The Boat Race 1956

102nd Boat Race
Date24 March 1956
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory1 and ¼ lengths
Winning time18 minutes 36 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
56–45
UmpireKenneth Payne
(Cambridge)

The 102nd Boat Race took place on 24 March 1956. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by former rower Kenneth Payne, Cambridge won by 1+14 lengths in a time of 18 minutes 36 seconds, the fourth-quickest time in the history of the event. The victory took the overall record to 56–45 in their favour.