Soviet_Union_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics
Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.[2]
Quick Facts Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | URS |
| NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee |
| in Helsinki, Finland 19 July 1952 (1952-07-19) – 3 August 1952 (1952-08-03) | |
| Competitors | 295 (255 men, 40 women)[1] in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Yakov Kutsenko |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold and 71 total medals.
Gold
- Nina Bocharova — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beam
- Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-round
- Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-round
- Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horse
- Hrant Shahinyan — Artistic gymnastics, men's rings
- Victor Chukarin, Hrant Shahinyan, Valentin Muratov, Yevgeni Korolkov, Vladimir Belyakov, Iosif Berdiev, Mikhail Perelman, Dmytro Leonkin — Artistic gymnastics, men's team competition
- Maria Gorokhovskaya, Nina Bocharova, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Urbanovich, Pelageya Danilova, Galina Shamrai, Ekaterina Kalinchuk — Artistic gymnastics, women's team competition
- Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's vault
- Ekaterina Kalinchuk — Artistic gymnastics, women's vault
- Nina Romashkova — Athletics, women's discus throw
- Galina Zybina — Athletics, women's shot put
- Yuriy Tyukalov — Rowing, men's single sculls
- Anatoli Bogdanov — Shooting, men's 300 m free rifle 3 positions
- Ivan Udodov — Weightlifting, men's bantamweight
- Rafael Chimishkyan — Weightlifting, men's featherweight
- Trofim Lomakin — Weightlifting, men's light-heavyweight
- Arsen Mekokishvili — Wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight
- David Tsimakuridze — Wrestling, men's freestyle middleweight
- Johannes Kotkas — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman superheavyweight
- Boris Maksovich Gurevich — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman flyweight
- Yakov Punkin — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman featherweight
- Shazam Safin — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Silver
- Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beam
- Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's floor exercise
- Grant Shaginyan — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-round
- Nina Bocharova — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-round
- Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's parallel bars
- Hrant Shahinyan — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horse
- Yevgeni Korolkov — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horse
- Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's rings
- Maria Gorokhovskaya, Nina Bocharova, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Urbanovich, Pelageya Danilova, Galina Shamrai, Medeya Dzhugeli, Ekaterina Kalinchuk — Artistic gymnastics, women's team, portable apparatus
- Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's uneven bars
- Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's vault
- Vladimir Kazantsev — Athletics, men's 3000 m steeplechase
- Yuriy Lituyev — Athletics, men's 400 m hurdles
- Boris Tokarev, Levan Kalyayev, Levan Sanadze, Vladimir Sukharev — Athletics, men's 4 × 100 m relay
- Maria Golubnichaya — Athletics, women's 80 m hurdles
- Elizaveta Bagryantseva — Athletics, women's discus throw
- Aleksandra Chudina — Athletics, women's javelin throw
- Aleksandra Chudina — Athletics, women's long jump
- Leonid Shcherbakov — Athletics, men's triple jump
- Stepas Brutautas, Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Anatoly Konev, Otar Korkiya, Heino Kruus, Ilmar Kullam, Justinas Lagunavičius, Joann Lõssov, Aleksandr Moiseyev, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys Petkevičius, Stasys Stonkus, Maigonis Valdmanis, Viktor Vlasov — Basketball, men's team
- Viktor Mednov — Boxing, men's light-welterweight
- Sergei Scherbakov — Boxing, men's welterweight
- Heorhiy Zhylin, Igor Emchuk — Rowing, men's double sculls
- Vladimir Rodimushkin, Aleksey Komarov, Igor Borisov, Slava Amiragov, Leonid Gissen, Yevgeni Samsonov, Vladimir Kryukov, Igor Polyakov, Yevgeny Brago — Rowing, men's eight with coxswain
