New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics
New Zealand took part in the Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 with 53 athletes and 12 officials part.
- 2.1 Athletics
- 2.2 boxes
- 2.3 Cycling
- 2.4 Hockey
- 2.5 Rowing
- 2.6 Sailing
- 2.7 Swimming
- 2.8 weightlifting
- 2.9 rings
Medalist
Gold
- Read Norman - 50 km Go
- Jack Cropp and Peter Mander - sailing, Sharpie 12m ² team
Participants by sport
Athletics
- Albert Richards Marathon: 17th Place
- Neville Scott
- Maurice Rae
- Norman Read 50 km walk gold
Women
- Jessie Donaghy
- Valerie Sloper
- Margaret Stuart
- Beverley Weigel
Boxing
- Paddy Donovan
- Graham Finlay
Cycling
- Warren Johnston 1000 m sprint: 4th place
- Warwick Dalton 1000m time trial: 8th Place
2000 m tandem
- Richard Johnston Warren Johnston - 6th place
4000m Team Pursuit
- Donald Eagle Leonard Kent Neil Ritchie Warwick Dalton - 6th place
Road race
- Alan Larkins
Hockey
- John Abrams, Ivan Armstrong, Phillip Bygrave, Keith Cumberpatch, Archie Currie, David Goldsmith, Noel Hobson, Reginald Johansson, Brian Johnston, Murray Loudon, Guy McGregor, Bill Schaefer, Bruce Turner, John Tynan: 6th place
Rowing
- Reginald Douglas
- Donald Gemmell
- James Hill
- Colin Johnstone
- Ray Laurent
- Peter Lucas
- Bob Parker ( rower )
- Don Rowlands
- Allan Tong
Sailing
- Peter Mander Sailing, Sharpie 12m ² team gold
- Jack Cropp Sailing, Sharpie 12m ² team gold
- Albert Cuthbertson
- Robert Stewart
- William Swinnerton
Swimming
- Winifred Griffin
- Lincoln Hurring
Women
- Philippa Gould
- Marion Roe
- Jean Stewart
Weightlifting
- Richard Jones
Wrestling
- John Silva freestyle