New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 53 competitors and 12 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Melbourne, Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Ritchie Johnston. The New Zealand team finished 16th on the medal table, winning a total of two medals, both of which were gold.

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New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NZL
NOC	New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Website	www.olympic.org.nz
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	53 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Ritchie Johnston
Officials	12
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Australasia (1908–1912)

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In 1956, New Zealand entered boats in three of the seven events.^[1] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[2] Don Rowlands travelled to the Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete.^{[citation needed]}

Chef de mission – Lloyd Woods^[3][4]