Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	28 (27 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Isabel Avellán
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Argentina competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 28 competitors, 27 men and 1 woman, took part in 27 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Humberto Selvetti	Weightlifting	Men's Heavyweight
Bronze	Víctor Zalazar	Boxing	Men's Middleweight

Athletics[]

Boxing[]

Fencing[]

One fencer represented Argentina in 1956.

Men's foil

• Santiago Massini

Men's épée

• Santiago Massini

Modern pentathlon[]

One male pentathlete represented Argentina in 1956.

• Luis Ribera

Sailing[]

Open

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Esteban Luis Berisso	Finn	18	147	14	256	13	288	16	198	15	226	13	288	DNF	0	1403	18
Ovidio Manuel Lagos Jorge Diego Brown	Star	9	226	6	402	10	180	DNF	0	9	226	DNF	0	9	226	1260	11
Jorge Salas Chávez Arnoldo Pekelharing Boris Adolfo Belada	Dragon	3	828	8	402	2	1004	7	460	DNF	0	3	828	4	703	4225	4

Shooting[]

Four shooters represented Argentina in 1956.

25 m pistol

• Oscar Cervo

50 m pistol

• Alberto Martijena

Trap

• Juan Gindre
• León Bozzi

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

References[]