- Boris Andreyev — Shooting, men's 50 m rifle prone
- Nikolai Saksonov — Weightlifting, men's featherweight
- Yevgeni Lopatin — Weightlifting, men's lightweight
- Grigori Novak — Weightlifting, men's middle-heavyweight
- Rashid Mamedbekov — Wrestling, men's freestyle bantamweight
- Shalva Chikhladze — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman light-heavyweight
Bronze
- Dmitri Leonkin — Artistic gymnastics, men's rings
- Galina Minaicheva — Artistic gymnastics, women's vault
- Aleksandr Anufriyev — Athletics, men's 10000 m
- Bruno Junk — Athletics, men's 10000 m walk
- Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili — Athletics, women's 200 m
- Nina Dumbadze — Athletics, women's discus throw
- Aleksandra Chudina — Athletics, women's high jump
- Yelena Gorchakova — Athletics, women's javelin throw
- Klavdia Tochonova — Athletics, women's shot put
- Anatoli Bulakov — Boxing, men's flyweight
- Gennadi Garbuzov — Boxing, men's bantamweight
- Boris Tishin — Boxing, men's light-middleweight
- Anatoli Perov — Boxing, men's light-heavyweight
- Nina Savina — Canoeing, women's K1 500 m
- Lev Vainshtein — Shooting, men's 300 m free rifle 3 positions
- Boris Andreyev — Shooting, men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
- Arkadi Vorobyov — Weightlifting, men's light-heavyweight
- Artem Teryan — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
- Nikolay Belov — Wrestling, men's Greco-Roman middleweight
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aleksandr Anufriyev | 5000 m | 14:23.6 | 1 Q | — | 14:31.4 | 10 | |||
| 10,000 m | — | 29:48.2 |  | ||||||
| Mykola Belokurov | 1500 m | 3:56.4 | 4 Q | — | 3:55.6 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Yevhen Bulanchyk | 110 m hurdles | 14.65 | 1 Q | — | 14.70 | 2 Q | 14.73 | 4 | |
| Petro Chevhun | 800 m | 1:51.8 | 2 Q | — | 1:52.8 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Ardalion Ignatyev | 400 m | 48.22 | 1 Q | 48.25 | 3 Q | 47.49 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Georgy Ivakin | 800 m | 1:56.4 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Bruno Junk | 10 km walk | 45:05.8 | 1 Q | — | 45:41.0 | | |||
| Pavel Kazankov | 50 km walk | — | 5:02:37.8 | 23 | |||||
| Mikhail Kazantsev | 100 m | 11.16 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vladimir Kazantsev | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:58.0 OR | 1 Q | — | 8:51.6 |  | |||
| Nikolay Kuchurin | 1500 m | 4:03.6 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Yuriy Lituyev | 400 m | 49.01 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | 53.5 | 1 Q | 52.2 | 1 Q | 51.8 | 1 Q | 51.3 | | |
| Sergey Lobastov | 50 km walk | — | 4:32:34.2 | 5 | |||||
| Timofey Lunev | 400 m hurdles | 54.3 | 1 Q | 52.7 | 1 Q | 53.1 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Fyodor Marulin | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:08.4 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Gennady Modoy | 800 m | 1:55.8 | 3 Q | — | 1:55.7 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Yakov Moskachenkov | Marathon | — | 2:34:43.8 | 20 | |||||
| Edmunds Pīlāgs | 400 m | 49.29 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nikifor Popov | 5000 m | 14:28.5 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 10,000 m | — | 30:24.2 | 11 | ||||||
| Sergey Popov | 110 m hurdles | 14.99 | 2 Q | — | 15.04 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Ivan Pozhidayev | 10,000 m | — | 30:13.4 | 9 | |||||
| Mikhail Saltykov | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:55.8 | 2 Q | — | 8:56.2 | 7 | |||
| Levan Sanadze | 100 m | 11.13 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.26 | 1 Q | 22.26 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ivan Semyonov | 5000 m | 14:28.0 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Grigory Suchkov | Marathon | — | 2:38:28.8 | 28 | |||||
| Vladimir Sukharev | 100 m | 10.93 | 1 Q | 10.92 | 3 Q | 10.86 | 3 Q | 10.88 | 5 |
| 200 m | 22.08 | 1 Q | 21.88 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vladimir Ukhov | 50 km walk | — | 4:32:51.6 | 6 | |||||
| Feodosiy Vanin | Marathon | — | 2:38:22.0 | 27 | |||||
