The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports.
The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 37 gold and a total of 98 medals.
Valentin Muratov — Artistic gymnastics, men's floor exerciseLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's floor exerciseVictor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-roundLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-roundVictor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's parallel barsBoris Shakhlin — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horseAlbert Azaryan — Artistic gymnastics, men's ringsVictor Chukarin, Valentin Muratov, Boris Shakhlin, Albert Azaryan, Yuri Titov, Pavel Stolbov — Artistic gymnastics, men's team competitionTamara Manina, Larisa Latynina, Sofia Muratova, Lidiya Kalinina-Ivanova, Polina Astakhova, Lyudmila Egorova — Artistic gymnastics, women's team competitionValentin Muratov — Artistic gymnastics, men's vaultLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's vaultVladimir Kuts — Athletics, men's 10000 mLeonid Spirin — Athletics, men's 20 km walkVladimir Kuts — Athletics, men's 5000 mInese Jaunzeme — Athletics, women's javelin throwTamara Tyshkevich — Athletics, women's shot putVladimir Safronov — Boxing, men's featherweightVladimir Yengibaryan — Boxing, men's light-welterweightGennadi Shatkov — Boxing, men's 71–75 kgPavel Kharin, Gratsian Botev — Canoeing, men's C-2 10000 mElizaveta Dementyeva — Canoeing, women's K-1 500 mLev Yashin, Nikolai Tishchenko, Mikhail Okonkov, Aleksei Paramonov, Anatoli Bashashkin, Igor Netto, Boris Tatushin, Anatoli Isayev, Eduard Streltsov, Valentin Kozmich Ivanov, Vladimir Ryzhkin, Boris Kuznetsov, Iosif Betsa, Sergei Salnikov, Boris Razinsky, Anatoli Maslenkin, Anatoli Ilyin and Nikita Simonyan — Football (soccer), men's team competitionIgor Novikov, Ivan Deryugin, Aleksandr Tarasov — Modern pentathlon, men's team competitionAleksandr Berkutov, Yury Tyukalov — Rowing, men's double scullsVyacheslav Ivanov — Rowing, men's single scullsVitali Romanenko — Shooting, men's 100 m running deer, single/double shotsVasili Borisov — Shooting, men's 300 m free rifle 3 positionsAnatoli Bogdanov — Shooting, men's 50 m rifle 3 positionsIgor Rybak — Weightlifting, men's lightweightFedor Bogdanovsky — Weightlifting, men's middleweightArkady Vorobyov — Weightlifting, men's middle-heavyweightMirian Tsalkalamanidze — Wrestling, men's freestyle flyweightAnatoli Parfenov — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman super-heavyweightNikolai Soloviev — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman flyweightKonstantin Vyrupaev — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman bantamweightGivi Kartoziya — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman middleweightValentin Nikolayev — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman light-heavyweightTamara Manina — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beamVictor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's floor exerciseYuri Titov — Artistic gymnastics, men's horizontal barValentin Muratov — Artistic gymnastics, men's ringsLarisa Latynina — Artistic gymnastics, women's uneven barsTamara Manina — Artistic gymnastics, women's vaultAntanas Mikenas — Athletics, men's 20 km walkLeonid Bartenev, Yuriy Konovalov, Vladimir Sukharev, Boris Tokarev — Athletics, men's 4 × 100 m relayYevgeniy Maskinskov — Athletics, men's 50 km walkIrina Beglyakova — Athletics, women's discus throwMikhail Krivonosov — Athletics, men's hammer throwMariya Pisareva — Athletics, women's high jumpGalina Zybina — Athletics, women's shot putValdis Muizhniek, Maigonis Valdmanis, Vladimir Torban, Stasys Stonkus, Kazys Petkevičius, Arkadi Bochkarev, Jānis Krūmiņš, Mikhail Semyonov, Algirdas Lauritenas, Yuri Ozerov, Viktor Zubkov, Mikhail Studenetsky — Basketball, men's team competitionLev Mukhin — Boxing, men's heavyweightPavel Kharin, Gratsian Botev — Canoeing, men's C-2 1000 mIgor Pissarev — Canoeing, men's K-1 1000 mMikhail Kaaleste, Anatoli Demitkov — Canoeing, men's K-2 1000 mIgor Buldakov, Viktor Ivanov — Rowing, men's