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: | Hungary |
| Silver: | Germany |
| Bronze: | Australia |
| Rank | Team | NOC | Medal | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | HUN | Gold | 43:37.0 | |
| 2 | Germany | GER | Silver | 43:40.6 | |
| 3 | Australia | AUS | Bronze | 43:43.2 | |
| 4 | Sweden | SWE | 44:06.7 | ||
| 5 | Soviet Union | URS | 45:49.3 | ||
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 46:13.1 | ||
| 7 | Finland | FIN | 46:40.4 | ||
| 8 | Great Britain | GBR | 47:03.7 | ||
| 9 | France | FRA | 47:12.8 | ||
| 10 | Poland | POL | 47:21.5 | ||
| 11 | Austria | AUT | 49:03.7 | ||
| 12 | United States | USA | 51:25.8 |