Malaya at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded and was renamed as Malaysia in 1963. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Men
 * Track events


 * Women
 * Track event

Men's tournament

 * Team roster


 * Supaat Nadarajah
 * Manikam Shanmuganathan
 * Chuah Eng Cheng
 * Philip Sankey
 * Mike Shepherdson
 * Gerry Toft
 * Salam Devendran
 * Chua Eng Kim
 * Thomas Lawrence
 * Aman Ullah Karim
 * Sheikh Ali Sheik Mohamed
 * Hamzah Shamsuddin
 * Peter van Huizen
 * Freddy Vias
 * Rajaratnam Selvanayagam
 * Gian Singh
 * Noel Arul


 * Group B


 * Ninth to twelfth classification

Shooting
Three shooters represented Malaya in 1956.


 * Men

Swimming

 * Men

Weightlifting

 * Men