coxless pairYevgeni Cherkasov — Shooting, men's 25 m rapid fire pistolAllan Erdman — Shooting, men's 300 m free rifle 3 positionsMakhmud Umarov — Shooting, men's 50 m pistolVasili Borisov — Shooting, men's 50 m rifle proneVladimir Stogov — Weightlifting, men's bantamweightYevgeni Minaev — Weightlifting, men's featherweightRavil Khabutdinov — Weightlifting, men's lightweightVasili Stepanov — Weightlifting, men's light-heavyweightBoris Kulayev — Wrestling, men's freestyle light-heavyweightVladimir Maneev — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman welterweightYuri Titov — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-roundSofia Muratova — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-roundVictor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horseTamara Manina, Larisa Latynina, Sofia Muratova, Lidiya Kalinina-Ivanova, Polina Astakhova, Lyudmila Egorova — Artistic gymnastics, women's team, portable apparatusSofia Muratova — Artistic gymnastics, women's uneven barsYuri Titov — Artistic gymnastics, men's vaultBruno Junk — Athletics, men's 20 km walkArdalion Ignatyev — Athletics, men's 400 mVasili Kuznetsov — Athletics, men's decathlonNina Romashkova — Athletics, women's discus throwAnatoli Samotsvetov — Athletics, men's hammer throwIgor Kashkarov — Athletics, men's high jumpViktor Tsybulenko — Athletics, men's javelin throwNadezhda Konyaeva — Athletics, women's javelin throwNadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili — Athletics, women's long jumpVitold Kreer — Athletics, men's triple jumpAnatoli Lagetko — Boxing, men's lightweightRomualdas Murauskas — Boxing, men's light-heavyweightGennady Bukharin — Canoeing, men's C-1 10000 mGennady Bukharin — Canoeing, men's C-1 1000 mLev Kuznetsov — Fencing, men's sabre individualYakov Rylsky, David Tyshler, Lev Kuznetsov, Yevgeni Cherepovsky, Leonid Bogdanov — Fencing, men's sabre teamIgor Emchuk, Georgi Zhilin, Vladimir Petrov — Rowing, men's pair-oared shell with coxswainVladimir Sevryugin — Shooting, men's 100 m running deer, single/double shotsKharis Yunichev — Swimming, men's 200 m breaststrokeVitali Sorokin, Vladimir Struzhanov, Gennadi Nikolaev, Boris Nikitin — Swimming, men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relayBoris Goikhman, Valentin Prokopov, Yuri Shlyapin, Vyacheslav Kurennoi, Pyotr Breus, Pyotr Mshvenieradze, Boris Markarov, Mikhail Ryzhak, Viktor Ageev and Nodar Gvakhariya — Water polo, men's team competitionMikhail Shakhov — Wrestling, men's freestyle bantamweightAlimbeg Bestaev — Wrestling, men's freestyle lightweightVakhtang Balavadze — Wrestling, men's freestyle welterweightGeorgi Skhirtladze — Wrestling, men's freestyle middleweightRoman Dzeneladze — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman featherweightMen's 110 m hurdles
Boris StolyarovHeat — 14.4sSemifinals — 14.5sFinal — 14.6s (→ 6th place)Anatoly MikhailovHeat — 14.5s (→ did not advance)Men's marathon
Ivan Filine — 2:30:37 (→ 7th place)Boris Grichaev — did not finish (→ no ranking)Albert Ivanov — did not finish (→ no ranking)SprintBoris Romanov — 7th placeTime trialBoris Savostin — 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)TandemRostislav Vargashkin
Vladimir Leonov — 9th placeTeam pursuitEduard Gusev
Rodislav Chizhikov
Viktor Ilyin
Vladimir Mitin — 8th placeTeam road raceAnatoly Cherepovich
Mykola Kolumbet
Viktor Kapitonov — 63 points (→ 6th place)Individual road raceAnatoly Cherepovich — 5:23:50 (→ 15th place)Mykola Kolumbet — 5:23:50 (→ 16th place)Viktor Kapitonov — 5:30:45 (→ 32nd place)Viktor Vershinin — 5:34:21 (→ 35th place)Men's 10 m platform
Roman BrenerPreliminary Round — 76.56Final — 142.95 (→ 5th place)Mikhail ChachbaPreliminary Round — 73.02Final — 134.52 (→ 8th place)Gennady GalkinPreliminary Round — 68.92 (→ did not advance, 13th place)Women's 10 m platform
Tatyana Karakashyants-VereinaPreliminary Round — 52.19Final — 76.95 (→ 9th place)Lyubov ShigalovaPreliminary Round — 49.22Final — 76.40 (→ 9th place)Raisa GorokhovskayaPreliminary Round — 52.64Final — 73.84 (→ 9th place)20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1956.
