Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit

These are the official results of the Men's Team Pursuit
Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...

at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 64 participants from 16 nations.

Final classification

RANK		Antonio Domenicali Antonio Domenicali Antonio Domenicali was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne .-References:... Franco Gandini Franco Gandini Franco Gandini is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne .-References:... Leandro Faggin Leandro Faggin Leandro Faggin was an Italian racing cyclist, olympic champion and world champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in 1000 m time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne... Valentino Gasparella Valentino Gasparella Valentino Gasparella is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne .-References:*...		4:37.4
	Jean Graczyk Jean Graczyk Jean Graczyk was a professional road bicycle racer who won two maillot vert points competitions at the Tour de France and has won several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España... Jean-Claude Lecante Michel Vermeulin Michel Vermeulin Michel Vermeulin is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also claimed the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track... René Bianchi		4:39.4
	Donald Burgess Donald Burgess Donald Christopher Burgess is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4.000 metres team pursuit, alongside Alan Newton, George Newberry, and Ronald Stretton... John Geddes Mike Gambrill Mike Gambrill Michael John "Mike" Gambrill was a British cyclist who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. At the 1956 Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres.... Thomas Simpson		4:42.2
4.	Alfred Swift Alfred Swift Alfred James Swift was a South African Olympic Athlete and cyclist.Swift was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on 25 June 1931. He was awarded provincial colours for Natal and then later for Transvaal... Anne Jan Hettema Charles Jonker Robert Fowler		4:39.4
5.	André Bar François De Wagheneire Guillaume Van Tongerloo Gustaaf De Smet		—
6.	Donald Eagle Leonard Kent Neil Ritchie Warwick Dalton Warwick Dalton Warwick Dashwood Hirtzel Dalton is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in both the men's 1 km Time Trial and Individial Pursuit....		—
7.	František Jursa Jaroslav Cihlár Jirí Nouza Jirí Opavský		—
8.	Eduard Gussev Rotislav Shidzhikov Viktor Ilyin Vladimir Mytin		—
9.	Cliff Burvill Frank Brazier Frank Brazier Frank Brazier is a racing cyclist from Australia. He won a silver medal in the Road Race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Cardiff. He competed in the men's 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as the Team Time Trial and Road Race in... Roy Moore Warren Scarfe		—
10.	Rudolf Maresch Franz Wimmer Kurt Schein Walter Bortel		—
11.	Héctor Monsalve Honorio Rúa Octavio Echeverry Ramón Hoyos Ramón Hoyos Ramón Hoyos Vallejo is a retired road bicycle racer from Colombia, who won the men's individual road race at the 1959 Pan American Games. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1956 and 1960.-References:*...		—
12.	Kurt Gieseler Rolf Nitzsche Siegfried Köhler Werner Malitz		—
13.	Din Meraj Muhammad Naqi Mallick Saleem Farooki Shahzada Muhammad Shah-Rukh		—
14.	Alberto Velázquez Eduardo Puertollano Luis Pedro Serra René Deceja		—
15.	Allen Bell Art Longsjo Art Longsjo Arthur "Art" Matthew Longsjo, Jr. was an American Olympian speed skater and cyclist. He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and died in a car accident in Burlington, Vermont at age 26... David Rhoads Richard Cortright		—
16.	Antonio Montilla Arsenio Chirinos Domingo Rivas Franco Caccioni		—

Final classification

See also