United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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).

United States at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Helsinki, Finland
19 July–3 August 1952
Competitors286 (245 men and 41 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Norman C. Armitage
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
40
Silver
19
Bronze
17
Total
76
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

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
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Round – 10.4s
  • Second Round – 10.4s
  • Semifinals – 10.5s
  • Final – 10.4s (→ Gold Medal)
  • First Round – 10.6s
  • Second Round – 10.4s
  • Semifinals – 10.6s
  • Final – 10.4s (→ 4th place)

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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
  • Bill Hougland
  • John Keller
  • Dean Kelley
  • Robert Kenney
  • Robert Kurland
  • Bill Lienhard
  • Clyde Lovellette
  • Frank McCabe
  • Dan Pippin
  • Howie Williams
  • George Lafferty

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

  • Donald Sheldon — 5:22:33.3 (→ 32nd place)
  • Thomas O'Rourke — 5:22:33.7 (→ 36th place)
  • David Rhoads — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Ronald Rhoads — 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 — 5:11.6 (18th place, qualifying round)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Final — 205.29 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Miller Anderson
  • Final — 199.84 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 184.92 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 10m Platform

  • 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)

Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1952.

Men's foil
  • Nate Lubell
  • Albie Axelrod
  • Daniel Bukantz
Men's team foil
  • Silvio Giolito, Albie Axelrod, Nate Lubell, Byron Krieger, Daniel Bukantz, Hal Goldsmith
Men's épée
  • Edward Vebell
  • Paul Makler, Sr.
  • Alfred Skrobisch
Men's team épée
  • Edward Vebell, 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
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Preliminary round
Italy 8–0 United States
Gimona 3', 51', 75'
Pandolfini 16', 62'
Venturi 27'
Fontanesi 52'
Mariani 87'		 Report
Attendance: 15,342
Referee: Arthur Ellis (GBR)

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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1952.

Individual
  • Frederick Denman
  • Thad McArthur
  • Guy Troy
Team
  • Frederick Denman
  • Thad McArthur
  • Guy Troy

Rowing

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls
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
  • Matt Leanderson
  • Al Rossi (cox)
Men's eight
  • Frank Shakespeare
  • William Fields
  • James Dunbar
  • Richard Murphy
  • Robert Detweiler
  • Henry Proctor
  • Wayne Frye
  • Edward Stevens
  • Charles Manring (cox)

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Shooting
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
  • Huelet Benner
  • Harry Reeves
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Robert Sandager
  • Emmett Swanson
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "United States at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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