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. 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
|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateAthleticsMen's high jumpAthleticsMen's 100 mAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsMen's shot putAthleticsMen's 800 mAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's discus throwAthleticsMen's 200 mTom PriceRowingCoxless pairJames DunbarWilliam FieldsWayne FryeCharles Manring (c)Richard MurphyHenry ProctorFrank ShakespeareEdward StevensRowingEightWrestlingFreestyle welterweightAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's javelin throwAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechaseShooting50 m pistolAthleticsMen's decathlonWeightlifting67.5 kgWeightlifting75 kgLindy RemiginoDean SmithAndy StanfieldAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relayCatherine HardyBarbara JonesJanet MoreauAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relayCanoeingMen's C-1 10,000 mSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleWeightlifting90 kgWeightlifting+90 kgDivingMen's 3 m springboardMichael SchoettleEdgar WhiteSumner WhiteSailing5.5 MeterJohn Adams MorganEric RidderJulian RooseveltEmelyn WhitonSailing6 MeterBurwell JonesFord KonnoJimmy McLaneWayne MooreDon SheffWally WolfBill WoolseySwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relayDivingWomen's 3 m springboardDivingMen's 10 m platformSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeBasketballMen's tournamentBoxingFlyweightBoxingLight welterweightBoxingMiddleweightBoxingLight heavyweightBoxingHeavyweightDivingWomen's 10 m platformSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAthleticsMen's high jumpAthleticsMen's long jumpAthleticsMen's shot putAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's 200 mWrestlingFreestyle lightweightWrestlingFreestyle light heavyweightAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's javelin throwAthleticsMen's 1500 mAthleticsMen's decathlonOllie MatsonCharles MooreMal WhitfieldAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relayWeightlifting82.5 kgWeightlifting+90 kgDivingMen's 3 m springboardJohn ReidSailingStarSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleDivingWomen's 10 m platformSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeAthleticsMen's shot putAthleticsMen's discus throwAthleticsMen's 200 mCarl LovstedAl Rossi (c)Al UlbricksonRichard WahlstromRowingCoxed fourWrestlingFreestyle featherweightAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's 400 mAthleticsMen's decathlonDivingMen's 3 m springboardShooting50 m rifle, proneDivingWomen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeEvelyn KawamotoJackie LaVineMarilee StepanSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayDivingWomen's 10 m platformWalter StaleyJohn WoffordEquestrianTeam eventingSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleJohn RussellWilliam SteinkrausEquestrianTeam jumping |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|
+ Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics1510631Boxing5005Diving4239Swimming4239Weightlifting4206Sailing2103Rowing2013Wrestling1214Shooting1012Basketball1001Canoeing1001Equestrian0022Total40191776
+ Medals by dayDayDateTotal1July 2011022July 2142173July 2231154July 23433105July 2422156July 2520137July 2632168July 2763099July 28321610July 29101211July 30111312July 31000013August 1202414August 28231315August 30011Total40191776
+ Medals by genderGenderTotalMale37181368Female3148Total40191776
+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalFord KonnoSwimming2103Harrison DillardAthletics2002Pat McCormickDiving2002Lindy RemiginoAthletics2002Andy StanfieldAthletics2002Charles MooreAthletics1102Mal WhitfieldAthletics1102Ollie MatsonAthletics0112Evelyn KawamotoSwimming0022 Athletes who participated in preliminary round(s) but not the final.
