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1956
(Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-08-25 16:30 At the 1956 Olympics in
Melbourne, 3,314 athletes from 72 nations went down under to compete in the
first Games to take place in the southern hemisphere, with the Soviets
triumphing over the Americans in the total medal count 98-74. Since Australian
law prohibited foreign horses from entering the country, the Games' equestrian
portion took place in Stockholm in June.
Part of the Soviets' success stemmed from their continued dominance in
gymnastics where Ukrainian Viktor Chukarin garnered gold medals in the team
competition, parallel bars and individual all-round, to go with a silver in
floor exercises and a bronze on the pommel horse. Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti
posted a quartet of gold-medal victories and earned silver twice.
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