British Guiana at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Guyana at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg
IOC code GUY
NOC Guyana Olympic Association
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

British Guiana (now Guyana) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

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Athletics

ParticipantEventResultPerformance
Oliver Hunter 100m (men)40thserie 10: 5th in 11,22
200m (men)46thserie 7: 4th in 22,54
Claudette Masdammer 100m (women)32ndserie 6: 5th in 12,7
200m (women)21stserie 4: 4th in 25,4

Weightlifting

ParticipantEventResultPerformance
Henry Swain -56kg (men)13thclean and press: 12th with 80kg
snatch: 12th with 82,5kg
clean and jerk: 12th with 110kg
total: 272,5kg
Winston McArthur -75kg (men)11thclean and press: 11th with 140kg
snatch: 12th with 100kg
clean and jerk: 6th with 112,5kg
total: 352,5kg

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