United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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]

United States at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors297 (251 men and 46 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearerNorman Armitage
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
32
Silver
25
Bronze
17
Total
74
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit
Individual road race

Diving
Main article: 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
Main article: 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)
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • Preliminary Round
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (1-9) → did not advance
  • Team Roster

Head Coach: Jimmy Mills

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  • Team Roster

Modern pentathlon
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

Rowing
Main article: 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
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Shooting
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.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "United States at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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