United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics

United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Germany, which was used at the time by both East Germany (until 1959) and West Germany
IOC code	EUA
NOC	United Team of Germany
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	158 in 15 sports
Flag bearers	Karl-Friedrich Haas (Melbourne) Fritz Thiedemann (Stockholm)
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 6 Silver 13 Bronze 7 Total 26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1956 1960 1964
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)  Saar (1952)  East Germany (1968–1988)  West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany) and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from East Germany which had not joined in 1952. Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect. Thus, this was the only Olympic team ever to comprise athletes from three German states.

Most of the Games were held in Melbourne, Australia, but due to Australian quarantine regulations the equestrian events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. 158 competitors, 134 men and 24 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.^[1]