The men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the eighth edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It was contested from 23 November to 6 December, with twelve participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games.
Participating nations
Twelve teams were seeded and placed into one of three preliminary groups of four teams each. With the unbalanced seeding, the top two teams in Group C advanced to the semi-finals, but only the top team in both Groups A and B advanced. ;Group A • • • • ;Group B • • • • ;Group C • • • • ==Squads==
Results
Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Play–off match • Pool C ---- ---- ==Classification round==
Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification ---- ---- ==Medal round==
Medal round
Bracket Semi-finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match ==Final standings==
Final standings
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