Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics#Individual

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Nordic Combined

|games = 1956 Winter

|image = Nordic combined pictogram.svg

|image_size = 80px

|venue = Trampolino Olimpico (ski jumping)
Lo Stadio della neve (cross-country skiing)

|dates = 29–31 January 1956

|competitors = 36

|nations = 12

|gold = Sverre Stenersen

|goldNOC = NOR

|silver = Bengt Eriksson

|silverNOC = SWE

|bronze = Franciszek Gąsienica Groń

|bronzeNOC = POL

|win_value = 457.95

|win_label = Winning Score

|prev = 1952

|next = 1960

}}

Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 29 January to 31 January. The ski jumping portion took place at Trampolino Olimpico, while the cross-country portion took place at Lo Stadio della neve.{{cite web

| title = VII Giochi Olimpici Invernali - Rapporto ufficiale

| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/or1956w.pdf

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO

| year = 1956

| access-date = January 20, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/NCO/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1956/NCO/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Nordic Combined at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=4 September 2019}}

Standings were determined by the combined length of 3 jumps per entrant and combined style points (best 2 out of 3), awarded by a pool of 5 international judges. The cross-country course had a vertical drop of {{Convert|185|m||abbr=on}}, a maximum climb of {{Convert|150|m||abbr=on}} and a {{Convert|420|m||abbr=on|adj=on}} total climb.