete), Jan Jarzembowski, Jesse Owens, João Pires Sobrinho, Joe Goddard (athlete), Jootje Gozal, Jorge de Barros, Keith Gardner, Ken Box, Kesavan Soon, Kyohei Ushio, Leamon King, Lee Kah Fook, ... Expand index (41 more) »

  2. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Abdul Khaliq (athlete)

Subedar Abdul Khaliq (Punjabi, عبد الخالق; 23 March 1933 – 10 March 1988), also known as Parinda-e-Asia (Urdu for The Flying Bird of Asia), was a Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 International bronze medals while representing Pakistan.

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Abebe Hailou

Abebe Hailou (born 19 September 1933) is an Ethiopian sprinter.

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Akira Kiyofuji

is a Japanese sprinter.

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Alain David (sprinter)

Alain David (26 January 1932 – 24 July 2022) was a French sprinter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 31 and August 1. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres are 100 metres at the Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, were held at Olympiastadion on 2 and 3 August. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres are 100 metres at the Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, we held at Wembley Stadium on 30 and 31 July. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres are 100 metres at the Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres are 100 metres at the Olympics.

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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was an event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres are 100 metres at the Olympics.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Béla Goldoványi

Béla Goldoványi (20 December 1925 in Budapest – 16 November 1972 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

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Ben Nduga

Benjamin Kiyini Nduga (born 1930) is a Ugandan sprinter.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Bjørn Nilsen (athlete)

Bjørn Nilsen (15 June 1937 – 6 February 1966) was a Norwegian sprinter.

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Bobby Morrow

Bobby Joe Morrow (October 15, 1935May 30, 2020) was an American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics.

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Boris Tokarev (athlete)

Boris Tokarev (Борис Токарев; May 16, 1927 – December 17, 2002) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Clive Bonas

Clive Bonas Simmons (born 3 April 1933) is a retired Venezuelan track athlete.

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Dave Sime

David William Sime (July 25, 1936 – January 12, 2016) was an American sprinter, multi-sport athlete at Duke University, and a pioneering ophthalmologist.

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David Segal (athlete)

David Hugh Segal (born 20 March 1937) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the sprints.

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Dick Harding

Richard Revell Harding (9 February 1934 – 8 February 2007) was a Canadian sprinter.

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Eddie Tolan

Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967), nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints.

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Edmund Turton (athlete)

Edmund Albert Turton (born 29 November 1932) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who competed mainly in the middle-distance events.

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Edward Ajado

Edward Alabi Ajado (1 March 1929 – 26 December 1980) was a Nigerian sprinter.

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Emmanuel Putu

Emmanuel Putu (born 5 December 1938) is a Liberian sprinter.

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Evaristo Iglesias

Evaristo Iglesias Royero (26 October 1925 – 12 May 2005) was a Cuban sprinter.

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Franco Galbiati

Franco Galbiati (22 May 1938 – 2 April 2013) was an Italian sprinter.

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Fully automatic time

Fully automatic time (abbreviated FAT) is a form of race timing in which the clock is automatically activated by the starting device, and the finish time is either automatically recorded, or timed by analysis of a photo finish.

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Gavin Carragher

Gavin Carragher (born 17 July 1933) is an Australian sprinter.

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Géza Varasdi

Géza Varasdi (6 February 1928 – 4 May 2022) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Ghulam Raziq

Ghulam Raziq (11 November 1932 – 24 June 1989) was a Pakistani hurdler who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Harrison Dillard

William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, making him the “World’s Fastest Man” in 1948 and the “World’s Fastest Hurdler” in 1952.

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Hector Hogan

Hector "Hec" Denis Hogan (15 July 1931, Rockhampton2 September 1960, Brisbane) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 yards and 100 metres sprint, where he was seven-times Australian 100 yards champion.

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Heinz Fütterer

Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer (14 October 1931 – 10 February 2019) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events.

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Hilmar Þorbjörnsson

Hilmar Þorbjörnsson (23 October 1934 – 29 January 1999) was an Icelandic sprinter.

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Ira Murchison

Ira James Murchison (February 6, 1933 – March 28, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Jack Parrington

John Dempster Parrington (24 October 1933 – 5 March 2024) was a Canadian sprinter.

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James Roberts (Liberian athlete)

James Roberts (born 29 September 1936) is a Liberian sprinter.

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Jan Jarzembowski

Janusz (Jan) Jarzembowski (29 November 1933 – 14 June 1961) was a Polish sprinter.

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Jesse Owens

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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João Pires Sobrinho

João Pires Sobrinho (born 6 October 1934) is a Brazilian sprinter.

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Joe Goddard (athlete)

Joseph Gabriel Goddard (4 February 1933 – 22 February 2019) was a Trinidadian sprinter.

