Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained
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.
Medalists
Silver medal in the men's field hockey team competition
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100 metres
- Heat 3 1st round; 10.8 (→ advanced to 2nd round)
- Heat 2 2nd round; 10.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Heat 11 1st round; 11.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat 5 1st round; 21.1 (→ advanced to 2nd round)
- Heat 1 2nd round; 21.1 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Heat 9 1st round; 22.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Heat 1 1st round; 49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat 4 1st round; 1:52.6 (→ did not advance)
- Mahmood Jan
- Heat 5 1st round; 1:59.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat 2 1st round; 4:15.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon
- 2:57.47 finished 30th out of 33
Men's 110 metres hurdles
- Heat 1 1st round; 14.5 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Heat 2 1st round; 16.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Heat 3 1st round; 53.1 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Heat 1 1st round; 41.3 (→ advanced to semifinals)
- Semifinal 2; 40.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's long jump
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's pole vault
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's hop, step and jump
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the discus
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the javelin
- Failed to qualify for final
Men's throwing the hammer
- 56.97m finished 11th out of 14
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's flyweight (up to 51 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to T Spinks (GB/NI) on pts
Men's bantamweight (up to 54 kg)
- 2nd round; Lost to M Sitri (ITA) on pts
Men's featherweight (up to 57 kg)
Men's light welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to F Nenci (ITA) TKO
Men's welterweight (up to 67 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to A Dori (HUN) on pts
Men's light middleweight (up to 71 kg)
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- Sprint
- Heat 2 1st round (→ sent to repechage)
- Repechage heat 1; finished 14th overall
- Time trial
- 1:20.8 finished 18th out of 19
- Team pursuit
- Heat 1; Lost to Colombia. Finished 12th overall
- Individual road race
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
Hockey
See main article: Hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's Team Competition
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
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Two shooters represented Pakistan in 1956.
- 25 m pistol
- 67/74/83/81/76/79 = Score 460. Finished 31st out of 33
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- (84/-/-/-) (withdrew) (12/65/59/47) = Score 267. Finished 20th out of 20
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 389/353/257 = Score 999. Finished 43rd out of 44
- 50 m rifle, prone
- 98/99/96/97/96/96 = Score 582. Finished 44th out of 44
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100 metres backstroke
- Heat 1 1st round; 1:10.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres breaststroke
- Heat 3 1st round; Disqualified
Men's 200 metres butterfly stroke
- Heat 3 1st round; 2:48.0 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's bantamweight (up to 56 kg)
- Total not calculated (finished 15th out of 16)
Men's featherweight (up to 60 kg)
- Total 247.5kg (finished 18th out of 21)
Men's light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)
- Total 337.5kg (finished 10th out of 10)
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Men's flyweight (up to 52 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to JK Lee (KOR) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat F Flannery (AUS) on pts 3:0
- 3rd round; Lost to H Akbas (TUR) by fall
Men's bantamweight (up to 57 kg)
- 1st round; Beat G Jameson (AUS) on pts 3:0
- 2nd round; Lost to SK Lee (KOR) on pts 2:1
- 3rd round; Lost to M Chakhov (USSR) by fall
Men's featherweight (up to 62 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to S Sasahara (JPN) on pts 3:0
- 2nd round; Lost to B Sit (TUR) on pts 2:1
Men's lightweight (up to 67 kg)
- 1st round; Beat TK Oh (KOR) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to M Tovar Gonzalez (MEX) on pts 2:1
- 3rd round; Beat J Taylor (GB/NI) on pts 3:0
- 4th round; Lost to A Bestaev (USSR) by fall
Men's welterweight (up to 73 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to A Tischendorf (GER) on pts 3:0
- 3rd round; Lost to CW de Villiers (SAF) on pts 3:0
Men's middleweight (up to 79 kg)
- 1st round; Lost to VM Punkari (FIN) by fall
- 2nd round; Lost to I Atli (TUR) by fall
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Pakistan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAK/summer/1956/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 23 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.
