Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARG
NOC	Argentine Olympic Committee
Website	www.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	28 (27 men and 1 woman) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Isabel Avellán
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events) was the nation's tenth appearance out of thirteen editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1956 Summer Olympics its seventh national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Argentino), 28 athletes (27 men and the 1 woman), who competed in 27 events in 8 sports. They brought home 2 medals: 1 silver and 1 bronze.^[1] The Argentine flag bearer was Isabel Avellán, the nation's first female Olympic Games flag bearer.^[2]