| Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | COL |
| NOC | Colombian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inMelbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 26 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jaime Aparicio |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne,Australia was thenation's fourth appearance at the 13 edition of the Summer Olympic Games after having missed thetwelfth edition of the Summer Games. An all-male national team of 26 athletes competed in 23 events in 6 sports.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Guillermo Zapata | 110m hurdles | 15.3 | did not advance | ||||||
Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.
Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sergio Martínez | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.2 | =28 | Did not advance | |||
| Gilberto Martínez | 400 m freestyle | 4:51.4 | 28 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Álvaro Gómez | 200 m breaststroke | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||
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