Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1952 Summer Olympics. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 6 sports.

Athletics

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Guillermo Zapata

* Heat — 15.3s (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint

• Leon Mejia — 12th place

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Octavio Echeverry — 1:14.8 (→ 15th place)

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Héctor Monsalve</br>Honorio Rúa</br>Octavio Echeverry</br>Ramón Hoyos &mdash; 11th place

Men's Team Time Trial

• Ramón Hoyos</br>Pablo Hurtado</br>Jaime Villegas &mdash; 92 points (→ 8th place)

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