Puerto Rico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codePUR
NOCPuerto Rico Olympic Committee
Websitewww.copur.pr (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Flag bearerDaniel Cintrón[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports.[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Pole Vault

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1956.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Miguel Emmanuelli 25 m pistol 563 14
Federico Valle Trap 147 26
Fernando Jiménez 126 31

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Puerto Rico". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2015.


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