Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, after having missed the 1952 Games in Helsinki. They only sent a team of 12 to compete in the field hockey, of which six of the competitors competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Afghanistan at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Field Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Squad

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals
Ahmad Shah Abouwi?30
Noor Ullah Nuristani?30
Ramazan Nuristani?20
Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal?32
Ghazi Salah-ud-Din?20
Abdul Kadir Nuristani?30
Din Mohammad Nuristani?30
Jahan Gulam Nuristani?32
Mohammad Amin Nuristani?20
Mohammad Anis Sherzai?30
Mohammad Yahya Najem?31
Khan Nasrullah Totakhail?30

Group A
November 26, 14:30
India  14–0 (3–0)  Afghanistan
November 28, 11:30
Singapore 5–0 (4–0)  Afghanistan
November 30, 14:30
 Afghanistan 5–1 (2–1)  United States
Group standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 India33003606
Singapore32011174
 Afghanistan31025202
 United States30032270
  • India advanced to the semi-finals.

References
  • 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  1. "Players". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 Aug 2013.
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