| Noc: | EUA |
| Nocname: | United Team of Germany |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Germany, which was used at the time by both East Germany (until 1959) and West Germany |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 158 |
| Sports: | 15 |
| Flagbearer: | Karl-Friedrich Haas (Melbourne) Fritz Thiedemann (Stockholm) |
| Rank: | 7 |
| Gold: | 6 |
| Silver: | 13 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1956 |
| App End Year: | 1964 |
| See also: | (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) (1968–1988) (1968–1988) |
Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany) and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from East Germany which had not joined in 1952. Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect. Thus, this was the only Olympic team ever to comprise athletes from three German states.
Most of the Games were held in Melbourne, Australia, but due to Australian quarantine regulations the equestrian events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. 158 competitors, 134 men and 24 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.[1]
The horse Halla carried rider Hans Günter Winkler to two Gold medals, and one more in 1960 for an all-time record.
Heinz Fütterer, who had tied the 100m world record and set some European records, was a favorite for medals, but was injured before the games in an event held in East Germany.
Compared to 1952, where no Gold had been won, the Germans improved significantly, but still won more than twice as many Silver than Gold, being ranked joint 4th in total medals.
Nationality in brackets.
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's Marathon
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. One fencer represented Germany in 1956.
See main article: article and Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The United Team of Germany had 12 male rowers participate in five of the seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Two shooters represented Germany in 1956.
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.