United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

All-Around, Individual, Men Jack Beckner 17
Armando Vega 31
Charles Simms =32
Dick Beckner 35
Abie Grossfeld 39
Bill Tom 43
Karl Schwenzfeier DNS
Team, Men United States 6
Jack Beckner • Armando Vega • Charles Simms • Dick Beckner • Abie Grossfeld • Bill Tom • Karl Schwenzfeier (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Men Armando Vega 15
Jack Beckner =16
Abie Grossfeld =23
Bill Tom =29
Dick Beckner =41
Charles Simms 50
Vault, Men Jack Beckner =7
Charles Simms =19
Armando Vega =23
Bill Tom =28
Dick Beckner =43
Abie Grossfeld =47
Parallel Bars, Men Jack Beckner 15
Charles Simms =28
Bill Tom =31
Abie Grossfeld =43
Dick Beckner 47
Armando Vega 51
Horizontal Bar, Men Jack Beckner 7
Abie Grossfeld =13
Charles Simms =22
Dick Beckner =29
Armando Vega =40
Bill Tom 46
Rings, Men Dick Beckner 17
Armando Vega =20
Jack Beckner 31
Abie Grossfeld =34
Charles Simms =34
Bill Tom =42
Pommel Horse, Men Jack Beckner 25
Charles Simms =30
Bill Tom 44
Dick Beckner 47
Armando Vega 50
Abie Grossfeld =51
All-Around, Individual, Women Sandra Ruddick 51
Muriel Davis 52
Joyce Racek 54
Jackie Klein 55
Doris Fuchs 57
Judy Howe 58
Ingeborg Fuchs DNS
Team, Women United States 9
Sandra Ruddick • Muriel Davis • Joyce Racek • Jackie Klein • Doris Fuchs • Judy Howe • Ingeborg Fuchs (DNS)
Team (Portable Apparatus), Women United States 9
Sandra Ruddick • Muriel Davis • Joyce Racek • Jackie Klein • Doris Fuchs • Judy Howe • Ingeborg Fuchs (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Women Muriel Davis =25
Joyce Racek =42
Doris Fuchs =44
Sandra Ruddick =53
Jackie Klein =57
Judy Howe 60
Vault, Women Joyce Racek =32
Doris Fuchs =35
Sandra Ruddick =46
Jackie Klein 57
Muriel Davis 58
Judy Howe 59
Uneven Bars, Women Sandra Ruddick =46
Doris Fuchs =52
Judy Howe =52
Jackie Klein 56
Joyce Racek 57
Muriel Davis 59
Balance Beam, Women Muriel Davis 32
Jackie Klein 49
Judy Howe =52
Sandra Ruddick 55
Joyce Racek 58
Doris Fuchs 63

