North Borneo at the 1956 Summer Olympics

North Borneo at the Olympic Games
Flag of North Borneo – Flag bearers IOC code   NBO
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Gabuh Bin Piging
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history
Summer Games
1956 • 1960
Other related appearances
Malaysia (1964–)

North Borneo competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the only Olympic appearance by the former British protectorate, which became part of Malaysia in 1963.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Both of North Borneo's athletes competed in the same event—men's triple jump—but neither qualified for the final.

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gabuh Piging	Men's triple jump	14.55 m	24	Did not advance
Sium Bin Diau		14.09 m	28	Did not advance

References

• (PDF) The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956. Melbourne: The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. 1958. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
• "North Borneo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NBO/summer/1956/. Retrieved 2008-08-30.