Men's foilMark MidlerYury RudovIuri Osip'oviMen's team foilYury Rudov, Iuri Osip'ovi, Mark Midler, Aleksandr Ovsyankin, Viktor Zhdanovich, Yury IvanovMen's épéeArnold ChernushevichRevaz Tsirek'idzeJuozas ŪdrasMen's team épéeArnold Chernushevich, Valentin Chernikov, Lev Saychuk, Revaz Tsirek'idze, Juozas Ūdras, Valentin VdovichenkoMen's sabreLev KuznetsovYevgeny CherepovskyYakov RylskyMen's team sabreLev Kuznetsov, Yakov Rylsky, Yevgeny Cherepovsky, David Tyshler, Leonid BogdanovWomen's foilEmma YefimovaValentina RastvorovaNadezhda ShitikovaThree male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1956. The Soviet pentathletes won gold in the team event.
IndividualIgor NovikovAleksandr TarasovIvan DeriuhinTeamIgor NovikovAleksandr TarasovIvan DeriuhinThe Soviet Union had 25 male rowers participate in seven rowing events in 1956.
Men's single sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)Vyacheslav Ivanov (Вячеслав Иванов)Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)Aleksandr Berkutov (Александр Беркутов)Yury Tyukalov (Юрий Тюкалов)Men's coxless pair – 2nd place ( silver medal)Igor Buldakov (Игорь Булдаков)Viktor Ivanov (Виктор Иванов)Men's coxed pair – 3rd place ( bronze medal)Ihor Yemchuk (Ihor Yemchuk, Игорь Емчук)Heorhiy Zhylin (Georgy Zhilin, Георгий Жилин)Vladimir Petrov (Владимир Петров)Men's coxless fourLeonid Zakharov (Леонид Захаров)Aleksandr Sheff (Александр Шефф)Nikolay Karasyov (Николай Карасёв)Igor Ivanov (Игорь Иванов)Men's coxed fourAndrey Arkhipov (Андрей Архипов)Yury Popov (Юрий Попов)Valentin Zanin (Валентин Занин)Yaroslav Cherstvy (Ярослав Черствый)Anatoly Fetisov (Анатолий Фетисов)Men's coxed eightErnest Verbin (Эрнест Вербин)Boris Fyodorov (Борис Фёдоров)Slava Amiragov (Слава Амирагов)Leonid Gissen (Леонид Гиссен)Yevgeny Samsonov (Евгений Самсонов)Anatoly Antonov (Анатолий Антонов)Georgy Gushchenko (Георгий Гущенко)Vladimir Kryukov (Владимир Крюков)Vladimir Petrov (Владимир Петров)Eleven shooters represented the Soviet Union in 1956.
25 m pistolYevgeny CherkasovVasily Sorokin50 m pistolMakhmud UmarovAnton Yasynskiy300 m rifle, three positionsVasily BorisovAllan Erdman50 m rifle, three positionsAnatoly BogdanovVasily Borisov50 m rifle, proneVasily BorisovAnatoly Bogdanov100 m running deerVitali RomanenkoVladimir SevryuginTrapNikolay MogilevskyYury NikandrovIn the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.
