Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Soviet Union at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code	URS
NOC	Soviet Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	272 (233 men, 39 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Aleksey Medvedev
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 37 Silver 29 Bronze 32 Total 98
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1900–1912); Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–); Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–); Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–); Unified Team (1992); Armenia (1994–); Belarus (1994–); Georgia (1994–); Kazakhstan (1994–); Kyrgyzstan (1994–); Moldova (1994–); Russia (1994–2016); Ukraine (1994–); Uzbekistan (1994–); Azerbaijan (1996–); Tajikistan (1996–); Turkmenistan (1996–); ROC (2020–2022)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports.^[1]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2010.