| 1956 World Figure Skating Championships | |
| Comptype: | ISU Championship |
| Startdate: | February 16 |
| Enddate: | 19 |
| Skatingseason: | 1956 |
| Location: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
| Championmen: |  Hayes Alan Jenkins |
| Championladies: | Carol Heiss |
| Championpairs: |  Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt |
| Championdance: | Pamela Weight / Paul Thomas |
| Previouscomp: | 1955 World Championships |
| Nextcomp: | 1957 World Championships |
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1956 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 16 to 19 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 10 | |
| align=center | 2 | 17 | |
| align=center | 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 42 | ||
| 5 | 48 | ||
| 6 | 48 | ||
| 7 | 65 | ||
| 8 | 71 | ||
| 9 | 77 | ||
| 10 | 91 | ||
| 11 | 109 | ||
| 12 | 111 | ||
| 13 | 113 | ||
| 14 | 115 | ||
| 15 | 137 | ||
| 16 | 142 | ||
| WD | DNS |
Judges:
Sydney R. Croll H. Deistler
Emile Finsterwald H. Kendall Kelley
Ralph McCreath
Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 13 | |
| align=center | 2 | 14 | |
| align=center | 3 | 33 | |
| 4 | 37 | ||
| 5 | 48 | ||
| 6 | 49 | ||
| 7 | 71 | ||
| 8 | 72 | ||
| 9 | 72 | ||
| 10 | 97 | ||
| 11 | 103 | ||
| 12 | 107 | ||
| 13 | 128 | ||
| 14 | 130 | ||
| 15 | 131 | ||
| 16 | 144 | ||
| 17 | 155 | ||
| 18 | 161 | ||
| 19 | 168 | ||
| 20 | 171 | ||
| 21 | 175 |
Judges:
Ercole Cattaneo Otto Dallmayr Emile Finsterwald Ernst Labin Ralph McCreath Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 14 | |
| align=center | 2 | 15 | |
| align=center | 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 34 | ||
| 5 | 42.5 | ||
| 6 | 68.5 | ||
| 7 | 70 | ||
| 8 | 74.5 | ||
| 9 | 75.5 | ||
| 10 | 80.5 | ||
| 11 | 88.5 |
Judges:
Ercole Cattaneo Sydney R. Croll Otto Dallmayr Emile Finsterwald Ralph McCreath Franz Wojtanowskyj| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 7 | |
| align=center | 2 | 15 | |
| align=center | 3 | 29 | |
| 4 | 37 | ||
| 5 | 38 | ||
| 6 | 39 | ||
| 7 | 47 | ||
| 8 | 49 | ||
| 9 | 74.5 | ||
| 10 | 76.5 | ||
| 11 | 77 | ||
| 12 | 82 | ||
| 13 | 88 | ||
| 14 | 91 | ||
| 15 | 94 | ||
| 16 | 109 | ||
| 17 | 117 |
Judges:
P. Farinet A. Jobin H. Kendall Kelley Henri Meudec Franz Wojtanowskyj