Athletics
Track and road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankArt Bragg100 m10.731 Q10.752 Q11.436Did not advanceLindy Remigino10.731 Q10.681 Q10.742 Q10.79Dean Smith10.901 Q10.691 Q10.782 Q10.844Thane Baker200 m21.621 Q21.641 Q21.502 Q20.97James Gathers21.421 Q21.641 Q21.582 Q21.08Andy Stanfield22.001 Q21.211 Q21.231 Q20.81Gene Cole400 m48.441 Q47.882 Q46.944Did not advanceOllie Matson48.171 Q47.532 Q46.993 Q46.94Mal Whitfield48.681 Q47.741 Q46.643 Q47.306John Barnes800 m1:54.52 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 1:53.44Did not advanceReggie Pearman1:51.61 Q1:52.53 Q1:52.17Mal Whitfield1:52.51 Q1:50.12 Q1:49.2Warren Druetzler1500 m3:51.41 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 3:50.84 Q3:56.012Bob McMillen3:55.82 Q3:50.64 Q3:45.2Javier Montez3:58.26Did not advanceCharlie Capozzoli5000 m14:39.07colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceWes Santee15:10.413Did not advanceCurt Stone14:42.88Did not advanceCurt Stone10,000 mcolspan=6 rowspan=2 31:02.620Fred Wilt31:04.021Arthur Barnard110 m hurdles14.41 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 14.22 Q14.1Jack Davis14.01 Q14.41 Q13.7 Harrison Dillard13.91 Q14.01 Q13.7 Roland Blackmon400 m hurdles54.83 Q52.72 Q52.75Did not advanceCharles Moore51.81 Q50.8 1 Q52.01 Q50.8Lee Yoder55.22 Q53.32 Q53.04Did not advanceBill Ashenfelter3000 m steeplechasecolspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceHorace Ashenfelter8:51.0 1 Q8:45.4 Browning Ross9:44.012Did not advanceHarrison DillardLindy RemiginoDean SmithAndy Stanfield4 × 100 m relay40.31 Qcolspan=2 40.41 Q40.1Gene ColeOllie MatsonCharles MooreMal Whitfield4 × 400 m relay3:11.51 Qcolspan=4 3:04.0Ted CorbittMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:51:09.044Victor Dyrgall2:32:52.413Tom Jones2:42:50.036Price King10 km walk51:08.69colspan=4 rowspan=2 Did not advanceHenry LaskauDid not advanceJohn Deni50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 Leo SjogrenDNFAdolf Weinacker5:01:00.422
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMae Faggs100 m12.11 Q12.03 Q12.13 Q12.16Catherine Hardy11.91 Q12.14Did not advanceJanet Moreau12.52 Q12.55Did not advanceDolores Dwyer200 mcolspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceMae Faggs24.53Did not advanceCatherine Hardy24.82 Q24.74Did not advanceConstance Darnowski80 m hurdles12.15colspan=2 Did not advanceMae FaggsCatherine HardyBarbara JonesJanet Moreau4 × 100 m relay46.51 Qcolspan=4 45.9
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankJerome BiffleLong jump7.402 Q7.57George Brown7.324 QMeredith Gourdine7.411 Q7.53Walter AshbaughTriple jump14.59=14 Q15.394Jim Gerhardt14.984 Q14.6911George Shaw14.3921Did not advanceArnold BettonHigh jump1.87=1 Q1.957Walt Davis1.87=1 Q2.04 Ken Wiesner1.87=4 Q2.01Don LazPole vault4.00=6 Q4.50George Mattos4.00=6 Q4.209Bob Richards4.00=6 Q4.55 Jim FuchsShot put15.29=5 Q17.06Darrow Hooper15.484 Q17.39Parry O'Brien16.051 Q17.41 James DillionDiscus throw47.925 Q53.28Fortune Gordien50.342 Q52.664Sim Iness48.904 Q55.03 Bud HeldJavelin throw68.624 Q68.429Bill Miller64.8113 Q72.46Cy Young67.266 Q73.78 Bob BackusHammer throw49.3923 Q52.1113Marty Engel50.0020 QSamuel Felton50.8915 Q53.3211
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMabel LandryLong jump5.882 Q5.757Janet DicksShot put11.4418Did not advanceMarjorie LarneyJavelin throw41.448 Q40.5813
Combined event – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mPointsRankMilt CampbellResult10.786.7413.891.8550.914.540.503.3054.545:07.26975Points1034707759832779953640438617216Bob MathiasResult11.086.9815.301.9050.214.746.894.0059.214:50.87887 Points948779912900828894838745715328Floyd SimmonsResult11.527.0613.181.9251.115.037.773.6054.694:53.46788Points737804688930765813566556620309
