Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,

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. The nation was represented by a team of 33 athletes, 31 males and 2 females, that competed in 22 events in 8 sports. This edition marked Chile's 4 through 7 medals, two each in the silver and bronze categories.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's Marathon * Eduardo Fontecilla — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Eduardo Silva — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Basketball

;Preliminary Round, Group D ;Quarter-finals, Group A ;5th–8th place classification

Boxing

Cycling

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* Hernán Masanés — 11th place ; Time trial * Hernán Masanés — 1:14.7 (→ 14th place) ; Individual road race * Juan Pérez — 5:25:38 (→ 21st place)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform * Günther Mund Borgs ** Preliminary Round — 63.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Chile in 1956. ;Individual * Gerardo Cortes, Sr. *

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* Héctor Carmona ;Team * Gerardo Cortes, Sr. * Nilo Floody * Héctor Carmona

Rowing

Chile had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956. ; Men's coxed pair *

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* Jorge Contreras * Eusebio Ojeda (cox)

Shooting

Three shooters represented Chile in 1956. ;

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* Eliazar Guzmán *

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* Rigoberto Fontt

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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