Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 23 to 27 November on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia.[1]
A total of 242 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Melbourne Games:
Australia (26)
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Belgium (7).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1889%E2%80%931960).svg.png){kind=small}
Brazil (5).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(1921%E2%80%931957).svg.png){kind=small}
Canada (13)
Chile (3).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Cuba_(3-2).svg.png){kind=small}
Cuba (9)
Czechoslovakia (11)
Denmark (7)
Finland (5)
France (13).svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_(3-2).svg.png){kind=small}
Great Britain (12)
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Greece (1).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1946-1949,_1956-1957).svg.png){kind=small}
Hungary (4)
Italy (21).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg.png){kind=small}
Japan (9).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Mexico_(1934-1968).svg.png){kind=small}
Mexico (1)
New Zealand (8).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Poland_(1928%E2%80%931980).svg.png){kind=small}
Poland (8)
Sweden (9)
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United States (26)
Uruguay (2).svg/1280px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_(1946-1992).svg.png){kind=small}
Yugoslavia (1)