Pakistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Pakistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 55 competitors, all men, took part in 43 events in 8 sports. 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. Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1,500 metres Men's marathon Men's 110 metres hurdles Men's 400 metres hurdles Men's 4x100 metres relay Men's long jump  Men's pole vault Men's hop, step and jump Men's throwing the discus Men's throwing the javelin Men's throwing the hammer Boxing. Men's flyweight (up to 51 kg) Men's bantamweight (up to 54 kg) Men's featherweight (up to 57 kg) Men's light welterweight (up to 63.5 kg) Men's welterweight (up to 67 kg) Men's light middleweight (up to 71 kg) Cycling. 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. 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. Two shooters represented Pakistan in 1956. Swimming. Men's 100 metres backstroke Men's 200 metres breaststroke Men's 200 metres butterfly stroke Weightlifting. Men's bantamweight (up to 56 kg) Men's featherweight (up to 60 kg) Men's light heavyweight (up  to 82.5 kg) Wrestling. Men's flyweight (up to 52 kg) Men's bantamweight (up to 57 kg) Men's featherweight (up to 62 kg) Men's lightweight (up to 67 kg) Men's welterweight (up to 73 kg) Men's middleweight (up to 79 kg) 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