1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

[WJW39]

I'm trying to find the results of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles. Does anyone know a website or URL where I can find them?

I'm particularly interested in the High Jump won by Charley Dumas and the 110m.HH heats and final run between Lee Calhoun, Jack Davis and Joel Shankle.

I appreciate any help you can give me on this.

WJW39

[dukehjsteve]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

>I'm trying to find the results of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials in Los Angeles.
>Does anyone know a website or URL where I can find them?

I'm particularly
>interested in the High Jump won by Charley Dumas and the 110m.HH heats and
>final run between Lee Calhoun, Jack Davis and Joel Shankle.

I appreciate any
>help you can give me on this.

WJW39

USATF printed a big book of ALL OT's last year.

Do not know if all that info is loaded in any computers. Ask here what you want specifically and any one of many people here can give you the info, either from that book or old T&FN issue.

[ltricard]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

1. dumas.......7' 0 5/8" wr
2. wilson......6' 9 1/2"
3. reavis......6' 9 1/2"
4. allard......6' 8 1/2"
5. shelton.....6' 8 1/2"
6. booth........6' 6 1/2"
7. lang.........6' 6 1/2"
8. mc cullough 6'4 1/2
and fehlen
10. miller.....6' 4 1/2"

[ltricard]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

heats
1
1. calhoun....13.9
2. pratt......14.
3. campbell...14.1
4. dillard....14.3
5. benson.....14.4
6. van bruner.14.5
7. lindsay....14.7
8. loewen.....15.

2
1. davis......13.9
2. shankle....14.1
3. gilbert....14.4
4. thomson....14.4
5. johnson....14.4
6. curtis.....14.6
7. robinson...14.8

final
1. davis...13.8
and calhoun
3. shankle..14.1
4. campbell.14.1
5. pratt....14.2
6. thomson..14.4
7. dillard..14.5
gilbert..dnf

[WJW39]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

Thanks ltricard for your prompt and complete replies. I appreciate it very much.

WJW39

[bambam]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

>>Do not know if all that info is loaded in any computers. Ask here what you want specifically and any one of many people here can give you the info, either from that book or old T&FN issue.


I have a lot of the OlyTrials. I have complete computerized database of all Olympic results.

[bf]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

Would you be able to find Ben Garcia's javelin distance? (3rd?,'56 Trials). I could use it for state(N.M.)all-time age-record lists I've compiled. If you can post it, thanks!

[ltricard]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

3. garcia 234' 5" (71.45)

[bf]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

Thank you! (Ben was probably the best jav thrower ever to come out of La Luz,NM ...)

[jhc68]

Re: 1956 U.S. Olympic Trials

Phil Fehlen, tie 8th at 6'4 1/2" and still jumping (last time I checked, anyway.) American over-60 record of 5'5 1/4" in 2000. A drop in performance of only 11 inches over 44 years (although his PR was considerably higher, in the 6'10" neighborhood.)

[jwetter]

1956 Olympic Trials

OK thanks for your earlier replies. Now does anyone have the results for the Long Jump and Triple Jump from the 1956 L.A. Olypmic Trials?

WJW39

[louise tricard]

AND THEN DR. GREG BELL WENT ON TO GET THE GOLD - HE WAS JUST AT THE 1956 OLYMPIC REUNION AT THE NATS IN INDY!

[gh]

Suggest the requestor buy the history of the OT from USATF.