1956 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 11th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

1956Individual Speedway World Championship
Previous:	1955	Next:	1957

The World final was sponsored by the Sunday Dispatch and was televised live. Despite being televised a crowd of 65,000 saw the first Scandinavian winner in 23 year old Ove Fundin from Sweden. [7]

. . . 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship . . .

8 June 1956
Linköping
First 7 to European final

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Dan Forsberg	15
2	Ulf Ericsson	14
3	Rune Sörmander	13
4	Bernt Nilsson	12
5	Göran Norlén	11
6	Per Olof Söderman	9
7	Birger Forsberg	9
8	Ole Andersson	7
9	Per Tage Svensson	6
10	Aage Hansen	5
11	Rolf Westerberg	5
12	Stig Pramberg	3
13	Lars Pettersson	1
14	Anti Pajari	1
15	Simo Ylänen	0
16	Reidar Kristoffersen	dnr
17	Kaukko Jousanen	dnr

. . . 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship . . .

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