Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
The Men's 50 metre rifle three positions event was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 4 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 44 shooters from 27 nations competed.Results
| Place | Shooter | Total |
| 1 | | 1172 |
| 2 | | 1172 |
| 3 | | 1167 |
| 4 | | 1163 |
| 5 | | 1161 |
| 6 | | 1159 |
| 7 | | 1157 |
| 8 | | 1156 |
| 9 | | 1155 |
| 10 | | 1154 |
| 11 | | 1154 |
| 12 | | 1153 |
| 13 | | 1152 |
| 14 | | 1151 |
| 15 | | 1151 |
| 16 | | 1149 |
| 17 | | 1148 |
| 18 | | 1147 |
| 19 | | 1145 |
| 20 | | 1144 |
| 21 | | 1141 |
| 22 | | 1140 |
| 23 | | 1140 |
| 24 | | 1139 |
| 25 | | 1135 |
| 26 | | 1135 |
| 27 | | 1131 |
| 28 | | 1126 |
| 29 | | 1124 |
| 30 | | 1124 |
| 31 | | 1123 |
| 32 | | 1118 |
| 33 | | 1115 |
| 34 | | 1114 |
| 35 | | 1111 |
| 36 | | 1110 |
| 37 | | 1102 |
| 38 | | 1102 |
| 39 | | 1096 |
| 40 | | 1085 |
| 41 | | 1082 |
| 42 | | 1030 |
| 43 | | 999 |
| 44 | | 983 |
