Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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No. of events | 9 |
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Medal summary
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C-1 1000 metres details | Leon Rotman![]() | István Hernek![]() | Gennady Bukharin![]() |
C-1 10000 metres details | Leon Rotman![]() | János Parti![]() | Gennady Bukharin![]() |
C-2 1000 metres details | ![]() and Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) | ![]() and Gratsian Botev (URS) | ![]() and Ferenc Mohácsi (HUN) |
C-2 10000 metres details | ![]() and Gratsian Botev (URS) | ![]() and Marcel Renaud (FRA) | ![]() and József Hunics (HUN) |
K-1 1000 metres details | Gert Fredriksson![]() | Igor Pissarov![]() | Lajos Kiss![]() |
K-1 10000 metres details | Gert Fredriksson![]() | Ferenc Hatlaczky![]() | Michel Scheuer![]() |
K-2 1000 metres details | ![]() and Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) | ![]() and Anatoli Demitkov (URS) | ![]() and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) |
K-2 10000 metres details | ![]() and László Fábián (HUN) | ![]() and Theodor Kleine (EUA) | ![]() and Walter Brown (AUS) |
Women's event
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres details | Yelizaveta Dementyeva![]() | Therese Zenz![]() | Tove Søby![]() |
References
- 1956 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 396–410.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
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