Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Cycling - Men's team pursuit

|games = 1956 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Melbourne

|dates = 3-4 December 1956

|competitors = 65

|nations =16

|longnames = yes

|gold = Antonio Domenicali, Franco Gandini, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, Virginio Pizzali

|goldNOC = ITA

|silver = Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, Michel Vermeulin, René Bianchi

|silverNOC = FRA

|bronze = Donald Burgess, John Geddes, Mike Gambrill, Tom Simpson

|bronzeNOC = GBR

|prev=1952

|next=1960

}}

{{CyclingAt1956SummerOlympics}}

The men's team pursuit was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/CYC/mens-team-pursuit-4000-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/CYC/mens-team-pursuit-4000-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit |access-date=27 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}} There were a total number of 65 participants from 16 nations, due to the Italian team having five riders, instead of four.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1956/CYC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417095926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1956/CYC/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Italy Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |access-date=27 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}