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Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics 
Summary
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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| Dates | 23 November – 6 December 1956 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
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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]
Medalists edit
Participating nations edit
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.
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Squads edit
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | +36 | 6 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Singapore
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Afghanistan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 2 | |
| 4 |  United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.
Rules for classification: 1) points.
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Great Britain
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Malaya
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Kenya
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points.
(H) Hosts
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Play–off match edit
- 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.
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Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  United Team of Germany
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Belgium
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Source: LA84 Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points.
Rules for classification: 1) points.
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Classification round edit
Ninth to twelfth place classification edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 |  Malaya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 |
| 10 | Kenya
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 4 |
| 11 | Afghanistan[a]
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| 12 | United States[a]
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 |
Source: Sports Reference
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Afghanistan finished above the United States after beating them in Group A.
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Australia (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| 6 | New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| 8 | Singapore
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
Source: Sports Reference
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
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Medal round edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| India | 1 | |||||
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| United Team of Germany | 0 | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||
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| United Team of Germany | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Bronze medal match edit
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Gold medal match edit
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Final standings edit
References edit
- ^ "Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
External links edit
- 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.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-01-28.