The1956 World Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles was the 23rd edition of the mixed doubles championship.^[1][2]

Erwin Klein andLeah Neuberger defeatedIvan Andreadis andAnn Haydon in the final by three sets to two.^[3]

	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Ivan Andreadis Ann Haydon	21	21	21
		Keisuke Tsunoda Shizuki Narahara	14	19	19						Andreadis Haydon	21	21	21
		Koichii Hirose Chiyoko Yamamoto	21	21	21						Hirose Yamamoto	18	18	16
		Geoff Jennings Chieko Ikuno	17	12	14															Andreadis Haydon	21	22	21
		Toma Reiter Ella Zeller	23	21	21	21														Reiter Zeller	13	20	14
		Phil Anderson Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi	21	23	17	10					Reiter Zeller	11	21	17	21	21
		Ichiro Ogimura Kiiko Watanabe	21	21	21						Ogimura Watanabe	21	10	21	9	14
		Kazuo Kawai Kiyoko Tasaka	9	12	9																								Andreadis Haydon	18	21	18	21	14
		Toshiaki Tanaka Tomi Okawa	21	20	20	21	21																						Klein Neuberger	21	17	21	17	21
		Matei Gantner Angelica Rozeanu	17	22	22	13	14				Tanaka Okawa	19	16	21	4
		Erwin Klein Leah Neuberger	21	21	21						Klein Neuberger	21	21	13	21
		Seiji Yamada Taeko Namba	19	18	17															Klein Neuberger	21	15	22	21
		Yoshio Tomita Fujie Eguchi	21	21	17	21														Fujii Tanaka	16	21	20	18
		Lau Sik Fong Lau Wai Lim	15	14	21	14					Tomita Eguchi	11	21	16	21	21
		Motoo Fujii Yoshiko Tanaka	21	21	20	21					Fujii Tanaka	21	18	21	16	23
		Johnny Leach Diane Rowe	18	11	22	14

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

• 1956 World Table Tennis Championships

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