United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained
| Noc: | USA |
| Nocname: | United States Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the United States |
| Date: | July 19–August 3, 1952 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Competitors: | 286 (245 men and 41 women) |
| Sports: | 18 |
| Flagbearer: | Norman C. Armitage |
| Rank: | 1 |
| Gold: | 40 |
| Silver: | 19 |
| Bronze: | 17 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports.[1] 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
- Lindy Remigino - Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Andy Stanfield - Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Mal Whitfield - Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Harrison Dillard - Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Charles Moore - Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Horace Ashenfelter - Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Dean Smith, and Andy Stanfield - Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men
- Walt Davis - Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Bob Richards - Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Jerome Biffle - Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Parry O'Brien - Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Sim Iness - Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Cy Young - Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Bob Mathias - Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Mae Faggs, Catherine Hardy, Barbara Jones, and Janet Moreau - Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Ron Bontemps, Marc Freiberger, Wayne Glasgow, Charlie Hoag, Bill Hougland, John Keller, Dean Kelley, Bob Kenney, Bob Kurland, Bill Lienhard, Clyde Lovellette, Frank McCabe, Dan Pippin, and Howie Williams - Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Nathan Brooks - Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- Charles Adkins - Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Floyd Patterson - 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 - 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, and Edward Stevens - Rowing, Men's Eights
- Joe Benner - Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Clarke Scholes - Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Ford Konno - Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Yoshi Oyakawa - Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane, Wayne Moore, and Bill Woolsey - Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Tommy Kono - Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
- Peter George - Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Norbert Schemansky - Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
- John Davis - Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- William Smith - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
- Britton Chance, Edgar White, and Sumner White - Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
- Everard Endt, John Morgan, Eric Ridder, Julian Roosevelt, Emelyn Whiton, and Herman Whiton - Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class 4870
Silver
- Thane Baker - 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 - 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 - Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Bowen Stassforth - Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Stanley Stanczyk - Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- James Bradford - Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Jay Thomas Evans - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
- Henry Wittenberg - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- John Price and John Reid - Sailing, Men's Star
Bronze
- James Gathers - 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 - 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 - 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, and Marilee Stepan - Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Josiah Henson - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's 100 metres
- Final - 10.4s (→ 4th place)
Basketball
See main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (72-47)
- Defeated Uruguay (57-44)
- Final Round (Group B)
- Defeated Soviet Union (86-58)
- Defeated Brazil (57-53)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Argentina (85-76)
- Final
- Defeated Soviet Union (36-25) → Gold Medal
- Team Roster
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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 1.000m Time Trial
- Final - 1:17.8 (→ 23rd place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Men's 4.000 m Team Pursuit
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m Springboard
- Final - 184.92 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 10m Platform
- Preliminary Round - 51.25 points
- Preliminary Round - 44.22 points
- Preliminary Round - 43.60 points
- Final - 70.49 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Equestrian
See main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers represented the United States in 1952.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
Football
See main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- Preliminary round
Roster:
Bob Burkard
Charlie Colombo
Bill Conterio
Elwood Cook
Jack Dunn
Harry Keough
Ed McHugh
Ruben Mendoza
Lloyd Monsen
Willy Schaller
Bill Sheppell
John Souza
Larry Surock
Coach: John Wood
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1952.
- Individual
- Team
- Frederick Denman
- Thad McArthur
- Guy Troy
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
- 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. 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
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: United States at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1952/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . September 26, 2010 . sports-reference.com.
- United States Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1952/ROW/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . March 10, 2018.
