The men's
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
tournament at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
was the eighth edition of the
field hockey event for men at the
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
. It was contested from 23 November to 6 December, with twelve participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games.
India
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won the gold medal for the sixth successive Games, not allowing a single goal against in the entire tournament.
Pakistan
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won the silver medal, and
Germany
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won the bronze.
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
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Pool C
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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Medal round
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
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References
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Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics events
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...