Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Switzerland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Switzerland
games=1956 Summer
competitors=
sports=1
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=1
total=1
rank=35

Switzerland boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden earlier in the year because of Australian quarantine laws. The Swiss team competed in Stockholm, winning a bronze medal.

References

* cite book
title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad
publisher=Swedish Equestrian Federation
url=http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/or1956eq.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2006-11-10

* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]


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