Rank
Winner
Nation
Score

Games of the 16th Olympiad, 1956
Athletics
Men
800 m
1
COURTNEY Thomas
USA
1.47,7
2
JOHNSON Derek
United Kingdom
1.47,8
3
BOYSEN Audun
Norway
1.48,1
1500 m
1
DELANY Ron
Ireland
3.41,2
2
RICHTZENHAIN Klaus
United German Team (GDR/FRG)
3.42,0
3
LANDY John
Australia
3.42,0
5000 m
1
KUTS Vladimir
USSR
13.39,6
2
PIRIE Gordon
United Kingdom
13.50,6
3
IBBOTSON Derek
United Kingdom
13.54,4
10000 m
1
KUTS Vladimir
USSR
28.45,6
2
KOVACS Joszef
Hungary
28.52,4
3
LAWRENCE Allan
Australia
28.53,6
Marathon
1
MIMOUN Alain
France
2:25.00
2
MIHALIC Franjo
Yugoslavia
2:26.32
3
KARVONEN Veikko
Finland
2:27.47