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.
Field Hockey
Squad Head coach: No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoals Ahmad Shah Abouwi ? 3 0 Noor Ullah Nuristani ? 3 0 Ramazan Nuristani ? 2 0 Bakhteyar Gulam Mangalalso competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics ? 3 2 Ghazi Salah-ud-Din ? 2 0 Abdul Kadir Nuristani ? 3 0 Din Mohammad Nuristani ? 3 0 Jahan Gulam Nuristani ? 3 2 Mohammad Amin Nuristani ? 2 0 Mohammad Anis Sherzai ? 3 0 Mohammad Yahya Najem ? 3 1 Khan Nasrullah Totakhail ? 3 0
Group A
Group standings TeamPldWDLGFGAPts 33003606 32011174 31025202 30032270 India advanced to the semi-finals.
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