Republic of China at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Republic of China at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China
IOC codeROC
(RCF used at these Games)
NOCChinese Olympic Committee[a]
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 China (1952–)
 Chinese Taipei (1956–)

The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia as the Republic of China, Formosa. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tsai Cheng-Fu Men's 400 m hudrles 54.6 26 Did not advance
Wu Chun-Tsai Men's decathlon — DNS —
Yang Chuan-Kwang. — 6521 8

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Yang Chuan-Kwang. Men's high jump 1.92 7 1.86 20
Wu Chun-Tsai Men's triple jump 14.36 26 Did not advance
Ling Te-Sheng Men's long jump 7.11 16 Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Republic of China competed against teams from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Uruguay, and Bulgaria, finishing the games ranked in 11th place.

Squad

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 238 187 +51 6 Quarterfinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 242 199 +43 5
3  Formosa 3 1 2 216 249 −33 4 9th–15th classification round
4  South Korea 3 0 3 194 255 −61 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
22 November
20:00
South Korea  76–83  Formosa
Scoring by half: 28–42, 48–41
24 November
10:30
Uruguay  85–62  Formosa
Scoring by half: 39–36, 46–26
26 November
10:30
Formosa  71–88  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 35–47, 36–41

Classification 9-16

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Formosa 3 3 0 218 189 +29 6 9th–12th classification playoffs
2  Australia (H) 3 2 1 258 208 +50 5
3  Singapore 3 1 2 200 215 −15 4 13th–16th classification playoffs
4  Thailand 3 0 3 150 214 −64 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Singapore 64–67  Formosa
Scoring by half: 23–26, 41–41
Australia 73–86  Formosa
Scoring by half: 40–39, 33–47
Formosa  65–52  Thailand
Scoring by half: 35–31, 30–21

Classification 9–12

 
Classification SemifinalsNinth-place match
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
 Formosa61
 
1 December
 
 Japan82
 
 Japan60
 
1 December
 
 Canada75
 
 Australia38
 
 
 Canada83
 
Eleventh-place match
 
 
1 December
 
 
 Formosa87
 
 
 Australia70

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight

  • Lee Shih-Chuan

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight

  • Song Re-Nado

Men's Featherweight

  • Lim Jose-Ning

Men's Middleweight

  • Ko Bu-Beng

Notes

  1. ^ See Chinese Olympic Committee#Timeline concerning Olympic recognition and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee#History.

References

  1. ^ "Chinese Taipei at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.