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Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events) was the nation's tenth appearance out of thirteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1956 Summer Olympics its seventh national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 28 athletes (27 men and the 1 woman), who competed in 27 events in 8 sports. They brought home 2 medals: 1 silver and 1 bronze.[1] The Argentine flag bearer was Isabel Avellán, the nation's first female Olympic Games flag bearer.[2]
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Medalists
Athletics
Boxing
Fencing
One fencer represented Argentina in 1956.
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Argentina in 1956.
Sailing
- Open
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Shooting
Four shooters represented Argentina in 1956.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
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