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1956 Olympic Games
Womens Results

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100m. | 200m. | 100m. Hurdles | 4x100m. Relay | High Jump | Long Jump | Shot Put | Discus | Javelin |
Women's 100m. Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Elizabeth CUTHBERT               (AUS)   11.5sec.
2. Christa STUBNICK                 (GDR)   11.7sec.
3. Marlene MATTHEWS                 (AUS)   11.7sec.
4. Isabelle DANIELS                 (USA)   11.8sec.
5. Giuseppina LEONE                 (ITA)   11.9sec.
6. Heather ARMITAGE                 (GBR)   12.0sec.
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Women's 200m. Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Elizabeth CUTHBERT               (AUS)   23.4sec.   EOR
2. Christa STUBNICK                 (GDR)   23.7sec.
3. Marlene MATTHEWS                 (AUS)   23.8sec.
4. Norma CROKER                     (AUS)   24.0sec.
5. June PAUL                        (GBR)   24.3sec.
6. Gisela KOHLER                    (GDR)   24.3sec.
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Women's 100m. Hurdles Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Shirley STRICKLAND de la HUNTY   (AUS)   10.7sec.   OR
2. Gisela KOHLER                    (GDR)   10.9sec.
3. Norma THROWER                    (AUS)   11.0sec.
4. Galina BYSTROVA                  (RUS)   11.0sec.
5. Maria GOLUBNICHAYA               (RUS)   11.3sec.
6. Gloria COOKE                     (AUS)   11.4sec.
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Women's 4x100m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Shirley STRICKLAND de la HUNTY   (AUS)   10.7sec.
1. Australia     (S. Strickland de la Hunty, N. Croker, F. Mellor, E. Cuthbert) 44.5sec.  WR 
2. Great Britain (A. Pashley, J. Scrivens, J. Paul, H. Armitage)          44.7sec.
3. U.S.A.        (H. M. Faggs, M. Matthews, W. Rudolph, I. Daniels)       44.9sec.
4. Soviet Union  (V. Krepkina, G. Reschikova, M. Itkina, I. Botcharyova)  45.6sec.
5. Italy           45.7sec.
6. GDR & Germany   47.2sec.
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Women's High Jump Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Mildred McDANIEL                 (USA)   1.76m.   WR 
2. Thelma HOPKINS                   (GBR)   1.67m.    
3. Maria PISSARYEVA                 (RUS)   1.67m. 
4. Gunhild LARKING                  (SWE)   1.67m. 
5. Iolanda BALAS                    (ROM)   1.67m. 
6. Michelle MASON                   (AUS)   1.67m. 
7. Mary DONAGHY                     (NZE)   1.67m. 
8. Hermina GEYSER                   (SAF)   1.64m. 
8. Jirina VOBORILOVA                (CZE)   1.54m. 
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Women's Long Jump Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Elzbieta KRZESINSKA              (POL)   6.35m. EWR
2. Willye WHITE                     (USA)   6.09m.
3. Nadezhda DVALISCHVILI            (GEO)   6.07m.
4. Erika FISCH                      (GER)   5.89m.   
5. Marthe LAMBERT                   (FRA)   5.88m.
6. Valentina SCHAPRUNOVA            (RUS)   5.85m.
7. Beverly WEIGEL                   (NZL)   5.85m.
8. Nancy BORWICK                    (AUS)   5.82m.
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Women's Shot Put Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Tamara TYSHKEVICH                (RUS)   16.59m.   OR
2. Galina ZYBINA                    (RUS)   16.53m.
3. Marianne WERNER                  (GER)   15.61m.
4. Zinaida DOYNIKOVA                (RUS)   15.54m.
5. Valerie SLOPER                   (USA)   15.12m.
7. Regina BRANNER                   (AUS)   14.60m.
8. Nadya KOTLUSEK                   (YUG)   14.56m.
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Women's Discus Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Olga FIKOTOVA                    (CZE)   53.69m.   OR
2. Irina BEGLYAKOVA                 (RUS)   52.54m.  
3. Nina PONOMARYEVA                 (RUS)   52.02m.
4. Earlene BROWN                    (USA)   51.35m.
5. Albina YELKINA                   (UKR)   48.20m.
6. Isabel Ercilia AVELLAN           (ARG)   46.73m.
7. Jirina VOBORILOVA                (CZE)   45.84m.
8. Stepanka MERTOVA                 (CZE)   45.78m.
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Women's Javelin Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Inese JAUNZEME                   (LAT)   53.86m.   OR
2. Marlene AHRENS                   (CHI)   50.38m.
3. Nadiya KONYAYEVA                 (UKR)   50.28m.
4. Dana  ZATOPKOVA                  (CZE)   49.83m.
5. Ingrid ALMQVIST                  (SWE)   49.74m.
6. Urszula FIGWER                   (POL)   48.16m.
7. Erszebeth VIG                    (HUN)   48.07m.
8. Karen ANDERSON                   (USA)   48.00m.
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