Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Argentina at the Olympic Games

Flag of Argentina – Flag bearers
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Comité Olímpico Argentino
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (Spanish)

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm

28 in 8 sports

Flag bearer

Isabel Avellán

Medals
Rank: 29

Gold
0

Silver
1

Bronze
1

Total
2

Olympic history (summary)

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Argentina competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 28 competitors, 27 men and 1 woman, took part in 27 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Contents

1 Medalists
- 1.1 Silver
- 1.2 Bronze
2 Athletics
3 Boxing
4 Fencing
5 Modern pentathlon
6 Sailing
7 Shooting
8 Weightlifting
9 Wrestling
10 References

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Silver

Humberto Selvetti — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

[edit] Bronze

Víctor Zalazar — Boxing, Men's Middleweight

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Argentina in 1956.

Men's foil

Santiago Massini

Men's épée

Santiago Massini

[edit] Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

[edit] References

^ "Argentina at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARG/summer/1956/. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

v d e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden

Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda

America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam

Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia

Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand

(*)(competed in Stockholm only)

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