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{{Short description|Sports event in the Olympic Games}}
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[[File:Olympia2-1952.jpg|thumb|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics on a Finnish stamp]]
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Athletics
| games = 1952 Summer
| image = Olympia2-1952.jpg
| image_size = 100px
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| caption = Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics on a Finnish stamp
| dates =
| num_events = 33
| nations = 57
| competitors = 963
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| prev = [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]
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| next = [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]
}}
{{AthleticsAt1952SummerOlympics}}
{{AthleticsAt1952SummerOlympics}}
At the '''[[1952 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Helsinki]], 33 '''[[athletics (sport)|athletics]]''' events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.
At the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in [[Helsinki]], 33 [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.

[[File:Helsingin olympialaiset 1952 - XLVIII-278 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0000mrdq.jpg|thumb|The timing result point for the running competitions at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]


==Medal summary==
==Medal summary==
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| 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
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| 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
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| 5000 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres}}
| 5000 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 14:06.6
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 14:06.6 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alain Mimoun]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 14:07.4
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alain Mimoun]]|FRA|1952 Summer}} || 14:07.4
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Herbert Schade]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 14:08.6
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Herbert Schade]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 14:08.6
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| 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
|{{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
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| 110 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}
| 110 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Harrison Dillard]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 13.7
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Harrison Dillard]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 13.7
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jack Davis (athlete)|Jack Davis]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 13.7
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jack Davis (hurdler)|Jack Davis]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 13.7
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Arthur Barnard]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 14.1
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Arthur Barnard]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 14.1
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| 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 (athlete)|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
|-valign="top"
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| 3000 metres steeplechase<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}
| 3000 metres steeplechase<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Horace Ashenfelter]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 8:45.4
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Horace Ashenfelter]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 8:45.4 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Vladimir Kazantsev (athlete)|Vladimir Kazantsev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 8:51.6
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Vladimir Kazantsev (athlete)|Vladimir Kazantsev]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 8:51.6
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Disley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 8:51.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Disley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 8:51.8
|-valign="top"
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| 4 × 100 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}
| 4 × 100 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Dean Smith (sprinter)|Dean Smith]]<br/>[[Harrison Dillard]]<br/>[[Lindy Remigino]]<br/>[[Andy Stanfield]] || 40.1
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Dean Smith (sprinter)|Dean Smith]]<br/>[[Harrison Dillard]]<br/>[[Lindy Remigino]]<br/>[[Andy Stanfield]] || 40.1
|{{flagIOCteam|URS|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Boris Tokarev (athlete)|Boris Tokarev]]<br/>[[Levan Kalyayev]]<br/>[[Levan Sanadze]]<br/>[[Vladimir Sukharev]] || 40.3
|{{flagIOCteam|URS|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Boris Tokarev (athlete)|Boris Tokarev]]<br/>[[Levan Kalyayev]]<br/>[[Levan Sanadze]]<br/>[[Vladimir Sukharev]] || 40.3
|{{flagIOCteam|HUN|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[László Zarándi]]<br/>[[Géza Varasdi]]<br/>[[György Csányi]]<br/>[[Béla Goldoványi]] || 40.5
|{{flagIOCteam|HUN|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[László Zarándi]]<br/>[[Géza Varasdi]]<br/>[[György Csányi]]<br/>[[Béla Goldoványi]] || 40.5
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| 4 × 400 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
| 4 × 400 metres relay<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagIOCteam|JAM|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Arthur Wint]]<br/>[[Leslie Laing]]<br/>[[Herb McKenley]]<br/>[[George Rhoden]] || 3:03.9
|{{flagIOCteam|JAM|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Arthur Wint]]<br/>[[Leslie Laing]]<br/>[[Herb McKenley]]<br/>[[George Rhoden]] || 3:03.9 {{AthAbbr|WR}}
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Ollie Matson]]<br/>[[Gene Cole]]<br/>[[Charles Moore (athlete)|Charles Moore]]<br/>[[Mal Whitfield]] || 3:04.0
|{{flagIOCteam|USA|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Ollie Matson]]<br/>[[Gene Cole]]<br/>[[Charles Moore (hurdler)|Charles Moore]]<br/>[[Mal Whitfield]] || 3:04.0
|{{flagIOCteam|GER|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Günter Steines]]<br/>[[Hans Geister]]<br/>[[Heinz Ulzheimer]]<br/>[[Karl-Friedrich Haas]] || 3:06.6
|{{flagIOCteam|GER|1952 Summer}}<br/>[[Günther Steines]]<br/>[[Hans Geister]]<br/>[[Heinz Ulzheimer]]<br/>[[Karl-Friedrich Haas]] || 3:06.6
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| Marathon<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon}}
| Marathon<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 2:23:03
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Emil Zátopek]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 2:23:03 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Reinaldo Gorno]]|ARG|1952 Summer}} || 2:25:35
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Reinaldo Gorno]]|ARG|1952 Summer}} || 2:25:35
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gustaf Jansson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 2:26:07
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gustaf Jansson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 2:26:07
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| 10 kilometres walk<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk}}
| 10 kilometres walk<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Mikaelsson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 45:02.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[John Mikaelsson]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 45:02.8 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Fritz Schwab]]|SUI|1952 Summer}} || 45:41.0
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Fritz Schwab]]|SUI|1952 Summer}} || 45:41.0
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bruno Junk]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 45:41.0
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bruno Junk]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 45:41.0
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| 50 kilometres walk<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}
| 50 kilometres walk<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Giuseppe Dordoni]]|ITA|1952 Summer}} || 4:28:07.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Pino Dordoni]]|ITA|1952 Summer}} || 4:28:07.8 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Josef Doležal]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 4:30:17.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Josef Doležal]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 4:30:17.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Antal Róka]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 4:31:27.2
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Antal Róka]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 4:31:27.2
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| High jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Walt Davis]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2.04 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ken Wiesner]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2.01 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[José da Conceição]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 1.98 m
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| Pole vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Richards]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.55 m {{AthAbbr|OR}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Don Laz]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.50 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ragnar Lundberg]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4.40 m
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| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump}}
| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump}}
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| Triple jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump}}
