Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics 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, and named Festival Hall as of 2006[update].[1]
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.
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 competitionedit
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. 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.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
Sourcesedit
. Melbourne: W. M. Houston, Government Printer. 1958. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
"1956 Olympic Games". Gymn-Forum.com. Retrieved May 6, 2006. [dead link]
April 26, 2024
gymnastics, 1956, summer, olympics, represented, events, women, events, were, held, west, melbourne, stadium, between, december, december, located, some, north, west, main, olympic, venue, melbourne, cricket, ground, named, festival, hall, 2006, update, gymnas. Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics 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 and named Festival Hall as of 2006 update 1 Gymnasticsat the Games of the XVI OlympiadVenueWest Melbourne StadiumDates3 7 December 1956 19521960 Contents 1 Format of competition 1 1 Men s competition 1 2 Women s competition 2 Medal summary 2 1 Men s events 2 2 Women s events 3 Medal table 4 References 5 SourcesFormat of competition editEach 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 edit nbsp Bill Tom 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 edit 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 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 Medal summary editMen s events edit Games Gold Silver Bronze Individual all arounddetails Viktor Chukarin nbsp Soviet Union Takashi Ono nbsp Japan Yuri Titov nbsp Soviet Union Team all arounddetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Albert AzaryanViktor ChukarinValentin MuratovBoris ShakhlinPavel StolbovYuri Titov nbsp Japan JPN Nobuyuki AiharaAkira KonoMasami KubotaTakashi OnoMasao TakemotoShinsaku Tsukawaki nbsp Finland FIN Raimo HeinonenOlavi LaimuvirtaOnni LappalainenBerndt LindforsMartti MansikkaKalevi Suoniemi Floor exercisedetails Valentin Muratov nbsp Soviet Union Nobuyuki Aihara nbsp Japan none awarded William Thoresson nbsp Sweden Viktor Chukarin nbsp Soviet Union Horizontal bardetails Takashi Ono nbsp Japan Yuri Titov nbsp Soviet Union Masao Takemoto nbsp Japan Parallel barsdetails Viktor Chukarin nbsp Soviet Union Masumi Kubota nbsp Japan Takashi Ono nbsp Japan Masao Takemoto nbsp Japan Pommel horsedetails Boris Shakhlin nbsp Soviet Union Takashi Ono nbsp Japan Viktor Chukarin nbsp Soviet Union Ringsdetails Albert Azaryan nbsp Soviet Union Valentin Muratov nbsp Soviet Union Masao Takemoto nbsp Japan Masumi Kubota nbsp Japan Vaultdetails Helmut Bantz nbsp United Team of Germany none awarded Yuri Titov nbsp Soviet Union Valentin Muratov nbsp Soviet Union Women s events edit Games Gold Silver Bronze Individual all arounddetails Larisa Latynina nbsp Soviet Union Agnes Keleti nbsp Hungary Sofia Muratova nbsp Soviet Union Team all arounddetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Polina AstakhovaLyudmila YegorovaLidia KalininaLarisa LatyninaTamara ManinaSofia Muratova nbsp Hungary HUN Andrea Molnar BodoErzsebet Gulyas KotelesAgnes KeletiAlice KerteszMargit KorondiOlga Lemhenyi Tass nbsp Romania ROU Georgeta HurmuzachiSonia IovanElena LeușteanuElena MărgăritElena SăcăliciEmilia Vătășoiu Balance beamdetails Agnes Keleti nbsp Hungary Eva Bosakova nbsp Czechoslovakia none awarded Tamara Manina nbsp Soviet Union Floor exercisedetails Agnes Keleti nbsp Hungary none awarded Elena Leușteanu nbsp Romania Larisa Latynina nbsp Soviet Union Uneven barsdetails Agnes Keleti nbsp Hungary Larisa Latynina nbsp Soviet Union Sofia Muratova nbsp Soviet Union Vaultdetails Larisa Latynina nbsp Soviet Union Tamara Manina nbsp Soviet Union Olga Lemhenyi Tass nbsp Hungary Ann Sofi Pettersson nbsp Sweden Team portable apparatus details nbsp Hungary HUN Andrea Molnar BodoErzsebet Gulyas KotelesAgnes KeletiAlice KerteszMargit KorondiOlga Lemhenyi Tass nbsp Sweden SWE Karin LindbergAnn Sofi PetterssonEva RonstromEvy BerggrenDoris HedbergMaud Karlen nbsp Soviet Union URS Polina AstakhovaLyudmila YegorovaLidia KalininaLarisa LatyninaTamara ManinaSofia Muratova nbsp Poland POL Helena RakoczyNatalia Kot WalaDanuta StachowDorota Horzonek JokielBarbara SlizowskaLidia SzczerbinskaMedal table editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Soviet Union URS 1166232 nbsp Hungary HUN 42173 nbsp Japan JPN 155114 nbsp United Team of Germany EUA 10015 nbsp Sweden SWE 02136 nbsp Czechoslovakia TCH 01017 nbsp Romania ROU 00228 nbsp Finland FIN 0011 nbsp Poland POL 0011Totals 9 entries 17161750References edit Gymnastics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 28 July 2019 Sources editThe Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne W M Houston Government Printer 1958 Archived from the original on 2006 06 22 Retrieved 2012 06 26 1956 Olympic Games Gymn Forum com Retrieved May 6 2006 dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1070483097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
