National National championships · since 1920 
Los Angeles, United States of America 29–30 Jun 1956
1956 US Olympic Trials
Los Angeles, United States of America 29–30 Jun 1956- events
- 19
- medals awarded
- 57
- nations on the podium
- 1
- world records
- 4
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
2 Ted Wheeler ('31) 3:48.0
Ted Wheeler ('31) 3:48.0 3 Don Bowden ('36) 3:48.6
Don Bowden ('36) 3:48.6 5000m
10,000m
2 Richard Hart ('27) 31:06.3
Richard Hart ('27) 31:06.3 3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
2 Vernon Wilson ('31) 2.07
Vernon Wilson ('31) 2.07 3 Philip Reavis ('36) 2.07
Philip Reavis ('36) 2.07 Pole vault
2 George Mattos ('29) 4.53
George Mattos ('29) 4.53 Long jump
Triple jump
2 George Shaw ('31) 15.23
George Shaw ('31) 15.23 Shot put
2 Kenneth Bentum ('35) 18.15
Kenneth Bentum ('35) 18.15 Discus throw
3 Ron Drummond ('30) 54.06
Ron Drummond ('30) 54.06 Hammer throw
2 Clifford Blair ('29) 60.03
Clifford Blair ('29) 60.03 Javelin throw
3 Benny Garcia ('33) 71.45
Benny Garcia ('33) 71.45 Decathlon
Medal table
1 nations · 57 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America USA | 20 | 18 | 19 | 57 |
Records set
4 WR · 2 AR- WR= Bobby Morrow 200m · Men 20.6
- WR Lou Jones 400m · Men 45.2
- WR Glenn Davis 400m hurdles · Men 49.5
- WR Charles Dumas High jump · Men 2.14
- AR Tom Courtney 800m · Men 1:46.4
- AR Ira Davis Triple jump · Men 15.66