| Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 25 (24 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 10 events in 4 sports. [1]
The following players represented Kenya: [2]
Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.
Denmark competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 31 competitors, 27 men and 4 women, took part in 25 events in 10 sports.
Romania competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 44 competitors, 33 men and 11 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.
Kenya competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 39 competitors, 36 men and 3 women, took part in 22 events in 4 sports.
Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took part in 81 events in 14 sports.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Yugoslav athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. 35 competitors, 32 men and 3 women, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 59 competitors, 58 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 8 sports. Their solitary medal, a gold, came in men's field hockey.
India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and no woman, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 189 competitors, 163 men and 26 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports.
Norway competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 22 competitors, 19 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.
Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 63 competitors, 51 men and 12 women, took part in 54 events in 10 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 50 competitors, 44 men and 6 women, took part in 50 events in 10 sports.
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.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.
Charles Maitland Yorke Trotter was a British sports shooter and photographer who represented Guernsey and Kenya in both fullbore and smallbore disciplines. Trotter's achievements in rifle shooting made him one Guernsey's most decorated sportsmen.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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