| Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
| Website | nocpakistan |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 55 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abdul Hamid |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 55 competitors, all men, took part in 43 events in 8 sports. [1] They won their first medal at this level, winning the silver in the men's field hockey competition.
Silver medal in the men's field hockey team competition
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's marathon
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's 4x100 metres relay
Men's long jump
Men's pole vault
Men's hop, step and jump
Men's throwing the discus
Men's throwing the javelin
Men's throwing the hammer
Men's flyweight (up to 51 kg)
Men's bantamweight (up to 54 kg)
Men's featherweight (up to 57 kg)
Men's light welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
Men's welterweight (up to 67 kg)
Men's light middleweight (up to 71 kg)
Shahzada Shahrukh, now in his new role as a cyclist, was Pakistan vice-captain of the men's hockey team at the London Olympic Games in 1948
Preliminary round Group C
Semifinals
Final
Pakistan won the silver medal
Team Roster
Vice-captain Latifur Rehman (who also played for Pakistan at the Helsinki Olympiad in 1952) and Akhtar Hussain had represented the gold medal winning India men's hockey team in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, before migrating to Pakistan
Two shooters represented Pakistan in 1956.
Men's 100 metres backstroke
Men's 200 metres breaststroke
Men's 200 metres butterfly stroke
Men's bantamweight (up to 56 kg)
Men's featherweight (up to 60 kg)
Men's light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)
Men's flyweight (up to 52 kg)
Men's bantamweight (up to 57 kg)
Men's featherweight (up to 62 kg)
Men's lightweight (up to 67 kg)
Men's welterweight (up to 73 kg)
Men's middleweight (up to 79 kg)
Mohammad Faiz, who took part in the 1956 Olympics at Melbourne, was not the same person as wrestler Faiz Mohammad who participated in two Olympic Games—at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964—also in the middleweight category
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Pakistan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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Pakistan competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The men's hockey team won a bronze medal.
Pakistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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Pakistan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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