Talk:1956 Summer Olympics medal count

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If Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Olympics 1956 Summer Olympics, how is it possible that they appear tied for 35th on the medals table, having won a bronze 1956 Summer Olympics medal count?

Switzerland's medal came in Equestrian events, which were held 5 months earlier than the rest of the Olympic games (June 1956) in Stockholm, Sweden, due to Australian quarantine laws. Andrwsc 23:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)