Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The men's tandem was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956.

[2] There were 20 participants from 10 nations.

The winner of each heat qualified for the quarterfinals, the losers for the repechages.

German and Soviet teams collided in the repechage round, which resulted in the last place for both teams, with three cyclists being hospitalized. [ 1 ]