Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:URS
Nocname:Soviet Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1952
Flagcaption:Flag of the Soviet Union
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Competitors:295 (255 men, 40 women)[1]
Sports:18
Flagbearer:Yakov Kutsenko
Rank:2
Gold:22
Silver:30
Bronze:19
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1952
App End Year:1988
See also: (1900–1912)
(1920–1936, 1992–)
(1924–1936, 1992–)
(1924–1928, 1992–)
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(1994–)
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.[2]

Medalists

The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold and 71 total medals.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Aleksandr Anufriyev align=center 14:23.6align=center 1 Qalign=center 14:31.4align=center 10
    align=center 29:48.2align=center
    align=center 3:56.4align=center 4 Qalign=center 3:55.6 align=center 11align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 14.65align=center 1 Qalign=center 14.70align=center 2 Qalign=center 14.73align=center 4
    align=center 1:51.8align=center 2 Qalign=center 1:52.8align=center 7align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 48.22align=center 1 Qalign=center 48.25align=center 3 Qalign=center 47.49align=center 5align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 1:56.4 align=center 5 align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Bruno Junk align=center 45:05.8align=center 1 Qalign=center 45:41.0align=center
    Pavel Kazankovalign=center 5:02:37.8align=center 23
    align=center 11.16align=center 3align=center colspan="6" Did not advance
    Vladimir Kazantsev align=center 8:58.0 ORalign=center 1 Qalign=center 8:51.6align=center
    align=center 4:03.6align=center 8 align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Yuriy Lituyev align=center 49.01align=center 2 align=center colspan="6" Did not advance
    align=center 53.5align=center 1 Qalign=center 52.2align=center 1 Qalign=center 51.8align=center 1 Q align=center 51.3align=center
    Sergey Lobastovalign=center 4:32:34.2align=center 5
    align=center 54.3align=center 1 Qalign=center 52.7align=center 1 Qalign=center 53.1align=center 6align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 9:08.4align=center 4align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 1:55.8align=center 3 Qalign=center 1:55.7align=center 7align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Yakov Moskachenkovalign=center 2:34:43.8align=center 20
    align=center 49.29 align=center 3align=center colspan="6" Did not advance
    align=center 14:28.5align=center 6align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 30:24.2align=center 11
    align=center 14.99 align=center 2 Qalign=center 15.04align=center 4align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Ivan Pozhidayevalign=center 30:13.4align=center 9
    align=center 8:55.8align=center 2 Qalign=center 8:56.2align=center 7
    align=center 11.13align=center 3align=center colspan="6" Did not advance
    align=center 22.26align=center 1 Qalign=center 22.26align=center 4align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    align=center 14:28.0align=center 6align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Grigory Suchkovalign=center 2:38:28.8align=center 28
    align=center 10.93align=center 1 Qalign=center 10.92align=center 3 Qalign=center 10.86align=center 3 Qalign=center 10.88align=center 5
    align=center 22.08align=center 1 Qalign=center 21.88align=center 3align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Vladimir Ukhovalign=center 4:32:51.6align=center 6
    Feodosiy Vaninalign=center 2:38:22.0align=center 27
    align=center 3:52.6 align=center 4 Qalign=center 3:52.6align=center 11align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Ivan Yarmyshalign=center 47:26.0align=center 6 Qalign=center 46:07.0align=center 6
    align=center 53.6align=center 1 Qalign=center 52.4align=center 2 Q align=center 52.1align=center 3 Qalign=center 52.8align=center 4