| Triple jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adhemar da Silva]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 16.22 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adhemar da Silva]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 16.22 m {{AthAbbr|WR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Leonid Shcherbakov]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 15.98 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Leonid Shcherbakov]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 15.98 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Asnoldo Devonish]]|VEN|1952 Summer}} || 15.52 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Asnoldo Devonish]]|VEN|1952 Summer}} || 15.52 m
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| High jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Walt Davis]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2.04 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ken Wiesner]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 2.01 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[José da Conceição]]|BRA|1952 Summer}} || 1.98 m
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| Pole vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bob Richards]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.55 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Don Laz]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 4.50 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ragnar Lundberg]]|SWE|1952 Summer}} || 4.40 m
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| Shot put<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put}}
| Shot put<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Parry O'Brien]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.41 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Parry O'Brien]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.41 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Darrow Hooper]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.39 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Darrow Hooper]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.39 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jim Fuchs]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.06 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jim Fuchs]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 17.06 m
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| Discus throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw}}
| Discus throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sim Iness]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 55.03 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sim Iness]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 55.03 {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adolfo Consolini]]|ITA|1952 Summer}} || 53.78 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adolfo Consolini]]|ITA|1952 Summer}} || 53.78 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[James Dillion]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 53.28 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[James Dillion]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 53.28 m
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| Javelin throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Cy Young (athlete)|Cy Young]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 73.78 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bill Miller (athletics)|Bill Miller]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 72.46 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Toivo Hyytiäinen]]|FIN|1952 Summer}} || 71.89 m
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| Hammer throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw}}
| Hammer throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[József Csermák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 60.34 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[József Csermák]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 60.34 m {{AthAbbr|WR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Karl Storch]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 58.86 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Karl Storch]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 58.86 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Imre Németh]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 57.74 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Imre Németh]]|HUN|1952 Summer}} || 57.74 m
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| Javelin throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Cy Young (athlete)|Cy Young]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 73.78 m {{AthAbbr|OR}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bill Miller (athlete)|Bill Miller]]|USA|1952 Summer}} || 72.46 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Toivo Hyytiäinen]]|FIN|1952 Summer}} || 71.89 m
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| 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
|{{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
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| 100 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres}}
| 100 metres<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marjorie Jackson]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 11.5
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marjorie Jackson]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 11.5
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Daphne Hasenjager]]|RSA|1952 Summer}} || 11.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Daphne Hasenjäger]]|RSA|1952 Summer}} || 11.8
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Strickland|Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 11.9
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Strickland|Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 11.9
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bertha Brouwer]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 24.2
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bertha Brouwer]]|NED|1952 Summer}} || 24.2
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 24.2
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 24.2
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| 80 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles}}
| 80 metres hurdles<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Strickland|Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 10.9
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Strickland|Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]]|AUS|1952 Summer}} || 10.9 {{AthAbbr|WR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mariya Golubnichaya]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 11.1
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Maria Golubnichaya|Mariya Golubnichaya]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 11.1
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Maria Sander]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 11.1
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Maria Sander]]|GER|1952 Summer}} || 11.1
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| 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 (athlete)|Barbara Jones]]<br/>[[Janet Moreau]]<br/>[[Catherine Hardy]] || 45.9
|{{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
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| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yvette Williams]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 6.24 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 6.14 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Cawley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 5.92 m
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| 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}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sheila Lerwill]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 1.65 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sheila Lerwill]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 1.65 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 1.63 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 1.63 m
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| Long jump<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yvette Williams]]|NZL|1952 Summer}} || 6.24 m {{AthAbbr|OR}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 6.14 m
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirley Cawley]]|GBR|1952 Summer}} || 5.92 m
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| 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 m
|{{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|[[Klavdia Tochonova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 14.50 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Klavdiya Tochonova|Klavdia Tochonova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 14.50 m
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| Discus throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw}}
| Discus throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nina Romashkova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 51.42 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nina Ponomaryova|Nina Romashkova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 51.42 m {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Elizaveta Bagryantseva]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 47.08 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yelizaveta Bagryantseva|Elizaveta Bagryantseva]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 47.08 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nina Dumbadze]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 46.29 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nina Dumbadze]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 46.29 m
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| Javelin throw<br/>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dana Zátopková]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 50.47 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dana Zátopková]]|TCH|1952 Summer}} || 50.47 m {{AthAbbr|OR}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 50.01 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aleksandra Chudina]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 50.01 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yelena Gorchakova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 49.76 m
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yelena Gorchakova]]|URS|1952 Summer}} || 49.76 m
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==Participating nations==
==Participating nations==
A total of 57 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of athletes representing each nation.
A total of 57 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].


