Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events) was the nation's tenth appearance out of thirteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1956 Summer Olympics its seventh national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 28 athletes (27 men and the 1 woman), who competed in 27 events in 8 sports. They brought home 2 medals: 1 silver and 1 bronze.[1] The Argentine flag bearer was Isabel Avellán, the nation's first female Olympic Games flag bearer.[2]

Argentina at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors28 (27 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearerIsabel Avellán
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Humberto Selvetti Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight
  Bronze Víctor Zalazar Boxing Men's Middleweight

Athletics

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Boxing

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Fencing

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One fencer represented Argentina in 1956.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Modern pentathlon

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One male pentathlete represented Argentina in 1956.

Sailing

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Open
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Esteban Luis Berisso Finn 18 147 14 256 13 288 16 198 15 226 13 288 DNF 0 1403 18
Ovidio Manuel Lagos
Jorge Diego Brown
Star 9 226 6 402 10 180 DNF 0 9 226 DNF 0 9 226 1260 11
Jorge Salas Chávez
Arnoldo Pekelharing
Boris Adolfo Belada
Dragon 3 828 8 402 2 1004 7 460 DNF 0 3 828 4 703 4225 4

Shooting

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Four shooters represented Argentina in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
Trap

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Argentina at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ^ "La bandera y las mujeres en el deporte argentino". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.