United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics United States
games=1952 Summer
competitors=
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flagbearer=Norman Armitage
gold=40
silver=19
bronze=17
total=76
rank=1

The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

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 4x100 m Relay Men
*Walter "Buddy" 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
*Cyrus Young — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
*Bob Mathias — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
*Mae Faggs, Catherine Hardy, Barbara Jones, and Janet Moreau — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
*Ron Bontemps, Mark 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
*Patricia McCormick — Diving, Women's Springboard Diving
*Patricia McCormick — Diving, Women's Platform Diving
*Charles Logg and Thomas 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
*Yoshinobu Oyakawa — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
*Ford Konno, James McLane, Wayne Moore, and William Woolsey — Swimming, Men's 4x200 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
*Robert 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 4x400 m Relay
*Kenneth Wiesner — Athletics, Men's High Jump
*Donald 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 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, 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

Results and competitors by event

=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:*Victor Glasgow:*Charles Hoag:*Bill Hougland:*John Keller:*Melvin Kelley:*Robert Kenney:*Robert Kurland:*William Lienhard:*Clyde Lovellette:*Frank McCabe:*Daniel Pippin:*Howard Williams

=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

=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)

=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