| Mikhail Velsvebel | 1500 m | 3:52.6 | 4 Q | — | 3:52.6 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Ivan Yarmysh | 10 km walk | 47:26.0 | 6 Q | — | 46:07.0 | 6 | |||
| Anatoliy Yulin | 400 m hurdles | 53.6 | 1 Q | 52.4 | 2 Q | 52.1 | 3 Q | 52.8 | 4 |
| Pēteris Zeltiņš | 10 km walk | Disqualified | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Vladimir Sukharev Boris Tokarev |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.45 | 1 Q | — | 41.01 | 2 Q | 40.58 | | |
| Ardalion Ignatyev Gennady Slepnyov Edmunds Pīlāgs Yuriy Lituyev |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.65 | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Nikolay Anryushchenko | Long jump | 6.74 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Volodymyr Brazhnyk | Pole vault | 4.00 | 15 Q | 4.20 | 7 |
| Boris Butenko | Discus throw | 46.43 | 14 Q | 48.15 | 11 |
| Petro Denysenko | Pole vault | 4.00 | 1 Q | 4.40 | 4 |
| Heorhiy Dybenko | Hammer throw | 53.70 | 8 Q | 55.03 | 8 |
| Georgy Fyodorov | Shot put | 15.16 | 7 Q | 16.06 | 7 |
| Oto Grigalka | Shot put | 15.90 | 2 Q | 16.78 | 4 |
| Discus throw | 48.93 | 3 Q | 50.71 | 6 | |
| Leonid Grigoryev | Long jump | 7.09 | 12 q | 7.14 | 6 |
| Yury Ilyasov | High jump | 1.87 | 24 Q | 1.90 | 13 |
| Viktor Knyazev | Pole vault | 4.00 | 14 Q | 4.20 | 8 |
| Mikhail Krivonosov | Hammer throw | 51.15 | 13 Q | NM | — |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov | Javelin throw | 64.38 | 17 Q | 70.37 | 6 |
| Khandadash Madatov | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Boris Matveyev | Discus throw | 46.05 | 16 Q | 48.70 | 10 |
| Mykola Redkin | Hammer throw | 53.58 | 11 Q | 56.55 | 85 |
| Leonid Shcherbakov | Triple jump | 15.05 | 3 Q | 15.98 | |
| Yury Shcherbakov | Javelin throw | 64.39 | 16 Q | 64.52 | 13 |
| Viktor Tsybulenko | Javelin throw | 69.42 | 3 Q | 71.72 | 4 |
| Yevhen Vansovych | High jump | 1.87 | 28 Q | 1.80 | 28 |
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- Combined events – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Volkov | Result | 11.49 | 7.09 | 12.62 | 1.75 | 51.2 | 15.8 | 38.04 | 3.80 | 56.68 | 4:33.2 | 6674 | 4 |
| Points | 768 | 815 | 637 | 711 | 758 | 632 | 573 | 645 | 660 | 475 | |||
| Sergey Kuznetsov | Result | 11.56 | 7.09 | 11.71 | 1.65 | 52.8 | 16.4 | 41.04 | 3.60 | 43.19 | 4:42.0 | 5937 | 10 |
| Points | 768 | 815 | 556 | 605 | 654 | 523 | 656 | 556 | 408 | 396 | |||
| Pyotr Kozhevnikov | Result | 11.60 | 5.80 | Did not finish | |||||||||
| Points | 768 | 466 | |||||||||||
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Events ...
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anna Aleksandrova | 80 m hurdles | 11.86 | 3 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Elene Gokieli | 80 m hurdles | 11.59 | 1 Q | — | 11.46 w | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Maria Golubnichaya | 80 m hurdles | 11.29 | 1 Q | — | 11.35 | 1 Q | 11.24 | | |
| Vera Kalashnikova | 100 m | 12.32 | 2 Q | 12.26 | 2 Q | 12.41 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Flora Kazantseva | 200 m | 25.92 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Nadezhda Khnykina | 100 m | 12.25 | 2 Q | 12.29 | 1 Q | 12.17 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 24.47 WR | 1 Q | — | 24.16 | 1 Q | 24.37 | | ||
| Yevgeniya Sechenova | 200 m | 25.46 | 1 Q | — | 25.32 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Irina Turova | 100 m | 12.25 | 2 Q | 12.28 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Nadezhda Khnykina Vera Kalashnikova Irina Turova Yevgeniya Sechenova |
4 × 100 m relay | 47.01 | 2 Q | — | 46.42 | 4 | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yelisaveta Bagriantseva | Discus throw | 40.73 | 6 Q | 47.08 | |
| Aleksandra Chudina | Long jump | 5.77 | 3 Q | 6.14 | |
| High jump | — | 1.63 | | ||
| Javelin throw | 46.17 OR | 1 Q | 50.01 | | |
| Nina Dumbadze | Discus throw | 43.20 | 2 Q | 46.29 | |
| Galina Ganeker | High jump | — | 1.55 | 11 | |
| Yelena Gorchakova | Javelin throw | 45.18 | 4 Q | 49.76 | |
| Nina Kossova | High jump | — | 1.58 | 7 | |
| Valentina Lituyeva | Long jump | 5.51 | 13 Q | 5.65 | 11 |
| Nina Romashkova | Discus throw | 45.05 | 1 Q | 51.42 OR |  |
| Klavdiya Tochonova | Shot put | 13.88 OR | 1 Q | 14.50 | |
