 United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a "United Team of Germany" of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) ("West Germany") and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) ("East Germany") which had not joined in 1952.Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect.