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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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. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. They won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record (though achieved a few more times since).


Medalists


Gold

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Lindy Remigino Lindy John Remigino (June 3, 1931 – July 11, 2018) was an American track and field athlete, the 1952 Olympic 100 m champion. Life and career Remigino was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was named after aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 195 ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 100 metres * Andy Stanfield
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 200 metres *
Mal Whitfield Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a memb ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 800 metres *
Harrison Dillard William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, maki ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 110 m Hurdles * Charles Moore
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 400 m Hurdles *
Horace Ashenfelter Horace Ashenfelter III (January 23, 1923 – January 6, 2018) was an American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956. During his career he won fifteen national AAU titles and three collegiate national titles. Bi ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase *
Harrison Dillard William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, maki ...
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Lindy Remigino Lindy John Remigino (June 3, 1931 – July 11, 2018) was an American track and field athlete, the 1952 Olympic 100 m champion. Life and career Remigino was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was named after aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 195 ...
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Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel H ...
, and Andy Stanfield
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men *
Walt Davis Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (January 5, 1931 – November 17, 2020) was an American athlete. After winning a gold medal in the high jump at the 1952 Olympics he became a professional basketball player.Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's High Jump *
Bob Richards Robert Eugene Richards (born February 20, 1926) is an American retired athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. He ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Pole Vault *
Jerome Biffle Jerome Cousins Biffle (March 20, 1928 – September 4, 2002) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump, where he was the Gold Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. Biffle was born in Denver, Colorado, and attended Denve ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Long Jump * Parry O'Brien
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Shot Put * Sim Iness
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Discus Throw *
Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Javelin Throw *
Bob Mathias Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, a United States Marine Corps officer, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of Californ ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Men's Decathlon * Mae Faggs, Catherine Hardy, Barbara Jones, and
Janet Moreau Janet Teresa Moreau Stone (October 26, 1927 – June 30, 2021) was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters. Biography Moreau was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She competed for the United States in the 1952 ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay *
Ron Bontemps Ronald Yngve Bontemps (August 11, 1926 – May 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Taylorville, Illinois and attended Beloit College. He was a captain of the United States men's bask ...
, Marc Freiberger, Wayne Glasgow,
Charlie Hoag Charles Monroe Hoag (July 19, 1931 – March 8, 2012) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Hoag was also an important player on the University of Kansas 1952 National Championship basketball team. He star ...
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Bill Hougland William Marion Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympi ...
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John Keller John Frederick Keller (November 10, 1928 – October 6, 2000) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. ...
, Dean Kelley,
Bob Kenney Robert Earl "Bob" Kenney (June 23, 1931 – October 27, 2014) was an All-State basketball player at Winfield High School in Winfield, Kansas as well as an American basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympi ...
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Bob Kurland Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was a American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys) basketball team. He led the U.S. basketball team to go ...
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Bill Lienhard William Barner Lienhard (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lienhard was born in Slaton, Texas Slaton is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States foun ...
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Clyde Lovellette Clyde Edward Lovellette ( ; September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to ...
, Frank McCabe,
Dan Pippin Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki ...
, and Howie Williams — Basketball, Men's Team Competition * Nathan Brooks — Boxing, Men's Flyweight * Charles Adkins — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight *
Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in hi ...
— Boxing, Men's Middleweight * Norvel Lee — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight * Edward Sanders — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight * Frank Havens — Canoeing, Men's C1 10,000 m Canadian Singles *
David Browning David Greig "Skippy" Browning Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. A ...
— Diving, Men's Springboard Diving * Sammy Lee — Diving, Men's Platform Diving * Pat McCormick — Diving, Women's Springboard Diving * Pat McCormick — Diving, Women's Platform Diving * Charlie Logg and Tom Price — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs * Robert Detweiler, James Dunbar, William Fields, Wayne Frye, Charles Manring, Richard Murphy, Henry Proctor,
Frank Shakespeare Francis Joseph Shakespeare (April 9, 1925 – December 14, 2022) was an American diplomat and media executive. He was the president of CBS before entering public service. He served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1985 to 1986 a ...
, and Edward Stevens — Rowing, Men's Eights * Joe Benner — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol * Clarke Scholes — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle *
Ford Konno Ford Hiroshi Konno (born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Konno was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended McKinley High School in Ho ...
— Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * Yoshi Oyakawa — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke *
Ford Konno Ford Hiroshi Konno (born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Konno was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended McKinley High School in Ho ...
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Jimmy McLane James Price McLane Jr. (September 13, 1930 – December 13, 2020) was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder. Biography Representing the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Engla ...
, Wayne Moore, and Bill Woolsey — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *
Tommy Kono Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was a Japanese American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight * Peter George — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight *
Norbert Schemansky Norbert "Norb" Schemansky (May 30, 1924 – September 7, 2016) was an American weightlifter. He was the first weightlifter to win four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Summer Olympics due to back problems. He won a silver medal in the 19 ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight * John Davis — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight * William Smith — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight *
Britton Chance Britton "Brit" Chance (July 24, 1913 – November 16, 2010) was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems. He was "a world leader in transforming t ...
, Edgar White, and Sumner White — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class * Everard Endt, John Morgan, Eric Ridder, Julian Roosevelt,
Emelyn Whiton Emelyn Thatcher Whiton (née ''Leonard'', later ''Righter'', March 1, 1916 – March 1, 1962) was an American sailor. Emelyn Leonard was born in New York City. In 1939 she married Herman Whiton, who was helmsman of the American boat ''Llanoria' ...
, and Herman Whiton — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class 4870