| Tamara Tyshkevich | Shot put | 12.76 | 8 Q | 14.42 | 4 |
| Nina Tyurkina | Long jump | 5.77 | 4 Q | 5.81 | 6 |
| Galina Zybina | Shot put | 13.66 | 3 Q | 15.28 WR | |
| Javelin throw | 45.95 | 2 Q | 48.35 | 4 | |
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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's team competition
- Main round (Group B)
- Defeated Bulgaria (74–46)
- Defeated Finland (47–35)
- Defeated Mexico (71–62)
- Final round (Group B)
- Lost to United States (58–86)
- Defeated Brazil (54–49)
- Defeated Chile (78–60)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Uruguay (61–57)
- Final
- Lost to United States (25–36) →
silver medal
- Lost to United States (25–36) →
- Team roster
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Anatoli Bulakov | Flyweight |  van der Zee (NED)W 3–0 |
 Pozzali (ITA)W 3–0 |
 Dower (GBR)W 2–1 |
 Basel (GER)L 1–2 |
Did not advance | |
| Gennady Garbuzov | Bantamweight |  Renard (FRA)W 2–1 |
 Macías (MEX)W 3–0 |
 Majdloch (TCH)W 3–0 |
 Hämäläinen (FIN)L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |
| Yury Sokolov | Featherweight | Ventaja (FRA) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Aleksandr Zasukhin | Lightweight | Ferrer (FRA) W 2–1 |
Reardon (GBR) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| Viktor Mednov | Light-welterweight |  Jones (AUS)W TKO 2 R |
 Ambruş (ROU)W injured |
Weissmann (FRA) W 3–0 |
Mallenius (FIN) W W/O |
 Adkins (USA)L 1–2 |
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| Sergei Scherbakov | Welterweight |  Sarfatti (ARG)W Disq |
 van der Linde (RSA)W KO 2 R |
Vescovi (ITA) W 3–0 |
 Jörgensen (DEN)W 3–0 |
 Chychła (POL)L 0–3 |
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| Boris Tishin | Light-middleweight | BYE | Krawczyk (POL) W TKO 2 R |
 Cavalheiro (BRA)W 3–0 |
van Schalkwyk (RSA) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |
| Boris Silchev | Middleweight | BYE | Madigan (AUS) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | |||
| Algirdas Šocikas | Heavyweight | Gościański (POL) W TKO 2 R |
BYE | Nieman (RSA) L KO 1 R |
Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Road competition
men's individual road race (190.4 km)
- Yevgeny Klevtsov — 5:23:34.0 (→ 40th place)
- Anatoly Kolesov — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Nikolay Bobarenko — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Vladimir Kryuchkov — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track competition
Men's 1000 m time trial
- Final — 1:15.2 (→ 13th place)
Men's 1000 m sprint scratch race
- Otar Dadunashvili — 13th place
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3 m springboard
- Final — 165.63 points (→ 5th place)
- Final — 151.31 points (→ 8th place)
- Preliminary round — 65.99 points (→ 13th place)
Men's 10 m platform
- Preliminary round — 71.86 points (→ 7th place)
- Final — 126.86 points (→ 7th place)
- Preliminary round — 71.86 points (→ 8th place)
- Final — 126.31 (→ 8th place)
- Preliminary round — 65.02 pts (→ 17th place)
Women's 3 m springboard
- Preliminary round — 56.18 points (→ 3rd place)
- Final — 116.86 points (→ 4th place)
- Preliminary round — 54.18 points (→ 7th place)
- Final — 113.83 points (→ 6th place)
- Preliminary round — 52.15 points (→ 10th place)
Women's 10 m platform
- Preliminary round — 43.26 points
- Final — 61.09 points (→ 6th place)
- Preliminary round — 40.67 points
- Final — 57.50 points (→ 8th place)
- Preliminary round — 32.35 points (→ 14th place)
Main article: Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Dressage
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Raspopov | Imeninnik | Individual | 433.5 | 19 |
| Vasily Tikhonov | Pevec | 395.0 | 24 | |
| Nikolay Sitko | Cesar | 377.0 | 25 | |
| Vladimir Raspopov Vasily Tikhonov Nikolay Sitko |
See above | Team | 1205.5 | 7 |
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- Eventing
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerian Kuybyshev | Perekop | Individual | 84.00 | 10 |
| Boris Lilov | Zagib | Did not finish | — | |
| Yury Andreyev | Logovoj | Did not finish | ||
| Valerian Kuybyshev Boris Lilov Yury Andreyev |
See above | Team | Did not finish | — |
