Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Cycling at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Broadmeadows Melbourne Olympic Velodrome |
| Date | 3 –6 December 1956 |
| Competitors | 161 from 30 nations |
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.[1]
At the age of 16 years, 121 days, Pakistan's Saleem Farooqi was the youngest of the 161 cycling competitors. The oldest, Australia's Jim Nestor, was 36 years, 331 days old. Out of the 18 medals up for grabs, Italy took 5, followed by France with 4.[2]
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
Ercole Baldini Italy |
Arnaud Geyre France |
Alan Jackson Great Britain |
| Road race, Team |
France Arnaud Geyre Maurice Moucheraud Michel Vermeulin |
Great Britain Arthur Brittain William Holmes Alan Jackson |
 United Team of GermanyReinhold Pommer Gustav-Adolf Schur Horst Tüller |
