Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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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|  |  Pakistan
|  |  United Team of Germany

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1960 ->

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.

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]

## Medalists

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Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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India (IND)
Leslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
O. P. Malhotra
Govind Perumal
Amit Singh Bakshi
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Hardyal Singh Garchey
Randhir Singh Gentle
Balkishan Singh Grewal
Gurdev Singh Kullar
Udham Singh Kullar
Bakshish Singh
Charles Stephen |  Pakistan (PAK)
Zakir Hussain
Munir Ahmed Dar
Ghulam Rasool
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Qazi Massarrat Hussain
Noor Alam
Abdul Hamid
Habibur Rehman
Ahmed Naseer Bunda
Motiullah
Latif-ur Rehman
Akhtar Hussain
Habib Ali Kiddie
Manzoor Hussain Atif |  United Team of Germany (EUA)
Günther Brennecke
Hugo Budinger
Werner Delmes
Hugo Dollheiser
Eberhard Ferstl
Alfred Lücker
Helmut Nonn
Wolfgang Nonn
Heinz Radzikowski
Werner Rosenbaum
Günther Ullerich

## Participating nations

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Twelve teams were seeded and placed into one of three preliminary groups of four teams each. With the unbalanced seeding, the top two teams in Group C advanced to the semi-finals, but only the top team in both Groups A and B advanced.

Group A

1. India
2.   3. Singapore
4. Afghanistan
5. United States

Group B

1.   2. Great Britain
3.   4. Australia
5. Malaya
6. Kenya

Group C

1.   2. Pakistan
3. Germany
4. Belgium
5. New Zealand

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## Squads

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

## Results

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### Preliminary round

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#### Pool A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  India | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 0  | +36  | 6  | Advanced to Semi-finals
2  |  Singapore | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 11  | 7  | +4  | 4  |
3  |  Afghanistan | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 20  | −15  | 2
4  |  United States | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 27  | −25  | 0

Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.

| 26 November 1956
11:30

Singapore | 6–1  |  United States

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| Report |
Umpires:
L. La Mothe (AUS)
R. Moyse (AUS)

| 26 November 1956
14:30

India | 14–0  |  Afghanistan

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| Report |
Umpires:
A. Atkins (AUS)
Richard Hansen (AUS)

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| 28 November 1956
11:30

Afghanistan | 0–5  |  Singapore

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| Report | Yam 8'
de Rozario ?'
Fernandez 20'
Pennefather 25', ?'
Umpires:
N. Symons (AUS)
K. Wilson (AUS)

| 28 November 1956
14:30

India | 16–0  |  United States

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| Report |
Umpires:
Mahan Singh (KEN)
W. Scott (NZL)

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| 30 November 1956
11:30

Singapore | 0–6  |  India

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| Report | Gentle 23'
U. Singh 26', 56'
H. Singh 33'
Stephen 46', 59'
Umpires:
L. La Mothe (AUS)
V. Duray (MAL)

| 30 November 1956
14:30

Afghanistan | 5–1  |  United States

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| Report |
Umpires:
Alan Cowan (AUS)
R. Moyse (AUS)

#### Pool B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.
(H) Hosts

| 23 November 1956
11:30

Great Britain | 2–2  |  Malaya

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Thomas 55'
Conroy 61' | Report | Lawrence 15'
Aman 66'
Umpires:
W. Scott (NZL)
Gian Singh (IND)

| 23 November 1956
14:30

Australia | 2–0  |  Kenya

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Dick 5'
E. Pearce 64' | Report |
Umpires:
Ernst-Ludwig Nack (GER)
K. Hamilton (NZL)

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| 24 November 1956
16:00

Great Britain | 1–1  |  Kenya

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Conroy 5' | Report | Plenderleith 34'
Umpires:
K. Hamilton (NZL)
Harbail Singh (IND)

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| 26 November 1956
16:00

Malaya | 2–3  |  Australia

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Aman 32', 63' | Report | Spackman 12'
E. Pearce 18', 51'
Umpires:
Birendra Ghosh (IND)
Gian Singh (IND)

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| 28 November 1956
16:00

Malaya | 1–1  |  Kenya

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Chua 50' | Report | Plenderleith 11'
Umpires:
Fritz Staake (GER)
Ernst-Ludwig Nack (GER)

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| 29 November 1956
16:00

Australia | 1–2  |  Great Britain

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E. Pearce 60' | Report | Forster 18', 50'
Umpires:
Gian Singh (IND)
Birendra Ghosh (IND)

##### Play–off match

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* At the conclusion of the pool stage, Australia and Great Britain finished equal on points, resulting in a play–off match to determine number one position in the pool.

