United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| 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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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- 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
- Milt Campbell — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Al Oerter — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Harold Connolly — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- Charles Dumas — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Greg Bell — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Bob Richards — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Parry O'Brien — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Millie McDaniel — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- 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 Team
- 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
- Lawrence Low and Bert Williams — Sailing, Men's Star
- 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
Silver
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- John Marvin — Sailing, Men's Finn
- 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
Athletics
[edit]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)
Basketball
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]- 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)
Diving
[edit]Men's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 76.77
- Final — 152.41 (→
Silver Medal)
- Preliminary Round — 80.24
- Final — 149.79 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Preliminary Round — 75.07
- Final — 139.12 (→ 6th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round — 51.28
- Final — 84.85 (→
Gold Medal)
- Preliminary Round — 50.81
- Final — 81.64 (→
- Preliminary Round — 52.96
- Final — 81.58 (→
Fencing
[edit]18 fencers represented the United States in 1956.
Football (soccer)
[edit]- 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]
Gymnastics
[edit]Hockey
[edit]- Team roster
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1956, winning silver in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- George Lambert
- Bill Andre
- Jack Daniels
Rowing
[edit]The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1956.[3]
- Thomas Charlton
- David Wight
- John Cooke
- Donald Beer
- Caldwell Esselstyn
- Charles Grimes
- Rusty Wailes
- Robert Morey
- William Becklean (cox)
Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Eight shooters represented the United States in 1956. Offutt Pinion won the bronze medal in the 50 m pistol event.
Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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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 April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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 April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2018.