Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

Australia entered a squad of nine players.

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Germany entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 16 goals but all scorers are unknown.

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Great Britain entered an unknown number of players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.

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Hungary entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 26 goals but only twenty scorers are known.

Head coach: Béla Rajki

Italy entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 17 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Romania entered a squad of nine players. They scored 26 goals but all scorers are unknown.

The Soviet Union entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 21 goals.

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The United States entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 15 goals but only two scorers are known.

Head coach: Neill Kohlhase (coach), Sam Greller (manager)

Yugoslavia entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.