| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.
Contents |
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 |  Australia |
4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Poland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Norway |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Germany |
0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Chile |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iceland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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