Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. 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 |
