Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games
Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue(s): Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria
Date Started: November 30, 1956
Date Finished: November 30, 1956
Format: Final only.
| Gold: | Leon Rotman |
| Silver: | János Parti |
| Bronze: | Gennady Bukharin |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Rotman | 22 | Romania | ROU | Gold | 56:41.0 | |
| 2 | János Parti | 24 | Hungary | HUN | Silver | 57:11.0 | |
| 3 | Gennady Bukharin | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | Bronze | 57:14.5 | |
| 4 | Jiří Vokněr | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 57:44.5 | ||
| 5 | Franz Johannsen | 35 | Germany | GER | 58:50.1 | ||
| 6 | Werner Wettersten | 33 | Sweden | SWE | 59:24.7 | ||
| 7 | Don Stringer | 22 | Canada | CAN | 59:57.5 | ||
| 8 | Frank Havens | 32 | United States | USA | 1-01:23.6 | ||
| 9 | Bryan Harper | Australia | AUS | 1-02:12.1 |