Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics information
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Sporting event delegation
Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code
AFG
NOC
Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, after having missed the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
They only sent a team of 12 players to compete in the field hockey. Six of these players had also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
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