| 1956 USSR Championships | |
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City |
Moscow |
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Team Gold Medalist |
Moscow |
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All-Around Gold Medalist |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
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The 1956 USSR Championships were held in Moscow from August 7-12.
Format of Competition[]
Gymnasts competed with their team for the team title and as individuals for the all-around and event finals. Gymnasts performed an additional floor exercise with a hand apparatus; this also counted toward floor exercise final scores.
Results[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team | Moscow | Ukrainian SSR | Leningrad |
| All-Around | Tamara Manina Leningrad |
Sofia Muratova Moscow |
Polina Astakhova Ukrainian SSR |
| Vault | Larisa Latynina Ukrainian SSR |
L. Eremina Moscow |
Rima Aleksandrova RSFSR |
| Uneven Bars | Sofia Muratova Moscow |
Larisa Latynina Ukrainian SSR |
Polina Astakhova Ukrainian SSR |
| Balance Beam | Tamara Manina Leningrad |
Galina Shamrai Moscow |
Sofia Muratova Moscow |
| Floor Exercise | Larisa Latynina Ukrainian SSR |
Tamara Manina Leningrad |
Polina Astakhova Ukrainian SSR |