| Event: | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions |
| Games: | 1956 Summer |
| Venue: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 4 December |
| Competitors: | 44 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Otakar Hořínek |
| Silvernoc: | TCH |
| Bronze: | John Sundberg |
| Bronzenoc: | SWE |
| Prev: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1960 |
The men's 50 metre rifle three positions event was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting programme of the 1956 Summer Olympics. 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.[1]
| 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 |