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- Jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Vlasov | Rota | Individual | 56.00 | 43 |
| Nikolay Shelenkov | Atiger | 62.50 | 46 | |
| Gavriil Budyonny | Yeger | 83.25 | 47 | |
| Mikhail Vlasov Nikolay Shelenkov Gavriil Budyonny |
See above | Team | 201.75 | 14 |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1952.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | Rank | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Appolinariya Plekhanova | Individual foil | York (USA) Lecomte-Guyonneau (FRA) Müller-Preis (AUT) Pym (AUS) Mattsson (FIN) |
4 Q (W 2 — L 2) |
 Nyári (HUN) Allgayer (GER) Strukel (ITA) Drand (FRA) Buller (GBR) |
1 Q (W 5 — L 0) |
Elek (HUN) Garilhe (FRA) Mitchell (USA) Camber (ITA) Glen-Haig (GBR) Allgayer (GER) Filz (AUT) |
8 (W 1 — L 6) |
Did not advance | |
| Anna Ponomaryova | Individual foil | Kunz (AUT) Nyári (HUN) Mitchell (USA) Poulsen (DEN) Norford (AUS) |
2 Q (W 4 — L 1) |
Lachmann (DEN) Mitchell (USA) Filz (AUT) Lecomte-Guyonneau (FRA) Elek (HUN) |
6 (W 2 — L 3) |
Did not advance | |||
| Nadezhda Shitikova | Individual foil | Lachmann (DEN) Camber (ITA) Buller (GBR) Kalka (FIN) Selle (VEN) Włodarczyk (POL) |
4 Q (W 3 — L 3) |
Elek (HUN) Camber (ITA) Craus (USA) Kunz (AUT) Sheen (GBR) |
5 (W 1 — L 4) |
Did not advance | |||
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Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Preliminary round
More information 2–1 (a.e.t.), Bulgaria ...
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- 1/8 finals
More information Yugoslavia, 5–5 (a.e.t.) ...
Yugoslavia  | 5–5 (a.e.t.) |  Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
Mitić  29' Ognjanov 33' Zebec 44', 59' Bobek 46' |
Report | Bobrov 53', 77', 87' Trofimov 75' Petrov 89' |
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More information Yugoslavia, 3–1 ...
| Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Mitić 19' Bobek 29' (pen.) Čajkovski 54' |
Report | Bobrov 6' |
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- Team roster
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Individual
More information Athlete, Apparatus ...
| Athlete | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Rings | Pommel horse | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | |||
| Viktor Chukarin | 8.65 | 9.80 | 18.45 | 29 | 9.65 | 9.90 | 19.55 | |
9.70 | 9.80 | 19.50 | |
9.45 | 9.75 | 19.20 | |
9.80 | 9.80 | 19.60 | |
9.60 | 9.80 | 19.40 | 5 | 115.70 | |
| Hrant Shahinyan | 9.30 | 9.60 | 18.90 | 8 | 9.80 | 9.95 | 19.75 | |
9.90 | 9.50 | 19.40 | |
9.05 | 9.45 | 18.50 | 35 | 9.50 | 9.85 | 19.35 | 4 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 19.05 | 14 | 114.95 | |
| Valentin Muratov | 9.35 | 9.50 | 18.85 | 11 | 9.45 | 9.90 | 19.35 | 5 | 9.70 | 8.60 | 18.30 | 32 | 9.25 | 9.45 | 18.70 | 19 | 9.55 | 9.70 | 19.25 | 8 | 9.65 | 9.55 | 19.20 | 9 | 113.65 | 4 |
| Yevgeny Korolkov | 9.00 | 9.30 | 18.30 | 35 | 9.45 | 9.70 | 19.15 | 7 | 9.75 | 9.65 | 19.40 | |
8.90 | 9.50 | 18.40 | 44 | 9.50 | 9.80 | 19.30 | 5 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 18.80 | 23 | 113.35 | 6 |
| Vladimir Belyakov | 9.25 | 9.50 | 18.75 | 14 | 9.25 | 9.70 | 18.95 | 14 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 19.10 | 7 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 18.50 | 35 | 9.45 | 9.80 | 19.25 | 8 | 9.25 | 9.55 | 18.80 | 23 | 113.35 | 6 |
| Iosif Berdiev | 9.25 | 9.40 | 18.65 | 19 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 19.10 | 11 | 9.55 | 9.25 | 18.80 | 15 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 18.90 | 7 | 9.45 | 9.70 | 19.15 | 11 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 18.50 | 38 | 113.10 | 10 |
| Mikhail Perlman | 8.70 | 9.45 | 18.15 | 41 | 9.35 | 9.70 | 19.05 | 13 | 9.70 | 9.60 | 19.30 | 4 | 9.05 | 9.25 | 18.30 | 65 | 9.25 | 9.75 | 19.00 | 15 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 18.70 | 29 | 112.50 | 11 |
| Dmytro Leonkin | 8.95 | 9.55 | 18.50 | 27 | 9.55 | 9.85 | 19.40 | |
3.75 | 8.35 | 12.10 | 164 | 9.20 | 9.50 | 18.70 | 19 | 7.10 | 9.60 | 16.70 | 127 | 9.05 | 9.30 | 18.35 | 43 | 103.75 | 78 |
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More information Athlete, Apparatus (best 5 scores) ...
