Uruguay at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Uruguay
games=1956 Summer
competitors=21
sports=5
flagbearer=
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=1
total=1
rank=35

Uruguay competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Medalists

Bronze

* Oscar Moglia, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scáron, Carlos Gonzáles, Sergio Matto, Raúl Mera, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Héctor Garcia, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Chelle, and Ramiro Cortes — Basketball, Men's Team Competition

Results by event

=Athletics=

*Fermín Donazar

=Basketball=

*Carlos Blixen
*Ramiro Cortés
*Héctor Costa
*Nelson Chelle
*Nelson Demarco
*Héctor García Otero
*Carlos González
*Sergio Matto
*Oscar Moglia
*Raúl Mera
*Ariel Olascoaga
*Milton Scaron

=Cycling=

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Luis Pedro Serra — 1:12.3 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
*Alberto Velázquez
Eduardo Puertollano
Luis Pedro Serra
René Deceja — 14th place

Men's Individual Road Race
*René Deceja — 5:31:58 (→ 33rd place)
*Alberto Velázquez — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Eduardo Puertollano — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Raymundo Moyano — did not finish (→ no ranking)

=Fencing=

*Teodoro Goliardi

=Rowing=

*Pablo Carvalho
*Miguel Seijas

References

* [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/noticia_11664_1.html Montevideo.com]
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]