rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – men's coxless pair

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EntityOlympic sporting event rowing eventQ19878196

Also known as rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - men's coxless pair

Instance of: Olympic sporting event
, rowing event
Part of: rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Country: Australia

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The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree near Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 November 23 to 27 November. The competition was won by James Fifer and Duvall Hecht representing the United States.

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Number of participants: 18
Event distance: 2,000 m
Competition class: men's coxless pair
Follows: rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – men's coxless pair
Followed by: rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – men's coxless pair
Location: Lake Wendouree
Sport: rowing
Date: 1956
Winner: James Fifer
Participating team: United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics ranking: 1 · awards: Olympic gold medal · members / parts: James Fifer, Duvall Hecht
Soviet Union at the 1956 Summer Olympics ranking: 2 · awards: Olympic silver medal · members / parts: Igor Buldakov, Viktor Ivanov
Austria at the 1956 Summer Olympics ranking: 3 · awards: Olympic bronze medal · members / parts: Alfred Sageder, Josef Kloimstein

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