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Canada at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Canada at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	92 (77 men and 15 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Robert Steckle
Medals; Ranked 15th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took part in 81 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medallists

Gold

Archibald MacKinnon, Kenneth Loomer, Walter D'Hondt, and Donald Arnold in Rowing, men's Coxless Four
Gerald Ouellette in Shooting, men's 50m Rifle Prone

Silver

Philip Kueber, Richard McClure, Robert Wilson, David Helliwell, Wayne Pretty, Bill McKerlich, Douglas McDonald, Lawrence West, Carlton Ogawa – Rowing, men's eight with coxswain

Bronze

Irene MacDonald – Diving, women's 3m springboard
Stuart Boa – Shooting, men's 50m Rifle Prone
John Rumble, James Elder, Brian Herbinson – Equestrian, Team Three-Day Event

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Sprint

Fred Markus – 17th place

Time trial

James Davies – 1:15.2 (→ 17th place)

Individual road race

Patrick Murphy – 5:27:28 (→ 29th place)
Fred Markus – did not finish (→ no ranking)
James Davies – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's 10m platform

William Patrick
- Preliminary round – 67.71 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Fencing

One fencer represented Canada in 1956.

Men's foil

Roland Asselin

Men's épée

Roland Asselin

Men's sabre

Roland Asselin

Gymnastics

Rowing

Canada had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.^[2]

Men's coxless four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Five shooters represented Canada in 1956. In the 50 m rifle, prone event, Gerald Ouellette won gold and Gil Boa won bronze.

25 m pistol

James Zavitz

50 m pistol

James Zavitz

300 m rifle, three positions

Gerald Ouellette

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

^ "Canada at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

[sports-reference-1] "Canada at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-14.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics