Hong Kong at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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-?) ** Men's 100 m Free Style ** Men's 100 m Backstroke * Shiu Ming Wan (1938
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
-?) ** Men's 100 m Free Style ** Men's 400 m Free Style


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Official Olympic ReportsHong Kong
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
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