Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

The following is the list of squads for each of the 15 teams that competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Japan
The following players represented Japan:


 * Hiroshi Saito
 * Hitoshi Konno
 * Kenichi Imaizumi
 * Manabu Fujita
 * Reizo Ohira
 * Riichi Arai
 * Setsuo Nara
 * Shutaro Shoji
 * Takeo Sugiyama
 * Takashi Itoyama
 * Tetsuro Noborisaka

Philippines
The following players represented the Philippines:


 * Tony Genato
 * Antonio Villamor
 * Carlos Badion
 * Carlos Loyzaga
 * Eddie Lim
 * Leonardo Marquicias
 * Loreto Carbonell
 * Mariano Tolentino
 * Martin Urra
 * Rafael Barretto
 * Ramón Manulat
 * Ramón Campos

Thailand
The following players represented Thailand:


 * Ampol Saranont
 * Chalaw Sonthong
 * Chan Sae-Lim
 * Kirin Chavanwong
 * Kuang Sae-Lim
 * Mongkol Aimmanolrom
 * Surakit Rukpanich
 * Ta Sriratana
 * Visit Chaicharoen

United States
The following players represented the United States:


 * Carl Cain
 * Bill Hougland
 * K. C. Jones
 * Bill Russell
 * Jim Walsh
 * Billy Evans
 * Burdie Haldorson
 * Ron Tomsic
 * Dick Boushka
 * Gib Ford
 * Bob Jeangerard
 * Chuck Darling

Canada
The following players represented Canada:


 * Bob Pickel
 * Coulter Osborne
 * Don Macintosh
 * Doug Brinham
 * Ed Lucht
 * George Stulac
 * John McLeod
 * Ed Wild
 * Mel Brown
 * Bob Burtwell
 * Ron Stuart
 * Ron Bissett

France
The following players represented France:


 * André Schlupp
 * Christian Baltzer
 * Gérard Sturla
 * Henri Grange
 * Henri Rey
 * Robert Monclar
 * Jean-Paul Beugnot
 * Maurice Buffière
 * Roger Antoine
 * Roger Haudegand
 * Roger Veyron
 * Yves Gominon

Singapore
The following players represented Singapore:


 * Chen Sho Fa
 * Ho Lien Siew
 * Jerome Henderson
 * Ko Tai Chuen
 * Lee Chak Men
 * Ong Kiat Guan
 * Wee Tian Siak
 * Wong Kim Poh
 * Yee Tit Kwan
 * Yeo Gek Huat

Soviet Union
The following players represented the Soviet Union:


 * Valdis Muižnieks
 * Maigonis Valdmanis
 * Vladimir Torban
 * Stasys Stonkus
 * Kazys Petkevičius
 * Arkady Bochkaryov
 * Jānis Krūmiņš
 * Mikhail Semyonov
 * Algirdas Lauritėnas
 * Yury Ozerov
 * Viktor Zubkov
 * Mikhail Studenetsky

Bulgaria
The following players represented Bulgaria:


 * Atanas Atanasov
 * Georgi Kanev
 * Georgi Panov
 * Iliya Mirchev
 * Konstantin Totev
 * Lyubomir Panov
 * Nikolay Ilov
 * Tsvetko Slavov
 * Vasil Manchenko
 * Viktor Radev
 * Vladimir Savov

Formosa
The following players represented Taiwan:


 * Chen Tsu-Li
 * Chien Kok-Ching
 * Hoo Cha-pen
 * James Yap
 * Lai Lam-kwong
 * Ling Jing-huan
 * Loo Hor-Kuay
 * Tong Suet-fong
 * Wang Yih-jiun
 * Willie Chu
 * Wu Yet-An
 * Yung Pi-hock

South Korea
The following players represented South Korea:


 * An Yeong-sik
 * An Byeong-seok
 * Jo Byeong-hyeon
 * Choi Tae-gon
 * Kim Chun-bae
 * Kim Hyeong-il
 * Kim Yeong-gi
 * Kim Yeong-su
 * Go Se-tae
 * Baek Jeong-nam

Uruguay
The following players represented Uruguay:


 * Carlos Blixen
 * Ramiro Cortés
 * Héctor Costa
 * Nelson Chelle
 * Nelson Demarco
 * Héctor García
 * Carlos González
 * Sergio Matto
 * Oscar Moglia
 * Raúl Mera
 * Ariel Olascoaga
 * Milton Scaron

Australia
The following players represented Australia:


 * Algis Ignatavicius
 * Bruce Flick
 * Colin Burdett
 * Geoff Heskett
 * Inga Freidenfelds
 * George Dancis
 * Ken Finch
 * Merv Moy
 * Peter Bumbers
 * Peter Demos
 * Peter Sutton
 * Stan Dargis

Brazil
The following players represented Brazil:


 * Amaury
 * Angelim
 * Edson Bispo
 * Fausto
 * Jamil Gedeão
 * Jorge Olivieri
 * Zé Luiz
 * Mayr Facci
 * Nelson Lisboa
 * Wilson Bombarda
 * Wlamir Marques
 * Algodão

Chile
The following players represented Chile:


 * Hernán Raffo
 * Juan Ostoic
 * Luis Salvadores
 * Maximiliano Garafulic
 * Orlando Etcheverre
 * Orlando Silva
 * Pedro Araya
 * Raúl Urra
 * Rolando Etchepare
 * Rufino Bernedo
 * Victor Mahaña