United States Gymnastics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Date Started: December 3, 1956
Date Finished: December 7, 1956

Events for United States: 15
Participants for United States: 12 (6 men and 6 women)
Youngest Participant for United States: Muriel Davis-Grossfeld (16 years, 58 days)
Oldest Participant for United States: Bill Tom (33 years, 271 days)
Most Medals for United States (Athlete): No medalists

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Men's Individual All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Individual All-Around 17 Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Individual All-Around 31 Charles Simms 28 Men's Individual All-Around 32T Richard Beckner 28 Men's Individual All-Around 35 Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Individual All-Around 39 Bill Tom 33 Men's Individual All-Around 43 Men's Team All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Team All-Around 6 Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Team All-Around 6 Charles Simms 28 Men's Team All-Around 6 Richard Beckner 28 Men's Team All-Around 6 Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Team All-Around 6 Bill Tom 33 Men's Team All-Around 6 Men's Floor Exercise Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Floor Exercise 15 Jack Beckner 26 Men's Floor Exercise 16T Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Floor Exercise 23T Bill Tom 33 Men's Floor Exercise 29T Richard Beckner 28 Men's Floor Exercise 41T Charles Simms 28 Men's Floor Exercise 50 Men's Horse Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Horse Vault 7T Charles Simms 28 Men's Horse Vault 19T Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Horse Vault 23T Bill Tom 33 Men's Horse Vault 28T Richard Beckner 28 Men's Horse Vault 43T Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Horse Vault 47T Men's Parallel Bars Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Parallel Bars 15 Charles Simms 28 Men's Parallel Bars 28T Bill Tom 33 Men's Parallel Bars 31T Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Parallel Bars 43T Richard Beckner 28 Men's Parallel Bars 47 Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Parallel Bars 51 Men's Horizontal Bar Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Horizontal Bar 7 Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Horizontal Bar 13T Charles Simms 28 Men's Horizontal Bar 22T Richard Beckner 28 Men's Horizontal Bar 29T Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Horizontal Bar 40T Bill Tom 33 Men's Horizontal Bar 46 Men's Rings Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Richard Beckner 28 Men's Rings 17 Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Rings 20T Jack Beckner 26 Men's Rings 31 Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Rings 34T Charles Simms 28 Men's Rings 34T Bill Tom 33 Men's Rings 42T Men's Pommelled Horse Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jack Beckner 26 Men's Pommelled Horse 25 Charles Simms 28 Men's Pommelled Horse 30T Bill Tom 33 Men's Pommelled Horse 44 Richard Beckner 28 Men's Pommelled Horse 47 Jose Armando Vega 21 Men's Pommelled Horse 50 Abie Grossfeld 22 Men's Pommelled Horse 51T Women's Floor Exercise Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Floor Exercise 25T Joyce Racek 18 Women's Floor Exercise 42T Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Floor Exercise 44T Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Floor Exercise 53T Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Floor Exercise 57T Judy Howe 21 Women's Floor Exercise 60 Women's Horse Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Joyce Racek 18 Women's Horse Vault 32T Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Horse Vault 35T Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Horse Vault 46T Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Horse Vault 57 Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Horse Vault 58 Judy Howe 21 Women's Horse Vault 59 Women's Uneven Bars Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Uneven Bars 46T Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Uneven Bars 52T Judy Howe 21 Women's Uneven Bars 52T Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Uneven Bars 56 Joyce Racek 18 Women's Uneven Bars 57 Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Uneven Bars 59 Women's Balance Beam Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Balance Beam 32 Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Balance Beam 49 Judy Howe 21 Women's Balance Beam 52T Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Balance Beam 55 Joyce Racek 18 Women's Balance Beam 58 Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Balance Beam 63 Women's Individual All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Individual All-Around 51 Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Individual All-Around 52 Joyce Racek 18 Women's Individual All-Around 54 Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Individual All-Around 55 Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Individual All-Around 57 Judy Howe 21 Women's Individual All-Around 58 Women's Team All-Around Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Team All-Around 9 Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Team All-Around 9 Joyce Racek 18 Women's Team All-Around 9 Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Team All-Around 9 Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Team All-Around 9 Judy Howe 21 Women's Team All-Around 9 Women's Team Portable Apparatus Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sandra Ruddick 24 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9 Muriel Davis-Grossfeld 16 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9 Joyce Racek 18 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9 Jacquelyn Klein 19 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9 Doris Fuchs 18 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9 Judy Howe 21 Women's Team Portable Apparatus 9

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