The men's 50 metre rifle prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting programme of the 1956 Summer Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 5 December 1956 at the shooting ranges in Melbourne. 44 shooters from 25 nations competed.

Results

Place Shooter Total 1 600 2 599 3 598 4 598 5 598 6 598 7 598 8 597 9 596 10 596 11 596 12 596 13 596 14 596 15 596 16 595 17 595 18 595 19 595 20 594 21 594 22 594 23 594 24 594 25 594 26 593 27 593 28 593 29 593 30 593 31 593 32 592 33 592 34 592 35 591 36 590 37 590 38 590 39 589 40 587 41 586 42 585 43 584 44 582

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