Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

Basketball

Cycling

Time trial
Team pursuit
Individual road race

Fencing

One fencer represented Uruguay in 1956.

Men's sabre

Rowing

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.