    Pēteris Zeltiņšalign=center colspan="2" Disqualifiedalign=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Levan Kalyayev
    Levan Sanadze
    Vladimir Sukharev
    Boris Tokarev
    align=center 41.45 align=center 1 Qalign=center 41.01align=center 2 Qalign=center 40.58align=center
    Ardalion Ignatyev
    Gennady Slepnyov
    Edmunds Pīlāgs
    Yuriy Lituyev
    align=center 3:12.65 align=center 3align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Nikolay AnryushchenkoLong jump6.7422align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Volodymyr BrazhnykPole vault4.0015 Q4.20 7
    align=left Boris ButenkoDiscus throw46.4314 Q48.15 11
    Petro DenysenkoPole vault4.001 Q4.40 4
    align=left Heorhiy DybenkoHammer throw53.708 Q55.038
    Georgy FyodorovShot put15.167 Q16.067
    align=left rowspan=2Oto GrigalkaShot put15.902 Q16.78 4
    Discus throw48.933 Q50.71 6
    Leonid GrigoryevLong jump7.0912 q7.14 6
    Yury IlyasovHigh jump1.8724 Q1.90 13
    Viktor KnyazevPole vault4.0014 Q4.20 8
    align=left Mikhail KrivonosovHammer throw51.1513 Q
    align=left Vladimir KuznetsovJavelin throw64.3817 Q70.376
    Khandadash MadatovLong jumpalign=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=left Boris MatveyevDiscus throw46.0516 Q48.7010
    align=left Mykola RedkinHammer throw53.5811 Q56.5585
    Leonid ShcherbakovTriple jump15.053 Q15.98
    align=left Yury ShcherbakovJavelin throw64.3916 Q64.5213
    align=left Viktor TsybulenkoJavelin throw69.423 Q71.724
    Yevhen VansovychHigh jump1.8728 Q1.80 28
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    Vladimir VolkovResult11.497.09 12.621.75 51.215.838.043.8056.684:33.266744
    Points768815637711758632573645660475
    Sergey KuznetsovResult11.567.0911.711.6552.8 16.441.043.6043.194:42.0593710
    Points768815 556605654523656556408 396
    Pyotr KozhevnikovResult11.605.80Did not finish
    Points768466
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Anna Aleksandrovaalign=center 11.86align=center 3align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Elene Gokielialign=center 11.59align=center 1 Qalign=center 11.46 walign=center 4align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Maria Golubnichayaalign=center 11.29align=center 1 Qalign=center 11.35align=center 1 Qalign=center 11.24align=center
    Vera Kalashnikovaalign=center 12.32align=center 2 Qalign=center 12.26align=center 2 Qalign=center 12.41align=center 5align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Flora Kazantsevaalign=center 25.92align=center 5align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Nadezhda Khnykinaalign=center 12.25align=center 2 Qalign=center 12.29align=center 1 Qalign=center 12.17align=center 4align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    align=center 24.47 WRalign=center 1 Qalign=center 24.16align=center 1 Qalign=center 24.37align=center
    Yevgeniya Sechenovaalign=center 25.46align=center 1 Qalign=center 25.32align=center 5align=center colspan="2" Did not advance
    Irina Turovaalign=center 12.25align=center 2 Qalign=center 12.28align=center 4align=center colspan="4" Did not advance
    Nadezhda Khnykina
    Vera Kalashnikova
    Irina Turova
    Yevgeniya Sechenova
    align=center 47.01 align=center 2 Qalign=center 46.42align=center 4
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Yelisaveta BagriantsevaDiscus throw40.736 Q 47.08
    align=left rowspan=3Aleksandra ChudinaLong jump5.77 3 Q 6.14
    High jump1.63
    Javelin throw46.17 OR1 Q50.01
    Nina DumbadzeDiscus throw43.202 Q 46.29
    Galina GanekerHigh jump1.5511
    Yelena GorchakovaJavelin throw45.184 Q49.76
    Nina KossovaHigh jump1.587
    Valentina LituyevaLong jump5.51 13 Q 5.6511
    Nina RomashkovaDiscus throw45.051 Q 51.42 OR
    Klavdiya TochonovaShot put13.88 OR1 Q 14.50
    Tamara TyshkevichShot put12.768 Q 14.424
    Nina TyurkinaLong jump5.77 4 Q 5.816
    align=left rowspan=2Galina ZybinaShot put13.663 Q 15.28 WR
    Javelin throw45.952 Q48.354

