1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bahamas)

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The Bahamas took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a delegation of four athletes in four competitions in two sports.

After 1952 , it was the Bahamas' second participation in the Summer Olympics .

The youngest athlete was track and field athlete Tom Robinson at 18 years and 253 days , and the oldest athlete from sailors Durward Knowles (39 years and 25 days).

Medals

With a bronze medal won the team of the Bahamas was ranked 35 in the medal count .

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Surname sport competition
Sloane Farrington and Durward Knowles sailing star

Participants by sport

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  • Tom Robinson
    • 100 meter run
    1st round: eliminated in run five (fourth place), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.06 seconds (automatically stopped)
    • 200 meter run
    1st round: eliminated in run five (fourth place), 21.6 seconds (hand-stopped), 21.76 seconds (automatically stopped)

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star

  • Results
    Final: 5,223 points, 3rd place Bronze medal.svg
    1st race: 0879 points, 2:56:04 hours, 2nd place
    2nd race: 0879 points, 3:11:24 hours, 2nd place
    3rd race: 0481 points, 3:29:14 hours, 5th place
    4th race: 0879 points, 2:56:50 hours, 2nd place
    5th race: 1180 points, 3:03:59 hours, 1st place
    6th race: 0703 points, 3:23:20 hours, 3rd place
    7th race: 0703 points, 3:02:15 hours, 3rd place
  • team
    Sloane Farrington
    Durward Knowles

singles

  • Kenneth Albury
    • Finn dinghy
    Final: 3,182 points, Paltz 9
    1st race: 226 points, 3:35:50 hours, 15th place
    2nd race: 448 points, 3:40:25 hours, 09th place
    3rd race: 198 points, 3:52:19 hours, 16th place
    4th race: 703 points, 3:18:52 hours, 05th place
    5th race: 800 points, 3:32:24 hours, 04th place
    6th race: 557 points, 3:28:46 hours, 07th place
    7th race: 448 points, 3:24:45 hours, 09th place

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