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boycotted the

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because of the

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. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in

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five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and six Spanish riders competed.

Equestrian

Eventing

Show jumping

References

* Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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