The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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) | |
As Squaw Valley would be hosting the following Winter Olympics, an American segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
editAmerican figure skaters swept the men's singles competition, taking all three medals. The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Alpine skiing
editMen
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Bill Beck | Downhill | — | DSQ | ||||
Marvin Melville | DSQ | ||||||
Ralph Miller | DSQ | ||||||
Buddy Werner | 3:05.8 | 11 | |||||
Tom Corcoran | Giant slalom | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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
editAthlete | 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
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Larry Damon | Men's 15 km | 57:18 | 51 |
Mack Miller | 56:08 | 41 | |
Buck Levy | Men's 30 km | 2:10:56 | 50 |
Mack Miller | 2:00:38 | 38 | |
Marvin Crawford Larry Damon Theodore Farwell Mack Miller |
Men's 4 × 10 km relay | 2:32:04 | 12 |
Figure skating
editIndividual
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 |
Mixed
Athlete | Event | Points | Places | Rank |
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Lucille Ash Sully Kothmann |
Pairs | 10.63 | 59.5 | 7 |
Carole Ann Ormaca Robin Greiner |
10.71 | 56 | 5 |
Ice hockey
editSummary
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United States men | Men's tournament | Czechoslovakia L 3–4 |
Poland W 4–0 |
2 Q | Bye | Germany W 7–2 |
Canada W 4–1 |
Sweden W 6–1 |
Soviet Union L 0–4 |
Czechoslovakia W 9–4 |
First round
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
3 | Poland | 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 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 |
3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
5 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
6 | Germany | 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
editAthlete | 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
editAthlete | 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
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Bill Carow | 500 m | 41.8 | 6 |
Ken Henry | 42.8 | 17 | |
Don McDermott | 43.2 | 25 | |
Johnny 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 |