The following is the list of squads that took part in the
men's water polo 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 ...
.
*CF=Centre forward
*CB=Centre back
*D=Defender
*GK=Goalkeeper
Australia
Australia entered a squad of nine players.
Head coach:
Great Britain
Great Britain entered an unknown number of players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.
Head coach:
Hungary
Hungary entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 26 goals but only twenty scorers are known.
Head coach:
Béla Rajki
Béla Rajki-Reich (2 February 1909 – 20 July 2000) was a Hungarian swimming and water polo coach.
Early life
Rajki was born in Budapest.
He was a swimmer and a water polo player early in his life. He received coaching diplomas in swimming and ...
Italy
Italy entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 17 goals but all scorers are unknown.
Head coach:
Mario Majoni
Mario Majoni (27 May 1910His name is often spelt ''Maioni'', but the most Italian sources spell his name with ''j''. – 16 August 1985) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Italian tea ...
Romania
Romania entered a squad of nine players. They scored 26 goals but all scorers are unknown.
Head coach:
Balint Adalbert
Singapore
The following players represented Singapore.
*
David Lim
*
Thio Gim Hock
Thio Gim Hock (11 March 1938 – 3 April 2020) was a Singaporean water polo player and real estate
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; i ...
*
Lionel Chee
*
Eric Yeo
Eric Yeo Oon Tat (17 July 1936 – 15 March 2015) was a Singaporean water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in whi ...
*
Gan Eng Teck
*
Wiebe Wolters
*
Tan Eng Bock
Tan Eng Bock (29 April 1936 – 30 November 2020) was a Singaporean water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in whi ...
*
Skip Wolters
*
Oh Chwee Hock
*
Lim Teck Pan
Lim Teck Pan (1938 – 1970s) was a Singaporean water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attemp ...
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 21 goals.
Head coach:
United States
The United States entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 15 goals but only three scorers are known.
Head coach:
Neill Kohlhase (coach),
Sam Greller (manager)
United Team of Germany
Germany entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 16 goals but all scorers are unknown.
Head coach:
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.
Head coach:
File Bonačić
References
External links
Olympic Report*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's Team Squads
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 ...