| 1952 United States Olympic track and field trials | |
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| Host City: | Los Angeles, United States |
| Dates: | July 1-2 |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's 1952 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on June 27 and 28. The 10 kilometer walk trials were held in New York City on June 1, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on May 4 in Baltimore, Maryland. Three marathon trials were held between two races, the AAU National Championships in Yonkers, New York for both 1951 and 1952, on May 27, 1951 and May 18, 1952 and the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 19. Victor Dyrgall and Tom Jones finished 1–2 at both 1952 races to win selection. 1951's second placer John Lafferty was selected after finishing fifth in the same race in 1952. The 10,000 meters was held in Long Beach, California on June 20.
The decathlon was held a week after the trials on July 1-2 at the hometown track of the defending Olympic champion, Bob Mathias in Tulare, California.
The Women's Olympic trials were held separately in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on July 1. The women's events didn't even record non-winning times. The women threw the American sized 8 Lb. implement. The process was organized by the AAU.[1]
Key:.
| 100 meters | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | ||||
| 200 meters | 20.6 = | 20.9 | 20.9 | ||||
| 400 meters | 46.9 | 47.1 | 47.3 | ||||
| 800 meters | 1:48.6 | 1:50.6 | 1:50.6 | ||||
| 1500 meters | 3:49.3 | 3:50.8 | 3:51.1 | ||||
| 5000 meters | 14:27.0 | 14:32.0 | 14:43.9 | ||||
| 10,000 meters | Curtis Stone | 30:33.4 | 30:40.9 | 30:45.8 | |||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.0 | Jack Davis | 14.1 | 14.2 | |||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.7 | 51.3 | 51.6 | ||||
| 3000 m s'chase | 9:06.4 | 9:07.1 | 9:08.3 | ||||
| 10K racewalk | 47:45 | 50:13 | 51:39 | ||||
| 50K racewalk | 4:46:52 | 4:47:02 | 4:48:40 | ||||
| 1951 Yonkers Marathon | Jesse van Zant | 2:37:12.5 | John Lafferty | 2:37:36 | 2:40:02 | ||
| Boston Marathon | 2:31:53 2:36:40 | Luis Velasgues Tom Jones | 2:40:08 2:43:29 | 2:51:55 | |||
| 1952 Yonkers Marathon | Victor Dyrgall | 2:38:28.4 | Tom Jones | 2:42:22.2 | 2:43:23 |
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| Decathlon | 7829 | 7055 | 6804 |
| 100 meters | 12.1 | ||||||
| 200 meters | 24.3 | ||||||
| 80 m hurdles | 11.8 |
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| Long jump | Mabel Landry | ||||||
| Shot put (8 Lb.) | Amelia Bert | ||||||
| Discus throw | Amelia Bert | ||||||
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