Editing 1956 Summer Olympics (section)

==Participating National Olympic Committees==
[[File:1956 Summer Olympic games countries.png|thumb|Participating countries, those making their début are shown in blue.]] [[File:1956 Summer olympics team numbers.gif|thumb|Number of athletes per country]]
A total of 67 nations competed in the 1956 Olympics. Eight countries made their Olympic debuts: [[Cambodia]] (only competed in the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|equestrian events]] in Stockholm), [[Ethiopia]], [[Fiji]], [[Kenya]], [[Liberia]], [[Federation of Malaya]], [[North Borneo]] (modern-day [[Sabah]] of [[Malaysia]]), and [[Uganda]]. Athletes from [[East Germany]] and [[West Germany]] competed together as the [[United Team of Germany]], an arrangement that would last until 1968.

For the first time, the team of Republic of China effectively represented only [[Taiwan]].

Five nations competed in the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|equestrian events]] in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne. [[Cambodia]], [[Egypt]] and [[Lebanon]] did not compete in Melbourne due to a boycott regarding the [[Suez Crisis]], whilst the [[Netherlands at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]], [[Spain at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Spain]] and [[Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Switzerland]] all boycotted the Melbourne Olympics in protest at the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Soviet invasion of Hungary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/melbourne-stockholm-1956|title=Melbourne – Stockholm 1956: (ALL FACTS)|date=24 April 2018|publisher=[[IOC]]|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

Nations that returned to the games in this edition included [[Afghanistan]] and [[Colombia]]. 

Nations that participated in the previous games in Helsinki 1952 but was absent in Melbourne 1956 included the [[People's Republic of China]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Netherlands Antilles]], and [[Saar Protectorate|Saar]]. Saar joined West Germany in 1957.

[[Puerto Rico]] is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the [[United States]]. [[Bahamas]], [[Bermuda]], [[Fiji]], [[Ghana|Gold Coast]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Jamaica]], [[Kenya]], [[Nigeria]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]], [[North Borneo]], [[Singapore]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Uganda]] and [[British Guyana]] was all part of the [[British Empire]]. 

