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Fiji at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Fiji at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIJ
NOCFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.fasanoc.org.fj
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearerMesulame Rakuro[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fiji competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Athletics

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mesulame Rakuro Men's discus throw 48.21 8 Q 47.24 15

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Thomas Schuster Light welterweight  Roth (EUA)
L
did not advance
Hector Hatch Welterweight  Linca (ROU)
L
did not advance

Sailing

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Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Net points Rank
Nesbit Bentley Finn DNF 19 18 18 16 18 17 934 20

References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Fiji". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 18 December 2023.