Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Colombia at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Colombia.svg
IOC code COL
NOC Colombian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpicocol.co  (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors26 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Jaime Aparicio
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Guillermo Zapata 110m hurdles 15.3did not advance

Cycling

Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit
Team road race
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

Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.

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

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sergio Martínez 100 m freestyle 1:00.2=28Did not advance
Gilberto Martínez 400 m freestyle 4:51.428—Did not advance
Álvaro Gómez 200 m breaststroke DSQ—Did not advance

Weightlifting

See also

References

  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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