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United States at the
1906 Intercalated Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors38 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Matthew Halpin (Team manager)
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
12
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
24
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The United States competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. 38 athletes, all men, competed in 28 events in 5 sports. [1]

Athletics

Track
Athlete Events Heat Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Archie Hahn 100 metres 12.0 1 Q 11.4 1 Q 11.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Fay Moulton 11.8 1 Q 11.2 1 Q Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
William Eaton 11.6 1 Q 11.6 1 Q Unknown 4
Lawson Robertson 11.4 1 Q Unknown 2 Q Unknown 5
William Schick 12.2 1 Q Unknown 3 did not advance
Myer Prinstein Unknown 2 Q did not start did not advance
George Queyrouze did not finish did not advance
Paul Pilgrim 400 metres 55.2 1 Q n/a 53.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Harry Hillman 54.8 2 q n/a Unknown 4
Charles Bacon 56.2 1 Q n/a Unknown 5
Fay Moulton 54.8 1 Q n/a Unknown 6
Jim Lightbody 53.0 2 q Unknown Unknown did not advance
Lawson Robertson Unknown 2 q Unknown Unknown did not advance
George Queyrouze Unknown 3 did not advance
Eli Parsons Unknown 4 did not advance
Howard Valentine Unknown Unknown did not advance
Paul Pilgrim 800 metres 2:06.6 1 Q n/a 2:01.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jim Lightbody 2:05.4 1 Q n/a Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Charles Bacon Unknown 2 Q n/a Unknown 6
Eli Parsons Unknown 2 Q n/a Unknown 7
Howard Valentine Unknown 3 n/a did not advance
James Sullivan Unknown Unknown n/a did not advance
Jim Lightbody 1500 metres 4:19.4 1 Q n/a 4:12.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
James Sullivan Unknown 3Q n/a Unknown 5
George Bonhag Unknown 3 Q n/a Unknown 6
Harvey Cohn Unknown 4 Q n/a Unknown 8
George Bonhag 5 mile n/a Unknown 4
Harvey Cohn n/a Unknown Unknown
William Frank n/a Unknown Unknown
William Frank Marathon n/a 3-00:46.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joseph Forshaw n/a Unknown 12
Michael Spring n/a did not finish
Robert Fowler n/a did not finish
Robert Leavitt 110 metres hurdles 16.5 1 Q n/a 16.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hugo Friend 16.8 1 Q n/a Unknown 4
Harry Hillman Unknown 3 n/a did not advance
George Bonhag 1500 metre walk n/a 7:12.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Field
Athlete Events Final
Result Rank
Herbert Kerrigan High jump 1.725 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ray Ewry Standing high jump 1.560 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Martin Sheridan 1.400 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lawson Robertson 1.400 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Edward Glover Pole Vault 3.350 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Herbert Kerrigan 2.750 10
Myer Prinstein Long jump 7.200 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hugo Friend 6.960 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Thomas Cronan 6.185 6
Francis Connolly 5.280 25
James Connolly No Mark
Ray Ewry Standing long jump 3.300 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Martin Sheridan 3.095 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lawson Robertson 3.050 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Herbert Kerrigan 2.830 10
Hugo Friend No Mark
Thomas Cronan Triple jump 13.700 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Francis Connolly 12.750 6
Myer Prinstein 12.270 11
James Connolly No Mark
Martin Sheridan Shot put 12.325 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Robert W. Edgren Unknown Unknown
Martin Sheridan Stone throw 19.035 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Martin Sheridan Discus 41.460 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Robert W. Edgren Unknown Unknown
Martin Sheridan Discus Greek style 31.500 4
Lawson Robertson Pentathlon (Ancient) 36 6
Daniel Sullivan 54 21
Martin Sheridan did not finish

Diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Frank Bornamann 10 m platform did not finish

Swimming

Athlete Events Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Charles Daniels 100 metres freestyle 1:17.6 1 Q 1:13.0 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Marquard Schwarz Unknown 3 Q Unknown 7
Frank Bornamann 400 metres freestyle n/a did not finish
Joseph Spencer One mile freestyle n/a 34:50.0 9
Frank Bornamann
Joseph Spencer
Marquard Schwarz
Charles Daniels
4 x 250 metres freestyle relay n/a Unknown 4

Tennis

Player Event Round One Round Two Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Robert Schauffler Men's Singles Bye   Georgios Simiriotis ( GRE)
L 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
did not advance 9
Homer Byington   Ioannis Ballis ( GRE)
L 1–6, 2–6
did not advance 14
Robert Schauffler
Homer Byington
Men's Doubles Bye N/A   Zdenek Žemla
Ladislav Žemla ( BOH)
L 3–6, 3–6
did not advance 5

Wrestling

Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Semifinals Final Group
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Isidor Niflot Lightweight   Holubán ( HUN)
L
did not advance 7
Daniel Sullivan Middleweight   Sauveur ( BEL)
L
did not advance 8

References

  1. ^ "United States at the 1906 Intercalated Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2014.