The
Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of t ...
competed as Vietnam in the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia. Six competitors, all men, took part in four events in one sport.
Cycling
;
Sprint
*
Le Van Phuoc — 16th place
;
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
*
Nguyen Van Nhieu — 1:23.6 (→ 22nd place)
;
Individual road race
*
Ngô Thành Liêm — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Nguyen Hw Thoa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Tran Gia Thu — did not finish (→ no ranking)
*
Trung Trung Lê — did not finish (→ no ranking)
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
1956 in South Vietnam
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