The
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya ( ms, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Empire, British Straits Settlements, P ...
competed 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 ...
in
Melbourne,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded and was renamed as
Malaysia in 1963. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.
Athletics
;Men
;Track events
;Women
;Track event
Hockey
Men's tournament
;Team roster
*
Supaat Nadarajah
*
Manikam Shanmuganathan
Manikam Shanmuganathan (born c. 1927) was a Malaysian former field hockey player. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Ga ...
*
Chuah Eng Cheng
*
Philip Sankey
Philip Menzies Sankey (17 April 1830 – 9 March 1909) was an English clergyman and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for both Cambridge and Oxford Universities as well as for Kent County Cricket Club and served as a clergyman in Hampsh ...
*
Mike Shepherdson
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Gerry Toft
*
Salam Devendran
*
Chua Eng Kim
*
Thomas Lawrence
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Aman Ullah Karim
*
Sheikh Ali Sheik Mohamed
*
Hamzah Shamsuddin
*
Peter van Huizen
*
Freddy Vias
*
Rajaratnam Selvanayagam
*
Gian Singh Gian Singh may refer to:
* Giani Gian Singh Nihang (19th century), Indian Sikh scholar
* Gian Singh Naqqash (1883–1953), Indian Punjabi artist
* Gian Singh Rarewala (1901–1979), Indian politician
* Gian Singh (soldier) (1920–1996), British I ...
*
Noel Arul
;Group B
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;Ninth to twelfth classification
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Shooting
Three shooters represented Malaya in 1956.
;Men
Swimming
;Men
Weightlifting
;Men
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
{{Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
1956 in Malayan sport