| Athlete | Apparatus (best 5 scores) | Total | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Rings | Pommel horse | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | |||
| Viktor Chukarin Hrant Shahinyan Valentin Muratov Yevgeny Korolkov Vladimir Belyakov Iosif Berdiev Mikhail Perlman Dmytro Leonkin |
46.15 | 47.95 | 94.10 | 2 | 47.95 | 49.30 | 97.25 | 1 | 48.75 | 48.05 | 96.80 | 1 | 46.30 | 47.80 | 94.10 | 2 | 47.80 | 49.00 | 96.80 | 1 | 47.35 | 47.95 | 95.30 | 4 | 574.40 | |
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- Women
- Individual
More information Athlete, Apparatus ...
| Athlete | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Balance beam | Uneven bars | Vault | |||||||||||||||
| Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | Comp. | Vol. | Total | R | |||
| Maria Gorokhovskaya | 9.50 | 9.70 | 19.20 | |
9.43 | 9.70 | 19.13 | |
9.63 | 9.63 | 19.26 | |
9.63 | 9.56 | 19.19 | |
76.78 | |
| Nina Bocharova | 9.40 | 9.30 | 18.70 | 10 | 9.46 | 9.76 | 19.22 | |
9.56 | 9.43 | 18.99 | 4 | 9.80 | 9.23 | 19.03 | 6 | 75.94 | |
| Galina Minaicheva | 9.36 | 9.60 | 18.96 | 6 | 9.13 | 9.53 | 18.66 | 10 | 9.36 | 9.53 | 18.89 | 8 | 9.73 | 9.43 | 19.16 | |
75.67 | 4 |
| Galina Urbanovich | 9.43 | 9.56 | 18.99 | 4 | 9.40 | 9.53 | 18.93 | 5 | 9.16 | 9.46 | 18.62 | 12 | 9.70 | 9.40 | 19.10 | 5 | 75.64 | 5 |
| Pelageya Danilova | 9.23 | 9.43 | 18.66 | 11 | 9.26 | 9.50 | 18.76 | 9 | 9.43 | 9.56 | 18.99 | 7 | 9.46 | 9.16 | 18.62 | 12 | 75.03 | 7 |
| Galina Shamrai | 9.23 | 9.63 | 18.86 | 8 | 9.43 | 9.36 | 18.79 | 8 | 9.33 | 9.60 | 18.93 | 7 | 9.03 | 9.36 | 18.39 | 23 | 74.97 | 8 |
| Medeya Jugeli | 9.30 | 9.30 | 18.60 | 12 | 9.13 | 9.36 | 18.49 | 15 | 9.23 | 9.50 | 18.73 | 9 | 9.73 | 9.40 | 19.13 | 4 | 74.95 | 9 |
| Ekaterina Kalinchuk | 8.83 | 8.90 | 17.73 | 45 | 8.96 | 9.36 | 18.32 | 18 | 9.30 | 9.36 | 18.66 | 10 | 9.70 | 9.50 | 19.20 | |
73.91 | 13 |
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More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Team exercise with portable apparatus |
Rank | Best six individual apparatus scores |
Rank | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Gorokhovskaya Nina Bocharova Galina Minaicheva Galina Urbanovich Pelageya Danilova Galina Shamrai Medeya Jugeli Ekaterina Kalinchuk |
Team | 73.00 | |
454.03 | 1 | 527.03 | |
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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1952.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Penalty | Points | Placing Points |
Wins | Ties | Placing Points |
Hits | Points | Placing Points |
Time | Placing Points |
Time | Placing Points | ||||
| Igor Novikov | Individual | 10:41.0 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 187 | 4 | 4:16.9 | 4 | 15:11.6 | 10 | 55 | 4 |
| Pavel Rakityansky | 10:13.5 | 3 | 97 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 173 | 34 | 5:04.6 | 29 | 15:15.4 | 13 | 123 | 23 | |
| Aleksandr Dekhayev | 11:27.2 | 37 | 63 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 121 | 50 | 4:23.7 | 6 | 15:06.3 | 7 | 129 | 28 | |
| Igor Novikov Pavel Rakityansky Aleksandr Dekhayev |
Team | 76 | 69 | 81 | 37 | 30 | 293 | 5 | |||||||||