Athletics

100 metres, Men Bobby Joe Morrow 1 Gold
Thane Baker 2 Silver
Ira Murchison 4
200 metres, Men Bobby Joe Morrow 1 Gold
Andy Stanfield 2 Silver
Thane Baker 3 Bronze
400 metres, Men Charlie Jenkins 1 Gold
Lou Jones 5
Jim Lea 5 h3 r2/4
800 metres, Men Tom Courtney 1 Gold
Arnie Sowell 4
Lon Spurrier 6
1,500 metres, Men Ted Wheeler 8 h1 r1/2
Jerome Walters 8 h3 r1/2
Don Bowden 11 h2 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Bill Dellinger AC r2/2
Curt Stone 7 h2 r1/2
Max Truex DNS
10,000 metres, Men Gordon McKenzie 18
Dick Hart 21
Max Truex DNF
Marathon, Men Nick Costes 20
Johnny Kelley 21
Dean Thackwray DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Lee Calhoun 1 Gold
Jack Davis 2 Silver
Joel Shankle 3 Bronze
400 metres Hurdles, Men Glenn Davis 1 Gold
Eddie Southern 2 Silver
Josh Culbreath 3 Bronze
Steeplechase, Men Deacon Jones 9
Horace Ashenfelter 6 h1 r1/2
Phil Coleman 9 h2 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men United States 1 Gold
Ira Murchison • Leamon King • Thane Baker • Bobby Joe Morrow • John Bennett (DNS) • Lee Calhoun (DNS) • Jack Davis (DNS) • Andy Stanfield (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men United States 1 Gold
Lou Jones • J. W. Mashburn • Charlie Jenkins • Tom Courtney • Glenn Davis (DNS) • Jim Lea (DNS) • Arnie Sowell (DNS) • Lon Spurrier (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Henry Laskau 12
Bruce MacDonald 16
James Hewson 17
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Adolf Weinacker 7
Elliott Denman 11
Leo Sjogren 12
High Jump, Men Charlie Dumas 1 Gold
Phil Reavis =7
Vern Wilson 10
Long Jump, Men Greg Bell 1 Gold
John Bennett 2 Silver
Rafer Johnson DNS
Pole Vault, Men Bob Richards 1 Gold
Bob Gutowski 2 Silver
George Mattos 4
Triple Jump, Men Bill Sharpe 4
Ira Davis 11
George Shaw 12
Shot Put, Men Parry O'Brien 1 Gold
Bill Nieder 2 Silver
Ken Bantum 4
Discus Throw, Men Al Oerter 1 Gold
Fortune Gordien 2 Silver
Des Koch 3 Bronze
Hammer Throw, Men Hal Connolly 1 Gold
Al Hall 4
Cliff Blair DNS
Javelin Throw, Men Phil Conley 10
Cy Young 11
Benny Garcia AC r2/2
Decathlon, Men Milt Campbell 1 Gold
Rafer Johnson 2 Silver
Bob Richards DNF
100 metres, Women Isabelle Daniels 4
Mae Faggs 3 h1 r1/3
Lucinda Williams 3 h2 r1/3
200 metres, Women Mae Faggs 5 h2 r2/3
Wilma Rudolph 3 h2 r1/3
Meredith Ellis 4 h3 r1/3
100 / 80 metres Hurdles, Women Barbara Mueller 4 h1 r1/3
Connie Darnowski 4 h2 r1/3
Irene Robertson 6 h3 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women United States 3 Bronze
Mae Faggs • Margaret Matthews • Wilma Rudolph • Isabelle Daniels • Rebecca Ayars (DNS) • Meredith Ellis (DNS) • Barbara Mueller (DNS) • Lucinda Williams (DNS)
High Jump, Women Millie McDaniel 1 Gold
Ann Marie Flynn 19 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Willye White 2 Silver
Margaret Matthews 18 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Earlene Brown 6
Lois Testa 14
Paula Deubel 16 QR
Discus Throw, Women Earlene Brown 4
Pam Kurrell 18 QR
Marjorie Larney 20 QR
Javelin Throw, Women Karen Anderson 8
Marjorie Larney 11
Amelia Wershoven 14

Baseball

Baseball, Men United States 1
Walter Koziatek • Vane Sutton • Tony Denicole (DNS) • Joe Belak • Joe Poglajen (DNS) • Gareth Methvin (DNS) • Rudy Martinez (DNS) • Jack Clement • Ken Cochran • Ken Lowe • Floyd Lasser • Al Pfeffer • Jack Riley • George Zucca • Tom Black • Jesse Finch • Dick Griesser • Bruce Holt • Ben Dolson

Basketball

Basketball, Men United States 1 Gold
Carl Cain • Bill Hougland • K. C. Jones • Bill Russell • Jim Walsh • Billy Evans • Burdie Haldorson • Ron Tomsic • Dick Boushka • Gib Ford • Bob Jeangerard • Chuck Darling

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Ray Perez =5
Lightweight, Men Louis Molina =5
Light-Welterweight, Men Joe Shaw =5
Welterweight, Men Pearce Lane =5
Light-Middleweight, Men José Torres 2 Silver
Middleweight, Men Roger Rouse =5
Light-Heavyweight, Men Jim Boyd 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Men Pete Rademacher 1 Gold

