Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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The Soviet Union
(USSR) competed in the Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
. It was the first time for Russians
to compete since 1912
as well as the first time for Armenians
, Azerbaijanis, Georgians
, Ukrainians
and Uzbeks
to do it ever. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Women's 10m Platform
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(USSR) competed in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
for the first time 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...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was the first time for Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
to compete since 1912
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
as well as the first time for Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
, Azerbaijanis, Georgians
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
, Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
and Uzbeks
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
to do it ever. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.
Gold
- Nina BocharovaNina BocharovaNina Antonovna Bocharova is a former Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won five medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam - Victor Chukarin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Individual All-Round
- Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-Round - Victor Chukarin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
- Grant ShaginyanGrant ShaginyanGrant Shaginyan also known as Hrant Shahinyan was a Soviet gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Rings - Victor Chukarin, Grant ShaginyanGrant ShaginyanGrant Shaginyan also known as Hrant Shahinyan was a Soviet gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:...
, Valentin MuratovValentin MuratovValentin Ivanovich Muratov was a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises....
, Yevgeni Korolkov, Vladimir BelyakovVladimir BelyakovVladimir Timofeevich Belyakov was a Soviet gymnast.Belyakov worked at the Central State Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow , competed for Dynamo Moscow. Associated professor of Lomonosov Moscow State University...
, Iosif BerdievIosif BerdievIosif Konstantinovich Berdiev was a Soviet gymnast.Berdiev was High coach school of Leningrad Military Institute of Physical Culture and Sport , competed for SKA .-Achievements:* Title Meritorious master of sport of USSR...
, Mikhail Perelman, Dmytro Leonkin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Team Competition - Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
, Nina BocharovaNina BocharovaNina Antonovna Bocharova is a former Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won five medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics....
, Galina Minaicheva, Galina UrbanovichGalina UrbanovichGalina Napoleonovna Urbanovich was a Soviet Olympic gymnast. She won a gold and silver medal at the 1952 Helsinki games. She was seven times all-around gymnastics champion of the USSR. Her achievements earned her the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR award.-External links:* at...
, Pelageya Danilova, Galina ShamraiGalina ShamraiGalina Yakovlevna Shamray is a retired Soviet gymnast and the first women's all-around World Champion from the USSR....
, Ekaterina KalinchukEkaterina KalinchukEkaterina Kalinchuk is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in vault.-References:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition - Victor Chukarin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
- Ekaterina KalinchukEkaterina KalinchukEkaterina Kalinchuk is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in vault.-References:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Vault - Nina RomashkovaNina RomashkovaNina Apollonovna Ponomaryova was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion.She became interested in athletics since 1947, when she entered the Physical Training Faculty of the Stavropol Pedagogical Institute...
— Athletics, Women's Discus Throw - Galina ZybinaGalina ZybinaGalina Ivanovna Zybina was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. She trained at VSS Zenit and later at VSS Trud. Her fame rests primarily on eight consecutive world records in the shot put .-External links:*...
— Athletics, Women's Shot Put - Yuri TyukalovYuri TyukalovYuri Sergeevich Tyukalov was an Olympic Champion Rower who competed for the USSR. He was born in Leningrad.Tyukalov trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad...
— Rowing, Men's Single Sculls - Anatoli Bogdanov — Shooting, Men's 300m Free Rifle 3 Positions
- Ivan UdodovIvan UdodovIvan Vasilevich Udodov was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Gluboky, Rostov Oblast....
— Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight - Rafael ChimishkyanRafael ChimishkyanRafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan ; born March 23, 1929 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is a former weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-External links:*...
— Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight - Trofim LomakinTrofim LomakinTrofim Fyodorovich Lomakin is a former Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Barancha, Altai Krai.Lomakin won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....
— Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight - Arsen MekokishviliArsen MekokishviliArsen Mekokishvili is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.He was born in Georgitsminda, Georgia and died in Moscow.-Olympics:...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight - David TsimakuridzeDavid TsimakuridzeDavid Tsimakuridze is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.He was born in Poti and died in Tbilisi.-Olympics:...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight - Johannes KotkasJohannes KotkasJohannes Kotkas was an Estonian amateur wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.Kotkas was born in Tartu. He won the gold medal at the 1938, 1939 and 1947 European Championship. At the 1953 World Championship Kotkas won the silver medal-External links:*...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Superheavyweight - Boris Maksovich Gurevich — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- Yakov PunkinYakov PunkinYakov Grigoryevich Punkin was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was Jewish, and was born and died in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.Punkin won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in wrestling.-External links:*...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight - Chasame Safin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Silver
- Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam - Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises - Grant ShaginyanGrant ShaginyanGrant Shaginyan also known as Hrant Shahinyan was a Soviet gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Individual All-Round - Nina BocharovaNina BocharovaNina Antonovna Bocharova is a former Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won five medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-Round - Victor Chukarin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Yevgeni Korolkov — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
- Grant ShaginyanGrant ShaginyanGrant Shaginyan also known as Hrant Shahinyan was a Soviet gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse - Victor Chukarin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
, Nina BocharovaNina BocharovaNina Antonovna Bocharova is a former Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won five medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics....