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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.[4]
- Yuriy Tyukalov — 8:12.8 →
gold medal
- Heorhiy Zhylin, Ihor Yemchuk — 7:38.3 →
silver medal
- Mikhail Plaksin, Vasily Bagretsov — 2 h1 repêchage (→ did not advance)
- Yevgeny Morozov, Viktor Shevchenko, Mikhail Prudnikov — 3 h1 r4/5 (→ did not advance)
- Roman Zakharov, Yury Rogozov, Ivan Makarov, Vladimir Kirsanov — 2 h1 r4/5 (→ did not advance)
- Kirill Putyrsky, Yevgeny Tretnikov, Georgy Gushchenko, Boris Fyodorov, Boris Brechko — 2 h1 r4/5 (→ did not advance)
- Yevgeny Brago, Vladimir Rodimushkin, Aleksey Komarov, Igor Borisov, Slava Amiragov, Leonid Gissen, Yevgeny Samsonov, Vladimir Kryukov, Igor Polyakov — 6:31.2 → silver medal
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Andreyev | 50 m rifle prone | 400 | |
| 50 m rifle three positions | 1163 | | |
| Pyotr Avilov | 50 m rifle prone | 395 | 24 |
| 50 m rifle three positions | 1162 | 5 | |
| Anatoli Bogdanov | 300 m rifle three positions | 1123 WR | |
| Vasily Frolov | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 573 | 8 |
| Ivan Isayev | Trap | 185 | 10 |
| Konstantin Martazov | 50 m pistol | 546 | 4 |
| Yury Nikandrov | Trap | 183 | 15 |
| Pyotr Nikolayev | 100 m running deer | 385 | 7 |
| Vasily Novikov | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 569 | 11 |
| Vladimir Sevryugin | 100 m running deer | 383 | 8 |
| Lev Vainshtein | 50 m pistol | 546 | 5 |
| 300 m rifle three positions | 1109 | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's team competition
- Qualifying round
- Lost to Netherlands (2–3)
- Defeated India (12–0)
- Preliminary round (Group B)
- Lost to Hungary (3–5)
- Defeated Egypt (3–2)
- Defeated Germany (6–2)
- Semi-final round (Group B)
- Drew with Yugoslavia (3–3)
- Lost to Netherlands (2–4)
- Classification round (5–8)
- Defeated Spain (4–2)
- Drew with Belgium (3–3) → 7th place
- Team roster
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ivan Udodov | −56 kg | 90.0 | 4 | 97.5 OR | 1 | 127.5 OR | 1 | 315.0 WR | |
| Rafael Chimishkyan | −60 kg | 97.5 | 3 | 105.0 | 1 | 135.0 | 1 | 337.5 WR | |
| Nikolay Saksonov | −60 kg | 95.0 | 4 | 105.0 | 2 | 132.5 | 2 | 332.5 | |
| Yevgeny Lopatin | −67.5 kg | 100.0 | 7 | 107.5 | 4 | 142.5 | 1 | 350.0 | |
| Trofim Lomakin | −82.5 kg | 125.0 | 3 | 127.5 | 1 | 165.0 OR | 1 | 417.5 | |
| Arkady Vorobyov | −82.5 kg | 120.0 | 6 | 127.5 | 1 | 160.0 | 3 | 407.5 | |
| Grigory Novak | −90 kg | 140.0 OR | 1 | 125.0 | 2 | 145.0 | 9 | 410.0 | |
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Final rounds | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Georgy Sayadov | −52 kg | Sigiran (FRA) W 3–0 |
 Mewis (BEL)W 3–0 |
Peery (USA) W 3–0 |
Weber (GER) W 3–0 |
 Mollaghasemi (IRI)L 1–2 |
Did not advance | 4 |
| Rashid Mammadbeyov | −57 kg | Yaghoubi (IRI) W 0:32 VT |
 Hänni (SUI)W w/o |
Borders (USA) W 10:40 VT |
Bencze (HUN) L 1–2 |
 Jadhav (IND)W 3–0 |
 Ishii (JPN)L 0–3 |
|
| Ibrahim Dadashov | −62 kg |  Essawi (EGY)W 1:37 VT |
 Şit (TUR)L 0–3 |
Bielle (FRA) W 3–0 |
Henson (USA) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Armenak Yaltyryan | −67 kg |  Anderberg (SWE)L 14:06 VT |
