Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Republic of China at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeROC
(CHN used at these Games)
NOCChinese Olympic Committee[a]
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 China (1952–)
 Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.[1]

Athletics

Men's Long Jump

  • Ling Te-Sheng

Men's High Jump

Men's Decathalon

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles

  • Tsai Cheng-Fu

Men's Triple Jump

  • Wu Chun-Tsai

Basketball

The competed against teams from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Uruguay, and Bulgaria and finished the games ranked in 11th place.

Squad

Boxing

Men's Welterweight

  • Lee Shih-Chuan

Shooting

One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Men's Bantamweight

  • Song Re-Nado

Men's Featherweight

  • Lim Jose-Ning

Men's Middleweight

  • Ko Bu-Beng

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Chinese Taipei at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

  • Official Olympic Reports
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