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Jootje Gozal

Johannes Edouard Willem Gozal (16 March 1936 – 30 April 2020) was an Indonesian sprinter.

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Jorge de Barros

Jorge Machado de Barros (born 26 April 1935) is a Brazilian sprinter.

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Keith Gardner

Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner (6 September 192925 May 2012) was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres.

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Ken Box

Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022) was a retired track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Kesavan Soon

Kesavan Soon (born 1939) is a former Singaporean top sprinter.

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Kyohei Ushio

, also spelled Kyoshei Ushio, was a Japanese sprinter.

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Leamon King

Leamon King (February 13, 1936 – May 22, 2001) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100-meter sprint for men from 1956 to 1960.

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Lee Kah Fook

Lee Kah Fook (born 1935) is a Malaysian sprinter.

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Leonid Bartenyev

Leonid Vladimirovich Bartenyev (Леонид Владимирович Бартенев) (10 October 1933 – 17 November 2021) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Luigi Gnocchi

Luigi Gnocchi (14 January 1933 – 18 October 2014) was an Italian sprinter, that won three gold medals in one single edition of Mediterranean Games.

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Manfred Germar

Manfred ("Manni") Germar (born 10 March 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.

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Manfred Steinbach

Manfred Steinbach (born 18 August 1933) is a German former sprinter, long jumper, professor of sport medicine and government official.

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Marian Foik

Marian Foik (6 October 1933, in Bielszowice, now Ruda Śląska – 20 May 2005, in Warsaw) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

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Mario Colarossi

Mario Colarossi (15 November 1929 – 16 September 2010) was an Italian sprinter.

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Maurice Rae

Maurice Leslie Rae (born 12 March 1935) is a former New Zealand athlete.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as The 'G, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.

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Men's 100 metres world record progression

The first record in the 100 metres for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.

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Mike Agostini

Michael George Raymond Agostini (23 January 1935 – 12 May 2016) was a Trinidadian track and field athlete.

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Muhammad Sharif Butt

Muhammad Sharif Butt (15 January 1926 – 8 June 2015) was a Pakistani sprinter who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Negussie Roba

Negussie Roba (10 September 1936 – 14 April 1992), also known as Roba Negousse and Robba Neggousse, was an Ethiopian sprinter and coach.

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Oliver Hunter

Oliver Hunter (born 1934) is a Guyanese sprinter.

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Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.

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Paiboon Vacharapan

Paiboon Vacharapan (born 23 November 1933) is a Thai sprinter.

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Rafael Romero

Rafael Romero Sandrea (22 May 1938 – 15 August 2021) was a Venezuelan track and field athlete, who competed in the sprint events.

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Raja bin Ngah Ali

Raja bin Ngah Ali (born 1933) is a Malaysian sprinter.

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Ralph Metcalfe

Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician.

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Ray Land

Ray Land (14 November 1930 – 14 May 2020) was an Australian sprinter.

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René Ahumada

René Ahumada Rodríguez (born 1935) is a Mexican sprinter.

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René Bonino

René Bonino (14 January 1930 – 17 August 2016) was a French sprinter who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

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Roy Sandstrom

Eric Roy Sandstrom (11 September 1931 – 19 May 2019) was a track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100, 200 metres and 4 x 100metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana (Spanish for) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States.

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Sinnayah Karuppiah Jarabalan

Sinnayah Karuppiah Jarabalan (1937 – 1990) was a Malaysian sprinter.

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Sneh Wongchaoom

Sneh Wongchaoom (born 1934) is a Thai sprinter.

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Stan Levenson

Stanley Allen Levenson (6 February 1938 – 8 January 2016) was a Canadian sprinter.

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Tan Eng Yoon

Tan Eng Yoon (9 January 1928 – 30 January 2010) was a Singaporean sprinter.

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Thane Baker

Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is an American former sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a new world record of 39.5 seconds.

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Thomas Obi

Thomas Obi (born 1932) is a Nigerian sprinter.

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Titus Erinle

Titus Abimbola Erinle (born 23 June 1927, date of death unknown) is a Nigerian sprinter.

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Tom Robinson (sprinter)

Thomas Augustus Robinson, MBE (March 18, 1937 – November 25, 2012) was a track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competed in the sprint events.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vanchak Voradilok

Vanchak Voradilok (1934 – October 2017) was a Thai sprinter.

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Willie Williams (athlete)

Willie Williams (September 12, 1931 – February 27, 2019) was an American sprinter who set the 100 metres world record in 1956 with a new time of 10.1s, one-tenth of a second faster than the record held jointly by 8 men.

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Yuriy Konovalov (athlete)

Yuriy Semyonovich Konovalov (Юрий Семёнович Коновалов, 30 December 1929 – 25 May 2008) was a Soviet sprinter.

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

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1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.

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See also

Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_100_metres

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