Netherlands at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the participation of the Soviet Union, who invaded Hungary during the USSR's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and one Dutch rider competed.

• The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad (PDF). Swedish Equestrian Federation. Retrieved 2006-11-10.