Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
# Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.

## Heats

The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | United States (USA) | 6:54.5 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:03.4 | |
| 3 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | Uruguay (URU) | 7:09.6 | |
| 4 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) | 7:24.1 | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) | 6:44.4 | F |
| 2 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 6:55.8 | |
| 3 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 7:01.2 | |
| 4 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:05.1 | |

## First repechage

The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 8:12.2 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:19.4 | |
| 3 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) | 9:01.9 | |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 8:16.7 | F |
| 2 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | Uruguay (URU) | 8:27.5 | |
| 3 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 8:38.2 | |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:24.0 |
| | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | United States (USA) | 7:32.2 |
| | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) | 7:37.4 |
| 4 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | Germany (GER) | 7:41.7 |
