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competed in the

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for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Because Cambodia decided to join the boycott over the Suez Crisis, the nation did not send any athletes to

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, Australia where all but equestrian events were held in late November, and early December. To accommodate Australia's strict animal quarantine regulations, Dressage,

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, and Show Jumping were held in June at

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. Two Cambodian riders, Isoup Ganthy, and Saing Pen, competed in the equestrian events.

Equestrian

Show jumping

References

* Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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