| Netherlands at the 1956 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | NED | ||||||||
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
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| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
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The Netherlands boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary. However, the equestrian events for the 1956 Games were held in , Sweden five months earlier (because of Australian quarantine regulations), and one Dutch rider competed.