Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
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The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045751/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
Group A
=Afghanistan=
The following players represented Afghanistan:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1956/AFG/ |title=Afghanistan Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=20 September 2019}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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- Abdul Kadir Nuristani
- Din Mohammad Nuristani
- Ghazi Salah-ud-Din
- Jahan Gulam Nuristani
- Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal
- Mohammad Amin Nuristani
- Najam Yahya
- Khan Nasrullah Totakhail
- Noor Ullah Nuristani
- Ramazan Nuristani
- Mohammad Anis Sherzai
- Ahmad Shah Abouwi
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=India=
=Singapore=
The following players represented Singapore:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SGP/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170554/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SGP/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Singapore Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=19 September 2019}}
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- Arumugam Vijiaratnam
- Burdett Coutts
- Edwin Doraisamy
- Fred Fernandez
- Dollah Hamid
- Chai Hon Yam
- Michael Wright
- Osbert de Rozario
- Percy Pennefather
- Rudy Mosbergen
- Sinnadurai Vellupillai
- Vellupillai Devadas
- Bill Hay
- Ajit Singh Gill
- S. Jeyathurai
- Richard Schoon
- Roy Sharma
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=United States=
The following players represented the United States:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1956/KEN/ |title=United States Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=20 September 2019}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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- Newbold Black
- Henry Clifford
- Stan Harris
- James Jongeneel
- Gerrit Kruize
- Tjerk Leegstra
- Harry Marcoplos
- Kurt Orban
- John Rote
- Walter Stude
- Felix Ucko
- Kurt Ucko
- Ray Wittelsberger
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Group B
=Australia=
The following players represented Australia:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Australia Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- Ian Dick
- Mel Pearce
- Gordon Pearce
- Eric Pearce
- Maurice Foley
- Ray Whiteside
- Brian Booth
- Glen Jobson
- Keith Leeson
- Kenneth Clarke
- Don Mecklem
- Kevin Carton
- Dennis Kemp
- Desmond Spackman
- Alan Barblett
- Geoff Bennett
- John Dwyer
- Louis Hailey
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=Great Britain=
The following players represented Great Britain:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Great Britain Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- David Archer
- Denys Carnill
- John Conroy
- Geoffrey Cutter
- Colin Dale
- Howard Davis
- Michael Doughty
- Neil Forster
- Steven Johnson
- Anthony Robinson
- Frederick Scott
- John Strover
- David Thomas
- John Cockett
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=Kenya=
The following players represented Kenya:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1956/KEN/ |title=Kenya Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=20 September 2019}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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- Roland Frank
- Anthony Vaz
- Balbir Singh Sidhu
- Peter Dalgado
- Surjeet Singh Deol
- Tejinder Singh Rao
- Gursaran Singh Sehmi
- Tejparkash Singh Brar
- Reynold D'Souza
- Hardev Singh Kular
- Alu Mendonca
- Michael Pereira
- Bill Plenderleith
- Dudley Coulson
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=Malaya=
Group C
=Belgium=
The following players represented Belgium:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Australia Hockey at the 1956 Belgium Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- André Carbonnelle
- André Muschs
- Franz Lorette
- Jacques Vanderstappen
- Jean Dubois
- Jean-Jacques Enderle
- Jean Van Leer
- Jean-Pierre Rensburg
- Luc Decrop
- Roger Goossens
- Roger Paternoster
- Yvan Freedman
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=New Zealand=
The following players represented New Zealand:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Australia Hockey at the 1956 New Zealand Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- Archie Currie
- Brian Johnston
- Bruce Turner
- David Goldsmith
- Guy McGregor
- Ivan Armstrong
- John Abrams
- Jack Tynan
- Murray Loudon
- Noel Hobson
- Phil Bygrave
- Reginald Johansson
- Bill Schaefer
- Keith Cumberpatch
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=Pakistan=
The following players represented Pakistan:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAK/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAK/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Pakistan Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- Zakir Hussain
- Munir Ahmed Dar
- Ghulam Rasool
- Anwar Ahmed Khan
- Qazi Massarrat Hussain
- Noor Alam
- Abdul Hamid
- Habibur Rehman
- Ahmed Naseer Bunda
- Motiullah
- Latif-ur Rehman
- Akhtar Hussain
- Habib Ali Kiddie
- Manzoor Hussain Atif
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=United Team of Germany=
The following players represented the United Team of Germany:{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1956/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417080848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1956/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Germany Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=18 September 2019}}
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- Alfred Lücker
- Helmut Nonn
- Günther Ullerich
- Günther Brennecke
- Werner Delmes
- Eberhard Ferstl
- Hugo Dollheiser
- Heinz Radzikowski
- Wolfgang Nonn
- Hugo Budinger
- Werner Rosenbaum
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