Silver

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Thane Baker Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is an American former sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a new world record of 39.5 seconds. At those Olympics Baker a ...
— Athletics, Men's 200 metres * Bob McMillen — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres * Jack Davis — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles *Gene Cole, Ollie Matson, Charles Moore, and
Mal Whitfield Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a memb ...
— Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Ken Wiesner — Athletics, Men's High Jump * Don Laz — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * Meredith Gourdine — Athletics, Men's Long Jump * Darrow Hooper — Athletics, Men's Shot Put * Bill Miller — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw * Milt Campbell — Athletics, Men's Decathlon * Miller Anderson — Diving, Men's Springboard Diving * Paula Myers-Pope — Diving, Women's Platform Diving *
Ford Konno Ford Hiroshi Konno (born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Konno was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended McKinley High School in Ho ...
— Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle *
Bowen Stassforth Bowen Dow Stassforth (August 7, 1926 – November 22, 2019) was an American competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1952 Olympics and set two world records in the 200-yard (long course) breaststroke. and one ...
— Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke *
Stanley Stanczyk Stanley Anthony "Stan" Stanczyk (May 10, 1925 – July 3, 1997) was an American weightlifter. Between 1946 and 1952 he won five consecutive world titles in three different weight classes, six consecutive national titles, as well as gold medals at ...
— Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight * James Bradford — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight * Jay Thomas Evans — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight *
Henry Wittenberg Henry Wittenberg (September 18, 1918 – March 9, 2010) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He won two Olympic medals and was the first American wrestler after 1908 to achieve this feat. Wittenberg at one ...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight * John Price and John Reid — Sailing, Men's Star


Bronze

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James Gathers James Gathers (June 17, 1930 – June 1, 2002) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ...
— Athletics, Men's 200 metres * Ollie Matson — Athletics, Men's 400 metres * Arthur Barnard — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * James Fuchs — Athletics, Men's Shot Put * James Dillion — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw *
Floyd Simmons Floyd Macon Simmons (April 10, 1923 – April 1, 2008) was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Biography Raised in Charlotte, Simmons was the son of a builder ...
— Athletics, Men's Decathlon * Bob Clotworthy — Diving, Men's Springboard Diving * Zoe Olsen-Jensen — Diving, Women's Springboard Diving * Juno Irwin — Diving, Women's Platform Diving * Charles Hough, Jr., Walter Staley, and John Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition * Arthur McCashin, John Russell, and William Steinkraus — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition * Matt Leanderson, Carl Lovsted, Al Rossi, Al Ulbrickson, and
Richard Wahlstrom Richard Wayne Wahlstrom (November 8, 1931 – December 18, 2003) was an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is ...
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours * Arthur Jackson — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Prone * Jack Taylor — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * Evelyn Kawamoto — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle * Jody Alderson, Evelyn Kawamoto,
Jackie LaVine Jacqueline Carol LaVine (born October 4, 1929) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Sports-Ref ...
, and Marilee Stepan — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *
Josiah Henson Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 – May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's scho ...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight


