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United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.[1]
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United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 297 (251 men and 46 women) in 18 sports |
Flag bearer | Norman Armitage |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Gold
- Bobby Morrow — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Bobby Morrow — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Charles Jenkins — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Tom Courtney — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Lee Calhoun — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Glenn Davis — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Thane Baker, Leamon King, Bobby Morrow, and Ira Murchison — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Tom Courtney, Charles Jenkins, Lou Jones, and Jesse Mashburn — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Charles Dumas — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Bob Richards — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Greg Bell — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Parry O'Brien — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Harold Connolly — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- Milt Campbell — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Millie McDaniel — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Al Oerter — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Dick Boushka, Carl Cain, Chuck Darling, William Evans, Gib Ford, Burdette Haldorson, Bill Hougland, Bob Jeangerard, K C Jones, Bill Russell, Ron Tomsic, and Jim Walsh — Basketball, Men's
- Jim Boyd — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Pete Rademacher — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Bob Clotworthy — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Pat McCormick — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Pat McCormick — Diving, Women's Platform
- Jim Fifer and Duvall Hecht — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- Dan Ayrault, Conn Findlay, and Kurt Seiffert — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- William Becklean, Donald Beer, Thomas Charlton, John Cooke, Caldwell Esselstyn, Charles Grimes, Robert Morey, Rusty Wailes, and David Wight — Rowing, Men's Eights
- William Yorzyk — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
- Shelley Mann — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
- Charles Vinci — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Isaac Berger — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
- Tommy Kono — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Paul Edward Anderson — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Lawrence Low and Bert Williams — Sailing, Men's Star
Silver
- Thane Baker — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Andy Stanfield — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Jack Davis — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Eddie Southern — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Bob Gutowski — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- John Bennett — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Bill Nieder — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Fortune Gordien — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Rafer Johnson — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Willye White — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- José Torres — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Don Harper — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Gary Tobian — Diving, Men's Platform
- Jeanne Stunyo — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Juno Irwin — Diving, Women's Platform
- Bill André, Jack Daniels, and George Lambert — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Pat Costello and Jim Gardiner — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- James McIntosh, Art McKinlay, John McKinlay, and John Welchli — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- George Breen, Richard Hanley, Ford Konno, and Bill Woolsey — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Carin Cone — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Nancy Ramey — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
- Shelley Mann, Joan Rosazza, Sylvia Ruuska, and Nancy Simons — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Peter George — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- David Sheppard — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
- Daniel Hodge — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Bronze
- Thane Baker — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Joel Shankle — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Josh Culbreath — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Des Koch — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Isabelle Daniels, Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, and Wilma Rudolph — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Dick Connor — Diving, Men's Platform
- Paula Jean Myers-Pope — Diving, Women's Platform
- John Kelly — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Offutt Pinion — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- George Breen — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- George Breen — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Frank McKinney — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Sylvia Ruuska — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Mary Sears — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
- James George — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Peter Blair — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- John Marvin — Sailing, Men's Finn
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's Marathon
- Nick Costes — 2:42:20 (→ 20th place)
- John J. Kelley — 2:43:40 (→ 21st place)
- Dean Thackwray — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Jack Disney — 5th place
- Allen Bell — 1:12.8 (→ 10th place)
- Donald Ferguson
James Rossi — 8th place
- Allen Bell
Art Longsjo
David Rhoads
Richard Cortright — 15th place
- Joseph Becker — 5:38:16 (→ 43rd place)
- David Rhoads — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Erhard Neumann — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- George Van Meter — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Main article: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 75.07
- Final — 139.12 (→ 6th place)
Women's 10m Platform
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
18 fencers represented the United States in 1956.
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Preliminary round
- Lost to Yugoslavia (1-9) → did not advance
- Team roster
- John Carden [citation needed]
- Ronald Coder [citation needed]
- Bill Conterio[2]
- Rolf Decker [citation needed]
- Jim Dorrian[2]
- Svend Engedal[2]
- Harry Keough[2]
- Bill Looby[2]
- Alfonso Marina [citation needed]
- Ruben Mendoza[2]
- Lloyd Monsen[2]
- Ed Murphy[2]
- Dick Packer
- Zenon Snylyk[2]
- Herman Wecke[2]
- Siegbert Wirth [citation needed]
- Al Zerhusen[2]
Head coach: Jimmy Mills [citation needed]
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Team roster
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1956, winning silver in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- George Lambert
- Bill Andre
- Jack Daniels
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1956.[3]
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented the United States in 1956. Offutt Pinion won the bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- "United States at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Football at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "US Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.