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 (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).
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
Patricia McCormick — Diving, Women's Springboard Diving
Patricia 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
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
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
Matthew Leanderson, Carl Lovested, Albert Rossi, Alvin 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
Men's 100 metres
Lindy Remigino
First Round – 10.4s
Second Round – 10.4s
Semifinals – 10.5s
Final – 10.4s (→ Gold Medal)
Dean Smith
First Round – 10.6s
Second Round – 10.4s
Semifinals – 10.6s
Final – 10.4s (→ 4th place)
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
Victor Glasgow
Charles Hoag
Bill Hougland
John Keller
Melvin Kelley
Robert Kenney
Robert Kurland
William Lienhard
Clyde Lovellette
Frank McCabe
Daniel Pippin
Howard Williams
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 3m Springboard
David Browning
Final — 205.29 points (→ Gold Medal)
Miller Anderson
Final — 199.84 points (→ Silver Medal)
Bob Clotworthy
Final — 184.92 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 10m Platform
Pat McCormick
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)
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, 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
Results:
U.S. 0-8 Italy
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
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1952.
Individual
Frederick Denman
Thad McArthur
Guy Troy
Team
Frederick Denman
Thad McArthur
Guy Troy
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
50 m pistol
Huelet Benner
Harry Reeves
300 m rifle, three positions
Robert Sandager
Emmett Swanson
50 m rifle, three positions
Art Jackson
Emmett Swanson
50 m rifle, prone
Art Jackson
Emmett Swanson
