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. It won 76 medals, 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.
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
- Lindy Remigino
- Dean Smith
Basketball
- Main Round
- Final Round
- Semifinals
- Final
- Team Roster
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
;Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race
- Donald Sheldon — 5:22:33.3
- Thomas O'Rourke — 5:22:33.7
- David Rhoads — did not finish
- Ronald Rhoads — did not finish
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Frank Brilando
- Steven Hromjak — 22nd place
Diving
- David Browning
- Miller Anderson
- Bob Clotworthy
- Pat McCormick
- Paula Myers-Pope
- Juno Stover-Irwin
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1952.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Silvio Giolito, Albie Axelrod, Nate Lubell, Byron Krieger, Daniel Bukantz, Hal Goldsmith
- Edward Vebell
- Paul Makler, Sr.
- Alfred Skrobisch
- Edward Vebell, Paul Makler, Sr., Alfred Skrobisch, Joe de Capriles, James Strauch, Albert Wolff
- Joe de Capriles
- George Worth
- Allan Kwartler
- Norman Cohn-Armitage, Joe de Capriles, Tibor Nyilas, Alex Treves, George Worth, Allan Kwartler
; Preliminary round
Roster:
Coach: John Wood
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1952.;Individual
;Team
- Frederick Denman
- Thad McArthur
- Guy Troy
Rowing
; Men's single sculls
- John B. Kelly Jr.
; Men's coxless pair
- Charlie Logg
- Tom Price
; Men's coxless four
; Men's coxed four
- Carl Lovsted
- Al Ulbrickson
- Richard Wahlstrom
- Matt Leanderson
- Al Rossi
- Frank Shakespeare
- William Fields
- James Dunbar
- Richard Murphy
- Robert Detweiler
- Henry Proctor
- Wayne Frye
- Edward Stevens
- Charles Manring
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
- William McMillan
- Huelet Benner
- Huelet Benner
- Harry Reeves
;50 m rifle, three positions
- Art Jackson
- Emmett Swanson
- Art Jackson
- Emmett Swanson
Swimming