Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Rowing
at the 1952 Summer Olympics
featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from July 20, 1952 to July 23, 1952.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from July 20, 1952 to July 23, 1952.
Medal summary
| Men's single sculls |
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| Men's double sculls |
Tranquilo Cappozzo Tranquilo Cappozzo Tranquilo Capozzo was an Argentine rower and Olympic champion who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in the United States died in Valle Hermoso.... Eduardo Guerrero Eduardo Guerrero (rower) Eduardo Guerrero is an Argentine rower and Olympic champion who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Salto, Buenos Aires Province.... |
Georgiy Zhylin Georgiy Zhylin Georgiy Semenovich Zhylin was a Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Ihor Yemchuk in the double sculls event.... Ihor Yemchuk Ihor Yemchuk Ihor Fedorovich Yemchuk was an Ukrainian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal with his partner Georgiy Zhylin in the double sculls event.... |
Miguel Seijas Miguel Seijas Miguel A. Seijas Cuestas is a retired rower from Uruguay, who represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal with Juan Rodríguez in the men's doubles sculls event. Seijas also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Juan Rodríguez Juan Rodríguez (rower) Juan A. Rodríguez Iglesias is a retired rower from Uruguay, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics . In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles sculls event.-References:... |
| Men's coxless pairs |
Charlie Logg Charlie Logg Charles "Charlie" Paul Logg, Jr. is an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Princeton, New Jersey.In 1952 he won the gold medal with his partner Tom Price in the coxless pairs event.... Tom Price Tom Price (rower) Thomas "Tom" Steele Price is an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Long Branch, New Jersey.In 1952 he won the gold medal with his partner Charlie Logg in the coxless pairs event.-External links:... |
Michel Knuysen Michel Knuysen Michel Jules Lodewijk Knuysen is a Belgian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wijnegem.... Bob Baetens Bob Baetens Robert "Bob" Frédérik Louis Baetens is a Belgian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Antwerp.... |
Kurt Schmid Kurt Schmid Kurt Schmid is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Baar.In 1952 he won the bronze medal with his partner Hans Kalt in the coxless pairs event.... Hans Kalt Hans Kalt Hans Kalt was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he won the silver medal with his brother Josef Kalt in the coxless pairs event.... |
| Men's coxed pairs |
Raymond Salles Raymond Salles Raymond Julien Salles was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Paris.In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.... Gaston Mercier Gaston Mercier Gaston Antoine Mercier was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Paris.... Bernard Malivoire Bernard Malivoire Bernard Robert Malivoire was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bergerac, Dordogne.... |
Heinz Manchen Heinz Manchen Heinz Joachim Manchen is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... Helmut Heinhold Helmut Heinhold Helmut Heinhold is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... Helmut Noll Helmut Noll Helmut Noll is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952, he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... |
Svend Petersen Svend Petersen Svend Ove Pedersen was a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Frederiksværk and was the father of Egon Pedersen.... Poul Svendsen Poul Svendsen Poul Verner Svendsen is a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... Jørgen Frantzen Jørgen Frantzen Jørgen Nagel Frantzen is a Danish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Holbæk.In 1952 he was the coxswain of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... |
| Men's coxless fours |
Duje Bonačić Duje Bonacic Duje Bonačić is a retired Croatian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.In 1952 he won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav boat in the coxless fours event.... Velimir Valenta Velimir Valenta Velimir Valenta was a Yugoslav/Croatian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav boat in the coxless fours event.... Mate Trojanović Mate Trojanovic Mate Trojanović is a former Croatian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. He was born in Metković.In 1952 he won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav boat in the coxless fours event.-External links:*... Petar Šegvić Petar Šegvic Petar Šegvić was a Croatian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.He was born in Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia and died in Split, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.... |
Pierre Blondiaux Pierre Blondiaux Pierre Auguste Blondiaux was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*... Jean-Jacques Guissart Jean-Jacques Guissart Jean-Jacques Guissart is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*... Marc Bouissou Marc Bouissou Marc Émile Bouissou is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*... Roger Gautier Roger Gautier Roger Gautier is a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxless fours event.-References:... |
Veikko Lommi Veikko Lommi Veikko Kristian Lommi was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vehkalahti and died in Kotka... Kauko Wahlsten Kauko Wahlsten Kauko Wilhelm Wahlsten was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kymi, Kymenlaakso and died in Kotka.... Oiva Lommi Oiva Lommi Oiva Lommi was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vehkalahti and died in Kotka... Lauri Nevalainen Lauri Nevalainen Lauri Armas Nevalainen was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Kotka.... |
| Men's coxed fours |
