Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

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)

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
  • Luis Pedro Serra — 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)
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
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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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