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==References==
==References==
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/ 1952 Summer Olympics results: athletics], from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-11-08.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200428162146/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/ 1952 Summer Olympics results: athletics], from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-11-08.
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
*[https://archive.is/20121230074144/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/international/int19.htm Athletics Australia]
*[https://archive.today/20121230074144/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/international/int19.htm Athletics Australia]


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Athletics
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics on a Finnish stamp
No. of events33
Competitors963 from 57 nations
← 1948
1956 →
Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
10 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

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.

The timing result point for the running competitions at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details 		Lindy Remigino
 Vereinigte Staaten		 10.4 Herb McKenley
 Jamaika		 10.4 McDonald Bailey
 Great Britain		 10.4
200 metres
details 		Andy Stanfield
 Vereinigte Staaten		 20.7 Thane Baker
 Vereinigte Staaten		 20.8 James Gathers
 Vereinigte Staaten		 20.8
400 metres
details 		George Rhoden
 Jamaika		 45.9 OR Herb McKenley
 Jamaika		 45.9 Ollie Matson
 Vereinigte Staaten		 46.8
800 metres
details 		Mal Whitfield
 Vereinigte Staaten		 1:49.2 Arthur Wint
 Jamaika		 1:49.4 Heinz Ulzheimer
 Deutschland		 1:49.7
1500 metres
details 		Josy Barthel
 Luxemburg		 3:45.2 OR Bob McMillen
 Vereinigte Staaten		 3:45.2 Werner Lueg
 Deutschland		 3:45.4
5000 metres
details 		Emil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia		 14:06.6 OR Alain Mimoun
 Frankreich		 14:07.4 Herbert Schade
 Deutschland		 14:08.6
10,000 metres
details 		Emil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia		 29:17.0 WR Alain Mimoun
 Frankreich		 29:32.8 Aleksandr Anufriyev
 Soviet Union		 29:48.2
110 metres hurdles
details 		Harrison Dillard
 Vereinigte Staaten		 13.7 Jack Davis
 Vereinigte Staaten		 13.7 Arthur Barnard
 Vereinigte Staaten		 14.1
400 metres hurdles
details 		Charles Moore
 Vereinigte Staaten		 50.8 OR Yuriy Lituyev
 Soviet Union		 51.3 John Holland
 Neuseeland		 52.2
3000 metres steeplechase
details 		Horace Ashenfelter
 Vereinigte Staaten		 8:45.4 OR Vladimir Kazantsev
 Soviet Union		 8:51.6 John Disley
 Great Britain		 8:51.8
4 × 100 metres relay
details 		 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)
Dean Smith
Harrison Dillard
Lindy Remigino
Andy Stanfield		 40.1  Soviet Union (URS)
Boris Tokarev
Levan Kalyayev
Levan Sanadze
Vladimir Sukharev		 40.3  Ungarn (HUN)
László Zarándi
Géza Varasdi
György Csányi
Béla Goldoványi		 40.5
4 × 400 metres relay
details 		 Jamaika (JAM)
Arthur Wint
Leslie Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden		 3:03.9 WR  Vereinigte Staaten (USA)
Ollie Matson
Gene Cole
Charles Moore
Mal Whitfield		 3:04.0  Deutschland (GER)
Günther Steines
Hans Geister
Heinz Ulzheimer
Karl-Friedrich Haas		 3:06.6
Marathon
