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United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
inCortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	67 (57 men, 10 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	James Bickford (bobsleigh)
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

TheUnited States competed at the1956 Winter Olympics inCortina d'Ampezzo,Italy.

Medalists

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Further information:1956 Winter Olympics medal table

American 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 arebolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Hayes Alan Jenkins	Figure skating	Men's singles	February 1
Gold	Tenley Albright	Figure skating	Women's singles	February 2
Silver	Ronald Robertson	Figure skating	Men's singles	February 1
Silver	Carol Heiss	Figure skating	Women's singles	February 2
Silver	United States men's national ice hockey team Wendell Anderson Wellington Burtnett Eugene Campbell Gordon Christian Bill Cleary Richard Dougherty Willard Ikola John Matchefts John Mayasich Daniel McKinnon Richard Meredith Weldon Olson Jack Petroske Kenneth Purpur Don Rigazio Richard Rodenheiser Ed Sampson	Ice hockey	Men's tournament	February 4
Bronze	David Jenkins	Figure skating	Men's singles	February 1
Bronze	Charles Butler William Dodge James Lamy Arthur Tyler	Bobsleigh	Four-man	February 4

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Figure skating	2	2	1	5
Ice hockey	0	1	0	1
Bobsleigh	0	0	1	1
Total	2	3	2	7

Medals by gender
Gender				Total	Percentage
Male	1	2	2	5	71.4%
Female	1	1	0	2	28.6%
Total	2	3	2	7	100%

Alpine skiing

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Main article:Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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

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Main article:Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	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	Two-man	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	Four-man	1:17.75	3	1:17.87	3	1:18.25	3	1:18.52	3	5:12.39

Cross-country skiing

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Main article:Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Larry Damon	Men's 15 km	57:18	51
Mack Miller	Men's 15 km	56:08	41
Buck Levy	Men's 30 km	2:10:56	50
Mack Miller	Men's 30 km	2:00:38	38
Marvin Crawford Larry Damon Theodore Farwell Mack Miller	Men's 4 × 10 km relay	2:32:04	12

Figure skating

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Main article:Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Individual

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Total
Athlete	Event	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
Lucille Ash Sully Kothmann	Pairs	10.63	59.5	7
Carole Ann Ormaca Robin Greiner	Pairs	10.71	56	5

Ice hockey

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Main article:Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Summary

Team	Event	First round			Consolation round			Medal round
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
United States men	Men's tournament	Czechoslovakia L 3–4	Poland W 4–0	2Q	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	GF	GA	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	2	2	0	12	6	4
2	United States	2	1	1	7	4	2
3	Poland	2	0	2	3	12	0

Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
USA 4-0 Poland

Medal round

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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

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Main article:Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	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

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Main article:Ski jumping at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	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	78.0fall	72.0	50	158.0	51
Roy Sherwood		71.5	94.0	31	68.0	89.0	38	183.0	36

Speed skating

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Main article:Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
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

References

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Official Olympic Reports
"Olympic Medal Winners".International Olympic Committee. Retrieved2009-06-03.
Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com

v t e Nations at the1956 Winter Olympics inCortina d'Ampezzo,Italy
Africa	none
America	Bolivia Canada Chile United States
Asia	Iran Japan South Korea Lebanon
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Liechtenstein Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia

United States at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Intercalated Games	1906

The United States hosted the1904,1932,1984,1996, and2028 Summer Olympics, as well as the1932,1960,1980, and2002 Winter Olympics. The United States did not participate in 1980 due to aboycott.

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