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competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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, Finland.

Medalists

Gold

* Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, and George Rhoden — Athletics, Men's 4 x 400 metres relay * George Rhoden — Athletics, Men's 400 metres

Silver

* Herb McKenley — Athletics, Men's 100 metres * Herb McKenley — Athletics, Men's 400 metres * Arthur Wint — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

Results and competitors by event

Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Herb McKenley :* First Round – 10.7 :* First Round – 10.5 :* Semifinals – 10.4 :* Final – 10.4 (→ Silver Medal)

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Cycling

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial *Kenneth Farnum :* Final — 1:17.2 (→ 20th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race *Kenneth Farnum — 21st place

References

Sources

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Jamaica at the Summer Olympics by year, 1952 Summer Olympics {{Jamaica-sport-stub