details 		Emil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia		 2:23:03 OR Reinaldo Gorno
 Argentinien		 2:25:35 Gustaf Jansson
 Schweden		 2:26:07
10 kilometres walk
details 		John Mikaelsson
 Schweden		 45:02.8 OR Fritz Schwab
 Schweiz		 45:41.0 Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union		 45:41.0
50 kilometres walk
details 		Pino Dordoni
 Italien		 4:28:07.8 OR Josef Doležal
 Czechoslovakia		 4:30:17.8 Antal Róka
 Ungarn		 4:31:27.2
High jump
details 		Walt Davis
 Vereinigte Staaten		 2.04 OR Ken Wiesner
 Vereinigte Staaten		 2.01 m José da Conceição
 Brasilien		 1.98 m
Pole vault
details 		Bob Richards
 Vereinigte Staaten		 4.55 m OR Don Laz
 Vereinigte Staaten		 4.50 m Ragnar Lundberg
 Schweden		 4.40 m
Long jump
details 		Jerome Biffle
 Vereinigte Staaten		 7.57 m Meredith Gourdine
 Vereinigte Staaten		 7.53 m Ödön Földessy
 Ungarn		 7.30 m
Triple jump
details 		Adhemar da Silva
 Brasilien		 16.22 m WR Leonid Shcherbakov
 Soviet Union		 15.98 m Asnoldo Devonish
 Venezuela		 15.52 m
Shot put
details 		Parry O'Brien
 Vereinigte Staaten		 17.41 OR Darrow Hooper
 Vereinigte Staaten		 17.39 m Jim Fuchs
 Vereinigte Staaten		 17.06 m
Discus throw
details 		Sim Iness
 Vereinigte Staaten		 55.03 OR Adolfo Consolini
 Italien		 53.78 m James Dillion
 Vereinigte Staaten		 53.28 m
Hammer throw
details 		József Csermák
 Ungarn		 60.34 m WR Karl Storch
 Deutschland		 58.86 m Imre Németh
 Ungarn		 57.74 m
Javelin throw
details 		Cy Young
 Vereinigte Staaten		 73.78 m OR Bill Miller
 Vereinigte Staaten		 72.46 m Toivo Hyytiäinen
 Finnland		 71.89 m
Decathlon
details 		Bob Mathias
 Vereinigte Staaten		 7,887 pts WR Milt Campbell
 Vereinigte Staaten		 6,975 pts Floyd Simmons
 Vereinigte Staaten		 6,788 pts

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
details 		Marjorie Jackson
 Australien		 11.5 Daphne Hasenjäger
 Südafrika		 11.8 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
 Australien		 11.9
200 metres
details 		Marjorie Jackson
 Australien		 23.7 Bertha Brouwer
 Niederlande		 24.2 Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
 Soviet Union		 24.2
80 metres hurdles
details 		Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
 Australien		 10.9 WR Mariya Golubnichaya
 Soviet Union		 11.1 Maria Sander
 Deutschland		 11.1
4 × 100 metres relay
details 		 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)
Mae Faggs
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
Catherine Hardy		 45.9 WR  Deutschland (GER)
Ursula Knab
Maria Sander
Helga Klein
Marga Petersen		 45.9  Great Britain (GBR)
Sylvia Cheeseman
June Foulds
Jean Desforges
Heather Armitage		 46.2
High jump
details 		Esther Brand
 Südafrika		 1.67 m Sheila Lerwill
 Great Britain		 1.65 m Aleksandra Chudina
 Soviet Union		 1.63 m
Long jump
details 		Yvette Williams
 Neuseeland		 6.24 m OR Aleksandra Chudina
 Soviet Union		 6.14 m Shirley Cawley
 Great Britain		 5.92 m
Shot put
details 		Galina Zybina
 Soviet Union		 15.28 m WR Marianne Werner
 Deutschland		 14.57 m Klavdia Tochonova
 Soviet Union		 14.50 m
Discus throw
details 		Nina Romashkova
 Soviet Union		 51.42 m OR Elizaveta Bagryantseva
 Soviet Union		 47.08 m Nina Dumbadze
 Soviet Union		 46.29 m
Javelin throw
details 		Dana Zátopková
 Czechoslovakia		 50.47 m OR Aleksandra Chudina
 Soviet Union		 50.01 m Yelena Gorchakova
 Soviet Union		 49.76 m

