Decathlon Women Track & road events Field events Basketball Men's Team Competition Preliminary round Group D Classification 9–15 Group 1 Classification matches Team Roster Peter Demos Geoff Heskett Peter Bumbers Stan Dargis Inga Freidenfelds Colin Burdett George Dancis Peter Sutton Algis Ignatavicius Merv Moy Ken Finch Bruce Flick Head Coach: Ken Watson Boxing Men Canoeing Sprint Men Women Cycling Road Track 1000m time trial Sprint Tandem Pursuit Diving Men Women Fencing 21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Australia in 1956. Men Ranks given are within the pool. Women Ranks given are within the pool. Football First round Quarter-finals Men's team squads Head coach: Richard Telfer Gymnastics Hockey Preliminary round Pool B Play–off match Men's Team Competition Team Roster Alan Barblett Geoffrey Bennett Brian Booth Kevin Carton Kenneth Clarke Ian Dick John Dwyer Maurice Foley Louis Hailey Glen Jobson Dennis Kemp Keith Leeson Donald Mecklem Eric Pearce Gordon Pearce Melville Pearce Kenneth Reid Raymond Whiteside Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1956. Individual Neville Sayers Sven Coomer George Nicoll Team Neville Sayers Sven Coomer George Nicoll Rowing Australia had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1956. Men Sailing Open Shooting Twelve shooters represented Australia in 1956. Men Swimming Men Women Water polo Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once. Group A 28 November 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2 29 November 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1 30 November 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0 Consolation Great Britain def. Australia, 5-2 Australia def. Singapore, 3-2 Romania def. Australia, 4-2 Weightlifting Men Wrestling References Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 Olympics