Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

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]

Field Hockey

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 United Kingdom 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 33003606
United Kingdom Singapore 32011174
 Afghanistan 31025202
 United States 30032270

References

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