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Men's Olympic Games 1956 - Home
- 23 November 1956 - 6 December 1956
Winner
: India
Final standings
| 1 | India |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
| 3 |  Germany |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
| 5 |  Australia |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
| 7 |  Belgium |
| 8 |  Singapore |
| 9 |  Malaysia |
| 10 |  Kenya |
| 11 |  United States |
| 12 |  Afghanistan |
Group A (Australia - Melbourne - 26/11/1956 - 30/11/1956)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | +36 |
| 2 | Singapore | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | -15 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | -25 |
Last matches
26 November 1956 | |||
Singapore | 6 - 1 |  United States | |
India | 14 - 0 |  Afghanistan | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| Singapore | 5 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
| India | 16 - 0 | United States | |
30 November 1956 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 - 1 | United States | |
| India | 6 - 0 | Singapore | |
Group B (Australia - Melbourne - 23/11/1956 - 01/12/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | Kenya | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
Last matches
23 November 1956 | |||
Great Britain | 2 - 2 |  Malaysia | |
Australia | 2 - 0 |  Kenya | |
24 November 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 1 - 1 | Kenya | |
26 November 1956 | |||
| Australia | 3 - 2 | Malaysia | |
28 November 1956 | |||
| Malaysia | 1 - 1 | Kenya | |
30 November 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 2 - 1 | Australia | |
1 December 1956 | |||
| Great Britain | 1 - 0 | Australia | |
Group C (Australia - Melbourne - 23/11/1956 - 29/11/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Last matches
23 November 1956 | |||
Pakistan | 2 - 0 |  Belgium | |
24 November 1956 | |||
Germany | 5 - 4 |  New Zealand | |
27 November 1956 | |||
| Germany | 0 - 0 | Belgium | |
| Pakistan | 5 - 1 | New Zealand | |
29 November 1956 | |||
| Pakistan | 0 - 0 | Germany | |
| New Zealand | 3 - 0 | Belgium | |
Classification Round 5-8 (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 4 | Singapore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | -23 |
Last matches
3 December 1956 | |||
| Australia | 2 - 2 | Belgium | |
| New Zealand | 13 - 0 | Singapore | |
4 December 1956 | |||
| Australia | 1 - 0 | New Zealand | |
| Belgium | 5 - 0 | Singapore | |
6 December 1956 | |||
| New Zealand | 3 - 2 | Belgium | |
| Australia | 5 - 0 | Singapore | |
Group de Classification 9-12 (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
| 2 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | -17 |
Last matches
3 December 1956 | |||
| Kenya | 3 - 0 | United States | |
| Malaysia | 8 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
5 December 1956 | |||
| Malaysia | 3 - 0 | United States | |
| Kenya | 9 - 0 | Afghanistan | |
6 December 1956 | |||
| United States | 1 - 1 | Afghanistan | |
| Malaysia | 3 - 2 | Kenya | |
Final round (Australia - Melbourne - 03/12/1956 - 06/12/1956)
Semi-Finals
3 December 1956 | |||
| India | 1 - 0 | Germany | |
| Pakistan | 3 - 2 | Great Britain | |
Third Place Match
6 December 1956 | |||
| Germany | 3 - 1 | Great Britain | |
Final
6 December 1956 | |||
| India | 1 - 0 | Pakistan | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 India 5 2 Australia 4 3 Malaysia 3 4 New Zealand 3 5 Pakistan 3 6 Germany 2 Drawn matches 1 Belgium 2 2 Germany 2 3 Great Britain 2 4 Kenya 2 5 Malaysia 2 6 Afghanistan 1 Losses 1 United States 5 2 Afghanistan 4 3 Singapore 4 4 Belgium 3 5 New Zealand 3 6 Australia 2
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