| Dates: |
November 22 - december 8, 1956 |
| N.O.C. participants: |
67 |
| Number of sports: |
17 |
| Number of contests: |
145 |
| Number of athletes: |
3184 |
| Men: |
2813 |
| Women: |
371 |
| Opening: |
S.A.R. duc of Edimbourg |
| Oath: |
John Landy |
| Last torch bearer: |
Ron Clarke |
| Bids towns: |
Buenos Aires (ARG), Los Angeles (USA), Détroit (USA), Mexico (MEX), Chicago (USA), Minneapolis (USA), Philadelphie (USA), San Francisco (USA) |
THE XVIth SUMMER GAMES 