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles (K1), 1,000 metres, Men David Merwin 4 h3 r1/2
Kayak Singles (K1), 10,000 metres, Men Robert O'Brien 11
Kayak Doubles (K2), 1,000 metres, Men United States 5 h2 r1/2
Chick Dermond • John Pagkos
Kayak Doubles (K2), 10,000 metres, Men United States 12
Edward Houston • Ken Wilson
Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men William Schuette 9
Canoe Singles (C1), 10,000 metres, Men Frank Havens 8
Canoe Doubles (C2), 1,000 metres, Men United States 5 h2 r1/2
George Byers • Richard Moran
Canoe Doubles (C2), 10,000 metres, Men United States 10
John Haas • Frank Krick

Cycling Road

Road Race, Men Joe Becker 43
Butch Neumann DNF
George Van Meter DNF
David Rhoads DNF
Road Race, Team, Men United States DNF
Joe Becker • David Rhoads • Butch Neumann • George Van Meter

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Jack Disney =5
Track Time Trial, Men Allen Bell 10
Tandem Sprint, Men United States =5
Jim Rossi • Don Ferguson
Team Pursuit, Men United States 2 h8 r1/4
Allen Bell • Dick Cortright • David Rhoads • Art Longsjo, Jr.

Diving

Springboard, Men Bob Clotworthy 1 Gold
Don Harper 2 Silver
Glen Whitten 4
Platform, Men Gary Tobian 2 Silver
Dick Conner 3 Bronze
Willie Farrell 6
Springboard, Women Pat McCormick 1 Gold
Jeanne Stunyo 2 Silver
Barbara Gilders 4
Platform, Women Pat McCormick 1 Gold
Juno Irwin 2 Silver
Paula Jean Myers 3 Bronze

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Albie Axelrod 7 p1 r2/3
Hal Goldsmith 5 p1 r1/3
Byron Krieger 8 p3 r1/3
Daniel Bukantz DNS
Foil, Team, Men United States 4
Albie Axelrod • Daniel Bukantz • Hal Goldsmith • Byron Krieger • Nat Lubell • Skip Shurtz
Épée, Individual, Men Dick Pew =4
Skip Shurtz 7 p1 r3/4
Kin Hoitsma 6 p2 r2/4
Ralph Goldstein DNS
Épée, Team, Men United States 3 p1 r1/3
Skip Shurtz • Dick Pew • Ralph Goldstein • Abe Cohen • Kin Hoitsma • Bill Andre (DNS)
Sabre, Individual, Men Allan Kwartler 7 p1 r3/4
George Worth 7 p2 r3/4
Tibor Nyilas 5 p3 r2/4
Dick Dyer DNS
Abe Cohen DNS
Sabre, Team, Men United States =5
Tibor Nyilas • George Worth • Abe Cohen • Dick Dyer • Allan Kwartler • Norman Cohn-Armitage
Foil, Individual, Women Jan Romary 4
Maxine Mitchell 6 p1 r2/3
Judy Goodrich 6 p3 r1/3

Football

Football, Men United States =5
Bill Conterio • Jim Dorrian • Svend Engedal • Harry Keough • Ruben Mendoza • Lloyd Monsen • Ed Murphy • Zenon Snylyk • Herman Wecke • Al Zerhusen • Bill Looby • Ron Coder (DNS) • Al Marina (DNS) • Siegbert Wirth (DNS) • John Carden (DNS) • Dick Packer (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men United States =11
Newbold Black • Henry Clifford • Stan Harris • James Jongeneel • Gerrit Kruize • Tjerk Leegstra • Harry Marcoplos • Kurt Orban • John Rote • Walter Stude • Felix Ucko • Kurt Ucko • Ray Wittelsberger • Charles Shanks (DNS) • Herman Van Nouhuys (DNS) • J. Kirk Greer (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men George Lambert 5
Bill Andre 7
Jack Daniels 13
Team, Men United States 2 Silver
George Lambert • Bill Andre • Jack Daniels

