India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 59 competitors, 58 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 8 sports. Their solitary medal, a gold, came in men's field hockey.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's High Jump
- Ajit Singh
- Qualification Round — 1.96m (14)
Men's 200 metres
- Milkha Singh
- Heat — 22.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Sohan Singh
- Heat — 1.52.4(→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Mary Rao
- Heat — DNF(→ did not advance)
Field hockey
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
O. P. Malhotra
Govind Perumal
Amit Singh Bakshi
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Hardyal Singh Garchey
Randhir Singh Gentle
Balkishan Singh Grewal
Gurdev Singh Kullar
Udham Singh Kullar
Bakshish Singh
Charles Stephen
- Group standings
- Semi-finals
- Gold medal match
Football
- First round
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Bronze Medal match
Gymnastics
Three athletes represented India in Gymnastics at the 1956 Olympics: Pritam Singh, Sham Lal, and Anant Ram.
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1956.
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Harihar Banerjee
- Haricharan Shaw
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Sri Chand Bajaj
- Heat — 1:01.6
Men's 200 metre butterfly
- Shamsher Khan
- Heat — 3:06.3
Weightlifting
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
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