- Source: Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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.
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Cycling
Sprint
Leon Mejia — 12th place
Time trial
Octavio Echeverry — 1:14.8 (→ 15th place)
Team pursuit
Héctor MonsalveHonorio RúaOctavio EcheverryRamón Hoyos — 11th place
Team road race
Ramón HoyosPablo HurtadoJaime Villegas — 92 points (→ 8th place)
Individual road race
Ramón Hoyos — 5:23:40 (→ 13th place)
Pablo Hurtado — 5:34:49 (→ 39th place)
Jaime Villegas — 5:34:49 (→ 40th place)
Jorge Luque — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.
Men's foil
Pablo Uribe
Gabriel Blando
Emilio Echeverry
Men's team foil
Pablo Uribe, Emilio Echeverry, Gabriel Blando, Emiliano Camargo
Men's épée
Emilio Echeverry
Alfredo Yanguas
Emiliano Camargo
Men's team épée
Alfredo Yanguas, Emiliano Camargo, Emilio Echeverry, Pablo Uribe
Men's sabre
Emilio Echeverry
Alfredo Yanguas
José del Carmen
Shooting
Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.
25 m pistol
Enrique Hanabergh
50 m pistol
Enrique Hanabergh
50 m rifle, three positions
Guillermo Padilla
Trap
William Pietersz
Swimming
Weightlifting
See also
Sports in Colombia
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
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