Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:COL
Nocname:Colombian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1956
Website: 
Location:Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors:26
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Jaime Aparicio
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

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]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events

    • Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint
    Time trial
    Team pursuit
    Team road race
    Individual road race

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.

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

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.

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

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Colombia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COL/summer/1956/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-10-16 . sports-reference.com.

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