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 12 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
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.
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Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points.
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Pool B
| 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 |
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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.
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Pool C
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points.
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| 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:
Notes:
- Afghanistan finished above the United States after beating them in Group A.
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| 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 |
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Medal round
Bracket
| 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
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Bronze medal match
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