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Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Results by event
Athletics
'''Men's 110m Hurdles
Guillermo Zapata
* Heat 15.3s ( did not advance)
Cycling
Men's 1.000m Scratch SprintLeon Mejia — 12th place
Men's 1.000m Time TrialOctavio Echeverry — 1:14.8 ( 15th place)
Men's 4.000m Team PursuitHector MonsalveHonorio RuaOctavio EcheverryRamon Hoyos — 11th place
Men's Team Time TrialRamon HoyosPablo HurtadoJaime Villegas — 92 points ( 8th place)
Men's Individual Road Race'''Ramon Hoyos — 5:23:40 ( 13th place)
Pablo Hurtado — 5:34:49 ( 39th place)
Jaime Villegas — 5:34:49 ( 40th place)
Jorge Luque — did not finish ( no ranking)
See also
Sports in Colombia
References
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