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.
Medalists
Participating nations
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.
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Play–off match
- 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.
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
- India
- Pakistan
- United Team of Germany
- Great Britain
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Belgium
- Singapore
- Malaya
- Kenya
- Afghanistan
- United States
References
External links
- 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.
