Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg
IOC code AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
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Bronze
0
Total
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne after missing the 1952 Games in Helsinki. The country sent a team of 12 players to compete in field hockey. Six of these players had also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Field Hockey

Afghanistan v Singapore Olympic games afghanistan 1956.jpg
Afghanistan v Singapore

Squad

Head coach:

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games		Tournament
goals
Ahmad Shah Abouwi?30
Noor Ullah Nuristani?30
Ramazan Nuristani?20
Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal [2] ?32
Ghazi Salah-ud-Din?20
Abdul Kadir Nuristani [2] ?30
Din Mohammad Nuristani [2] ?30
Jahan Gulam Nuristani [2] ?32
Mohammad Amin Nuristani [2] ?20
Mohammad Anis Sherzai?30
Mohammad Yahya Najem ?31
Khan Nasrullah Totakhail [2] ?30

Group A

November 26, 14:30
India  Flag of India.svg14–0 (3–0)Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan
November 28, 11:30
Flag of Singapore (1952-1959).svg  Singapore 5–0 (4–0)Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan
November 30, 14:30
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 5–1 (2–1)Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Group standings
TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
Flag of India.svg  India 33003606
Flag of Singapore (1952-1959).svg  Singapore 32011174
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 31025202
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 30032270

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Players". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 Aug 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 also competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
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