Cuba competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics, after debuting in 1900 and missing a few Summer Olympic events afterward. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Cuban athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.
Athletics
Men's 110m hurdles
- Evaristo Iglesias
- Heat — 14.3s
- Semifinals — 14.6s (→ did not advance)
Rowing
Cuba had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.
- Men's coxless four
- Luis Olivera
- Orlando Lanza
- Enrique Hernández
- Joaquín Pérez
- Men's coxed four
- José Roa
- Enrique Torres
- José Romero Santos
- José Hurdado
- Virgilio Ara (cox)
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Raúl Martín | 400 m freestyle | 4:58.2 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 19:59.9 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Manuel Sanguily | 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.8 | 7 Q | 2:42.0 | 7 |
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