Colombia_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics

Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was the nation's fourth appearance at the 13 edition of the Summer Olympic Games after having missed the twelfth edition of the Summer Games. An all-male national team of 26 athletes competed in 23 events in 6 sports.[1]

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Athletics

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Men
Track & road events
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Cycling

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Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit
Team road race
Individual road race

Fencing

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Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre

Shooting

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Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
Trap

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Colombia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2010.


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