Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

See main article: Rowing at the Summer Olympics.

Event:	Rowing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	Lake Wendouree
Dates:	23–27 November 1956
Competitors:	242
Nations:	25
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 23 to 27 November on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia.^[1]

Medal summary

single sculls
double sculls
coxless pairs
coxed pair	Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay Kurt Seiffert	Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt Rainer Borkowsky	Ihor Yemchuk Heorhiy Zhylin Vladimir Petrov
coxless fours	Archibald MacKinnon Lorne Loomer Walter D'Hondt Donald Arnold	John Welchli John McKinlay Art McKinlay James McIntosh	René Guissart Yves Delacour Gaston Mercier Guy Guillabert
coxed fours	Alberto Winkler Romano Sgheiz Angelo Vanzin Franco Trincavelli Ivo Stefanoni	Olle Larsson Gösta Eriksson Ivar Aronsson Evert Gunnarsson Bertil Göransson	Kauko Hänninen Reino Poutanen Veli Lehtelä Toimi Pitkänen Matti Niemi
eights	Thomas Charlton David Wight John Cooke Donald Beer Caldwell Esselstyn Charles Grimes Rusty Wailes Robert Morey William Becklean	Philip Kueber Richard McClure Robert Wilson David Helliwell Wayne Pretty Bill McKerlich Douglas McDonald Lawrence West Carlton Ogawa	Michael Aikman David Boykett Fred Benfield Jim Howden Garth Manton Walter Howell Adrian Monger Brian Doyle Harold Hewitt

Participating nations

A total of 242 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:

External links

• International Olympic Committee medal database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053747/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 August 2018.