    Basketball

    See main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men's team competition

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Anatoli BulakovFlyweight
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 2–1

    L 1–2
    Did not advance
    Gennady GarbuzovBantamweight
    W 2–1

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    Yury SokolovFeatherweight
    L 1–2
    Did not advance
    Aleksandr ZasukhinLightweight
    W 2–1

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    Viktor MednovLight-welterweight
    W TKO 2 R

    W injured

    W 3–0

    W W/O

    L 1–2
    Sergei ScherbakovWelterweight
    W Disq

    W KO 2 R

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Boris TishinLight-middleweight
    W TKO 2 R

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not advance
    Boris SilchevMiddleweight
    L 1–2
    Did not advance
    Algirdas ŠocikasHeavyweight
    W TKO 2 R

    L KO 1 R
    Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Road competitionmen's individual road race (190.4 km)
    Track competitionMen's 1000 m time trial

    Men's 1000 m sprint scratch race

    Diving

    See main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's 3 m springboard

    Men's 10 m platform

    Women's 3 m springboard

    Women's 10 m platform

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Dressage
    AthleteHorseEventPointsRank
    Vladimir RaspopovImeninnikalign=left rowspan=3Individual433.519
    Vasily TikhonovPevec395.024
    Nikolay SitkoCesar377.025
    Vladimir Raspopov
    Vasily Tikhonov
    Nikolay Sitko
    See abovealign=left Team1205.57
    Eventing
    AthleteHorseEventPenaltiesRank
    Valerian KuybyshevPerekopalign=left rowspan=3Individual84.0010
    Boris LilovZagibDid not finish
    Yury AndreyevLogovojDid not finish
    Valerian Kuybyshev
    Boris Lilov
    Yury Andreyev
    See abovealign=left TeamDid not finish
    Jumping
    AthleteHorseEventPenaltiesRank
    Mikhail VlasovRotaalign=left rowspan=3Individual56.0043
    Nikolay ShelenkovAtiger62.50 46
    Gavriil BudyonnyYeger83.2547
    Mikhail Vlasov
    Nikolay Shelenkov
    Gavriil Budyonny
    See abovealign=left Team201.7514

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1952.

    Men
    AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
    OppositionRankOpposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Rank
    German BokunIndividual foil




    2 Q
    (W 4 — L 1)





    5
    (W 2 — L 4)
    Did not advance
    Mark MidlerIndividual foil




    4 Q
    (W 3 — L 1)




    6
    (W 0 — L 4)
    Did not advance
    Yulen UralovIndividual foil




    2 Q
    (W 4 — L 1)





    4
    (W 4 — L 2)
    Did not advance
    Ivan Komarov
    German Bokun
    Yulen Uralov
    Mark Midler
    Team foil
    L 8–8

    L 4–9
    3
    (W 0 — L 2)
    Did not advance
    Yury DeksbakhIndividual épéel





    5
    (W 3 — L 4)
    Did not advance
    Lev SaychukIndividual épéel





    7
    (W 2 — L 5)
    Did not advance
    Juozas ŪdrasIndividual épéel





    8
    (W 1 — L 6)
    Did not advance
    Genrikh Bulgakov
    Juozas Ūdras
    Lev Saychuk
    Yury Deksbakh
    Ak'ak'i Meipariani
    Team épée
    L 8–8

    L 4–8
    3
    (W 0 — L 2)
    Did not advance
    Boris BelyakovIndividual sabre




    2 Q
    (W 4 — L 1)






    5
    (W 3 — L 4)
    Did not advance
    Lev KuznetsovIndividual sabre





    3 Q
    (W 5 — L 1)






    6
    (W 3 — L 4)
    Did not advance
    Ivan ManayenkoIndividual sabre





    2 Q
    (W 5 — L 1)






    3 Q
    (W 5 — L 2)





    4
    (W 2 — L 3)
    Did not advance
    Ivan Manayenko
    Mark Midler
    Vladimir Vyshpolsky
    Lev Kuznetsov
    Boris Belyakov
    Team sabre
    L 7–9

