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competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in

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, Australia. Six competitors, all men, took part in seven events in three sports.

Athletics

Cycling

; Sprint * Hylton Mitchell — 13th place ;

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

* Hylton Mitchell — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place) ; Individual road race * Hylton Mitchell — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports

International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

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