Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Republic of China took part in the Summer Olympic Games 1956 in Melbourne, Australia with a delegation of 20 athletes (all men) in 13 competitions in five sports part. There were no medals to be won. The youngest athlete was the weightlifting Bu - Ko Beng (19 years and 125 days), the oldest athlete was the Boxer Shih- Chuan Lee (24 years and 350 days). It was the first participation of the country in the Olympic Summer Games.

Participants by sport

Basketball

  • Results Preliminary Round: Group C, four points, 216:249 points, third place, not qualified for the semi-finals since 83:76 victory against South Korea 62:85 defeat against Uruguay 71:88 defeat against Bulgaria Games for places nine to 15: group one, six points, 218:189 points, rank one 67:64 victory against Singapore 86:73 victory against Australia 65:52 victory against Thailand eleventh
  • Squad Tsu -Li Chen Kok -Ching Chien Willie Chu Cha -Pen Hoo Lam Kwong - Lai Jing -Huan Ling Hor - Kuay Loo Suet Fong Tong Yet- In Wu James Yap Pi - Yung Hock

Boxing

  • Shih- Chuan Lee welterweight

Weightlifting

  • Bu - Ko Beng middle-weight
  • Jose - Ning Lim feather-weight
  • Re - Nado Song bantamweight

Athletics

  • Te - Sheng Ling long-jump
  • Cheng- Fu Tsai 400 Meter Hurdles
  • Chun Tsai - Wu Triple Jump
  • Yang Chuan - Kwang high Jump
  • Decathlon
  • Tao Yan Wu Small Bore Three Positions
  • Small caliber lying
  • Free Rifle Three Positions
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