United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Helsinki, Finland 19 July–3 August 1952
Competitors	286 (245 men and 41 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Norman C. Armitage
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 40 Silver 19 Bronze 17 Total 76
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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

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)

Basketball

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

Canoeing

Cycling

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

• 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)

Equestrian

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

Preliminary round

16 July 1952
19:00

Italy	8–0	United States
Gimona 3', 51', 75' Pandolfini 16', 62' Venturi 27' Fontanesi 52' Mariani 87'	Report

Ratina Stadion, Tampere

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

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

• John B. Kelly Jr.

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

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

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

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling