Hockey_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics

Field hockey
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Field hockey; at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
	Medal winners
Venues	Melbourne Cricket Ground; Olympic Park Stadium;
Dates	23 November – 6 December 1956
Teams	12
Medalists
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Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the eighth edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It was contested from 23 November to 6 December, with twelve participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games.

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India won the gold medal for the sixth successive Games, not allowing a single goal against in the entire tournament. Pakistan won the silver medal, and Germany won the bronze.^[1]

Results

Preliminary round

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[table_note_USA0.637915537524-2] Afghanistan finished above the United States after beating them in Group A.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	36	0	+36	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Singapore	3	2	1	11	7	+4	4
3	Afghanistan	3	1	2	5	20	−15	2
4	United States	3	0	3	2	27	−25	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	4	2	2	0	6	4	+2	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Australia (H)	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	4
3	Malaya	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	Kenya	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	5	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	United Team of Germany	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	8	10	−2	2
4	Belgium	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Malaya	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	6
10	Kenya	3	2	0	1	14	3	+11	4
11	Afghanistan^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1
12	United States^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3	0	1	2	1	18	−17	1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Australia (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5
6	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	16	3	+13	4
7	Belgium	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	3
8	Singapore	3	0	0	3	0	23	−23	0

Hockey_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics

Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Participating nations

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Play–off match

Pool C

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Fifth to eighth place classification

Medal round

Bracket

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

References

External links

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Semi-finals		Gold medal match

3 December

India	1
		6 December
United Team of Germany	0
		India	1
3 December
		Pakistan	0
Pakistan	3

Great Britain	2
		Bronze medal match

		6 December

		United Team of Germany	3

		Great Britain	1