Competitors for 1956 World Allround Speed Skating Championships - Women
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hana Bartovská |  TCH |
SSK | 1936 |
| Karla Borovská | TCH |
SSK | 1932 |
| Inger Brusven |  SWE |
SSK | 27 January 1936 |
| Choi Yeong-Hae |  KOR |
SSK | |
| Gunnel Elfman | SWE |
SSK | 22 April 1939 |
| Ágnes Fazekas |  HUN |
SSK | 1934 |
| Inge Görmer |  GDR |
SSK | 11 April 1934 |
| Margit Grobe | GDR |
SSK | 1934 |
| Mária Gurovits | HUN |
SSK | 29 May 1935 |
| Helga Haase | GDR |
SSK | 9 June 1934 |
| Sofiya Kondakova |  URS |
SSK | 23 December 1922 |
| Helga Kuronen |  FIN |
SSK | 18 June 1939 |
| Christina Lindblom-Scherling | SWE |
SSK | 28 June 1940 |
| Britta Lindström | SWE |
SSK | August 1936 |
| Meeri Pekonen | FIN |
SSK | |
| Vera Postnikova | URS |
SSK | 30 May 1929 |
| Věra Procházková | TCH |
SSK | 31 July 1933 |
| Ilona Róka | HUN |
SSK | 1935 |
| Tamara Rylova | URS |
SSK | 1 October 1931 |
| Lidiya Selikhova | URS |
SSK | 19 March 1922 |
| Iris Sihvonen | FIN |
SSK | 22 April 1940 |
| Jarmila Šťastná | TCH |
SSK | 1 July 1932 |
| Kaisa Vihma | FIN |
SSK | |
| Nina Yasashina | URS |
SSK | |
| Rimma Zhukova | URS |
SSK | 14 March 1925 |