Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Argentina at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors28 (27 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearerIsabel Avellán
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

  1. ^ "Argentina at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ^ "La bandera y las mujeres en el deporte argentino". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.