    L 2–9
    3
    (W 0 — L 2)
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundSemifinalFinal
    OppositionRankOpposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    RankOpposition
    Score
    Rank
    Appolinariya PlekhanovaIndividual foil



    4 Q
    (W 2 — L 2)




    1 Q
    (W 5 — L 0)






    8
    (W 1 — L 6)
    Did not advance
    Anna PonomaryovaIndividual foil



    2 Q
    (W 4 — L 1)




    6
    (W 2 — L 3)
    Did not advance
    Nadezhda ShitikovaIndividual foil




    4 Q
    (W 3 — L 3)




    5
    (W 1 — L 4)
    Did not advance

    Football

    See main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Preliminary round
    1/8 finals----

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men
  • Individual
  • AthleteApparatusTotalRank
    FloorRingsPommel horseVaultParallel barsHorizontal bar
    TotalTotalTotalTotalTotalTotal
    Viktor Chukarin8.659.8018.45299.659.9019.559.709.8019.509.459.7519.209.809.8019.609.609.8019.405115.70
    Hrant Shahinyan9.309.6018.9089.809.9519.759.909.5019.409.059.4518.50359.509.8519.3549.459.6019.0514114.95
    Valentin Muratov9.359.5018.85119.459.9019.3559.708.6018.30329.259.4518.70199.559.7019.2589.659.5519.209113.654
    Yevgeny Korolkov9.009.3018.30359.459.7019.1579.759.6519.408.909.5018.40449.509.8019.3059.359.4518.8023113.356
    Vladimir Belyakov9.259.5018.75149.259.7018.95149.609.5019.1079.109.4018.50359.459.8019.2589.259.5518.8023113.356
    Iosif Berdiev9.259.4018.65199.509.6019.10119.559.2518.80159.309.6018.9079.459.7019.15119.209.3018.5038113.1010
    Mikhail Perlman8.709.4518.15419.359.7019.05139.709.6019.3049.059.2518.30659.259.7519.00159.309.4018.7029112.5011
    Dmytro Leonkin8.959.5518.50279.559.8519.403.758.3512.101649.209.5018.70197.109.6016.701279.059.3018.3543103.7578
    Team
    Women
  • Individual
  • AthleteApparatusTotalRank
    FloorBalance beamUneven barsVault
    TotalTotalTotalTotal
    Maria Gorokhovskaya9.509.7019.209.439.7019.139.639.6319.269.639.5619.1976.78
    Nina Bocharova9.409.3018.70109.469.7619.229.569.4318.9949.809.2319.03675.94
    Galina Minaicheva9.369.6018.9669.139.5318.66109.369.5318.8989.739.4319.1675.674
    Galina Urbanovich9.439.5618.9949.409.5318.9359.169.4618.62129.709.4019.10575.645
    Pelageya Danilova9.239.4318.66119.269.5018.7699.439.5618.9979.469.1618.621275.037
    Galina Shamrai9.239.6318.8689.439.3618.7989.339.6018.9379.039.3618.392374.978
    Medeya Jugeli9.309.3018.60129.139.3618.49159.239.5018.7399.739.4019.13474.959
    Ekaterina Kalinchuk8.838.9017.73458.969.3618.32189.309.3618.66109.709.5019.2073.9113
    Team

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1952.

