United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics
United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
Competitors | 67 (57 men, 10 women) in 8 sports |
Flag bearer | James Bickford (bobsleigh) |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Medalists
American figure skaters swept the men's singles competition, taking all three medals.
Alpine skiing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Bill Beck | Downhill | N/A | DSQ | ||||
Marvin Melville | DSQ | ||||||
Ralph Miller | DSQ | ||||||
Buddy Werner | 3:05.8 | 11 | |||||
Tom Corcoran | Giant slalom | N/A | 3:16.0 | 14 | |||
Brooks Dodge | 3:16.4 | 15 | |||||
Ralph Miller | 3:15.8 | 13 | |||||
Buddy Werner | 3:21.5 | 21 | |||||
Tom Corcoran | Slalom | 1:37.1 | 27 | 2:04.2 | 16 | 3:41.3 | 19 |
Brooks Dodge | 1:27.6 | 3 | 1:54.2 | 8 | 3:21.8 | 4 | |
Ralph Miller | 1:34.0 | 18 | 2:13.8 | 26 | 3:47.8 | 22 | |
Buddy Werner | DSQ |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Andrea Mead-Lawrence | Downhill | N/A | 1:55.2 | 30 | |||
Penny Pitou | 1:58.9 | 34 | |||||
Dorothy Surgenor | 2:01.5 | 38 | |||||
Gladys Werner | 1:49.6 | 10 | |||||
Andrea Mead-Lawrence | Giant slalom | N/A | 1:58.3 | 4 | |||
Penny Pitou | 2:10.4 | 34 | |||||
Betsy Snite | DSQ | ||||||
Gladys Werner | 2:04.0 | 22 | |||||
Andrea Mead-Lawrence | Slalom | 1:10.5 | 27 | 1:15.3 | 25 | 2:25.8 | 25 |
Penny Pitou | 1:26.2 | 33 | 1:16.3 | 27 | 2:42.5 | 31 | |
Dorothy Surgenor | 1:09.1 | 25 | 1:08.2 | 22 | 2:17.3 | 20 | |
Gladys Werner | 1:13.9 | 28 | 1:16.2 | 26 | 2:30.1 | 27 |
Bobsleigh
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Arthur Tyler Edgar Seymour |
Two-man | 1:25.41 | 9 | 1:23.77 | 3 | 1:24.44 | 5 | 1:26.46 | 17 | 5:40.08 | 6 |
Waightman Washbond Piet Biesiadecki |
1:24.82 | 8 | 1:24.15 | 7 | 1:24.78 | 7 | 1:24.41 | 3 | 5:38.16 | 5 | |
James Bickford Donald Jacques Lawrence McKillip Hubert Miller |
Four-man | 1:20.97 | 17 | 1:22.47 | 20 | 1:21.22 | 16 | 1:20.50 | 11 | 5:25.16 | 19 |
Arthur Tyler William Dodge Charles Butler James Lamy |
1:17.75 | 3 | 1:17.87 | 3 | 1:18.25 | 3 | 1:18.52 | 3 | 5:12.39 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Larry Damon | 15 km | 57:18 | 51 |
Mack Miller | 56:08 | 41 | |
Buck Levy | 30 km | 2:10:56 | 50 |
Mack Miller | 2:00:38 | 38 | |
Marvin Crawford Larry Damon Theodore Farwell Mack Miller |
4×10 km relay | 2:32:04 | 12 |
Figure skating
- Individual
Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
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Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
David Jenkins | Men's singles | 3 | 3 | 162.82 | 27 | |
Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 166.43 | 13 | ||
Ronald Robertson | 2 | 1 | 165.79 | 16 | ||
Tenley Albright | Ladies' singles | 1 | 1 | 169.67 | 12 | |
Carol Heiss | 2 | 2 | 168.02 | 21 | ||
Catherine Machado | 10 | 3 | 153.48 | 86.5 | 8 |
- Pairs
Athlete | Event | Points | Places | Rank |
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Lucille Ash Sully Kothman |
Pairs | 10.63 | 59.5 | 7 |
Carole Ann Ormaca Robin Greiner |
10.71 | 56 | 5 |
Ice hockey
- Summary
Team | Event | First round | Consolation round | Medal round | |||||||||
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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United States men | Men's tournament | L 3–4 |
W 4–0 |
2 Q | Bye | W 7–2 |
W 4–1 |
W 6–1 |
L 0–4 |
W 9–4 |
- First round
- Group B
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
- USA 4-0 Poland
- Medal round
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 | |
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |
4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | |
5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
- USA 7-2 Germany (UTG)
- USA 4-1 Canada
- USA 6-1 Sweden
- USSR 4-0 USA
- USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
Nordic combined
Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Marvin Crawford | Individual | 97.5 | 99.0 | 196.5 | 17 | 1:02:24 | 216.400 | 26 | 412.900 | 23 |
Theodore Farwell | 88.5 | 85.0 | 173.5 | 33 | 1:01:21 | 220.500 | 22 | 394.000 | 30 | |
Buck Levy | 80.5 | 81.5 | 162.0 | 36 | 1:05:42 | 203.600 | 33 | 365.600 | 35 | |
Charles Tremblay | 91.0 | 91.0 | 182.0 | 30 | 1:07:40 | 196.000 | 34 | 378.000 | 34 |
Ski jumping
Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
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Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Art Devlin | Normal hill | 74.0 | 98.5 | 24 | 72.5 | 96.0 | 23 | 194.5 | 21 |
Willis Olson | 65.0 | 84.5 | 45 | 69.5 | 90.0 | 34 | 174.5 | 43 | |
Dick Rahoi | 71.5 | 86.0 | 42 | 78.0 fall | 72.0 | 50 | 158.0 | 51 | |
Roy Sherwood | 71.5 | 94.0 | 31 | 68.0 | 89.0 | 38 | 183.0 | 36 |
Speed skating
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Bill Carow | 500 m | 41.8 | 6 |
Ken Henry | 42.8 | 17 | |
Don McDermott | 43.2 | 25 | |
Johny Werket | 42.4 | 11 | |
Don McDermott | 1500 m | 2:18.6 | 37 |
Pat McNamara | 2:15.2 | 20 | |
Gene Sandvig | 2:17.1 | 30 | |
Johnny Werket | 2:16.1 | 25 | |
Chuck Burke | 5000 m | 8:47.4 | 43 |
Art Longsjo | 8:40.0 | 40 | |
Pat McNamara | 8:10.6 | 17 | |
Gene Sandvig | 8:25.5 | 31 | |
Pat McNamara | 10,000 m | 17:45.6 | 27 |
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