Uruguay at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeURU
NOCUruguayan Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cou.org.uy (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Flag bearerHéctor Costa
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.[1]

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Time trial
Team pursuit
Individual road race

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One fencer represented Uruguay in 1956.

Men's sabre

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Uruguay had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's double sculls

References

  1. ^ "Uruguay at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Uruguay Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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