Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. Instead, those events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.
97 competitors, 83 men and 14 women, took part in 74 events in 14 sports in Australia and 6 events in 1 sport in Sweden. Swedish athletes won a total of 19 medals at the games, including 3 golds in the equestrian events held in their own country.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's Marathon
Jvert Nyberg — 2:31:12 (→ 8th place) Thomas Nilsson — 2:33:33 (→ 9th place) Arnold Waide — 2:36:21 (→ 11th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Men's Team Time Trial
Lars NordwallKarl-Ivar AnderssonRoland Ströhm — 47 points (→ 5th place)
Men's Individual Road Race
Lars Nordwall — 5:23:40 (→ 10th place) Karl-Ivar Andersson — 5:23:50 (→ 17th place) Roland Ströhm — 5:24:44 (→ 20th place) Gunnar Göransson — 5:30:45 (→ 31st place)
Diving
Women's 10m Platform
Birte Christoffersen-Hanson
Preliminary Round — 50.48
Final — 75.21 (→ 8th place)
Equestrian
Dressage
Henri Saint Cyr
Gehnäll Persson
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr.
Eventing
Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Petrus Kastenman Johan Asker
Jumping
Anders Gernandt
Tor Burman
Douglas Wijkander
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Sweden in 1956.
Men's épée
Per Carleson
Carl Forssell
Berndt-Otto Rehbinder
Men's team épée
Berndt-Otto Rehbinder, Carl Forssell, Per Carleson, Bengt Ljungquist, John Sandwall
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Sweden in 1956. Lars Hall won gold in the individual event.
Individual
Lars Hall
Bertil Haase
Björn Thofelt
Team
Lars Hall
Bertil Haase
Björn Thofelt
Rowing
Sweden had nine male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Men's coxed four
Olle Larsson
Gösta Eriksson
Ivar Aronsson
Evert Gunnarsson
Bertil Göransson
Men's eight
Olle Larsson
Lennart Andersson
Kjell Hansson
Rune Andersson
Lennart Hansson
Gösta Eriksson
Ivar Aronsson
Evert Gunnarsson
Bertil Göransson
Sailing
Shooting
Eight shooters represented Sweden in 1956. Olof Sköldberg won a silver in the 100m running deer and John Sundberg won a bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.