Olympian Database
Great Britain in Athletics |
  
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Athlete |
Event |
Heat |
Res. |
Pos. |
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| Peter Allday | Hammer throw M | Final | 58,00 | 9 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 54,98 | 11 | Q | ||||
| Suzanne Allday | Discus throw W | Qualifying Round | 41,45 | 14 | |||
| Shot put W | Final | 12,71 | 15 | ||||
| Qualifying Round | 13,42 | 11 | Q | ||||
| Donald Anthony | Hammer throw M | Final | 56,72 | 12 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 54,89 | 13 | Q | ||||
| Heather Armitage | 100 m W | Final | 12,0 | 6 | |||
| Semifinal | 11,6 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 11,5 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 200 m W | Semifinal | 24,7 | 4 | ||||
| Round 1 | 24,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 4x100 m W | Final | 44,7 |  |
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| Round 1 | 45,3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Audrey Bennett | High jump W | Final | 1,55 | 16 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 1,58 | 12 | Q | ||||
| Kenneth Box | 100 m M | Quarterfinal | 11,3 | 6 | |||
| Round 1 | 10,7 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 4x100 m M | Final | 40,6 | 5 | ||||
| Semifinal | 40,6 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 41,2 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Ian Boyd | 1500 m M | Final | 3.43,0 | 8 | |||
| Round 1 | 3.47,0 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Chris Brasher | 3000 m steeplechase M | Final | 8.41,2 |  |
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| Round 1 | 8.53,8 | 4 | Q | ||||
| Gerald Carr | Discus throw M | Final | 50,72 | 10 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 47,15 | 15 | Q | ||||
| Christopher Chataway | 5000 m M | Final | 14.28,8 | 11 | |||
| Round 1 | 14.32,6 | 5 | Q | ||||
| Ronald Clark | Marathon M | Final | dnf | - | |||
| George Coleman | 20 km walk M | Final | 1.34.01,8 | 7 | |||
| Roy Cruttenden | Long jump M | Final | 7,15 | 9 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 7,32 | 8 | q | ||||
| Peter Cullen | Javelin throw M | Qualifying Round | 62,77 | 20 | |||
| John Disley | 3000 m steeplechase M | Final | 8.44,6 | 6 | |||
| Round 1 | 8.46,6 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Michael Farrell | 800 m M | Final | 1.49,2 | 5 | |||
| Semifinal | 1.53,7 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 1.52,8 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 400 m hurdles M | Round 1 | 52,7 | 4 | ||||
| Eric Hall | 50 km walk M | Final | 5.03.59,0 | 9 | |||
| Roland Hardy | 20 km walk M | Final | 1.34.40,4 | 8 | |||
| Brian Hewson | 1500 m M | Final | 3.42,6 | 5 | |||
| Round 1 | 3.48,0 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Henry Hicks | Marathon M | Final | 2.39.55 | 15 | |||
| Francis Higgins | 400 m M | Semifinal | 47,7 | 5 | |||
| Quarterfinal | 47,4 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 47,9 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Peter Higgins | 4x400 m M | Final | 3.07,2 |  |
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| Round 1 | 3.08,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Peter Hildreth | 110 m hurdles M | Round 1 | 14,5 | 4 | |||
| Thelma Hopkins | High jump W | Final | 1,67 | |
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| Qualifying Round | 1,58 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Long jump W | Qualifying Round | 5,59 | 15 | ||||
| Sheila Hoskin | Long jump W | Qualifying Round | nm | - | |||
| Derek Ibbotson | 5000 m M | Final | 13.54,4 | |
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| Round 1 | 14.18,8 | 4 | Q | ||||
| Albert Johnson | 50 km walk M | Final | 5.02.19,0 | 8 | |||
| Derek Johnson | 4x400 m M | Final | 3.07,2 | |
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| Round 1 | 3.08,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 800 m M | Final | 1.47,8 | |
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| Semifinal | 1.50,2 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 1.50,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Harry Kane | 400 m hurdles M | Semifinal | 52,7 | 5 | |||
| Round 1 | 51,8 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Frederick Norris | Marathon M | Final | dnf | - | |||
| Kenneth Norris | 10000 m M | Final | 29.21,6 | 5 | |||
| Barclay Palmer | Shot put M | Final | 15,81 | 12 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 15,19 | 13 | q | ||||
| Frederick Parker | 110 m hurdles M | Round 1 | 14,8 | 4 | |||
| Anne Pashley | 100 m W | Round 1 | 11,7 | 3 | |||
| 4x100 m W | Final | 44,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 45,3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| June Paul | 100 m W | Semifinal | 12,1 | 4 | |||
| Round 1 | 11,9 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 200 m W | Final | 24,3 | 5 | ||||
| Semifinal | 24,2 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 23,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| 4x100 m W | Final | 44,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 45,3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Mark Pharaoh | Discus throw M | Final | 54,27 | 4 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 48,98 | 5 | Q | ||||
| Gordon Pirie | 10000 m M | Final | 29.49,2 | 8 | |||
| 5000 m M | Final | 13.50,6 | |
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| Round 1 | 14.25,6 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Carole Quinton | 80 m hurdles W | Semifinal | 11,4 | 6 | |||
| Round 1 | 11,4 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Michael Rawson | 800 m M | Semifinal | 1.50,4 | 5 | |||
| Round 1 | 1.52,1 | 2 | Q | ||||
| John Salisbury | 400 m M | Semifinal | 47,3 | 5 | |||
| Quarterfinal | 47,4 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 47,7 | 3 | Q | ||||
| 4x400 m M | Final | 3.07,2 | |
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| Round 1 | 3.08,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Frank Sando | 10000 m M | Final | 29.49,5 | 10 | |||
| Roy Sandstrom | 200 m M | Round 1 | 22,1 | 3 | |||
| 4x100 m M | Final | 40,6 | 5 | ||||
| Semifinal | 40,6 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 41,2 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Roy Sandström | 100 m M | Quarterfinal | 10,9 | 6 | |||
| Round 1 | 10,8 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Jean Scrivens | 200 m W | Semifinal | 24,4 | 5 | |||
| Round 1 | 24,3 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 4x100 m W | Final | 44,7 | |
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| Round 1 | 45,3 | 1 | Q | ||||
| David Segal | 100 m M | Round 1 | 10,9 | 3 | |||
| 200 m M | Round 1 | 22,1 | 3 | ||||
| 4x100 m M | Final | 40,6 | 5 | ||||
| Semifinal | 40,6 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 41,2 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Robert Shaw | 400 m hurdles M | Round 1 | 52,5 | 3 | |||
| Brian Shenton | 200 m M | Semifinal | 21,9 | 6 | |||
| Quarterfinal | 22,1 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 21,7 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 4x100 m M | Final | 40,6 | 5 | ||||
| Semifinal | 40,6 | 3 | Q | ||||
| Round 1 | 41,2 | 2 | Q | ||||
| Eric Shirley | 3000 m steeplechase M | Final | 8.57,0 | 8 | |||
| Round 1 | 8.52,6 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Donald Thompson | 50 km walk M | Final | dnf | - | |||
| Dorothy Tyler | High jump W | Final | 1,60 | 12 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 1,58 | 4 | Q | ||||
| Stanley Vickers | 20 km walk M | Final | 1.32.34,2 | 5 | |||
| Pauline Wainwright | 80 m hurdles W | Round 1 | 11,9 | 5 | |||
| Peter Wells | High jump M | Final | 1,96 | 16 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 1,92 | 7 | Q | ||||
| Michael Wheeler | 400 m M | Quarterfinal | 47,9 | 5 | |||
| Round 1 | 49,3 | 2 | Q | ||||
| 4x400 m M | Final | 3.07,2 | |
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| Round 1 | 3.08,8 | 1 | Q | ||||
| Kenneth Wilmshurst | Long jump M | Final | 7,14 | 11 | |||
| Qualifying Round | 7,40 | 4 | q | ||||
| Triple jump M | Final | 15,54 | 9 | ||||
| Qualifying Round | 14,89 | 19 | q | ||||
| Ken Wood | 1500 m M | Final | nm | 9 | |||
| Round 1 | 3.46,6 | 2 | Q | ||||
| * The list of British olympians in Athletics at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included. | |||||||
| These facts about Great Britain in Athletics at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database | |||||||
