Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, after having missed the 1952 Games in Helsinki. They only sent a team of 12 players to compete in the field hockey. Six of these players had also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Field Hockey

Head coach:

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

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.

^ "Players". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 Aug 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f also competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics

v t e Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda
America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand
Nations in bullet brackets indicating competed at the Equestrian events (Stockholm only)

v t e Afghanistan at the Summer Olympics
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Afghanistan did not participate in 1976 due to a boycott, in 1984 due to a boycott and was barred from the 2000 Summer Olympics to its discrimination against women under the rule of the Taliban.