Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956. There were 18 participants representing 18 nations in competition.
Final classification
| Rank | Name | Nationality |
| Michel Rousseau | ||
| Guglielmo Pesenti | ||
| Dick Ploog | ||
| 4 | Warren Johnston | |
| 5 | Jack Disney | |
| 5 | Ladislav Fouček | |
| 5 | Boris Romanov | |
| 5 | Thomas Shardelow | |
| 9 | Anésio Argenton | |
| 9 | Evrard Godefroid | |
| 9 | Hernán Masanés | |
| 9 | León Mejía | |
| 9 | Hylton Mitchell | |
| 9 | Shazada Muhammad Shah-Rukh | |
| 9 | Keith Harrison | |
| 9 | Lê Văn Phước | |
| 9 | Fred Markus | |
| 9 | Paul Nyman |