Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The competitions were held from June 11, 1956 to June 17, 1956 at Stockholms stadion.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 29 nations competed in Stockholm.
Five nations competed in the equestrian events in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne:
Egypt did not compete in Melbourne due to the Suez Crisis, whilst Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland all boycotted the Australian event in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary.[1]
[edit] Medal table
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Sweden (SWE)
Germany (EUA)
Great Britain (GBR)
Italy (ITA)
Denmark (DEN)
Switzerland (SUI)
Canada (CAN)
