Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Chile competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 33 competitors, 31 men and 2 women, took part in 22 events in 8 sports.[1]

Chile at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHI
NOCChilean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coch.cl (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors33 (31 men and 2 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearerMarlene Ahrens
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverMarlene AhrensAthleticsWomen's Javelin Throw
 SilverRamón TapiaBoxingMen's Middleweight
 BronzeClaudio BarrientosBoxingMen's Bantamweight
 BronzeCarlos LucasBoxingMen's Light Heavyweight

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Basketball

Preliminary Round, Group D
Quarter-finals, Group A
5th–8th place classification

Boxing

Cycling

Sprint
Time trial
Individual road race

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

  • Günther Mund Borgs
    • Preliminary Round 63.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Chile in 1956.

Individual
Team
  • Gerardo Cortes, Sr.
  • Nilo Floody
  • Héctor Carmona

Rowing

Chile had three male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]

Men's coxed pair

Shooting

Three shooters represented Chile in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol

References

  1. "Chile at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chile 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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