Cuba at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Cuba at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CUB |
| NOC | Cuban Olympic Committee |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 16 (15 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Manuel Sanguily[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cuba competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Cuban athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.
Athletics
[edit]Men's 110m hurdles
- Evaristo Iglesias
- Heat — 14.3s
- Semifinals — 14.6s (→ did not advance)
Rowing
[edit]Cuba had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
References
[edit]- Specific
- ^ "Flagbearers for Cuba". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cuba 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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