See main article: 1956 World Table Tennis Championships.
The 1956 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 23rd edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
Japan won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–1 in the final. China and Romania won bronze medals after finishing second in their respective groups.[3] [4] [5] [6]
| width=15 | Pos | width=250 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 2 | Romania | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 3 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 4 |  Hong Kong | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| 5 |  Sweden | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | Philippines | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 |  Australia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | Singapore | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| width=15 | Pos | width=250 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 2 |  China | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 3 | England | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 4 | South Vietnam | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 5 |  India | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 6 |  United States | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 |  Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | Portugal | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| width=150 | Japan 5 | width=100 | width=150 | Czechoslovakia 1 | width=250 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogimura | bt | Andreadis | 26–28 21–19 21–13 | ||||
| Ogimura | bt | Štípek | 21–6 21–18 | ||||
| Tanaka | bt | Vyhnanovský | 21–11 18–21 21–16 | ||||
| Tanaka | bt | Štípek | 21–12 21–13 | ||||
| Tsunoda | lost to | Andreadis | 22–24 21–16 16–21 | ||||
| Tsunoda | bt | Vyhnanovský | 21–11 21–19 | ||||
List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
