United States at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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 Women Individual Mixed Summary First round Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.
Flag of the United StatesIOC codeUnited States Olympic CommitteeCortina d'AmpezzoJames BickfordMedalsoverviewUnited States1956 Winter Olympics1956 Winter Olympics medal tableHayes Alan JenkinsFigure skatingMen's singlesTenley AlbrightWomen's singlesRonald RobertsonCarol HeissUnited States men's national ice hockey teamWendell AndersonWellington BurtnettEugene CampbellGordon ChristianBill ClearyRichard DoughertyWillard IkolaJohn MatcheftsJohn MayasichDaniel McKinnonRichard MeredithWeldon OlsonJack PetroskeKenneth PurpurDon RigazioRichard RodenheiserEd SampsonIce hockeyMen's tournamentDavid JenkinsCharles ButlerWilliam DodgeJames LamyArthur TylerBobsleighFour-manAlpine skiing at the 1956 Winter OlympicsBill BeckDownhillMarvin MelvilleRalph MillerBuddy WernerTom CorcoranGiant slalomBrooks DodgeSlalomAndrea Mead LawrencePenny PitouDorothy SurgenorGladys WernerBetsy SniteBobsleigh at the 1956 Winter OlympicsEdgar SeymourTwo-manWaightman WashbondPiet BiesiadeckiDonald JacquesLawrence McKillipHubert MillerCross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter OlympicsLarry DamonMen's 15 kmMack MillerBuck LevyMen's 30 kmMarvin CrawfordTheodore FarwellMen's 4 × 10 km relayFigure skating at the 1956 Winter OlympicsLadies' singlesCatherine MachadoLucille AshSully KothmannCarole Ann OrmacaRobin GreinerIce hockey at the 1956 Winter OlympicsUnited States menCzechoslovakiaPolandGermanyCanadaSwedenSoviet UnionNordic combined at the 1956 Winter OlympicsIndividualCharles TremblaySki jumping at the 1956 Winter OlympicsArt DevlinNormal hillWillis OlsonDick RahoiRoy SherwoodSpeed skating at the 1956 Winter OlympicsBill CarowKen HenryDon McDermottJohnny Werket1500 mPat McNamaraGene SandvigChuck Burke5000 mArt Longsjo10,000 mInternational Olympic CommitteeBoliviaSouth KoreaLebanonAustriaBelgiumBulgariaFinlandFranceGreat BritainGreeceHungaryIcelandLiechtensteinNetherlandsNorwayRomaniaSwitzerlandTurkeyYugoslaviaAustraliaUnited States at the OlympicsSummer Olympic GamesWinter Olympic GamesIntercalated Games2028 Summer Olympics2002 Winter Olympicsboycott