Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Lake Wendouree | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23–27 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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Vyacheslav Ivanov |
 Soviet Union
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Stuart MacKenzie |
 Australia
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John B. Kelly Jr. |
 United States
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The men's single sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.
Heats were held on 23 November. First two rowers in each heat advanced to semi-finals, while the others to repechage.
The repechage round was held on 24 November, with three rower for each repechage. The winner of the repechage is qualified for the semi-finals.
The semi-finals were held on 26 November, first two rowers in each semi-final advanced to the final.
The final round of men’s single sculls was held on 27 November.
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