Austria at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Austria competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Norbert Felsinger | 7 | 8 | 150.55 | 67 | 7 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Hanna Walter | 8 | 7 | 153.89 | 83.5 | 7 |
| Hanna Eigel | 5 | 4 | 157.15 | 52 | 5 |
| Ingrid Wendl | 3 | 5 | 159.44 | 39 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
| Elisabeth Ellend Konrad Lienert | 10.38 | 77 | 9 |
| Sissy Schwarz Kurt Oppelt | 11.31 | 14 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
- Italy 2-2 Austria
- Canada 23-0 Austria
- Germany 7-0 Austria