Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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 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...

featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from November 23, 1956 to November 27, 1956 on Lake Wendouree
Lake Wendouree
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, Ballarat Australia
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Medal summary

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls

Aleksandr Berkutov
Aleksandr Berkutov
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Berkutov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Zubchaninovka, Samara Oblast....


Yuri Tyukalov
Yuri Tyukalov
Yuri Sergeevich Tyukalov was an Olympic Champion Rower who competed for the USSR. He was born in Leningrad.Tyukalov trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad...


Pat Costello
Pat Costello
Bernard Patrick "Pat" Costello, Jr. is an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Detroit, Michigan and is the cousin of Paul Costello....


Jim Gardiner
Jim Gardiner (rower)
James "Jim" Arthur Gardiner is an American rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Detroit, Michigan.In 1956 he and his partner Pat Costello won the silver medal in the double sculls event.-External links:...


Murray Riley
Murray Riley
Murray Stewart Riley is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he and his partner John Rogers were eliminated in the semi-final repechage of the double sculls event....


Mervyn Wood
Mervyn Wood
Mervyn Thomas Wood, LVO, MBE, QPM was an Australian rower of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist. He later rose to become the Police Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force.-Biography:Wood was the youngest of four children born in...

Men's coxless pairs

James Fifer
James Fifer
James Fifer is an American former competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxless pairs with Duvall Hecht at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.-References:...


Duvall Hecht
Duvall Hecht
Duvall Hecht is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....


Igor Buldakov
Igor Buldakov
Igor Vasilevich Buldakov was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he and his partner Viktor Ivanov won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.-External links:*...


Viktor Ivanov
Viktor Ivanov (rower)
Viktor Nikolaevich Ivanov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he and his partner Igor Buldakov won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.-External links:*...


Alfred Sageder
Alfred Sageder
Alfred Sageder is an Austrian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gramastetten....


Josef Kloimstein
Josef Kloimstein
Josef Kloimstein is an Austrian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Rufling....

Men's coxed pairs

Arthur Ayrault
Arthur Ayrault
Arthur Delancey "Dan" Ayrault, Jr. was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in coxed pairs, with Conn Findlay and Kurt Seiffert...


Conn Findlay
Conn Findlay
Conn Francis Findlay is a four-time Olympic medalist, and is one of the few to medal in two distinct sports.In college, Findlay rowed for the University of Southern California....


Armin Seiffert

Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
Karl-Heinrich Erich Moritz von Groddeck is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Toronto, Canada....


Horst Arndt
Horst Arndt
Horst Arndt is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*...


Rainer Borkowsky
Rainer Borkowsky
Rainer Borkowsky is a German rower who competed for the Unified Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*...


Ihor Yemchuk
Ihor Yemchuk
Ihor Fedorovich Yemchuk was an Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Georgiy Zhylin in the double sculls event....


Georgiy Zhylin
Georgiy Zhylin
Georgiy Semenovich Zhylin was a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Ihor Yemchuk in the double sculls event....


Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Petrov (rower)
Vladimir Viktorovich Petrov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1956 he was the coxswain of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event. He was also the coxswain of the Soviet boat which was eliminated in...

Men's coxless fours

Archibald McKinnon
Lorne Loomer
Lorne Loomer
Lorne Loomer is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald McKinnon, Walter D'Hondt and Donald Arnold....


Walter D'Hondt
Walter D'Hondt
Walter Ignace D'Hondt is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. Brother of Miss Canada 1959 Canadian-American-British Actress restauranteur and author, Danica d'Hondt...


Donald Arnold
Donald Arnold
Competitor for CanadaDonald John Arnold is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion....


John Welchli
John Welchli
John Russell Welchli is an American rower. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the Melbourne Olympics for the coxless four. He also has about 32 Canadian and U.S...


John McKinlay
John McKinlay (rower)
John Dickinson McKinlay is an American rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Detroit and is the twin brother of Art McKinlay....


Art McKinlay
Art McKinlay
Arthur "Art" Frank McKinlay was an American rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Detroit and was the twin brother of John McKinlay....


James McIntosh
James McIntosh
James "Jim" Stewart McIntosh is an American former rower who won the silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics in coxless fours.He was born in Detroit.-External links:*...


René Guissart
René Guissart
René Jacques Guissart is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he and his partner Jean-Pierre Souche finished fifth in the coxless pairs event....


Yves Delacour
Yves Delacour
Yves Delacour is a French rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*...


Gaston Mercier
Gaston Mercier
Gaston Antoine Mercier was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Paris....


Guy Guillabert
Guy Guillabert
Guy Guillabert is a French rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*...

Men's coxed fours

Albert Winkler
Romano Sgheiz
Romano Sgheiz
Romano Sgheiz is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni....


Angelo Vanzin
Angelo Vanzin
Angelo Vanzin is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Romano Sgheiz, Alberto Winkler, Franco Trincavelli and Ivo Stefanoni....


