Summer Olympics : Great Britain : 1956 medals

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 MEDAL COUNTS:

    
SPORT
TOTAL
 GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE


Track & FieldTrack & Field
7
1
4
2



BoxingBoxing
5
2
1
2



CyclingCycling
3
0
1
2



EquestrianEquestrian
3
1
0
2



FencingFencing
1
1
0
0



SailingSailing
3
0
1
2



SwimmingSwimming
2
1
0
1



ALLALL
24
6
7
11





 MEDAL WINNERS:

 Boxing         Men's Flyweight(51kg)           GOLD    Terence Spinks                            
 Boxing         Men's Featherweight(57kg)       SILVER  Thomas Nicholls                           
 Boxing         Men's Lightweight(60kg)         GOLD    Richard McTaggart                         
 Boxing         Men's Welterweight(67kg)        BRONZE  Nicholas Gargano                          
 Boxing         Men's Light-Middleweight(71kg)  BRONZE  John McCormack                            
 Cycling        Men's Individual Road Race      BRONZE  Alan Jackson                     5:23:16.0
 Cycling        Men's Team Pursuit(4,000m)      BRONZE  Great Britain                       4:42.2
 Cycling        Men's Team Road Race            SILVER  Great Britain                           23
 Equestrian     Individual eventing             BRONZE  Francis Weldon                      -85.48
 Equestrian     Team eventing                   GOLD    Great Britain                      -355.48
 Equestrian     Team jumping                    BRONZE  Great Britain                           69
 Fencing        Women's Individual Foil         GOLD    Gillian Sheen                             
 Sailing        5.5 Metre                       SILVER  Great Britain                         4050
 Sailing        Dragon                          BRONZE  Great Britain                         4547
 Sailing        Sharpie                         BRONZE  Jasper Blackall / Terence Smith       4859
 Swimming       Women's 100 m Backstroke        GOLD    Judith Grinham                      1:12.9
 Swimming       Women's 100 m Backstroke        BRONZE  Magaret Edwards                     1:13.1
 Track & Field  Men's 800 m                     SILVER  Derek Johnson                       1:47.8
 Track & Field  Men's 5,000 m                   SILVER  Gordon Pirie                       13:50.6
 Track & Field  Men's 5,000 m                   BRONZE  Derek Ibbotson                     13:54.4
 Track & Field  Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase      GOLD    Chris Brasher                       8:41.2
 Track & Field  Men's 4 x 400 m Relay           BRONZE  Great Britain                       3:07.2
 Track & Field  Women's 4 x 100 m Relay         SILVER  Great Britain                         44.7
 Track & Field  Women's High Jump               SILVER  Thelma Hopkins                       1.67m