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Soviet Union Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Date Started: November 23, 1956
Date Finished: December 1, 1956

Events for Soviet Union: 32
Participants for Soviet Union: 75 (53 men and 22 women)
Youngest Participant for Soviet Union: Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (18 years, 190 days)
Oldest Participant for Soviet Union: Antanas Mikėnas (32 years, 279 days)
Most Medals for Soviet Union (Athlete): Volodymyr Kuts (2 medals)

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Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Yury Konovalov 26 Men's 100 metres 6 h1 r3/4
Boris Tokarev 29 Men's 100 metres 6 h2 r3/4
Leonid Barteniev 23 Men's 100 metres 4 h4 r2/4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Boris Tokarev 29 Men's 200 metres 5
Leonid Barteniev 23 Men's 200 metres 4 h1 r2/4
Yury Konovalov 26 Men's 200 metres 3 h3 r1/4

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ardalion Ignatyev 25 Men's 400 metres 3T Bronze
Konstantin Grachev 29 Men's 400 metres 4 h1 r1/4

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Yevgeny Sokolov 25 Men's 1,500 metres 6 h2 r1/2
Sergey Sukhanov 25 Men's 1,500 metres 7 h3 r1/2
Jonas Pipynė 20 Men's 1,500 metres 9 h1 r1/2

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Volodymyr Kuts 29 Men's 5,000 metres 1 Gold
Pyotr Bolotnikov 26 Men's 5,000 metres 9
Ivan Cherniavskiy 26 Men's 5,000 metres 10

Men's 10,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Volodymyr Kuts 29 Men's 10,000 metres 1 Gold
Ivan Cherniavskiy 26 Men's 10,000 metres 6
Pyotr Bolotnikov 26 Men's 10,000 metres 16

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ivan Filin 30 Men's Marathon 7
Boris Grishayev 26 Men's Marathon AC
Albert Ivanov 25 Men's Marathon AC

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Boris Stolyarov 24 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6
Anatoly Mikhaylov 20 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 h3 r1/3

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Yury Lituyev 31 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4
Anatoly Yulin 27 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5 h1 r2/3

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Semyon Rzhishchin 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 5
Vasily Vlasenko 28 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 7 h1 r1/2
Yevgeny Kadyaykin 28 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 9 h1 r1/2

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Leonid Barteniev 23 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Boris Tokarev 29 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Yury Konovalov 26 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Vladimir Sukharev 32 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Konstantin Grachev 29 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h3 r1/2
Yury Lituyev 31 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h3 r1/2
Anatoly Yulin 27 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h3 r1/2
Ardalion Ignatyev 25 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 h3 r1/2

Men's 20 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Leonid Spirin 24 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 1 Gold
Antanas Mikėnas 32 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 2 Silver
Bruno Junk 27 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 3 Bronze

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Yevgeny Maskinskov 25 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 2 Silver
Grigory Klimov 23 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC
Mikhail Lavrov 29 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Igor Kashkarov 23 Men's High Jump 3 Bronze
Volodymyr Sitkin 21 Men's High Jump 6
Vladimir Polyakov 21 Men's High Jump AC QR

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Vladimir Bulatov 27 Men's Pole Vault 9T
Anatoly Petrov Men's Pole Vault 11
Vitaliy Chernobai 27 Men's Pole Vault 13

Men's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Dmytro Bondarenko 20 Men's Long Jump 4
Oleg Fedoseyev 20 Men's Long Jump 8
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan 18 Men's Long Jump AC r2/2

Men's Triple Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Vitold Kreyer 24 Men's Triple Jump 3 Bronze
Leonid Shcherbakov 29 Men's Triple Jump 6

Men's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Boris Belyayev 23 Men's Shot Put 5
Vladimir Loshchilov 24 Men's Shot Put 13

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Oto Grigalka 31 Men's Discus Throw 5
Boris Matveyev 26 Men's Discus Throw 9
Kim Bukhantsov 24 Men's Discus Throw 12

Men's Hammer Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mikhail Krivonosov 27 Men's Hammer Throw 2 Silver
Anatoly Samotsvetov 23 Men's Hammer Throw 3 Bronze
Dmytro Yegorov 25 Men's Hammer Throw 7

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Viktor Tsybulenko 26 Men's Javelin Throw 3 Bronze
Aleksandr Gorshkov 27 Men's Javelin Throw 8
Vladimir Kuznetsov 25 Men's Javelin Throw 12

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Vasily Kuznetsov 24 Men's Decathlon 3 Bronze
Uno Palu 23 Men's Decathlon 4
Yuriy Kutenko 24 Men's Decathlon AC

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Galina Popova 24 Women's 100 metres 5 h1 r2/3
Vira Kalashnykova-Krepkina 23 Women's 100 metres 5 h2 r2/3
Galina Rezchikova 21 Women's 100 metres 6 h2 r2/3

Women's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mariya Itkina 24 Women's 200 metres 4 h1 r2/3
Vera Yugova 19 Women's 200 metres 6 h2 r2/3
Olga Kosheleva 24 Women's 200 metres 5 h5 r1/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Galina Bystrova 22 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4
Mariya Golubnichaya 32 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5
Niliya Besedina-Kulakova 20 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h3 r1/3

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Vira Kalashnykova-Krepkina 23 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Galina Rezchikova 21 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Mariya Itkina 24 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Irina Turova-Bochkaryova 21 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mariya Pisareva 22 Women's High Jump 2T Silver
Valentina Ballod 19 Women's High Jump 11

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Nadezhda Khnik'ina-Dvalishvili 23 Women's Long Jump 3 Bronze
Valentina Shaprunova 19 Women's Long Jump 6

Women's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Tamara Tyshkevich 25 Women's Shot Put 1 Gold
Galina Zybina 25 Women's Shot Put 2 Silver
Zinaida Doynikova 22 Women's Shot Put 4

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Irina Beglyakova 23 Women's Discus Throw 2 Silver
Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova 27 Women's Discus Throw 3 Bronze
Albina Yelkina 23 Women's Discus Throw 5

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Inese Jaunzeme 24 Women's Javelin Throw 1 Gold
Nadezhda Konyayeva 25 Women's Javelin Throw 3 Bronze

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