Spain_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Spain at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Spain at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	6 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Spain boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and six Spanish riders competed.

Equestrian edit

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping			Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Faustino Domínguez	Anfitrion	Individual	170.80	53	DNF			DNS			DNF
Joaquín Nogueras	Thalia		161.60	49	DNF			DNS			DNF
Hernán Espinosa	Al-Herrasan		177.60	55	DNF			DNS			DNF
Faustino Domínguez Joaquín Nogueras Hernán Espinosa	See above	Team	510.00	18	DNF			DNS			DNF

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final
Athlete	Horse	Event	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Carlos López	Tapatio	Individual	27.00	30	0.75	3	27.75	14
Paco Goyoaga	Fahnenkönig		20.00	20	8.00	10	28.00	15
Carlos Figueroa	Gracieux		33.50	40	28.00	30	61.50	36
Carlos López Paco Goyoaga Carlos Figueroa	See above	Team	80.50	9	36.75	4	117.25	6

The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad (PDF). Swedish Equestrian Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2006.