Athletics

Men's 100 metres *
Lindy Remigino Lindy John Remigino (June 3, 1931 – July 11, 2018) was an American track and field athlete, the 1952 Olympic 100 m champion. Life and career Remigino was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was named after aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 195 ...
:* First Round – 10.4s :* Second Round – 10.4s :* Semifinals – 10.5s :* Final – 10.4s (→ Gold Medal) *
Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel H ...
:* First Round – 10.6s :* Second Round – 10.4s :* Semifinals – 10.6s :* Final – 10.4s (→ 4th place)


Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Main Round (Group A) :* Defeated Hungary (66-48) :* Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-47) :* Defeated Uruguay (57-44) *Final Round (Group B) :* Defeated Soviet Union (86-58) :* Defeated Chile (103-55) :* Defeated Brazil (57-53) *Semifinals :* Defeated Argentina (85-76) *Final :* Defeated Soviet Union (36-25) → Gold Medal *Team Roster :* Ronald Bontemps :* Marcus Freiberger :* Wayne Glasgow :*
Charles Hoag Charles Hoag (June 29, 1808 – 1888) was a New England classical scholar, the first schoolmaster of the city of Minneapolis, and second Treasurer of Hennepin County. He is also known to have played a part in the naming of Minneapolis. After start ...
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Bill Hougland William Marion Hougland (June 20, 1930 – March 6, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympi ...
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John Keller John Frederick Keller (November 10, 1928 – October 6, 2000) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He competed in three games as a member of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. ...
:* Dean Kelley :* Robert Kenney :* Robert Kurland :*
Bill Lienhard William Barner Lienhard (January 14, 1930 – February 8, 2022) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lienhard was born in Slaton, Texas Slaton is a city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States foun ...
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Clyde Lovellette Clyde Edward Lovellette ( ; September 7, 1929 – March 9, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketball player in history to ...
:* Frank McCabe :*
Dan Pippin Dan Luther Pippin (October 20, 1926 – April 1, 1965) was an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri. He later captained the American basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics that won the gold medal in Helsinki ...
:* Howie Williams :*George Lafferty


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) *
Donald Sheldon __NOTOC__ Donald Edward Sheldon (November 21, 1921 – January 26, 1975) was a famous Alaskan bush pilot who pioneered the technique of glacier landings on Mount McKinley (now Denali) during the 1950s and 1960s. Sheldon was born in Mt. Morrison ...
— 5:22:33.3 (→ 32nd place) * Thomas O'Rourke — 5:22:33.7 (→ 36th place) * David Rhoads — did not finish (→ no ranking) *
Ronald Rhoads Ronald Rhoads (born September 7, 1933) is an American cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), o ...
— did not finish (→ no ranking) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial * Frank Brilando :* Final — 1:17.8 (→ 23rd place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race * Steven Hromjak — 22nd place Men's 4.000 m Team Pursuit * Steven Hromjak, James Lauf, Tom Montemage,
Donald Sheldon __NOTOC__ Donald Edward Sheldon (November 21, 1921 – January 26, 1975) was a famous Alaskan bush pilot who pioneered the technique of glacier landings on Mount McKinley (now Denali) during the 1950s and 1960s. Sheldon was born in Mt. Morrison ...
— 5:11.6 (18th place, qualifying round)


Diving

Men's 3m Springboard *
David Browning David Greig "Skippy" Browning Jr. (June 5, 1931 – March 13, 1956) was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in springboard diving. A ...
:* Final — 205.29 points (→ Gold Medal) * Miller Anderson :* Final — 199.84 points (→ Silver Medal) * Bob Clotworthy :* Final — 184.92 points (→ Bronze Medal) Women's 10m Platform * Pat McCormick :* Preliminary Round — 51.25 points :* Final — 79.37 points (→ Gold Medal) * Paula Myers-Pope :* Preliminary Round — 44.22 points :* Final — 71.63 points (→ Silver Medal) * Juno Stover-Irwin :* Preliminary Round — 43.60 points :* Final — 70.49 points (→ Bronze Medal)


