Equestrian at The 1956 Summer Olympics - Participating Nations

Participating Nations

A total of 29 nations competed in Stockholm.

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Finland
  • France
  • Great Britain
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Soviet Union
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United States
  • Venezuela

Five nations competed in the equestrian events in Stockholm, but did not attend the Games in Melbourne:

  • Cambodia
  • Egypt
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Switzerland

Egypt did not compete in Melbourne due to the Suez Crisis, whilst Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland all boycotted the Australian event in protest at the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

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