United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's Marathon
Basketball
See main article: article and Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- Sprint
- Time trial
- Tandem
- Team pursuit
- Individual road race
Diving
See main article: article and Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics. 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 (→ Silver Medal)
- Preliminary Round - 52.96
- Final - 81.58 (→ Bronze Medal)
Fencing
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. 18 fencers represented the United States in 1956.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
Football (soccer)
See main article: article and Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
- Lost to Yugoslavia (1-9) → did not advance
- Team roster
Gymnastics
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Hockey
See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: article and 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
Rowing
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1956.[3]
- Men's single sculls
- Men's double sculls
- Men's coxless pair
- Men's coxed pair
- Men's coxless four
- Men's coxed four
- Men's eight
Sailing
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: article and 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.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: article and Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
See also
- United States at the 1955 Pan American Games
Notes and References
- Web site: United States at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043427/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1956/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . October 21, 2010 . sports-reference.com.
- United States Football at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1956/FTB/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . July 3, 2016.
- US Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1956/ROW/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . February 28, 2018.