Karel Mejta Karel Mejta Karel Mejta is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň and is the father of Karel Mejta, Jr.... Jiří Havlis Jirí Havlis Jiří Havlis was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Majdalena, Jindřichův Hradec District.... Jan Jindra Jan Jindra Jan Jindra is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň.... Stanislav Lusk Stanislav Lusk Stanislav Lusk was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň and died in Prague.... Miroslav Koranda Miroslav Koranda Miroslav Koranda was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.... |
Rico Bianchi Rico Bianchi Enrico "Rico" Bianchi is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chur.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.... Karl Weidmann Karl Weidmann Karl Weidmann is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*... Heinrich Scheller Heinrich Scheller Heinrich Scheller was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*... Émile Ess Émile Ess Émile Ess was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ruswil.... Walter Leiser Walter Leiser Walter Leiser is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was the coxswain of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*... |
Carl Lovsted Carl Lovsted Carl Martin Lovsted, Jr. is an American rower. In 1952 he competed in the Summer Olympics as a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed four event.-External links:*... Al Ulbrickson Al Ulbrickson Alvin "Al" Edmund Ulbrickson is an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Seattle, and was the son of the famed University of Washington rowing coach of the same name, Al Ulbrickson.... Richard Wahlstrom Richard Wahlstrom Richard Wayne Wahlstrom was an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Seattle and died in Snohomish county, Washington.... Matt Leanderson Matt Leanderson Matthew "Matt" Fillip Leanderson was an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Alderwood Manor, and graduated from Edmonds High School.... Al Rossi Al Rossi Albert "Al" Rossi is an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bessemer, Michigan.In 1952 he was the coxswain of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.... |
| Men's eights |
Frank Shakespeare Frank Shakespeare (rower) Franklin Bradford Shakespeare is an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. He was born in Pennsylvania.... William Fields William Fields (rower) William Beauford Fields was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. He was born in Georgia.... James Dunbar James Dunbar (rower) James Ralph Dunbar is an American competition rower and Olympic champion. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he and his teammates, all members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Crew Team, captured the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition for the U.S. in Helsiknki, Finland... Richard Murphy Richard Murphy (rower) Richard Frederick Murphy is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.Murphy won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.-References:... Robert Detweiler Robert Detweiler Robert Detweiler was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.After the olympics Detweiler became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ... Henry Procter Wayne Frye Wayne Frye Wayne Frye is an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.... Edward Stevens Edward Stevens (rower) Edward Stevens is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.Stevens won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.-References:... Charles Manring Charles Manring Charles David Manring is an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as coxswain for the American team.-References:... |
Yevgeny Brago Yevgeny Brago Yevgeny Nikolaevich Brago is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:*... Vladimir Rodimushkin Vladimir Rodimushkin Vladimir Aleksandrovich Rodimushkin was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:*... Aleksei Komarov Aleksei Komarov Aleksei Filippovich Komarov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:*... Igor Borisov Igor Borisov Igor Anddreevich Borisov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:*... Slava Amiragov Slava Amiragov Slava Lvovich Amiragov was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.... Leonid Gissen Leonid Gissen Leonid Davidovich Gissen was a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.... Yevgeny Samsonov Yevgeny Samsonov Yevgeny Borisovich Samsonov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.... Vladimir Kryukov Vladimir Kryukov Vladimir Nikolaevich Kryukov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event.... Igor Polyakov Igor Polyakov Igor Nikolayevich Polyakov was a Russian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.He died in Moscow in 2008.In 1952 he won the silver medal as coxswain of the Soviet boat in the eights event.-External links:* *... |
Bob Tinning Bob Tinning Robert "Bob" Noel Tinning was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was the bowman of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.... Ernest Chapman Ernest Chapman Ernest William Chapman is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:*... Nimrod Greenwood Nimrod Greenwood Nimrod Greenwood is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.-External links:*... David Anderson David Anderson (rower) David Rollo Anderson is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He is the father of Wendy Laidlaw.... Geoff Williamson Geoff Williamson Geoffrey "Geoff" Williamson was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.... Mervyn Finlay Mervyn Finlay Mervyn David Finlay is an Australian former Supreme Court judge and Queen's Counsel. He represented for Australia at rowing in the 1952 Summer Olympics and had been a state athletics champion.-Early life and sporting career:... Edward Pain Edward Pain Edward Oscar Guthrie Pain was an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He died in Greenwich, New South Wales.... Phil Cayzer Phil Cayzer Philip "Phil" Arthur Cayzer is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was the strokeman of the Australian boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.... Tom Chessell Tom Chessell Thomas "Tom" Edmund M. Chessell was an Olympic-level rower, who competed for Australia.He died in Chevron Island, Queensland.In 1952 he won the bronze medal as coxswain of the Australian boat in the eights event.... |
Medal table
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