Cycling Track at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 3 – 6 December 1956 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 4 |
The program was the same as in 1952, with the kilometre time trial, match sprint, tandem match sprint, and team pursuit, and were held at the 333.33 metre concrete-surfaced Olympic Velodrome. Italy won the team pursuit and kilometre time trial (Leandro Faggin), while French sprinter Michel Rousseau won the match sprint and Australia won the tandem sprint.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint, Men | Olympic | 3 – 6 December 1956 | 18 | 18 |
| 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men | Olympic | 6 December 1956 | 22 | 22 |
| Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 3 – 6 December 1956 | 20 | 10 |
| Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 3 – 4 December 1956 | 65 | 16 |
| 106 (106/0) | 24 (24/0) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint, Men | Michel Rousseau |  FRA |
Guglielmo Pesenti |  ITA |
Dick Ploog |  AUS |
| 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men | Leandro Faggin | ITA |
Ladislav Fouček |  TCH |
Jimmy Swift |  RSA |
| Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men | Australia | AUS |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
Italy | ITA |
| Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | Italy | ITA |
France | FRA |
Great Britain |  GBR |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | ITA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | RSA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |