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.
Men's High Jump
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
Women's 100 metres
Leslie Claudius<br />Ranganathan Francis<br />Haripal Kaushik<br />Amir Kumar<br />Raghbir Lal<br />Shankar Lakshman<br />O. P. Malhotra <br /> Govind Perumal<br />Amit Singh Bakshi<br />Raghbir Singh Bhola<br />Balbir Singh Dosanjh<br />Hardyal Singh Garchey<br />Randhir Singh Gentle<br />Balkishan Singh Grewal<br />Gurdev Singh Kullar<br />Udham Singh Kullar<br />Bakshish Singh<br />Charles Stephen
Three athletes represented India in Gymnastics at the 1956 Olympics: Pritam Singh, Sham Lal, and Anant Ram.
Two shooters represented India in 1956.