Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan at the Olympic Games
Flag of Afghanistan IOC code  AFG NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
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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.

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			?		3	0
		Noor Ullah Nuristani			?		3	0
		Ramazan Nuristani			?		2	0
		Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal			?		3	2
		Ghazi Salah-ud-Din			?		2	0
		Abdul Kadir Nuristani			?		3	0
		Din Mohammad Nuristani			?		3	0
		Jahan Gulam Nuristani			?		3	2
		Mohammad Amin Nuristani			?		2	0
		Mohammad Anis Sherzai			?		3	0
		Najam Yahya			?		3	1
		Khan Nasrullah Totakhail			?		3	0

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
India	3	3	0	0	36	0	6
Singapore	3	2	0	1	11	7	4
Afghanistan	3	1	0	2	5	20	2
United States	3	0	0	3	2	27	0

• India advanced to the semi-finals.