Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
|||
(7 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| 400 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres}} |
| 400 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[George Rhoden]]|JAM|1952 Summer}} || 45.9 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[George Rhoden]]|JAM|1952 Summer}} || 45.9 {{AthAbbr|OR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Herb McKenley]]|JAM|1952 Summer}} || 45.9 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Herb McKenley]]|JAM|1952 Summer}} || 45.9 |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ollie Matson]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 46.8 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ollie Matson]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 46.8 |
||
Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| 1500 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres}} |
| 1500 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Josy Barthel]]|LUX|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.2 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Josy Barthel]]|LUX|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.2 {{AthAbbr|OR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob McMillen (athlete)|Bob McMillen]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.2 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob McMillen (athlete)|Bob McMillen]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.2 |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Werner Lueg]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.4 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Werner Lueg]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 3:45.4 |
||
Line 53: | Line 53: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| 10,000 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres}} |
| 10,000 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 29:17.0 {{AthAbbr| |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 29:17.0 {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alain Mimoun]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 29:32.8 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alain Mimoun]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 29:32.8 |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandr Anufriyev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 29:48.2 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandr Anufriyev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 29:48.2 |
||
Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| 400 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}} |
| 400 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Charles Moore (hurdler)|Charles Moore]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 50.8 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Charles Moore (hurdler)|Charles Moore]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 50.8 {{AthAbbr|OR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yuriy Lituyev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 51.3 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yuriy Lituyev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 51.3 |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Holland (athlete)|John Holland]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 52.2 |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Holland (athlete)|John Holland]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 52.2 |
||
Line 103: | Line 103: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| Pole vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault}} |
| Pole vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Richards]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.55 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Richards]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.55 m {{AthAbbr|OR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Don Laz]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.50 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Don Laz]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.50 m |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ragnar Lundberg]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4.40 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ragnar Lundberg]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4.40 m |
||
Line 138: | Line 138: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| Decathlon<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon}} |
| Decathlon<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Mathias]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 7,887 pts {{AthAbbr| |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Mathias]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 7,887 pts {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Milt Campbell]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 6,975 pts |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Milt Campbell]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 6,975 pts |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Floyd Simmons]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 6,788 pts |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Floyd Simmons]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 6,788 pts |
||
Line 162: | Line 162: | ||
|-valign="top" |
|-valign="top" |
||
| 4 × 100 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |
| 4 × 100 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |
||
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Mae Faggs]]<br/>[[Barbara Jones (sprinter)|Barbara Jones]]<br/>[[Janet Moreau]]<br/>[[Catherine Hardy]] || 45.9 {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Mae Faggs]]<br/>[[Barbara Jones (sprinter)|Barbara Jones]]<br/>[[Janet Moreau]]<br/>[[Catherine Hardy Lavender|Catherine Hardy]] || 45.9 {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCteam|GER|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Ursula Knab]]<br/>[[Maria Sander]]<br/>[[Helga Klein]]<br/>[[Marga Petersen]] || 45.9 |
|{{flagIOCteam|GER|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Ursula Knab]]<br/>[[Maria Sander]]<br/>[[Helga Klein]]<br/>[[Marga Petersen]] || 45.9 |
||
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Sylvia Cheeseman]]<br/>[[June Foulds]]<br/>[[Jean Desforges]]<br/>[[Heather Armitage]] || 46.2 |
|{{flagIOCteam|GBR|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Sylvia Cheeseman]]<br/>[[June Foulds]]<br/>[[Jean Pickering|Jean Desforges]]<br/>[[Heather Armitage]] || 46.2 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| High jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump}} |
| High jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump}} |
||
Line 172: | Line 172: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump}} |
| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yvette Williams]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 6.24 m {{AthAbbr| |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yvette Williams]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 6.24 m {{AthAbbr|OR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 6.14 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 6.14 m |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Cawley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 5.92 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Cawley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 5.92 m |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| Shot put<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put}} |
| Shot put<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Galina Zybina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 15.28 {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Galina Zybina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 15.28 m {{AthAbbr|WR}} |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marianne Werner]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 14.57 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marianne Werner]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 14.57 m |
||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Klavdiya Tochonova|Klavdia Tochonova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 14.50 m |
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Klavdiya Tochonova|Klavdia Tochonova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 14.50 m |
Revision as of 14:53, 12 July 2024
Athletics at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
---|---|
![]() Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics on a Finnish stamp | |
No. of events | 33 |
Competitors | 963 from 57 nations |
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Helsingin_olympialaiset_1952_-_XLVIII-278_-_hkm.HKMS000005-km0000mrdq.jpg/220px-Helsingin_olympialaiset_1952_-_XLVIII-278_-_hkm.HKMS000005-km0000mrdq.jpg)
Medal summary
Men
Women
Records broken
During the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, 26 new Olympic records and 8 new world records were set in the athletics events.
Men's Olympic and world records
Women's Olympic and world records
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result | OR | WR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
200 metres | July 26 | Semifinal | Marjorie Jackson | ![]() |
23.4 s | OR | WR |
80 metres hurdles | July 24 | Final | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | ![]() |
10.9 s | OR | WR |
4 x 100 metres relay | July 27 | Final | Mae Faggs Catherine Hardy Barbara Jones Janet Moreau |
![]() |
45.9 s | OR | WR |
Long jump | July 23 | Final | Yvette Williams | ![]() |
6.24 m | OR | |
Shot put | July 26 | Final | Galina Zybina | ![]() |
15.28 m | OR | WR |
Discus throw | July 20 | Final | Nina Romashkova | ![]() |
51.42 m | OR | |
Javelin throw | July 24 | Final | Dana Zátopková | ![]() |
50.47 m | OR |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 15 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Participating nations
A total of 57 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Argentinien (16 athletes)
Australien (17)
Österreich (15)
Belgien (21)
Bermuda (2)
Brasilien (10)
Bulgarien (4)
Kanada (22)
Ceylon (1)
Chile (15)
Cuba (5)
Czechoslovakia (20)
Dänemark (11)
Ägypten (7)
Finnland (69)
Frankreich (54)
Deutschland (39)
Ghana (7)
Great Britain (66)
Griechenland (11)
Guatemala (6)
Ungarn (35)
Island (9)
Indien (8)
Indonesien (1)
Iran (1)
Irland (2)
Israel (7)
Italien (33)
Jamaika (7)
Japan (19)
Luxemburg (7)
Mexiko (2)
Niederlande (10)
Neuseeland (4)
Nigeria (9)
Norwegen (19)
Pakistan (16)
Philippinen (1)
Polen (29)
Portugal (7)
Puerto Rico (10)
Rumänien (12)
Saar (6)
Singapur (1)
Südafrika (13)
Südkorea (6)
Soviet Union (77)
Schweden (45)
Schweiz (28)
Thailand (8)
Türkei (13)
Vereinigte Staaten (71)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (7)
Vietnam (1)
Yugoslavia (19)