Equestrian


Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1952. ; Men's foil * Nate Lubell * Albie Axelrod *
Daniel Bukantz Daniel Bukantz (December 4, 1917 – July 26, 2008) was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist. He has been ...
; Men's team foil * Silvio Giolito, Albie Axelrod, Nate Lubell, Byron Krieger,
Daniel Bukantz Daniel Bukantz (December 4, 1917 – July 26, 2008) was an American four-time individual United States national foil fencing champion, Maccabiah Games individual foil champion, four-time Olympic fencer, fencing referee, and a dentist. He has been ...
, Hal Goldsmith ; Men's épée *
Edward Vebell Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencing, fencer and illustrator. Early life Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents. He attended art school from the age of fourteen. Sport Vebell competed ...
* Paul Makler, Sr. * Alfred Skrobisch ; Men's team épée *
Edward Vebell Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencing, fencer and illustrator. Early life Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents. He attended art school from the age of fourteen. Sport Vebell competed ...
, Paul Makler, Sr., Alfred Skrobisch, Joe de Capriles, James Strauch, Albert Wolff ; Men's sabre * Joe de Capriles * George Worth * Allan Kwartler ; Men's team sabre * Norman Cohn-Armitage, Joe de Capriles, Tibor Nyilas, Alex Treves, George Worth, Allan Kwartler ; Women's foil * Jan York-Romary * Maxine Mitchell * Polly Craus


Football

; Preliminary round Roster: :
Bob Burkard Bob Burkard (March 23, 1922 – May 13, 1992) was an American soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1957. He was also the United States goalkeeper at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Burkard was selected to the United ...
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Charlie Colombo Charles Martin Colombo (July 20, 1920 – May 7, 1986) was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center-half for the United States men's national soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He also played for the ...
: Bill Conterio : Elwood Cook : Jack Dunn : Harry Keough : Ed McHugh : Ruben Mendoza : Lloyd Monsen :
Willy Schaller Willy ''(Willie)'' Schaller (February 23, 1933 – January 3, 2015) was a U.S. soccer defender (football), defender who played most of his career in the German American Soccer League. He also played on the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Ol ...
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Bill Sheppell William Sheppell (March 11, 1926 - August 24, 2012), also known as Billy Sheppell, was an American soccer forward who played in both the American Soccer League and German American Soccer League. He earned ten caps with the U.S. national tea ...
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John Souza John Souza-Benavides (July 12, 1920 – March 11, 2012) known as John "Clarkie" Souza, was an American soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 2 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's histor ...
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Larry Surock Lawrence Carmen Surock (November 9, 1930 – September 26, 2007) was an American soccer player who was a member of the United States 1952 Olympic Soccer Team. Surock graduated from Patterson High School (Baltimore), Patterson High School wh ...
Coach: John Wood


Gymnastics


Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1952. ;Individual * Frederick Denman *
Thad McArthur Thad McArthur (born November 23, 1928) is an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the ...
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Guy Troy Guy Kent Troy (March 15, 1923 – March 17, 2023) was an American modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Troy was nominated to the United States Military Academy by Florida Senator Charles O. Andre ...
;Team * Frederick Denman * Thad McArthur * Guy Troy


Rowing

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
events in 1952. ; Men's single sculls *
John B. Kelly Jr. John Brenden "Jack" Kelly Jr. (May 24, 1927 – March 2, 1985), also known as Kell Kelly, was an American athlete, an accomplished rower, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner. He was the son of triple Olympic gold medal winner Jac ...
; Men's double sculls * Pat Costello * Walter Hoover ; Men's coxless pair * Charlie Logg * Tom Price ; Men's coxed pair * James Fifer * Duvall Hecht * James Beggs (cox) ; Men's coxless four * Louis McMillan * Dempster Jackson * John Davis * James Welsh ; Men's coxed four * Carl Lovsted * Al Ulbrickson *
Richard Wahlstrom Richard Wayne Wahlstrom (November 8, 1931 – December 18, 2003) was an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is ...
* Matt Leanderson * Al Rossi (cox) ; Men's eight *
Frank Shakespeare Francis Joseph Shakespeare (April 9, 1925 – December 14, 2022) was an American diplomat and media executive. He was the president of CBS before entering public service. He served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1985 to 1986 a ...
* William Fields * James Dunbar * Richard Murphy * Robert Detweiler * Henry Proctor * Wayne Frye * Edward Stevens * Charles Manring (cox)


Sailing


Shooting

Six shooters represented the United States in 1952. Huelet Benner won gold in the 50 m pistol and Art Jackson won bronze in the 50 m rifle, prone. ;
25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
* William McMillan * Huelet Benner ;
50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
* Huelet Benner * Harry Reeves ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Robert Sandager * Emmett Swanson ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Art Jackson * Emmett Swanson ; 50 m rifle, prone * Art Jackson * Emmett Swanson


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:United States At The 1952 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ...