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The 1956 Summer Olympics, ... a silver, and three bronze medals. ... There was a major upset, marred briefly by controversy, in the 3,000 metre steeplechase. ...
Jones had won three gold medals (100-metre sprint, 200-metre sprint and 4x400 relay) and two bronze medals (long jump and 4x100 relay). [91] The IOC action also officially disqualified Jones from her fifth-place finish in the Long Jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics . [ 91 ]
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, [1] and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held from 22 November to 8 December in Melbourne, Australia, with the equestrian events being held from 10 to 17 June 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden, [2] due to Australian quarantine regulations that required a six-month pre-shipment ...
According to the official Olympics website: "Offutt Pinion was a navy shooter in 1956 and contended with some horrible conditions to win the bronze medal in free pistol. The day of the event was very cold, with winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. However, Pinion used some great wind doping to overcome one bad string of 88 and win the bronze ...
Chiles won the bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics after her coaches submitted an inquiry to the judges over her score. There currently are no plans for Chiles to give the ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Jordan Chiles has officially spoken up about the controversy surrounding her Olympic bronze medal ...
Aly Raisman is supporting Jordan Chiles amid her Olympic bronze medal controversy. The 6-time Olympic medalist, 30, appeared on Todayon Monday, Aug. 12, to share her feelings on the controversy ...
At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, she won two bronze medals, over 100 metres and 200 metres. In both races she was beaten by countrywoman Betty Cuthbert (gold) and German Christa Stubnick (silver).