Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne,

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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

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* Leon Mejia — 12th place ; Time trial *

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— 1:14.8 (→ 15th place) ; Team pursuit * Héctor Monsalve
Honorio Rúa

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— 11th place ; Team road race *

Pablo Hurtado Pablo Hurtado Castaneda (born 27 March 1932) is a Colombian former cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1957 : 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia ;1958 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia ;1959 : ...

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— 92 points (→ 8th place) ; Individual road race *

— 5:23:40 (→ 13th place) *

— 5:34:49 (→ 39th place) *

— 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. ;

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* Enrique Hanabergh ;

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* Enrique Hanabergh ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Guillermo Padilla ;

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* William Pietersz

Swimming

Weightlifting

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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