United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  USA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors
Flag bearer Norman Armitage
Medals
Rank: 1		 Gold
40		 Silver
19		 Bronze
17		 Total
76
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The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

[edit] Silver

[edit] 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, 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
  • Joan Alderson, Evelyn Kawamoto, Jacqueline LaVine, and Marilee Stepan — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
  • Josiah Henson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Round – 10.4s
  • Second Round – 10.4s
  • Semifinals – 10.5s
  • Final – 10.4s (→ Gold Medal)
  • First Round – 10.6s
  • Second Round – 10.4s
  • Semifinals – 10.6s
  • Final – 10.4s (→ 4th place)

[edit] Basketball

[edit] 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

[edit] Cycling

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • David Browning
  • Final — 205.29 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 199.84 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 184.92 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 10m Platform

  • 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)


[edit] Football (soccer)

Results:

U.S. 0-8 Italy

Roster:

Bob Burkard
Charlie Colombo
Elwood Cook
Harry Keough
McHugh
Ruben Mendoza
Lloyd Monsen
Willy Schaller
Bill Sheppell
John Souza
Larry Surock

Coach: John Wood


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