1956 Summer Olympics
Melbourne / Stockholm · Melbourne metro
38 nations · 150 events · 469 medals
Medal table
Every nation that won a medal, ranked by gold, then silver, then bronze.
Gold
37
Silver
29
Bronze
32
Total
98
Gold
32
Silver
25
Bronze
17
Total
74
Gold
13
Silver
8
Bronze
14
Total
35
Gold
9
Silver
10
Bronze
7
Total
26
Gold
8
Silver
8
Bronze
9
Total
25
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
19
Gold
6
Silver
13
Bronze
7
Total
26
Gold
6
Silver
7
Bronze
11
Total
24
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
13
Gold
4
Silver
10
Bronze
5
Total
19
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
14
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
11
Total
15
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
9
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
1
Total
6
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
3
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
4
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Medals by sport
Each sport's medal table by nation. Expand a sport to see which nations medaled and how many.
Artistic Gymnastics15 events · 9 nations
Athletics33 events · 19 nations
16G 10S 5B 31T
Soviet UnionURS
5G 7S 10B 22TAustraliaAUS
4G 2S 6B 12T1G 4S 2B 7T
PolandPOL
1G 1S 0B 2TNorwayNOR
1G 0S 2B 3T1G 0S 1B 2T
BrazilBRA
1G 0S 0B 1TFranceFRA
1G 0S 0B 1TIrelandIRL
1G 0S 0B 1TNew ZealandNZL
1G 0S 0B 1TGermanyGER
0G 5S 2B 7THungaryHUN
0G 2S 0B 2TChileCHI
0G 1S 0B 1TIcelandISL
0G 1S 0B 1TYugoslaviaYUG
0G 1S 0B 1TFinlandFIN
0G 0S 3B 3TGreeceGRE
0G 0S 1B 1TSwedenSWE
0G 0S 1B 1TBasketball1 event · 3 nations
Boxing10 events · 16 nations
Soviet UnionURS
3G 1S 2B 6T2G 1S 2B 5T
2G 1S 0B 3T
RomaniaROU
1G 2S 1B 4TGermanyGER
1G 1S 0B 2THungaryHUN
1G 0S 0B 1TIrelandIRL
0G 1S 3B 4TChileCHI
0G 1S 2B 3TItalyITA
0G 1S 1B 2TSouth KoreaKOR
0G 1S 0B 1TFranceFRA
0G 0S 2B 2TPolandPOL
0G 0S 2B 2TSouth AfricaRSA
0G 0S 2B 2TArgentinaARG
0G 0S 1B 1TAustraliaAUS
0G 0S 1B 1TFinlandFIN
0G 0S 1B 1TCanoe Sprint9 events · 9 nations
Cycling Road2 events · 4 nations
Cycling Track4 events · 6 nations
ItalyITA
2G 1S 1B 4TFranceFRA
1G 1S 0B 2TAustraliaAUS
1G 0S 1B 2T0G 2S 0B 2T
0G 0S 1B 1T
South AfricaRSA
0G 0S 1B 1TDiving4 events · 3 nations
Fencing7 events · 7 nations
Football1 event · 3 nations
Modern Pentathlon2 events · 4 nations
Rowing7 events · 10 nations
Sailing4 events · 9 nations
Shooting7 events · 9 nations
Swimming13 events · 8 nations
AustraliaAUS
8G 4S 2B 14T2G 4S 5B 11T
JapanJPN
1G 4S 0B 5TGermanyGER
1G 0S 1B 2T1G 0S 1B 2T
HungaryHUN
0G 1S 1B 2TSoviet UnionURS
0G 0S 2B 2TSouth AfricaRSA
0G 0S 1B 1TWater Polo1 event · 3 nations
Weightlifting7 events · 8 nations
4G 2S 1B 7T
Soviet UnionURS
3G 4S 0B 7TArgentinaARG
0G 1S 0B 1TItalyITA
0G 0S 2B 2TFranceFRA
0G 0S 1B 1TIranIRI
0G 0S 1B 1TPolandPOL
0G 0S 1B 1TSouth KoreaKOR
0G 0S 1B 1T