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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue(s): , Port Phillip Bay
Date Started: November 26, 1956
Date Finished: November 26, 1956
| Gold: | Paul Elvstrøm |
| Silver: | André Nelis |
| Bronze: | John Marvin |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Elvstrøm | 28 | Denmark | DEN | 1,402 | 3-29:33 | |
| 2 | John Marvin | 29 | United States | USA | 1,101 | 3-29:45 | |
| 3 | Rickard Sarby | 44 | Sweden | SWE | 925 | 3-30:23 | |
| 4 | Colin Ryrie | 26 | Australia | AUS | 800 | 3-31:00 | |
| 5 | Bruce Kirby | 27 | Canada | CAN | 703 | 3-31:01 | |
| 6 | André Nelis | 21 | Belgium | BEL | 624 | 3-32:30 | |
| 7 | Adelchi Pelaschiar | 35 | Italy | ITA | 557 | 3-32:45 | |
| 8 | Richard Creagh-Osborne | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | 499 | 3-33:01 | |
| 9 | Somers Payne | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 448 | 3-33:25 | |
| 10 | Yury Shavrin | 32 | Soviet Union | URS | 402 | 3-34:27 | |
| 11 | Didier Poissant | 33 | France | FRA | 361 | 3-34:35 | |
| 12 | Eric Bongers | 32 | South Africa | RSA | 323 | 3-34:50 | |
| 13 | Jack Snowden | 33 | Singapore | SIN | 288 | 3-35:28 | |
| 14 | Wolfgang Erndl | 35 | Austria | AUT | 256 | 3-35:48 | |
| 15 | Kenneth Albury | 36 | Bahamas | BAH | 226 | 3-35:50 | |
| 16 | Joaquim Roderbourg | 38 | Brazil | BRA | 198 | 3-37:44 | |
| 17 | Lwin U Maung Maung | 37 | Myanmar | MYA | 172 | 3-39:43 | |
| 18 | Esteban Berisso | 19 | Argentina | ARG | 147 | 3-40:41 | |
| AC | Nesbit Bentley | Fiji | FIJ | DNF | |||
| AC | Jürgen Vogler | 30 | Germany | GER | DNF |