United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics (original) (raw)
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Sporting event delegation
| United States at the1956 Winter Olympics | |
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 Flag of the United States |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 67 (57 men, 10 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | James Bickford (bobsleigh) |
| MedalsRanked 6th | Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 7 |
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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 are bolded.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arthur TylerEdgar Seymour | Two-man | 1:25.41 | 9 | 1:23.77 | 3 | 1:24.44 | 5 | 1:26.46 | 17 | 5:40.08 | 6 |
| Waightman WashbondPiet Biesiadecki | 1:24.82 | 8 | 1:24.15 | 7 | 1:24.78 | 7 | 1:24.41 | 3 | 5:38.16 | 5 | |
| James BickfordDonald JacquesLawrence McKillipHubert Miller | Four-man | 1:20.97 | 17 | 1:22.47 | 20 | 1:21.22 | 16 | 1:20.50 | 11 | 5:25.16 | 19 |
| Arthur TylerWilliam DodgeCharles ButlerJames Lamy | 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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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 CrawfordLarry DamonTheodore FarwellMack Miller | Men's 4 × 10 km relay | 2:32:04 | 12 |
Individual
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
| David Jenkins | Men's singles | 3 | 3 | 162.82 | 27 | |
| Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 166.43 | 13 |  |
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| Ronald Robertson | 2 | 1 | 165.79 | 16 |  |
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| Tenley Albright | Ladies' singles | 1 | 1 | 169.67 | 12 | |
| Carol Heiss | 2 | 2 | 168.02 | 21 | |
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| Catherine Machado | 10 | 3 | 153.48 | 86.5 | 8 |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille AshSully Kothmann | Pairs | 10.63 | 59.5 | 7 |
| Carole Ann OrmacaRobin Greiner | 10.71 | 56 | 5 |
Summary
| Team | Event | First round | Consolation round | Medal round | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OppositionScore | OppositionScore | Rank | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | OppositionScore | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament |  CzechoslovakiaL 3–4 |
 PolandW 4–0 |
2 Q | Bye |  GermanyW 7–2 |
 CanadaW 4–1 |
 SwedenW 6–1 |
 Soviet UnionL 0–4 |
CzechoslovakiaW 9–4 |
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First round
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |