The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 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
Men's Long Jump
- Ling Te-Sheng
Men's High Jump
Men's Decathalon
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
- Tsai Cheng-Fu
Men's Triple Jump
- Wu Chun-Tsai
Basketball
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
Men's Welterweight
- Lee Shih-Chuan
Shooting
One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight
- Song Re-Nado
Men's Featherweight
- Lim Jose-Ning
Men's Middleweight
- Ko Bu-Beng
Notes
References
- ^ "Chinese Taipei at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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