Talosela (FIN) W 13:10 VT |
Østrand (DEN) W 3–0 |
BYE | Tofigh (IRI) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | 4 |
| Vasyl Rybalko | −73 kg | Islioğlu (TUR) L 1–2 |
Mojtabavi (IRI) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | ||||
| David Tsimakuridze | −79 kg | Lindblad (SWE) L 1–2 |
Hodge (USA) W 5:58 VT |
Hussain (EGY) W 4:55 VT |
BYE | Gurics (HUN) W 3–0 |
Takhti (IRI) W 2–1 |
|
| August Englas | −87 kg | Atan (TUR) W 3–0 |
Jadhav (IND) W 0:58 VT |
Leichter (GER) W 3:47 VT |
Wittenberg (USA) L 0–3 |
Palm (SWE) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | 4 |
| Arsen Mekokishvili | +87 kg | Kovács (HUN) W 6:05 VT |
Waltner (GER) W 3–0 |
Richmond (GBR) W 2–1 |
Vecchi (ITA) W 4:10 VT |
Antonsson (SWE) W 2–1 |
BYE | |
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More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Final rounds | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Boris Gurevich | −52 kg |  Vukov (YUG)W 3–0 |
Thomsen (DEN) W 4:52 VT |
Kenéz (HUN) W 3–0 |
Mewis (BEL) W 3–0 |
Honkala (FIN) W 3–0 |
Fabra (ITA) W 3–0 |
|
| Artem Teryan | −57 kg | Toboła (POL) W 4:53 VT |
Demirsüren (TUR) W 3–0 |
Lombardi (ITA) W 3–0 |
Popescu (ROU) W 3–0 |
Persson (SWE) W 3–0 |
 Chihab (LIB)L 1–2 |
|
| Hódos (HUN) W 3–0 | ||||||||
| Yakov Punkin | −62 kg | Merle (FRA) W 11:17 VT |
BYE | Taha (LIB) W 3–0 |
Bozbey (TUR) W 3–0 |
Polyák (HUN) W 1:26 VT |
Rashed (EGY) W 3:28 VT |
|
| Shazam Safin | −67 kg | Akbulut (TUR) W 3–0 |
 Eriksen (NOR)W 12:35 VT |
Rasmussen (DEN) W 8:15 VT |
Cuc (ROU) W 3–0 |
Athanasov (TCH) W 2:46 VT |
Freij (SWE) W 3–0 |
|
| Semyon Marushkin | −73 kg | Sekal (TCH) W 3–0 |
Gołaś (POL) W 3–0 |
Şenol (TUR) W 3–0 |
Andersson (SWE) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | 4 | |
| Nikolay Belov | −79 kg | Gryt (POL) W 2:17 VT |
BYE | Courtois (BEL) W w/o |
Grönberg (SWE) L 0–3 |
BYE | Rauhala (FIN) L 0–3 |
|
| Shalva Chikhladze | −87 kg | Leichter (GER) W 9:22 VT |
Silvestri (ITA) W 3–0 |
BYE | Kovács (HUN) L 0–3 |
Nilsson (SWE) W 2:39 VT |
Gröndahl (FIN) L 1–2 |
|
| Johannes Kotkas | +87 kg | Baarendse (BEL) W w/o |
Fahlqvist (SWE) W 2:40 VT |
Fantoni (ITA) W 3:41 VT |
Kovanen (FIN) W 2:43 VT |
BYE | Růžička (TCH) W 4:32 VT |
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In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russian SFSR | 19 | 35 | 15 | 69 |
| 2 |  Ukrainian SSR | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 3 |  Georgian SSR | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Armenian SSR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Estonian SSR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Uzbek SSR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Lithuanian SSR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan SSR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Latvian SSR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 37 | 62 | 20 | 119 | |
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- "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- "Soviet Union at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soviet Union Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. – for medal stats by republic