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USA Olympic Trials, Los Angeles 1956
Men, Field
High Jump
1 Charles Dumas USA 2.14 WR
2 Vernon Wilson USA 2.07  
3 Philip Reavis USA 2.07  
4 Bernard Allard USA 2.04  
5 Ernest Shelton USA 2.04  
6 Mark Booth USA 1.99  
7 Robert Lang USA 1.99  
8 Charles McCullough USA 1.94  
8 Phil Fehlen USA 1.94  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Pole Vault
1 Robert Richards USA 4.60  
2 George Mattos USA 4.53  
3 Jim Graham USA 4.48  
4 Robert Gutowski USA 4.48  
5 Ron Morris USA 4.48  
6 Fred Barnes USA 4.48  
7 Donald Laz USA 4.48  
8 Donald Bragg USA 4.37  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Long Jump
1 John Bennett USA 7.83  
1 Gregory Bell USA 7.83  
3 Rafer Johnson USA 7.70  
4 Malachi Andrews USA 7.66  
5 Ernest Shelby USA 7.61  
6 Kent Floerke USA 7.42  
7 Donald Troutman USA 7.40  
8 Blaine Hollinger USA 7.32  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Triple Jump
1 Ira Davis USA 15.66 AR
2 George Shaw USA 15.23  
3 William Sharpe USA 15.17  
4 Willie Hollie USA 15.10  
5 Pat Lochiatto USA 15.03  
6 John Davis USA 14.84  
7 Ron Duckett USA 14.77  
8 Donald Troutman USA 14.77  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Shot Put
1 Parry O'Brien USA 18.54 TR
2 Kenneth Bantum USA 18.15  
3 William Nieder USA 17.71  
4 Don Vick USA 17.45  
5 Stan Lampert USA 17.31  
6 Al Cheney USA 16.43  
7 Albert Thompson USA 16.27  
8 David Owen USA 16.14  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Discus Throw
1 Fortune Gordien USA 57.21 TR
2 Alfred Oerter USA 54.44  
3 Ron Drummond USA 54.06  
4 Desmond Koch USA 53.34  
5 Parry O'Brien USA 53.10  
6 Kenneth Bantum USA 51.66  
7 Stewart Thomson USA 50.70  
8 Rink Babka USA 50.46  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Hammer Throw
1 Albert Hall USA 60.24 TR
2 Clifford Blair USA 60.03  
3 Harold Connolly USA 59.90  
4 Martin Engel USA 59.23  
5 John Morefield USA 57.67  
6 Robert Backus USA 57.30  
7 William McWilliams USA 55.46  
8 Bob Taylor USA 53.33  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Javelin Throw
1 Cyrus Young USA 74.65 TR
2 Philip Conley USA 74.39  
3 Benny Garcia USA 71.45  
4 Franklin Held USA 71.42  
5 Les Bitner USA 70.57  
6 Doug Maijala USA 69.34  
7 Sid Kiwitt USA 67.05  
8 Samuel Adams USA 66.20  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
Decathlon
1 Rafer Johnson USA 7755  
2 Milton Campbell USA 7559  
3 Robert Richards USA 7054  
4 Robert Lawson USA 6889  
5 Samuel Adams USA 6884  
6 Charles Pratt USA 6808  
7 Philip Mulkey USA 6513  
8 Aubrey Lewis USA 6425  
American Athletes at Olympic 1956