1956 Olympics | |||||||||||
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Sport | Events | Venue | |||
Athletics | 33 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||
Basketball | 1 | Exhibition Building | |||
Boxing | 10 | West Melbourne Stadium | |||
Canoe & Kayak | 9 | Lake Wendouree, Ballarat | |||
Cycling | 6 | Olympic Velodrome* | |||
Diving | 4 | Swimming Stadium | |||
Equestrian | 6 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm* | |||
Fencing | 7 | St. Kilda Town Hall | |||
Football | 1 | Melbourne Cricket Ground* | |||
Gymnastics | 15 | West Melbourne Stadium | |||
Hockey | 1 | Hockey Stadium, Olympic Park | |||
Modern Pentathlon | 2 | Oaklands Hunt Club* | |||
Rowing | 7 | Lake Wendouree, Ballarat | |||
Sailing | 5 | Port Phillip Bay | |||
Shooting | 7 | Army Rifle Range, Williamstown* | |||
Swimming | 13 | Swimming Stadium | |||
Water Polo | 1 | Swimming Stadium | |||
Weightlifting | 7 | Exhibition Building | |||
Wrestling | 16 | Exhibition Building | |||
* More than one venue used in the sport. | |||||
This page is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database |