Bids for the 1956 Summer Olympics
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The selection process for the 1956 Summer Olympics
consisted of ten bids, and saw Melbourne be selected ahead of Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Detroit, Mexico City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Montreal at the 43rd IOC Session in Rome
, Italy, on 28 April 1949. Six of the bids were from the United States, and it was the last time a country bid with multiple host cities for the same games.
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
consisted of ten bids, and saw Melbourne be selected ahead of Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Detroit, Mexico City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Montreal at the 43rd IOC Session in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy, on 28 April 1949. Six of the bids were from the United States, and it was the last time a country bid with multiple host cities for the same games.
Results
| City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Australia | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 9 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | United States | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Detroit | United States | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Mexico City | Mexico | 9 | 3 | — | — |
| Chicago | United States | 1 | — | — | — |
| Minneapolis | United States | 1 | — | — | — |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1 | — | — | — |
| San Francisco | United States | 0 | — | — | — |
| Montreal | Canada | 0 | — | — | — |