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| | 1956 Olympics |
 | | Finishing a close second to the United States in overall medal count (74–71), the Russians served notice that they were an athletic superpower to be reckoned with. |
 | | Died: Frank McKinney Jr., 53, the pioneer of modern, bent-arm backstrokers, who won three medals at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and went on to become chairman of an Indiana bank and president of its parent company; in a small-airplane crash near Indianapolis. |
 | | Ingrid O'Neil, of Sports and Olympic Memorabilia, holds gold, silver and bronze medal from the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. |
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