Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
List of hockey players
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The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Group A
Afghanistan
The following players represented Afghanistan:[2]
- Abdul Kadir Nuristani
- Din Mohammad Nuristani
- Ghazi Salah-ud-Din
- Jahan Gulam Nuristani
- Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal
- Mohammad Amin Nuristani
- Najam Yahya
- Khan Nasrullah Totakhail
- Noor Ullah Nuristani
- Ramazan Nuristani
- Mohammad Anis Sherzai
- Ahmad Shah Abouwi
India
The following players represented India:[3]
Singapore
The following players represented Singapore:[4]
United States
The following players represented the United States:[5]
Group B
Australia
The following players represented Australia:[6]
Great Britain
The following players represented Great Britain:[7]
- David Archer (gk) (Polytechnic)
- Denys Carnill (Cheltenham)
- John Cockett (Cambridge University Wanderers)
- John Conroy (Mid Surrey)
- Geoffrey Cutter (Army)
- Colin Dale (Old Kingstonians}
- Howard Davis (North Staffs)
- Michael Doughty (Old Kingstonians)
- Neil Forster (Richmond)
- Steven Johnson (Lisnagarvey)
- Anthony Robinson (West of England Wanderers)
- Frederick Scott (Royal Air Force)
- John Strover (Poole)
- David Thomas (Hounslow)
- Colin Thompson (Royal Air Force)
- Luther Vye (gk) (Hampstead)
- Stanley Hoare (coach)
Kenya
The following players represented Kenya:[8]
Malaya
The following players represented Malaya:[9]