Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China
IOC code	ROC (RCF used at these Games)
NOC	Chinese Olympic Committee[a]
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	20 in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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China (1952–)  Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia as the Republic of China, Formosa. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Long Jump

• Ling Te-Sheng

Men's High Jump

• Yang Chuan-Kwang

Men's Decathlon

• Yang Chuan-Kwang

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles

• Tsai Cheng-Fu

Men's Triple Jump

• Wu Chun-Tsai

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The competed against teams from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Uruguay, and Bulgaria and finished the games ranked in 11th place.

Squad

• Chen Tsu-Li
• Chien Kok-Ching
• Hoo Cha-Pen
• James Yap
• Lai Lam-Kwong
• Ling Jing-Huan
• Loo Hor-Kuay
• Tong Suet-Fong
• Wang Yih-Jiun
• Willie Chu
• Wu Yet-An
• Yung Pi-Hock

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight

• Lee Shih-Chuan

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.

300 m rifle, three positions

• Wu Tao-yan

50 m rifle, three positions

• Wu Tao-yan

50 m rifle, prone

• Wu Tao-yan

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight

• Song Re-Nado

Men's Featherweight

• Lim Jose-Ning

Men's Middleweight

• Ko Bu-Beng

Notes

1. See Chinese Olympic Committee#Timeline concerning Olympic recognition and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee#History.

References

1. "Chinese Taipei at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports