Hockey (1): Malaya Vs Great Britain - Melbourne Olympics – 1956

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Description:

Federation of Malaya Hockey team first time participate in International Games in Melbourne Olympics from 23 November to 06 December 1956. 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.

Team A:
India
Singapore
Afganistan
USA

Team B :
Great Britain
Australia
Malaya
Kenya

Team C:
Pakistan
Germany
Belgium
New Zealand

India won the gold medal, Pakistan won the silver medal and Germany won the bronze.
23 November 1956 Malaya Vs Great Britain with draw result: 2 - 2

Among Malaya Hockey Team Player:
Peter van Huizen
Michael Francis Shepherdson

References:
1.Malaysian Hockey Confederation.
2.Wikipedia Malaysia.
3.Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)

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