| 1 December 1956
14:00

Australia | 0–1  |  Great Britain

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| Report | Conroy 55'
Umpires:
Gian Singh (IND)
Birendra Ghosh (IND)

#### Pool C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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
3  |  New Zealand | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 2  |
4  |  Belgium | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 1

Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.

| 23 November 1956
14:00

Pakistan | 2–0  |  Belgium

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Hamid 14'
Bunda 58' | Report |
Umpires:
Mark Cowlishaw (GBR)
James McDowell (AUS)

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| 23 November 1956
14:30

United Team of Germany | 5–4  |  New Zealand

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Dollheiser 29', 70'
Rosenbaum 33'
Nonn 34'
Budinger 46' | Report | Armstrong 15', 21'
Johansson 27', 64'
Umpires:
Gian Singh (IND)
Birendra Ghosh (IND)

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| 27 November 1956
14:30

Pakistan | 5–1  |  New Zealand

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Hamid 2', 9'
Rehman 38'
Bunda 41'
Motiullah 56' | Report | Johansson 59'
Umpires:
James McDowell (AUS)
Alan Cowell (AUS)

| 27 November 1956
16:00

Belgium | 0–0  |  United Team of Germany

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| Report |
Umpires:
A. Atkins (AUS)
Richard Hansen (AUS)

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| 29 November 1956
14:30

United Team of Germany | 0–0  |  Pakistan

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| Report |
Umpires:
James McDowell (AUS)
A. Atkins (AUS)

| 29 November 1956
16:00

Belgium | 0–3  |  New Zealand

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| Report | McGregor 22'
Remaining scorers unknown.
Umpires:
Birendra Ghosh (IND)
Gian Singh (IND)

## Classification round

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### Ninth to twelfth place classification

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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9  |  Malaya | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 2  | +12  | 6
10  |  Kenya | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 14  | 3  | +11  | 4
11  |  Afghanistan[a] | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 1
12  |  United States[a] | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 18  | −17  | 1

Source: Sports Reference
Notes:

1. ^ a b Afghanistan finished above the United States after beating them in Group A.

| 3 December 1956

Malaya | 8–0  |  Afghanistan

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 3 December 1956

Kenya | 3–0  |  United States

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

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| 4 December 1956

Malaya | 3–0  |  United States

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 4 December 1956

Kenya | 9–0  |  Afghanistan

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

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| 6 December 1956

Malaya | 3–2  |  Kenya

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 6 December 1956

United States | 1–1  |  Afghanistan

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

### Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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

Source: Sports Reference
(H) Hosts

| 3 December 1956

New Zealand | 13–0  |  Singapore

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 3 December 1956

Belgium | 2–2  |  Australia

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

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| 4 December 1956

Belgium | 5–0  |  Singapore

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 4 December 1956

Australia | 1–0  |  New Zealand

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

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| 6 December 1956

New Zealand | 3–2  |  Belgium

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

| 6 December 1956

Australia | 5–0  |  Singapore

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Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

## Medal round

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### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Gold medal match

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| 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

### Semi-finals

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| 3 December 1956
14:30

India | 1–0  |  United Team of Germany

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U. SIngh 48' | Report |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires:
A. Atkins (AUS)
J. McDowell (AUS)

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| 3 December 1956
16:00

Pakistan | 3–2  |  Great Britain

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Atif | Report | Doughty
Conroy ?'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires:
V. T. Duray (MAL)
R. Hansen (AUS)

### Bronze medal match

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| 6 December 1956

United Team of Germany | 3–1  |  Great Britain

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Nonn 2'
Budinger 24'
Radzikowski 51' | Report | Conroy 16'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires:
Gian Singh (IND)
B. N. Ghosh (IND)

### Gold medal match

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| 6 December 1956

India | 1-0  |  Pakistan

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Gentle 38' | Report |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,000
Umpires:
M. G. Cowlinshaw (GBR)
J. McDowell (AUS)

## Final standings

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1. India
2. Pakistan
3. United Team of Germany
4. Great Britain
5. Australia
6. New Zealand
7. Belgium
8. Singapore
9. Malaya
10. Kenya
11. Afghanistan
12. United States

## References

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1. ^ "Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

## External links

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* The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 (PDF). Melbourne, Australia: W.M. Houston, Government Printer. 1958. pp. 500–511. Retrieved 2008-01-29.500-511&rft.pub=W.M.+Houston,+Government+Printer&rft.date=1958&rft_id=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Field+hockey+at+the+1956+Summer+Olympics" class="Z3988">
* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-01-28.

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