IU Olympians: 1956
Indiana University's Olympic Participants By Year:
1904 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976
1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020
XVI Olympiad, Melbourne
6 Olympians, 2 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal, 1 Bronze Medal
• Milt Campbell (USA, men’s track and field, decathlon, gold medal-- 7,937 points)
• Frank McKinney (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 100m backstroke, bronze medal)
• Richard Tanabe (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay, reserve)
• Bill Woolsey (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay (silver medal, 8:31.5), 100m freestyle (6th, 57.6), 400m backstroke)
• Verle Wright (USA, men’s rifle, sm. bore 3 positions (14th), sm. bore prone, 56th)