Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

 at the 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held at the West Melbourne Stadium between December 3 and December 7. It is located some 3.4 km north-west of the main Olympic venue, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

, and named Festival Hall .

Format of competition

Each country was allowed to enter a team of eight gymnasts, but in contrast to the previous Olympics not more than six of them were allowed to participate in all exercises. Nations with incomplete teams, could enter one to three gymnasts for the individual competition.

Men's competition

The team included from five to eight gymnasts. Each team member performed compulsory and optional routines on each of six apparatus. Gymnast's scores in these performances counted for all of the events. Scores of gymnasts from incomplete teams counted only for individual events.

Like in the women's events, five best scores constituted the team's score for the routine. These scores constituted the overall team's totals.

Women's competition

Each team member performed compulsory and optional routines on each of four apparatus. Gymnast's scores in these performances counted for all of the events, except the separate team exercise with portable apparatus event (also known as group exercise with hand apparatus event), which was a group rhythmic exercises similar to the group competition event in rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...

. Scores of gymnasts from incomplete teams counted only for individual events.

The scoring in the team competition was different from the one at the previous Olympics, its principle became the same, as for men's events: five best scores constituted the team's score for the routine; these scores constituted the overall team's totals.

Men’s events

Team all-around	Albert Azarian Viktor Chukarin Viktor Chukarin Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin was the first of the great Soviet gymnasts. He won total of eleven medals including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and was the All-around World Champion in 1954... Valentin Muratov Valentin Muratov Valentin Ivanovich Muratov was a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.... Boris Shakhlin Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics... Pavel Stolbov Yuri Titov Yuri Titov Yuri Yevlampiyevich Titov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and four times world champion, who competed for the Soviet Union. He received a total of nine Olympic medals from three Olympic games .-Olympics:...	Nobuyuki Aihara Nobuyuki Aihara is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Aihara competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he received a silver medal in floor exercise, and a silver medal in the team competition. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in floor... Akira Kono Masumi Kubota Takashi Ono Takashi Ono is a Japanese gymnast who won five gold medals at the Olympic Games.Competing in four Summer Olympics, he took the Olympic Oath at Tokyo in 1964.Ono was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1998.... Masao Takemoto Masao Takemoto was a Japanese artistic gymnast who won two world titles and seven Olympic medals.His first of seven Olympic medals he achieved in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won the silver medal at the vault with a score of 19.150, which was 0.050 short of gold medalist Viktor Chukarin... Shinji Tsukawaki	Raime Heinonen Olavi Laimuvirta Onni Lappalainen Berndt Lindfors Martti Mansikka Kalevi Suciemi
Individual all-around
Floor			none awarded
Pommel horse
Rings
Vault		none awarded
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar

Women's events

Team all-around	Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast who won ten medals at the Summer Olympics, where she participated as a member of the USSR team in 1956, 1960 and 1964.-Biography:Astakhova became interested in artistic gymnastics at age 13,... Ludmila Egorova Lidia Kalinina Larisa Latynina Tamara Manina Tamara Manina Tamara Ivanovna Manina is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast and a sports scientist. She competed for Burevestnik sports society, in Leningrad.... Sofia Muratova Sofia Muratova Sofia Ivanovna Muratova was a Soviet gymnast, who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow, and won eight Olympic medals.-Early life:...	Andrea Bodo Karolyne Gulyas Ágnes Keleti Ágnes Keleti Ágnes Keleti is a retired Hungarian artistic gymnast. The winner of 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, she is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time. She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-Career:Keleti is Jewish, and... Alice Kertesz Alice Kertész Alice Kertész is a former Hungarian gymnast.She is Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary... Margit Korondi Margit Korondi Margit Korondi is a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, one silver medal and four bronze medals.... Olga Tass	Georgeta Hurmuzachi Georgeta Hurmuzachi Georgeta Hurmuzachi-Dumitrescu is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games. She was a member of the team that won the first team Olympic medal for Romania.-References:... Sonia Iovan Sonia Iovan Sonia Iovan-Inovan is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at three Olympic Games: the 1956 Olympic Games, the 1960 Olympic Games and the 1964 Olympic Games. She is a double Olympic bronze medalist, a bronze world medalist and a multiple European medalist.-References:... Elena Leuşteanu Elena Leusteanu Elena Leuşteanu-Popescu , was a female Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at three Olympic games. During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five continental silver medals... Elena Mărgărit Elena Margarit Elena Mărgărit-Niculescu is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games and at the 1960 Olympic Games. She is a double Olympic bronze medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team.-References:... Elena Săcălici Elena Sacalici Elena Săcălici-Petroşanu was a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1956 Olympic Games. She was a member of the team that won the first team Olympic medal and of the team that won the first team world medal for Romania.-References:... Emilia Vătăşoiu Emilia Vatasoiu Emilia Vătăşoiu-Liţă is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at three Olympic games in 1956, 1960 and 1964. She is a double Olympic bronze medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team.-References:...
Team, portable apparatus	Andrea Bodo Karolyne Gulyas Ágnes Keleti Ágnes Keleti Ágnes Keleti is a retired Hungarian artistic gymnast. The winner of 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, she is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time. She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-Career:Keleti is Jewish, and... Alice Kertesz Alice Kertész Alice Kertész is a former Hungarian gymnast.She is Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary... Margit Korondi Margit Korondi Margit Korondi is a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, one silver medal and four bronze medals.... Olga Tass	Karin Lindberg Karin Lindberg Karin Lindberg is a Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in team exercise with portable apparatus.-References:... Ann-Sofi Pettersson Ann-Sofi Pettersson Ann-Sofi Pettersson is a Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in team exercise with portable apparatus.... Eva Rönström Evy Berggren Evy Berggren Evy Berggren is a Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in team exercise with portable apparatus.-References:... Doris Hedberg Maud Karlén	Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast who won ten medals at the Summer Olympics, where she participated as a member of the USSR team in 1956, 1960 and 1964.-Biography:Astakhova became interested in artistic gymnastics at age 13,... Ludmila Egorova Lidia Kalinina Larisa Latynina Tamara Manina Tamara Manina Tamara Ivanovna Manina is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast and a sports scientist. She competed for Burevestnik sports society, in Leningrad.... Sofia Muratova Sofia Muratova Sofia Ivanovna Muratova was a Soviet gymnast, who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow, and won eight Olympic medals.-Early life:...
			Helena Rakoczy Helena Rakoczy Helena Rakoczy , also Rákóczy or Rákóczi was a world champion Polish gymnast. She was born in Kraków, Poland.... Natalia Kot Danuta Nowak-Stachow Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska Lidia Szczerbińska
Individual all-around
Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam			none awarded
Floor		none awarded

Medal table

1		11	6	6	23
2		4	2	1	7
3		1	5	5	11
4		1	0	0	1
5		0	2	1	3
6		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	2	2
8		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1