Canada at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 92 competitors, 77 men and 15 women, took part in 81 events in 14 sports.

Gold

 * Archibald MacKinnon, Kenneth Loomer, Walter D'Hondt, and Donald Arnold in Rowing, men's Coxless Four
 * Gerald Ouellette in Shooting, men's 50m Rifle Prone

Silver

 * Philip Kueber, Richard McClure, Robert Wilson, David Helliwell, Wayne Pretty, Bill McKerlich, Douglas McDonald, Lawrence West, Carlton Ogawa – Rowing, men's eight with coxswain

Bronze

 * Irene MacDonald – Diving, women's 3m springboard
 * Stuart Boa – Shooting, men's 50m Rifle Prone
 * John Rumble, James Elder, Brian Herbinson – Equestrian, Team Three-Day Event

Cycling

 * Sprint
 * Fred Markus – 17th place


 * Time trial
 * James Davies – 1:15.2 (→ 17th place)


 * Individual road race
 * Patrick Murphy – 5:27:28 (→ 29th place)
 * Fred Markus – did not finish (→ no ranking)
 * James Davies – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Diving
Men's 10m platform
 * William Patrick
 * Preliminary round – 67.71 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Fencing
One fencer represented Canada in 1956.


 * Men's foil
 * Roland Asselin


 * Men's épée
 * Roland Asselin


 * Men's sabre
 * Roland Asselin

Rowing
Canada had 13 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.


 * Men's coxless four
 * Archibald MacKinnon
 * Lorne Loomer
 * Walter D'Hondt
 * Donald Arnold


 * Men's eight
 * Philip Kueber
 * Richard McClure
 * Robert Wilson
 * David Helliwell
 * Wayne Pretty
 * Bill McKerlich
 * Douglas McDonald
 * Lawrence West
 * Carlton Ogawa (cox)

Shooting
Five shooters represented Canada in 1956. In the 50 m rifle, prone event, Gerald Ouellette won gold and Gil Boa won bronze.


 * 25 m pistol
 * James Zavitz


 * 50 m pistol
 * James Zavitz


 * 300 m rifle, three positions
 * Gerald Ouellette


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Gil Boa
 * Gerald Ouellette


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Gil Boa
 * Gerald Ouellette


 * Trap
 * Earl Caldwell
 * Frank Opsal