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| Indonesia at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | INA |
| NOC | Indonesian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 30 in 6 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Indonesia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 30 competitors, 28 men and 2 women, took part in 11 events in 6 sports. [1]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jalal Gozal | Men's 100m | 11.45 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| I Gusti Putu Okamona | Men's High Jump | 1.82m | |||
| Maridjo Wirjodemedjo | 1.82m | ||||
One fencer represented Indonesia in 1956.
Head coach: 
Antun Pogačnik
Indonesia  | w/o 1 |  South Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
1 Egypt, South Vietnam, and Hungary withdrew.
Soviet Union  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
One shooter represented Indonesia in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Note | ||
| Habib Nasution | Men's 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.01 | 5 (Heat 4) | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | 4:44.00 | 5 (Heat 2) | Did not advance | |
| Martha Gultom | Women's 100 metres backstroke | 1:21.7 | 8 (Heat 3) | Did not advance |
| Ria Tobing | Women's 200 metres breaststroke | 3:14.2 | 8 (Heat 2) | Did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Liem Kim Leng | Men's Featherweight | 87.5 | =18 | 92.5 | =11 | 112.5 | =15 | 292.5 | 15 |
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