Adolf Weinacker

American racewalker (1928–2023)

Adolf Weinacker
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1928-10-29)October 29, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2023(2023-09-11) (aged 94)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking

Adolf Weinacker (October 29, 1928 – September 11, 2023) was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1948, 1952 and the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1] He died on September 11, 2023, at the age of 94.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Weinacker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ "Adolf Weinacker". Olympedia. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

1948 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification

1948 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes

Dick Ault
Herb Barten
Dave Bolen
Cliff Bourland
Bob Chambers
Roy Cochran
Ernest Crosbie
John Deni
Harrison Dillard
Craig Dixon
Clem Eischen
Barney Ewell
Don Gehrmann
Herman Goffberg
George Guida
Art Harnden
Johnny Kelley
Jeff Kirk
Henry Laskau
Ollie Manninen
Bob McMillen
Eddie O'Toole
Whitey Overton
Mel Patton
Bill Porter
Clarence Robison
Browning Ross
Clyde Scott
Fred Sharaga
Roland Sink
Curt Stone
Jerry Thompson
Ted Vogel
Ernest Weber
Adolf Weinacker
Mal Whitfield
Fred Wilt
Lorenzo Wright (r)

Men's field athletes

Women's track athletes

Women's field athletes

Coaches

Dean Cromwell (men's head coach)
Emmett Brunson (men's assistant coach)
Ward Haylett (men's assistant coach)
Tom Jones (men's assistant coach)
Emil Von Elling (men's assistant coach)
Fred Travalena (road event coach)
Catherine Meyer (women's coach)

v t e 1952 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes	Bill Ashenfelter Horace Ashenfelter Thane Baker Art Barnard John Barnes Roland Blackmon Art Bragg Charlie Capozzoli Gene Cole Ted Corbitt Jack Davis John Deni Harrison Dillard Warren Druetzler Victor Dyrgall James Gathers Tom Jones Price King Henry Laskau Ollie Matson Bob McMillen Javier Montez Charles Moore Reggie Pearman Lindy Remigino Browning Ross Wes Santee Leo Sjogren Dean Smith Andy Stanfield Curt Stone Adolf Weinacker Mal Whitfield Fred Wilt Lee Yoder
Men's field athletes	Walter Ashbaugh Bob Backus Arnold Betton Jerome Biffle George Brown Milt Campbell Walt Davis Jim Dillion Marty Engel Samuel Felton Jim Fuchs Jim Gerhardt Fortune Gordien Meredith Gourdine Bud Held Darrow Hooper Sim Iness Don Laz Bob Mathias George Mattos Bill Miller Parry O'Brien Bob Richards George Shaw Floyd Simmons Ken Wiesner Cy Young
Women's track athletes	Constance Darnowski Dolores Dwyer Mae Faggs Catherine Hardy Barbara Jones (r) Janet Moreau
Women's field athletes	Janet Dicks Mabel Landry Marjorie Larney
Coaches	Brutus Hamilton (men's head coach) Clyde Littlefield (men's assistant coach) Larry Snyder (men's assistant coach) Charles Werner (men's assistant coach) Lucile Wilson (women's manager-coach)

v t e 1956 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes	Horace Ashenfelter Thane Baker Don Bowden Lee Calhoun Phil Coleman Nick Costes Tom Courtney Josh Culbreath Glenn Davis Jack Davis Bill Dellinger Elliott Denman Dick Hart James Hewson Charles Jenkins Deacon Jones Lou Jones Johnny Kelley Leamon King (r) Henry Laskau Jim Lea Bruce MacDonald Jesse Mashburn (r) Gordon McKenzie Bobby Morrow Ira Murchison Joel Shankle Leo Sjogren Eddie Southern Arnie Sowell Lonnie Spurrier Andy Stanfield Curt Stone Dean Thackwray Max Truex Jerome Walters Adolf Weinacker Ted Wheeler
Men's field athletes	Ken Bantum Greg Bell John Bennett Milt Campbell Phil Conley Hal Connolly Ira Davis Charles Dumas Benjamin Garcia Fortune Gordien Bob Gutowski Al Hall Rafer Johnson Des Koch George Mattos Bill Nieder Parry O'Brien Al Oerter Phil Reavis Bob Richards Bill Sharpe George Shaw Vern Wilson Cy Young
Women's track athletes	Isabelle Daniels Constance Darnowski Meredith Ellis Mae Faggs Margaret Matthews (r) Barbara Mueller Irene Robertson Wilma Rudolph Lucinda Williams
Women's field athletes	Karen Anderson Earlene Brown Paula Deubel Ann Marie Flynn Pam Kurrell Marjorie Larney Margaret Matthews Mildred McDaniel Lois Testa Amelia Wershoven Willye White
Coaches	Jim Kelly (men's head coach) Frank Anderson (men's assistant coach) Bob Giegengack (men's assistant coach) Jess Mortensen (men's assistant coach) Nell Jackson (women's head coach) Boo Morcom (women's field event coach)