67 Participating Countries
Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne opening ceremony
| 1 | Afghanistan | 26 | Greece | 51 | Poland |
| 2 | Argentinia | 27 | Hongkong | 52 | Portugal |
| 3 | Australia | 28 | Hungary | 53 | Puerto Rico |
| 4 | Austria | 29 | Iceland | 54 | Rumania |
| 5 | Bahamas | 30 | India | 55 | Singapore |
| 6 | Belgium | 31 | Indonesia | 56 | South Africa |
| 7 | Bermuda | 32 | Iran | 57 | Sweden |
| 8 | Brazil | 33 | Ireland | 58 | Thailand |
| 9 | British Guiana | 34 | Israel | 59 | Trinidad |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 35 | Italy | 60 | Turkey |
| 11 | Burma | 36 | Jamaica | 61 | Uganda |
| 12 | Canada | 37 | Japan | 62 | U.S.A |
| 13 | Ceylon | 38 | Kenya | 63 | U.S.S.R. |
| 14 | Chile | 39 | Korea | 64 | Uruguay |
| 15 | China, Rep | 40 | Liberia | 65 | Venezuela |
| 16 | Colombia | 41 | Luxembourg | 66 | Vietnam |
| 17 | Cuba | 42 | Malaysia | 67 | Yugoslavia |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 43 | Mexico | ||
| 19 | Denmark | 44 | New Zealand | ||
| 20 | Ethiopia | 45 | Nigeria | ||
| 21 | Fiji | 46 | North Borneo | ||
| 22 | Finland | 47 | Norway | ||
| 23 | France | 48 | Pakistan | ||
| 24 | Germany | 49 | Peru | ||
| 25 | Great Britain | 50 | Philippines |