Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Sprint![]() | ||||
C-1 1000 m | men | |||
C-1 10000 m | men | |||
C-2 1000 m | men | |||
C-2 10000 m | men | |||
K-1 500 m | women | |||
K-1 1000 m | men | |||
K-1 10000 m | men | |||
K-2 1000 m | men | |||
K-2 10000 m | men |
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 summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C-1 1000 metres |
Leon Rotman![]() |
István Hernek![]() |
Gennady Bukharin![]() |
C-1 10000 metres |
Leon Rotman![]() |
János Parti![]() |
Gennady Bukharin![]() |
C-2 1000 metres |
Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc ![]() |
Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev ![]() |
Károly Wieland and Ferenc Mohácsi ![]() |
C-2 10000 metres |
Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev ![]() |
Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud ![]() |
Imre Farkas and József Hunics ![]() |
K-1 1000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson![]() |
Igor Pissarov![]() |
Lajos Kiss![]() |
K-1 10000 metres |
Gert Fredriksson![]() |
Ferenc Hatlaczky![]() |
Michael Scheuer![]() |
K-2 1000 metres |
Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger ![]() |
Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoli Demitkov ![]() |
Maximilian Raub and Herbert Wiedermann ![]() |
K-2 10000 metres |
János Urányi and László Fábián ![]() |
Fritz Briel and Theodor Kleine ![]() |
Dennis Green and Walter Brown ![]() |
Women's event
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 metres |
Yelizaveta Dementyeva![]() |
Therese Zenz![]() |
Tove Søby![]() |
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 |
References
- 1956 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 396–410.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
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