| Event: | Individual dressage |
| Games: | 1956 Summer |
| Venue: | Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| Date: | 15–16 June |
| Competitors: | 36 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Gold: | Henri Saint Cyr |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Lis Hartel |
| Silvernoc: | DEN |
| Bronze: | Liselott Linsenhoff |
| Bronzenoc: | EUA |
| Prev: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1960 |
The individual dressage at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 15 and 16 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. The event was open to men and women. The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Five judges gave scores, with the result being the sum of the scores.[1]
36 riders competed.[2]
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Horse | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juli | 860.0 | ||||
| Jubilee | 850.0 | ||||
| Adular | 832.0 | ||||
| 4 | Knaust | 821.0 | |||
| 5 | Harpagon | 814.0 | |||
| 6 | Kursus | 807.0 | |||
| 7 | Krest | 794.0 | |||
| 8 | Woehler | 789.0 | |||
| 9 | Perkunos | 785.0 | |||
| 10 | Vasello | 750.0 | |||
| 11 | Ingas | 744.0 | |||
| 12 | Feitiço | 743.0 | |||
| 13 | Diva | 739.0 | |||
| 14 | Afrika | 729.0 | |||
| 15 | Repertoir | 726.0 | |||
| 16 | Palatin | 721.0 | |||
| 17 | Bill Biddle | 720.0 | |||
| 18 | Skatchek | 700.0 | |||
| 19 | Monty | 673.0 | |||
| 20 | Rath Patrick | 657.0 | |||
| 21 | Rosie Dream | 655.0 | |||
| 22 | Vol d'Amour | 648.0 | |||
| 23 | Bel Ami | 644.0 | |||
| 24 | Mihnea | 625.0 | |||
| 25 | Pilgrim | 616.0 | |||
| 25 | Danubia | 616.0 | |||
| 27 | Clary | 601.5 | |||
| 28 | Lascar | 586.5 | |||
| 29 | Corona | 572.0 | |||
| 30 | Connecticut Yankee | 568.0 | |||
| 31 | Laaos | 562.0 | |||
| 32 | Kipling | 554.0 | |||
| 33 | Corvin | 516.0 | |||
| 34 | Cyprius | 513.0 | |||
| 35 | Carnavalito | 483.5 | |||
| 36 | Edgard | 396.5 |