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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue(s): , Port Phillip Bay
Date Started: December 5, 1956
Date Finished: December 5, 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 | 3-20:52 | |
| 2 | André Nelis | 21 | Belgium | BEL | 1,101 | 3-21:45 | |
| 3 | Jürgen Vogler | 30 | Germany | GER | 925 | 3-22:30 | |
| 4 | John Marvin | 29 | United States | USA | 800 | 3-22:35 | |
| 5 | Colin Ryrie | 26 | Australia | AUS | 703 | 3-22:54 | |
| 6 | Bruce Kirby | 27 | Canada | CAN | 624 | 3-23:07 | |
| 7 | Rickard Sarby | 44 | Sweden | SWE | 557 | 3-23:39 | |
| 8 | Yury Shavrin | 32 | Soviet Union | URS | 499 | 3-24:35 | |
| 9 | Kenneth Albury | 36 | Bahamas | BAH | 448 | 3-24:45 | |
| 10 | Adelchi Pelaschiar | 35 | Italy | ITA | 402 | 3-24:47 | |
| 11 | Eric Bongers | 32 | South Africa | RSA | 361 | 3-25:00 | |
| 12 | Wolfgang Erndl | 35 | Austria | AUT | 323 | 3-25:18 | |
| 13 | Jack Snowden | 33 | Singapore | SIN | 288 | 3-25:20 | |
| 14 | Joaquim Roderbourg | 38 | Brazil | BRA | 256 | 3-25:50 | |
| 15 | Richard Creagh-Osborne | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | 226 | 3-26:00 | |
| 16 | Didier Poissant | 33 | France | FRA | 198 | 3-26:38 | |
| 17 | John Gilmore | Fiji | FIJ | 172 | 3-27:32 | ||
| 18 | Lwin U Maung Maung | 37 | Myanmar | MYA | 147 | 3-30:30 | |
| AC | Esteban Berisso | 19 | Argentina | ARG | DNF | ||
| AC | Somers Payne | 30 | Ireland | IRL | DNF |