Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1952 Summer Olympics. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 6 sports.Athletics
;Men
;Track & road eventsCycling
;Sprint
;Time trial
- Octavio Echeverry — 1:14.8
;Team pursuit
Honorio Rúa
Octavio Echeverry
Ramón Hoyos — 11th place
;Team road race
Pablo Hurtado
Jaime Villegas — 92 points
;Individual road race
Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
Three shooters represented Colombia in 1956.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, three positions
;Trap
Weightlifting