Puerto Rico at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Puerto Rico at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codePUR
NOCPuerto Rico Olympic Committee
Websitewww.copur.pr (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Flag bearerDaniel Cintrón[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Puerto Rico competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics after its debut in 1948. Ten competitors, all men, took part in nine events in two sports.[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Pole Vault

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Puerto Rico in 1956.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Miguel Emmanuelli 25 m pistol 563 14
Federico Valle Trap 147 26
Fernando Jiménez 126 31

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Puerto Rico". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Puerto Rico at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2015.


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