Franco Trincavelli
Franco Trincavelli
Franco Trincavelli was an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Romano Sgheiz and Ivo Stefanoni.He received a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in...


Ivo Stefanoni
Ivo Stefanoni
Ivo Stefanoni is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxed fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Alberto Winkler, Angelo Vanzin, Romano Sgheiz and Franco Trincavelli....


Olle Larsson
Olle Larsson
Olof "Olle" Hindrik Larsson was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Torsö and died in Trollhättan....


Gösta Eriksson
Gösta Eriksson
Gösta Gunvald Eriksson is a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Skee, Strömstad Municipality....


Ivar Aronsson
Ivar Aronsson
Ivar Mauritz Aronsson was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Romelanda, Kungälv Municipality....


Evert Gunnarsson
Evert Gunnarsson
Sven Evert Gunnarsson is a Swedish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ljungskile, Uddevalla Municipality....


Bertil Göransson
Bertil Göransson
Bertil Edvard Göransson was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Limhamn and died in Vårgårda....


Kauko Hänninen
Kauko Hänninen
Kauko Antero Hänninen is a Finnish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kinnula....


Reino Poutanen
Reino Poutanen
Reino Richard Poutanen is a Finnish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Turku....


Veli Lehtelä
Veli Lehtelä
Veli Veikko Valtteri Lehtelä is a Finnish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sääksmäki and is the father of Jorma Lehtelä....


Toimi Pitkänen
Toimi Pitkänen
Toimi Johannes Pitkänen is a Finnish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kuhmalahti....


Matti Niemi
Matti Niemi (rower)
Matti Juhani Niemi is a Finnish rower.He was born in Viljakkala. At the 1956 Summer Olympics he was the coxswain of the Finnish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.-References:...

Men's eights

Thomas Charlton
Thomas Charlton (rower)
Thomas J. Charlton is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....


David Wight
David Wight (rower)
David Wight is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in eights with the American team.-References:...


John Cooke
John Cooke (rower)
John Cooke is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in eights with the American team.-References:...


Donald Beer
Donald Beer
Donald A. E. Beer was an American competition rower from Massachusetts, and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in eights with the American rowing team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The eight rowers were Yale undergraduates.Beer was a member of the Class of 1957.-External links:*...


Caldwell Esselstyn
Caldwell Esselstyn
Caldwell Blakeman Esselstyn Jr., M.D., is an American physician, author, and former Olympic rowing champion.-Biography:...


Charles Grimes
Charles Grimes (rower)
Charles Livingston Grimes was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.-Education:Grimes was prepared at Groton. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 and had an LL.B. from Harvard Law....


Rusty Wailes
Rusty Wailes
Richard "Rusty" Donald Wailes, a.k.a. Perfect Oarsman was an American rower....


Robert Morey
Robert Morey (rower)
Robert Willis Morey, Jr. is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in coxed eights with the American team. He graduated from Yale University in 1958 and was a member of Skull and Bones...


William Becklean
William Becklean
William Becklean is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in eights with the American team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.-References:...


Philip Kueber
Philip Kueber
Philip Thomas Kueber was a Canadian former rower. He was born in Galahad, Alberta. He went to school there for several years. His father, John Vincent Kueber, died when Philip was only 4 years old. After that he and his family moved to Duncan, British Columbia. Kueber applied for the University of...


Richard McClure
Richard McClure
Richard Neil McClure is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1958 Commonwealth Games.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event. In 1958 he got a silver medal in the coxless fours.-External links:*...


Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson (rower)
Robert Andrew Wilson is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Montreal.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


David Helliwell
David Helliwell
David Leedom Helliwell is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vancouver.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Donald Pretty
Donald Pretty
Donald Wayne Pretty is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event....


Bill McKerlich
Bill McKerlich
William "Bill" Alister M. McKerlich is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vancouver...


Douglas McDonald
Lawrence West
Lawrence West (rower)
Lawrence Kingsley West is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Carlton Ogawa
Carlton Ogawa
Carlton Susumi Ogawa is a Canadian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was the coxswain of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Michael Aikman
David Boykett
David Boykett
David Herbert Boykett is an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event....


Fred Benfield
Jim Howden
Jim Howden
James "Jim" Guthrie Howden was an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:* *...


Garth Manton
Garth Manton
Garth O. V. Manton is an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Walter Howell
Walter Howell
Walter Neville Howell is an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in the state of Victoria....


Adrian Monger
Adrian Monger
Adrian Calero Monger is an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle (rower)
Brian John Doyle was an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was the father of David Doyle and Mark Doyle....


Harold Hewitt
Harold Hewitt
Harold Neil Hewitt is an Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was the coxswain of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:*...


Medal table

1 3 2 1 6
2 2 1 1 4
3 1 1 0 2
4 1 0 0 1
5 0 1 2 3
6 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
8 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 7 21
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