| United States at the 1906 Intercalated Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 38 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matthew Halpin (Team manager) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| 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]
| 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 |  |
| Fay Moulton | 11.8 | 1 Q | 11.2 | 1 Q | Unknown |  | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Jim Lightbody | 2:05.4 | 1 Q | n/a | Unknown | | ||
| 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 | | |
| 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 |  | |||
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |||
| Athlete | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Herbert Kerrigan | High jump | 1.725 | |
| Ray Ewry | Standing high jump | 1.560 | |
| Martin Sheridan | 1.400 | | |
| Lawson Robertson | 1.400 | | |
| Edward Glover | Pole Vault | 3.350 | |
| Herbert Kerrigan | 2.750 | 10 | |
| Myer Prinstein | Long jump | 7.200 | |
| Hugo Friend | 6.960 | | |
| Thomas Cronan | 6.185 | 6 | |
| Francis Connolly | 5.280 | 25 | |
| James Connolly | No Mark | ||
| Ray Ewry | Standing long jump | 3.300 | |
| Martin Sheridan | 3.095 | | |
| Lawson Robertson | 3.050 | | |
| Herbert Kerrigan | 2.830 | 10 | |
| Hugo Friend | No Mark | ||
| Thomas Cronan | Triple jump | 13.700 | |
| Francis Connolly | 12.750 | 6 | |
| Myer Prinstein | 12.270 | 11 | |
| James Connolly | No Mark | ||
| Martin Sheridan | Shot put | 12.325 | |
| Robert W. Edgren | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Martin Sheridan | Stone throw | 19.035 | |
| Martin Sheridan | Discus | 41.460 WR | |
| 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 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bornamann | 10 m platform | did not finish | |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Daniels | 100 metres freestyle | 1:17.6 | 1 Q | 1:13.0 OR | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
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