Australia was the host nation for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. However, due to Australian quarantine restrictions the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. 294 competitors, 250 men and 44 women, took part in 140 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold Betty Cuthbert – athletics, women's 100 metres Betty Cuthbert – athletics, women's 200 metres Shirley Strickland – athletics, women's 80 m Hurdles Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Wenham, and Shirley Strickland – athletics, women's 4 × 100 m Relay Joey Browne and Anthony Marchant — Cycling, men's 2000 m Tandem Jon Henricks — Swimming, men's 100 m Freestyle Murray Rose — Swimming, men's 400 m Freestyle Murray Rose — Swimming, men's 1500 m Freestyle David Theile — Swimming, men's 100 m Backstroke John Devitt, Jon Henricks, Kevin O'Halloran, and Murray Rose — Swimming, men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Dawn Fraser — Swimming, women's 100 m Freestyle Lorraine Crapp — Swimming, women's 400 m Freestyle Lorraine Crapp, Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, and Sandra Morgan — Swimming, women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Silver Graham Gipson, Kevan Gosper, Leon Gregory, and David Lean – athletics, men's 4 × 400 m Relay Chilla Porter – athletics, men's High Jump Stuart Mackenzie – rowing, men's Single Sculls John Devitt — Swimming, men's 100 m Freestyle John Monckton — Swimming, men's 100 m Backstroke Lorraine Crapp — Swimming, women's 100 m Freestyle Dawn Fraser — Swimming, women's 400 m Freestyle John Scott and Roland Tasker — Sailing, men's Sharpie 12 m² Bronze Hector Hogan – athletics, men's 100 metres John Landy – athletics, men's 1500 metres Allan Lawrence – athletics, men's 10.000 metres Norma Thrower – athletics, women's 80 m Hurdles Marlene Mathews – athletics, women's 100 metres Marlene Mathews – athletics, women's 200 metres Kevin Hogarth — Boxing, men's Welterweight Walter Brown and Dennis Green – canoeing, men's K2 10,000 m Kayak Pairs Dick Ploog — Cycling, men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) Murray Riley and Mervyn Wood – rowing, men's Double Sculls Michael Aikman, Angus Benfield, David Boykett, Bryan Doyle, Harold Hewitt, Jim Howden, Walter Howell, Garth Manton, and Adrian Monger – rowing, men's Eights Gary Chapman — Swimming, men's 100 m Freestyle Faith Leech — Swimming, women's 100 m Freestyle Douglas Buxton, Devereaux Mytton, Ernest Wagstaff and Jock Sturrock — Sailing, men's 5½ Meter Class Athletics Men Track & road events Field events Combined events –