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.
Athletics
Track and road events AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTsai Cheng-FuMen's 400 m hurdles54.626Did not advanceWu Chun-TsaiMen's decathlon——Yang Chuan-Kwang.—65218
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankYang Chuan-Kwang.Men's high jump1.9271.8620Wu Chun-TsaiMen's triple jump14.3626Did not advanceLing Te-ShengMen's long jump7.1116Did not advance
Basketball The Republic of China competed against teams from Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Uruguay, and Bulgaria, finishing the games ranked in 11th place.
Squad Chen Tsu-Li Chien Kok-Ching Hoo Cha-Pen James Yap Lai Lam-Kwong Ling Jing-Huan Loo Hor-Kuay Tong Suet-Fong Wang Yih-Jiun Willie Chu Wu Yet-An Yung Pi-Hock
Group Stage
Classification 9-16
Classification 9–12
Boxing Men's Welterweight
Lee Shih-Chuan
Shooting
One shooter represented the Republic of China in 1956.
300 m rifle, three positions Wu Tao-yan
50 m rifle, three positions Wu Tao-yan
50 m rifle, prone Wu Tao-yan
Weightlifting Men's Bantamweight
Song Re-Nado
Men's Featherweight
Lim Jose-Ning
Men's Middleweight
Ko Bu-Beng
Notes
References
External links Official Olympic Reports