Hong Kong at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Hong Kong at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | HKG |
| NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Officials | led by Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia from 22 November to 8 December 1956. This was Hong Kong's second appearance in an Olympic Games, since its first appearance in 1952. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Hong Kong athletes competed under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. Two athletes, both men, participated in the swimming event.
Competitors
The following is the list of the number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2[2] |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Kin Man Cheung | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:14.0 | 6 | Did not advance | 25 | [3] | ||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 59.8 | 4 | Did not advance | =22 | [4] | |||
| Shiu Ming Wan | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:00.7 | 7 | Did not advance | =32 | [4] | ||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 5:02.6 | 7 | Did not advance | 32 | [5] | |||
References
- ^ Pang, Chung (April 2020). 走過香港奧運路 (PDF) (in Chinese) (2nd ed.). Hong Kong: 南華體育會.
- ^ "Olympedia – Hong Kong, China at the 1956 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Olympedia – 100 metres Backstroke, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Olympedia – 400 metres Freestyle, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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