British Guiana (now Guyana) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Athletics
Participant Event Result Performance Oliver Hunter 100m (men) 40th serie 10: 5th in 11,22 200m (men) 46th serie 7: 4th in 22,54 Claudette Masdammer 100m (women) 32nd serie 6: 5th in 12,7 200m (women) 21st serie 4: 4th in 25,4
Weightlifting
Participant Event Result Performance Henry Swain -56kg (men) 13th clean and press: 12th with 80kg snatch: 12th with 82,5kg clean and jerk: 12th with 110kg total: 272,5kg Winston McArthur -75kg (men) 11th clean and press: 11th with 140kg snatch: 12th with 100kg clean and jerk: 6th with 112,5kg total: 352,5kg
References Official Olympic Reports