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! Participating [[:Category:Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics|National Olympic Committees]]
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* {{flagIOC|AFG|1956 Summer|12 athletes}}
* {{flagIOC|ARG|1956 Summer|28}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|1956 Summer|294}} '''(host)'''
* {{flagIOC|AUT|1956 Summer|29}}
* {{flagIOC|BAH|1956 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|1956 Summer|51}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|1956 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|1956 Summer|44}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|1956 Summer|43}}
* {{flagIOC|BIR|1956 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|1956 Summer|92}}
* {{flagIOC|CEY|1956 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|1956 Summer|33}}
* {{flagIOC|COL|1956 Summer|26}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|1956 Summer|16}}
* {{flagIOC|TCH|1956 Summer|63}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|1956 Summer|31}}
* {{flagIOC|ETH|1956 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|1956 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|1956 Summer|71}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|1956 Summer|137}}
* {{flagIOC|EUA|1956 Summer|158}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|1956 Summer|189}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|1956 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|GUY|1956 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|1956 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|1956 Summer|108}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|1956 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|1956 Summer|59}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|1956 Summer|22}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|1956 Summer|17}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|1956 Summer|18}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|1956 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|1956 Summer|129}}
* {{flagIOC|JAM|1956 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|1956 Summer|110}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|1956 Summer|25}}
* {{flagIOC|LBR|1956 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|1956 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|MAL|1956 Summer|32}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|1956 Summer|24}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|1956 Summer|53}}
* {{flagIOC|NGR|1956 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|NBO|1956 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|1956 Summer|22}}
* {{flagIOC|PAK|1956 Summer|55}}
* {{flagIOC|PER|1956 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|1956 Summer|39}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|1956 Summer|64}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|1956 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|1956 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|1956 Summer|44}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|1956 Summer|52}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|1956 Summer|50}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|1956 Summer|35}}
* {{flagIOC|URS|1956 Summer|272}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|1956 Summer|88}}
* {{flagIOC|ROC|1956 Summer|13|name=Taiwan}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|1956 Summer|38}}
* {{flagIOC|TRI|1956 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|1956 Summer|19}}
* {{flagIOC|UGA|1956 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|1956 Summer|297}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|1956 Summer|21}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|1956 Summer|19}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|1956 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|YUG|1956 Summer|35}}
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!NOCs that participated in the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|equestrian events]] in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne:
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* {{flagIOC|CAM|1956 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|EGY|1956 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|1956 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|1956 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|1956 Summer|9}}
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=== Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="border:0;"
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! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
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| AFG || {{flagIOC|AFG|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 12
|-
| ARG || {{flagIOC|ARG|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 28
|-
| AUS || {{flagIOC|AUS|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 294
|-
| AUT || {{flagIOC|AUT|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 29
|-
| BAH || {{flagIOC|BAH|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 4
|-
| BEL || {{flagIOC|BEL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 51
|-
| BER || {{flagIOC|BER|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 3
|-
| BRA || {{flagIOC|BRA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 44
|-
| BUL || {{flagIOC|BUL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 43
|-
| BIR || {{flagIOC|BIR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 11
|-
| CAM || {{flagIOC|CAM|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 2
|-
| CAN || {{flagIOC|CAN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 92
|-
| CEY || {{flagIOC|CEY|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 3
|-
| CHI || {{flagIOC|CHI|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 33
|-
| COL || {{flagIOC|COL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 26
|-
| CUB || {{flagIOC|CUB|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 16
|-
| TCH || {{flagIOC|TCH|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 63
|-
| DEN || {{flagIOC|DEN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 31
|-
| EGY || {{flagIOC|EGY|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 3
|-
| ETH || {{flagIOC|ETH|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 12
|-
| FIJ || {{flagIOC|FIJ|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 5
|-
| FIN || {{flagIOC|FIN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 71
|-
| FRA || {{flagIOC|FRA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 137
|-
| EUA || {{flagIOC|EUA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 158
|-
| GRB || {{flagIOC|GBR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 189
|-
| GRE || {{flagIOC|GRE|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 13
|-
| GUY || {{flagIOC|GUY|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 4
|-
| HKG || {{flagIOC|HKG|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 2
|-
| HUN || {{flagIOC|HUN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 108
|-
| ISL || {{flagIOC|ISL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 2
|-
| IND || {{flagIOC|IND|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 59
|-
| INA || {{flagIOC|INA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 22
|-
| IRN || {{flagIOC|IRI|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 17
|-
| IRL || {{flagIOC|IRL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 18
|-
| ISR || {{flagIOC|ISR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 3
|-
| ITA || {{flagIOC|ITA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 129
|-
| JAM || {{flagIOC|JAM|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 6
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC|JPN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 110
|-
| KEN || {{flagIOC|KEN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 25
|-
| LBR || {{flagIOC|LBR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 4
|-
| LUX || {{flagIOC|LUX|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 11
|-
| MAL || {{flagIOC|MAL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 32
|-
| MEX || {{flagIOC|MEX|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 24
|-
| NED || {{flagIOC|NED|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 1
|-
| NZL || {{flagIOC|NZL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 53
|-
| NGR || {{flagIOC|NGR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 10
|-
| NBO || {{flagIOC|NBO|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 2
|-
| NOR || {{flagIOC|NOR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 22
|-
| PAK || {{flagIOC|PAK|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 55
|-
| PER || {{flagIOC|PER|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 8
|-
| PHI || {{flagIOC|PHI|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 39
|-
| POL || {{flagIOC|POL|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 64
|-
| POR || {{flagIOC|POR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 11
|-
| PUR || {{flagIOC|PUR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 10
|-
| ROM || {{flagIOC|ROU|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 44
|-
| SIN || {{flagIOC|SIN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 52
|-
| ZAF || {{flagIOC|RSA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 50
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC|KOR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 35
|-
| URS || {{flagIOC|URS|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 272
|-
| SPA || {{flagIOC|ESP|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 6
|-
| SWE || {{flagIOC|SWE|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 88
|-
| SUI || {{flagIOC|SUI|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 9
|-
| RCF || {{flagIOC|ROC|1956 Summer|name=Republic of China, Formosa}} ||align=center| 13
|-
| THA || {{flagIOC|THA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 38
|-
| TRI || {{flagIOC|TRI|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 6
|-
| TUR || {{flagIOC|TUR|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 19
|-
| UGA || {{flagIOC|UGA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 3
|- 
| USA || {{flagIOC|USA|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 297
|-
| URU || {{flagIOC|URU|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 21
|-
| VEN || {{flagIOC|VEN|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 19
|-
| VNM || {{flagIOC|VIE|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 6
|-
| JUG || {{flagIOC|YUG|1956 Summer}} ||align=center| 35
|- class="sortbottom"
|colspan=2; style="text-align:right; border:0px; background:#fff;"| '''Total''' ||style="text-align:center; border:0px; background:#fff;"| '''3,325'''
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