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The Men's decathlon competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 29–30. [ 1 ] Competition format
Note: the 1956 equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service regulations, which required a six-month quarantine for horses. [ 1 ] Medalists
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. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay; Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay; Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres; Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk; Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
He set two decathlon world records: in May 1958, he was the first athlete to break the 8,000 points barrier on the 1952 scoring system, with 8,014 points (7,653 (1985)) in Krasnodar. He set his second world record in May 1959 at 8,357 (7,839 (1985)). He also held three pentathlon world records at 3,736 in 1956, 3,901 in 1958, and 4,006 in 1959.
Both the men's and women's championships were held one week before their corresponding 1956 United States Olympic trials. At the men's meet, two world records were equaled ( Bobby Morrow in the 100 m heats and Thane Baker in the 200 m on a curve) and one was set outright, by Jack Davis in the 110 m hurdles . [ 1 ]
The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. There were 67 competitors from 32 countries. The first and second rounds were held on Monday 26 November and the semifinals and final on Tuesday 27 November. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
This was the 13th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1952 Games were silver medalist (and 1948 gold medalist) Adolfo Consolini of Italy, fourth-place finisher (and 1948 bronze medalist) Fortune Gordien of the United States, fifth-place finisher Ferenc Klics of Hungary, and sixth-place finisher ...