Full name: Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson
Gender: Male
Height: 6-9 (206 cm)
Weight: 225 lbs (102 kg)
Born: January 12, 1934 in Austin, Minnesota, United States
Affiliations: Phillips 66ers, Bartlesville (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Basketball
Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)
Burdette Haldorson was one of the first U.S. basketball players to win two Olympic gold medals in basketball. Haldorson attended the University of Colorado, making All-Conference twice, and being named All-American in his senior year in his last year. He also led the Big Eight in scoring in his last two years. Besides his Olympic successes Haldorson also won a gold medal in 1959 with the Pan American team. Haldorson never played pro basketball but instead joined up with the Phillips teams and played AAU ball. He was four times AAU All-American and after retirement settled into an executive's position with Phillips for 15 years. After leaving Phillips he set up his own business as a franchise holder in a Dallas based oil company. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | Men's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | Men's Basketball | United States | USA | 1 | Gold |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | PTS |
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1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1956-12-01 | USA 89, URS 55 | 9 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1956-11-30 | USA 101, URU 38 | 6 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #1 | 1 | 1956-11-27 | USA 85, BUL 44 | 9 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #4 | 1 | 1956-11-28 | USA 113, BRA 51 | 13 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #5 | 1 | 1956-11-29 | USA 85, URS 55 | 8 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #2 | 1 | 1956-11-23 | USA 98, JPN 40 | 4 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #3 | 1 | 1956-11-24 | USA 101, THA 29 | 4 |
1956 Summer | 22 | Melbourne | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #5 | 1 | 1956-11-26 | USA 121, PHI 53 | 16 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match #2 | 1 | 1960-09-08 | USA 112, ITA 81 | 0 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Final Round | Match #4 | 1 | 1960-09-10 | USA 90, BRA 63 | 1 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | USA 104, YUG 42 | 2 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #4 | 1 | 1960-09-02 | USA 108, URU 50 | 10 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group B | Match #6 | 1 | 1960-09-03 | USA 81, URS 57 | 0 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #2 | 1 | 1960-08-26 | USA 88, ITA 54 | 2 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #3 | 1 | 1960-08-27 | USA 125, JPN 66 | 4 |
1960 Summer | 26 | Roma | Basketball | United States | USA | Group A | Match #5 | 1 | 1960-08-29 | USA 107, HUN 63 | 2 |