Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics
# Argentina at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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. The Argentine flag bearer was Isabel Avellán, the nation's first female Olympic Games flag bearer.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Humberto Selvetti | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Víctor Zalazar | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |

## Fencing

One fencer represented Argentina in 1956.

### Men's foil

* Santiago Massini

### Men's épée

* Santiago Massini

## Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Argentina in 1956.

* Luis Ribera

## Sailing

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Esteban Luis Berisso | Finn | 18 | 147 | 14 | 256 | 13 | 288 | 16 | 198 | 15 | 226 | 13 | 288 | DNF | 0 | 1403 | 18 |
| Ovidio Manuel Lagos Jorge Diego Brown | Star | 9 | 226 | 6 | 402 | 10 | 180 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 226 | DNF | 0 | 9 | 226 | 1260 | 11 |
| Jorge Salas Chávez Arnoldo Pekelharing Boris Adolfo Belada | Dragon | 3 | 828 | 8 | 402 | 2 | 1004 | 7 | 460 | DNF | 0 | 3 | 828 | 4 | 703 | 4225 | 4 |

## Shooting

Four shooters represented Argentina in 1956.

### 25 m pistol

* Oscar Cervo

### 50 m pistol

* Alberto Martijena

### Trap

* Juan Gindre
* León Bozzi
