Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

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Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

Overview
- Event: Men’s coxless pairs
- Location: Lake Wendouree, near Ballarat, Australia
- Dates: November 23–27, 1956
- Competitors: 18 rowers from 9 nations (9 boats)
- Medalists:
- Gold: James Fifer and Duvall Hecht (United States)
- Silver: Igor Buldakov and Viktor Ivanov (Soviet Union)
- Bronze: Josef Kloimstein and Alfred Sageder (Austria)

How the competition worked
- Heats: The first two boats in each heat moved directly to the semifinals. The rest went to a repechage round for another chance.
- Repechage: The top two boats from the repechage advanced to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The top two boats in each semifinal qualified for the final.
- Final: The remaining boats raced for the medals.

Results (highlights)
- Final results: Gold went to the United States (James Fifer and Duvall Hecht) with a time of 7:55.4. Silver went to the Soviet Union (Igor Buldakov and Viktor Ivanov) with 8:03.9. Bronze went to Austria (Josef Kloimstein and Alfred Sageder) with 8:11.8.
- The event concluded with the United States taking the top prize, followed by the Soviet Union and Austria.