India at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Leslie Claudius Ranganathan Francis Haripal Kaushik Amir Kumar Raghbir Lal Shankar Lakshman 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 | Field hockey | Men's Field hockey |
Athletics
Men's High Jump- Ajit Singh
- Milkha Singh
- Sohan Singh
Football
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;Quarterfinals
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;Semifinals
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;Bronze Medal match
Gymnastics
Hockey
;SquadLeslie 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
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |  |  |  | |
| 1. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | X | 6:0 | 14:0 | 16:0 | ||
| 2. | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0:6 | X | 5:0 | 6:1 | |
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0:14 | 0:5 | X | 5:1 | ||
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0:16 | 1:6 | 1:5 | X |
;Semi-finals
;Gold medal match
Shooting
Two shooters represented India in 1956.;50 m rifle, three positions
- Harihar Banerjee
- Haricharan Shaw
Swimming
Men's 200 metre butterfly
- Shamsher Khan
Weightlifting