    AthleteEventRidingFencingShootingSwimmingRunningTotal pointsFinal rank
    TimePenaltyPointsPlacing
    Points
    WinsTiesPlacing
    Points
    HitsPointsPlacing
    Points
    TimePlacing
    Points
    TimePlacing
    Points
    Igor Novikovalign=left rowspan=3Individual10:41.04.595.524258132018744:16.9415:11.610554
    Pavel Rakityansky10:13.5397192192819173345:04.62915:15.41312323
    Aleksandr Dekhayev11:27.237633620113013121504:23.7615:06.3712928
    Igor Novikov
    Pavel Rakityansky
    Aleksandr Dekhayev
    Team76698137302935

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    The Soviet Union had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[4]

    Men's single sculls

    Men's double sculls

    Men's coxless pair

    Men's coxed pair

    Men's coxless four

    Men's coxed four

    Men's eight

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Boris Andreyev50 m rifle prone400
    50 m rifle three positions1163
    align=left rowspan=2Pyotr Avilov50 m rifle prone39524
    50 m rifle three positions11625
    Anatoli Bogdanov300 m rifle three positions1123 WR
    Vasily Frolov25 m rapid fire pistol5738
    Ivan IsayevTrap18510
    Konstantin Martazov50 m pistol5464
    Yury NikandrovTrap18315
    Pyotr Nikolayev100 m running deer3857
    Vasily Novikov25 m rapid fire pistol56911
    Vladimir Sevryugin100 m running deer3838
    align=left rowspan=2Lev Vainshtein50 m pistol5465
    300 m rifle three positions1109

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men's team competition

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Ivan Udodov−56 kg90.0497.5 OR1127.5 OR1315.0 WR
    Rafael Chimishkyan−60 kg97.53105.01135.01337.5 WR
    Nikolay Saksonov−60 kg95.04105.02132.52332.5
    Yevgeny Lopatin−67.5 kg100.07107.54142.5 1350.0
    Trofim Lomakin−82.5 kg125.03127.51165.0 OR1417.5
    Arkady Vorobyov−82.5 kg120.06127.51160.03407.5
    Grigory Novak−90 kg140.0 OR1125.0 2145.0 9410.0

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundFinal roundsRank
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Georgy Sayadov−52 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–2
    Did not advance4
    Rashid Mammadbeyov−57 kg
    W 0:32

    W w/o

    W 10:40

    L 1–2

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Ibrahim Dadashov−62 kg
    W 1:37

    L 0–3

    W 3–0

    L 1–2
    Did not advance
    Armenak Yaltyryan−67 kg
    L 14:06

    W 13:10

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not advance4
    Vasyl Rybalko−73 kg
    L 1–2

    L 1–2
    Did not advance
    David Tsimakuridze−79 kg
    L 1–2

    W 5:58

    W 4:55

    W 3–0

    W 2–1
    August Englas−87 kg
    W 3–0

    W 0:58

    W 3:47

    L 0–3

    L 1–2
    Did not advance4
    Arsen Mekokishvili+87 kg
    W 6:05

    W 3–0

    W 2–1

    W 4:10

    W 2–1
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundFinal roundsRank
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Boris Gurevich−52 kg
    W 3–0

    W 4:52

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0
    align=left rowspan=2Artem Teryanalign=left rowspan=2−57 kg
    W 4:53

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 1–2

    W 3–0
    Yakov Punkin−62 kg
    W 11:17

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 1:26

    W 3:28
    Shazam Safin−67 kg
    W 3–0

    W 12:35

    W 8:15

    W 3–0

    W 2:46

    W 3–0
    Semyon Marushkin−73 kg
    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    W 3–0

    L 0–3
    Did not advance4
    Nikolay Belov−79 kg
    W 2:17

    W w/o

    L 0–3

    L 0–3
    Shalva Chikhladze−87 kg
    W 9:22

    W 3–0

    L 0–3

    W 2:39

    L 1–2
    Johannes Kotkas+87 kg
    W w/o

    W 2:40

    W 3:41

    W 2:43

    W 4:32

    Medals by republic

    In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.

    Further reading

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. The USSR and Olympism . . . 84 . 530–557 . October 1974 . PDF . 28 March 2008.
    2. Web site: Soviet Union at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043515/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/summer/1952/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 September 2010 . sports-reference.com.
    3. Web site: Agustín Gómez . 7 November 2021 . Olympedia.
    4. Soviet Union Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 March 2018.