Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Colombia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  COL
NOC Comité Olímpico Colombiano
Website www.coc.org.co (Spanish)
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors 26 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1952 Summer Olympics. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 6 sports.[1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

  • Heat — 15.3s (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's Team Time Trial

Men's Individual Road Race

Fencing

Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.

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

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

See also

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