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

Cycling - Men's team pursuit
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Melbourne
Dates 3-4 December 1956
Competitors 65 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Antonio Domenicali, Franco Gandini, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, Virginio Pizzali
 Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, Michel Vermeulin, René Bianchi
 France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Donald Burgess, John Geddes, Mike Gambrill, Tom Simpson
 Great Britain
← 1952
1960 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Antonio Domenicali, Franco Gandini, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, Virginio Pizzali
 Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, Michel Vermeulin, René Bianchi
 France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Donald Burgess, John Geddes, Mike Gambrill, Tom Simpson
 Great Britain

These are the official results of the Men's Team Pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 65 participants from 16 nations, due to the Italian team having five riders, instead of four.


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