Cycling at the Games of the XVI Olympiad |
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Venues | |||||||
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Road cycling | Broadmeadows | ||||||
Track cycling | Melbourne Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
Dates | 3 December – 6 December | ||||||
Cyclists | 161 from 30 countries | ||||||
Top ranked countries | |||||||
Italy: | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
France: | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Australia: | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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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.
161 cyclists from 30 nations competed.