Puerto Rico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
IOC code PUR
NOC Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
Website www.copur.pr  (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Flag bearerDaniel Cintrón [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics after its debut in 1948. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Men's Pole Vault

Shooting

Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1956.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Miguel Emmanuelli 25 m pistol 56314
Federico Valle Trap 14726
Fernando Jiménez 12631

References

  1. "Flagbearers for Puerto Rico". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. "Puerto Rico at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2015.