1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Liberia)

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Liberia took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a delegation of four athletes in six competitions in one sport.

It was Liberia's first participation in the Summer Olympic Games .

The youngest athlete was sprinter Emmanuel Putu at 17 years and 354 days , the oldest athlete was sprinter James Roberts (20 years and 63 days).

Participants by sport

athletics

4 × 100 meter relay

• Results

  Round one: eliminated in run one (fifth place), 44.7 seconds (hand-stopped), 44.96 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Season

  George Johnson

  Edward Martins

  Emmanuel Putu

  James Roberts

singles

• George Johnson
  • 400 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run seven (sixth place), 54.8 seconds (hand-stopped)

  • 800 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in round four (seventh place), without time

• Edward Martins
  • Long jump

  Qualifying round: 6.01 meters, 31st place

  Try one: 5.79 meters

  Try two: 6.01 meters

  Trial three: 5.96 meters

• Emmanuel Putu
  • 100 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run six (fifth place), 11.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.44 seconds (automatically stopped)

  • 200 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in round eleven (seventh place), 24.33 seconds (stopped automatically)

• James Roberts
  • 100 meter run

  Round one: Eliminated in run five (rank six), 11.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.45 seconds (automatically stopped)

  • 200 meter run

  Round one: eliminated in run three, 23.1 seconds (hand-stopped), 23.17 seconds (automatically stopped), disqualified

Web links

• Liberian Olympic team from 1956 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).