Afghanistan at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia (November 22, 1956 to December 8, 1956)
Opening Ceremony: November 22, 1956
Closing Ceremony: December 8, 1956

Events for Afghanistan: 1 in 1 sport
Participants for Afghanistan: 12 (12 men and 0 women)
Most Medals for Afghanistan (Athlete): No medalists

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12 Athletes

Rk	Athlete	Gender	Sport
1	Ahmad Shah Abouwi	Male	Hockey
2	Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal	Male	Hockey
3	Abdul Kadir Nuristani	Male	Hockey
4	Din Mohammad Nuristani	Male	Hockey
5	Jahan Gulam Nuristani	Male	Hockey
6	Mohammad Amin Nuristani	Male	Hockey
7	Noor Ullah Nuristani	Male	Hockey
8	Ramazan Nuristani	Male	Hockey
9	Ghazi Salah-ud-Din	Male	Hockey
10	Mohammad Anis Sherzai	Male	Hockey
11	Khan Nasrullah Totakhail	Male	Hockey
12	Najam Yahya	Male	Hockey

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