Basketball
Summary TeamEventQualifying roundGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentcolspan=3 W 66–48W 74–47W 56–441 QW 86–58W 103–55W 57–531 QW 85–57W 36–25
Roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNate BrooksFlyweightW 3–0W 3–0W 2–1W 3–0W 3–0Davey MooreBantamweightW 3–0L 1–2Did not advanceEdson BrownFeatherweightW 3–0W 3–0L 0–3Did not advanceRobert BickleLightweightW TKOL 1–2Did not advanceCharles AdkinsLight welterweightW TKOW 3–0W 3–0W 3–0W 2–1Louis GageWelterweightW KOL 1–2Did not advanceEllsworth WebbLight middleweightL KODid not advanceFloyd PattersonMiddleweightW 3–0W KOW W KONorvel LeeLight heavyweightW 3–0W 3–0W 3–0W 3–0Ed SandersHeavyweightW KOW KOW KOW
Canoeing
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankFrank HavensC-1 1000 m5:09.33 Q5:13.74C-1 10,000 mcolspan=2 57:41.1John HaasFrank KrickC-2 1000 m4:43.33 Q4:59.07C-2 10,000 mcolspan=2 54:42.55Michael BudrockK-1 1000 m4:39.55Did not advanceWilliam SchuetteK-1 10,000 mcolspan=2 52:44.614John EisemanThomas HortonK-2 1000 m4:02.95Did not advanceJohn AndersonPaul BochenwichK-2 10,000 mcolspan=2 48:30.714
Cycling
Road
AthleteEventTimeRankThomas O'RourkeIndividual5:22:33.736David RhoadsRonald RhoadsDNFDonald Sheldon5:22:33.332Thomas O'RourkeDavid RhoadsRonald RhoadsDonald SheldonTeamDNF
Track Sprint AthleteEventRound1Repechage 1QuarterfinalRepechage 2SemifinalRepechage 3FinalRankRankRankRankRankRankRankRankSteven HromjakSprint3 R4Did not advance=21Frank BrilandoRichard CortrightTandemcolspan=2 14
Pursuit AthleteEventTime trialQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / TimeRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSteven HromjakJames LaufThomas MontemageDonald SheldonTeam18Did not advance
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankFrank Brilando1000 m time trial1:17.823
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankMiller Anderson3 m springboard88.002 Q111.842199.84David Browning89.591 Q115.701205.29Bob Clotworthy80.643 Q104.283184.92John Calhoun10 m platform70.229Did not advanceSammy Lee86.381 Q69.901156.28John McCormack75.264 Q63.485138.774
Women AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankCarol Frick3 m springboard52.979Did not advancePat McCormick71.851 Q75.451147.30Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen54.098 Q73.482127.57Pat McCormick10 m platform51.251 Q28.12179.37Paula Jean Myers-Pope44.222 Q27.41271.63Juno Stover-Irwin43.603 Q26.89370.49
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventScoreRankRobert BorgBill BiddleIndividual492.011Marjorie HainesThe Flying Dutchman446.017Hartmann PaulyReno Overdo315.527Robert BorgMarjorie HainesHartmann PaulySee aboveTeam1253.56
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingPenaltiesRankFaultsTime penaltyTotalRankFaultsTime penaltyTotalRankCharles Hough Jr.CassivllannusIndividual111.6670 -5160.66810070.669Walter StaleyCraigwood Park173.55020 -45148.518200168.518John WoffordBenny Grimes146.0032210 -18338.0031100348.0031Charles Hough Jr.Walter StaleyJohn WoffordSee aboveTeam431.1612230 -114547.163400587.16
Jumping AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalFaultsTimeTotalFaultsTimeTotalPenaltiesRankArthur McCashinMiss BudweiserIndividual120124041612John RussellDemocrat707160162324William SteinkrausHollandia40481.259.2513.2511Arthur McCashinJohn RussellWilliam SteinkrausSee aboveTeam23023281.2529.2552.25
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
Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentL 0–8Did not advance
Roster
Preliminary round