| Noc: | GBR |
| Nocname: | British Olympic Association |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the United Kingdom |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 189 (163 men and 26 women) |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer: | George Mackenzie |
| Rank: | 8 |
| Gold: | 6 |
| Silver: | 7 |
| Bronze: | 11 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 189 competitors, 163 men and 26 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports.[1]
The Melbourne Games saw an improvement on Great Britain and Northern Ireland's performance at the two preceding Games. British athletes won six gold medals (up from just one in 1952). Overall, they won twenty-four medals, finishing eighth.
| Sport | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Athletics | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's 1500m
Men's Marathon
Women's Discus Throw
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight ( - 48 kg)
Men's Flyweight ( - 51 kg)
Men's Bantamweight ( - 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight ( - 57 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight ( - 63.5 kg)
Men's Light Middleweight ( - 67 kg)
Men's Middleweight ( - 75 kg)
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Benny Foster was the British cycling team manager.[2]
See main article: article and Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's 10m Platform
Women's 10m Platform
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Nine fencers, seven men and two women, represented Great Britain in 1956.
See main article: article and Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
The British Gymnastics team competed in 15 events, and was made up of 14 gymnasts, (6 men and 8 women), including Frank Turner, competing in his third Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1956.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Great Britain had 12 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[3]
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Six shooters represented Great Britain in 1956.
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.