Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics Great Britain British Olympic Association , competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia . British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games . 189 competitors, 163 men and 26 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports.Melbourne Games saw an improvement on Great Britain and Northern Ireland's performance at the two preceding Games. British athletes won six gold medals. Overall, they won twenty-four medals, finishing eighth.Medallists Gold Chris Brasher — Athletics, Men's 3.000m Steeplechase Terence Spinks — Boxing, Men's Flyweight Richard McTaggart — Boxing, Men's Lightweight Bertie Hill, Arthur Rook , and Francis Weldon — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Gillian Sheen — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Judy Grinham — Swimming, Women's 100m BackstrokeSilver Derek Johnson — Athletics, Men's 800m Gordon Pirie — Athletics, Men's 5.000m Jean Scrivens, Heather Armitage , June Foulds , and Anne Pashley — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay Thelma Hopkins — Athletics, Women's High Jump Thomas Nicholls — Boxing, Men's Featherweight Arthur Brittain, William Holmes, and Alan Jackson — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race Robert Perry, David Bowker , John Dillon , and Neil Kennedy-Cochran — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter ClassoBronze Derek Ibbotson — Athletics, Men's 5.000m Michael Wheeler, Peter Higgins, Derek Johnson , and John Salisbury — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Nicholas Gargano — Boxing, Men's Welterweight John McCormack — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight Tom Simpson, Donald Burgess , Michael Gambrill , and John Geddes — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit Alan Jackson — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Francis Weldon — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Peter Robeson, Pat Smythe , and Wilf White — Equestrian, Jumping Team Margaret Edwards — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke Terence Smith and Jasper Blackall — Sailing, Men's Sharpie 12m² Graham Mann, Ronald Backus , and Jonathan Janson — Sailing, Men's DragonAthletics Men's 110m Hurdles Peter Hildreth Jack Parker Men's 1500m Brian Hewson Ian Boyd Ken Wood Men's Marathon Harry Hicks — 2:39:55 Fred Norris — did not finish Ron Clark — did not finish Women's Discus Throw Men's Light Flyweight Men's Flyweight Men's Bantamweight Men's Featherweight Men's Light Welterweight Men's Light Middleweight Men's Middleweight Cycling ;SprintKeith Harrison — 15th place Peter Brotherton — 4th placeTom Simpson — 4:42.2 Arthur Brittain William Holmes — 23 points Alan Jackson — 5:23:16 Arthur Brittain — 5:23:40 William Holmes — 5:23:40 Harold Reynolds — 5:24:44Diving Men's 10m Platform Peter Tarsey Roy Walsh Ray Cann Women's 10m Platform Ann Long Charmain WelshFencing René Paul, Raymond Paul, Michael Howard, Bill Hoskyns, Allan Jay Olgierd Porebski, Bill Hoskyns, Ralph Cooperman, Allan Jay, Raymond Paul Gymnastics The British Gymnastics team competed in 15 events, and was made up of 14 gymnasts,, Frank Turner , competing in his third Summer Olympics.Hockey Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1956. Donald Cobley Thomas Hudson George NormanRowing rowing events in 1956 .Men's single sculls - unplacedMen's double sculls - unplacedMen's eight Shooting Six shooters represented Great Britain in 1956. Frederick Cooper Henry Steele three positions Steffen Cranmer Frederick Hopkinson Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling
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