The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden.
Nordic Final
8 June 1956
Linköping
First 7 to European final
Continental Final
Fritz Dirtl was tragically killed competing in the Continental final. He was involved in a crash with fellow Austrian rider Josef Kamper and the fell into the path of Mieczysław Połukard. 10 June 1956 Oberhausen First 7 to European Final
Championship Round
Venues
7 events in Great Britain
(Peter Craven seeded to World final)