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

Event Date Round Name Nationality Result OR WR
400 metres July 25 Final George Rhoden
Herb McKenley		  Jamaika 45.9 s OR
1500 metres July 26 Final Josy Barthel
Bob McMillen		  Luxemburg
 Vereinigte Staaten		 3:45.2 OR
5000 metres July 24 Final Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 14:06.6 OR
10,000 metres July 20 Final Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 29:17.0 OR
110 metres hurdles July 24 Final Harrison Dillard
Jack Davis		  Vereinigte Staaten 13.7 s OR
400 metres hurdles July 21 Final Charles Moore  Vereinigte Staaten 50.8 s OR
3000 metres steeplechase July 25 Final Horace Ashenfelter  Vereinigte Staaten 8:45.4 s OR
4 x 400 metres relay July 27 Final Les Laing
Herb McKenley
George Rhoden
Arthur Wint		  Jamaika 3:03.9 OR WR
10 kilometres walk July 27 Final John Mikaelsson  Schweden 45:02.8 OR
50 kilometres walk July 21 Final Giuseppe Dordoni  Italien 4:28:07.8 OR
Marathon July 27 Final Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 2:23:03.2 OR WR
High jump July 20 Final Walt Davis  Vereinigte Staaten 2.04 m OR
Pole vault July 22 Final Bob Richards  Vereinigte Staaten 4.55 m OR
Triple jump July 23 Final Adhemar da Silva  Brasilien 16.22 m OR WR
Shot put July 21 Final Parry O'Brien  Vereinigte Staaten 17.41 m OR
Discus throw July 22 Final Sim Iness  Vereinigte Staaten 55.03 m OR
Javelin throw July 24 Final Cy Young  Vereinigte Staaten 73.78 m OR
Hammer throw July 24 Final József Csermák  Ungarn 60.34 m OR WR
Decathlon July 26 Final Bob Mathias  Vereinigte Staaten 7887 pts OR WR

Women's Olympic and world records

Event Date Round Name Nationality Result OR WR
200 metres July 26 Semifinal Marjorie Jackson  Australien 23.4 s OR WR
80 metres hurdles July 24 Final Shirley Strickland de la Hunty  Australien 10.9 s OR WR
4 x 100 metres relay July 27 Final Mae Faggs
Catherine Hardy
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau		  Vereinigte Staaten 45.9 s OR WR
Long jump July 23 Final Yvette Williams  Neuseeland 6.24 m OR
Shot put July 26 Final Galina Zybina  Soviet Union 15.28 m OR WR
Discus throw July 20 Final Nina Romashkova  Soviet Union 51.42 m OR
Javelin throw July 24 Final Dana Zátopková  Czechoslovakia 50.47 m OR

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)1510631
2 Czechoslovakia (TCH)4105
3 Australien (AUS)3014
4 Soviet Union (URS)28717
5 Jamaika (JAM)2305
6 Italien (ITA)1102
 Südafrika (RSA)1102
8 Ungarn (HUN)1045
9 Schweden (SWE)1023
10 Brasilien (BRA)1012
 Neuseeland (NZL)1012
12 Luxemburg (LUX)1001
13 Deutschland (GER)0358
14 Frankreich (FRA)0202
15 Great Britain (GBR)0145
16 Argentinien (ARG)0101
 Niederlande (NED)0101
 Schweiz (SUI)0101
19 Finnland (FIN)0011
 Venezuela (VEN)0011
Totals (20 entries)33333399

Participating nations

A total of 57 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

References

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