Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Republic of China at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Flag of the Republic of China
IOC code ROC
(RCF used at these Games)
NOC Chinese Olympic Committee [a]
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1952–)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia as the Republic of China, Formosa. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

Men's High Jump

Men's Decathlon

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles

Men's Triple Jump

Basketball

The competed against teams from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Uruguay, and Bulgaria and finished the games ranked in 11th place.

Squad

Boxing

Men's Welterweight

Shooting

One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Men's Bantamweight

Men's Featherweight

Men's Middleweight

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese Taipei at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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