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Jack Kelly, Jr. 3 Bronze
Double Sculls, Men United States 2 Silver
Pat Costello • Jim Gardiner
Coxless Pairs, Men United States 1 Gold
Jim Fifer • Duvall Hecht
Coxed Pairs, Men United States 1 Gold
Dan Ayrault • Conn Findlay • Kurt Seiffert
Coxless Fours, Men United States 2 Silver
John Welchli • John McKinlay • Art McKinlay • Jim McIntosh
Coxed Fours, Men United States 4 h2 r3/4
James Wynne • Douglas Turner • James McMullen • Ronald Cardwell • Edward Masterson
Eights, Men United States 1 Gold
Tom Charlton • Dave Wight • John Cooke • Don Beer • Caldwell Esselstyn • Charles Grimes • Rusty Wailes • Bob Morey • Bill Becklean

Sailing

Two-Person Keelboat, Men Kathleen 1 Gold
Bert Williams • Larry Low
One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men John Marvin 3 Bronze
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Rush IV 4
Andy Schoettle • John Bryant • Robert Stinson • Victor Sheronas
Three-Person Keelboat, Open Spirit III 9
Gene Walet, III • Carlos Echeverria • Danny Killeen • Gene Walet, Jr.
Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Tineke 9
Eric Olsen • Stan Renehan

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, Men John Beaumont 9
John Forman 13
Free Pistol, Men Offutt Pinion 3 Bronze
Joe Benner 11
Free Rifle, Men James Smith 8
Herbert Voelcker 10
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, Men Art Jackson 12
Verle Wright, Jr. 14
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men Art Jackson 31
Verle Wright, Jr. 36

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Reid Patterson 4
Dick Hanley 5
Bill Woolsey 6
400 metres Freestyle, Men George Breen 3 Bronze
Bill Woolsey 10
George Onekea 14
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men George Breen 3 Bronze
Dave Radcliff 11
George Onekea 13
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men United States 2 Silver
Dick Hanley • George Breen • Bill Woolsey • Ford Konno • Tim Jecko • Sonny Tanabe • George Harrison (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men Frank McKinney 3 Bronze
Albert Wiggins 7
Yoshi Oyakawa 8
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Bob Hughes 14
200 metres Butterfly, Men Bill Yorzyk 1 Gold
Jack Nelson 4
100 metres Freestyle, Women Joan Rosazza 4
Shelley Mann 6
Nancy Simons =9
400 metres Freestyle, Women Sylvia Ruuska 3 Bronze
Marley Shriver 4
Susan Gray 9
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women United States 2 Silver
Sylvia Ruuska • Shelley Mann • Nancy Simons • Joan Rosazza • Betty Brey • Kay Knapp • Marley Shriver
100 metres Backstroke, Women Carin Cone 2 Silver
Maureen Murphy 5
Mary Anne Marchino =15
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Mary Sears 7
100 metres Butterfly, Women Shelley Mann 1 Gold
Nancy Ramey 2 Silver
Mary Sears 3 Bronze

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men United States 5
Bob Horn • Bill Ross • Bob Frojen • Wally Wolf • Ronald Severa • Jim Gaughran • Bill Kooistra • Ken Hahn • Bob Hughes • Sam Kooistra • Donald Good (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Chuck Vinci 1 Gold
Featherweight, Men Ike Berger 1 Gold
Middleweight, Men Pete George 2 Silver
Light-Heavyweight, Men Tommy Kono 1 Gold
Jim George 3 Bronze
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Dave Sheppard 2 Silver
Heavyweight, Men Paul Anderson 1 Gold

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Dick Wilson 9
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Kent Townley =8
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Alan Rice =9
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Tommy Evans =8
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Jay Holt =5
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Jim Peckham 7
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Dale Thomas 5
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Dale Lewis =9
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Dick Delgado =5
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Lee Allen =11
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Myron Roderick =4
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Tommy Evans =5
Frank Bettucci DNS
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Ernie Fischer =9
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Dan Hodge 2 Silver
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Pete Blair 3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Bill Kerslake =7