Philippines at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = PHI

| NOCname = Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1956

| flagcaption = Flag of the Philippines

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| website = {{url|www.olympic.ph }}

| location = Melbourne/Stockholm

| competitors = 39 (35 men, 4 women)

| sports = 7

| flagbearer = Gertrudez Lozada

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| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

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| appearances = auto

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The Philippines competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 39 competitors, 35 men and 4 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PHI/summer/1956/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PHI/summer/1956/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Philippines at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games |access-date=8 June 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}

A resolution was filed at the Philippine Congress which sought a Philippine boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics as a protest against the White Australia policy which targeted immigrants with an Asian background.{{cite news|title=Philippines asked to ban 'White Australia's' Olympics|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-U0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C2420219|access-date=15 September 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Deseret News|date=10 May 1949|location=Manila}} The country nevertheless participated at the Games.

The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) named the 39 athletes and four coaches in a special luncheon meeting at the Philippine Columbian Clubhouse. Antonio de las Alas, PAAF President, headed the Philippine delegation to Melbourne.