, Galina Minaicheva, Galina UrbanovichGalina UrbanovichGalina Napoleonovna Urbanovich was a Soviet Olympic gymnast. She won a gold and silver medal at the 1952 Helsinki games. She was seven times all-around gymnastics champion of the USSR. Her achievements earned her the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR award.-External links:* at...
, Pelageya Danilova, Galina ShamraiGalina ShamraiGalina Yakovlevna Shamray is a retired Soviet gymnast and the first women's all-around World Champion from the USSR....
, Medeya Dzhugeli, Ekaterina KalinchukEkaterina KalinchukEkaterina Kalinchuk is a former Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in vault.-References:...
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Team, Portable Apparatus - Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars - Maria GorokhovskayaMaria GorokhovskayaMaria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya was a Ukrainian gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals, the most medals won by any woman in a single Olympics....
— Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Vault - Vladimir Kazantsev — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- Yuriy Lituyev — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Boris Tokarev, Levan KalyayevLevan KalyayevLevan Kalyayev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Levan Sanadze and Vladimir Sukharev....
, Levan SanadzeLevan SanadzeLevan Sanadze was a Georgian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Boris Tokarev, Levan Kalyayev and Vladimir Sukharev....
, Vladimir Sukharev — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay - Maria GolubnichayaMaria GolubnichayaMaria Golubnichaya is a former Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 80 metre Hurdles. She trained at the Burevestnik sports society in Moscow....
— Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles - Elizaveta Bagryantseva — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Aleksandra ChudinaAleksandra ChudinaAleksandra Georgievna Chudina was a Soviet athlete who competed in many different field events...
— Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw - Aleksandra ChudinaAleksandra ChudinaAleksandra Georgievna Chudina was a Soviet athlete who competed in many different field events...
— Athletics, Women's Long Jump - Leonid ShcherbakovLeonid ShcherbakovLeonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. Born in Olebino, Yaroslavl Oblast, he trained at Dynamo in Moscow....
— Athletics, Men's Triple Jump - Stepas Brutautas, Nodar DzhordzhikiyaNodar DzhordzhikiyaNodar Dzhordzhikiya or Nodar Jorjikia was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....
, Anatoly KonevAnatoly KonevAnatoly Konstantinovich Konev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and was a player of CSKA Moscow....
, Otar KorkiyaOtar KorkiyaOtar Korkia was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....
, Heino KruusHeino KruusHeino Kruus was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in TallinnHe was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches....
, Ilmar KullamIlmar KullamIlmar Kullam was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu....
, Justinas LagunavičiusJustinas LagunaviciusJustinas Lagunavičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....
, Joann LõssovJoann LõssovJoann Lõssov was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn....
, Aleksandr MoiseyevAleksandr MoiseyevAleksandr Ivanovich Moiseyev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. and played for CSKA Moscow....
, Yuri Ozerov, Kazys PetkevičiusKazys PetkeviciusKazimieras Petkevičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He...
, Stasys StonkusStasys StonkusStanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus is a retired Soviet present day Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Telšiai. In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute...
, Maigonis ValdmanisMaigonis ValdmanisMaigonis Valdmanis was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....
, Viktor VlasovViktor VlasovViktor Petrovich Vlasov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.-References:...
— Basketball, Men's Team - Viktor MednovViktor MednovViktor Ivanovich Mednov was an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union.Mednov trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Moscow. He was the Light Welterweight Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad...
— Boxing, Men's Light-Welterweight - Sergei ScherbakovSergei ScherbakovSergei Semyonovich Scherbakov was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, in the welterweight event, where he finished in second place....
— Boxing, Men's Welterweight - Georgi Zhilin, Igor Emchuk — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Vladimir RodimushkinVladimir RodimushkinVladimir 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 KomarovAleksei KomarovAleksei 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 BorisovIgor BorisovIgor 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 AmiragovSlava AmiragovSlava 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 GissenLeonid GissenLeonid 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....
, Yevgeni Samsonov, Vladimir KryukovVladimir KryukovVladimir 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 PolyakovIgor PolyakovIgor 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:* *...
, Yevgeni Brago — Rowing, Men's Eight With Coxswain - Boris Andreyev — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone
- Nikolai SaksonovNikolai SaksonovNikolai Nikolaevich Saksonov was a Russian weightlifter, world champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.He received a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and won a gold medal at the 1953 World Championships in Stockholm in the featherweight class.After...
— Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight - Yevgeni LopatinYevgeni LopatinYevgeny Ivanovich Lopatin was a Soviet weightlifter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in the lightweight division. He was born in Balashov and took up weightlifting in 1937 as a way to regain his health many years after suffering malnourishment...
— Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight - Grigori Novak — Weightlifting, Men's Middle-Heavyweight
- Rashid MamedbekovRashid MamedbekovRashid Karabek oglu Mamedbekov became the first Olympic medalist of Azerbaijani origin when he won the freestyle wrestling silver medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games.- Links :*...
— Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight - Shalva ChikhladzeShalva ChikhladzeShalva Konstantinovich Chikhladze was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Chikhladze won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in wrestling.-External links:**...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light-Heavyweight
Bronze
- Dmitri Leonkin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Galina Minaicheva — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Vault
- Aleksandr AnufriyevAleksandr AnufriyevAleksandr Aleksandrovich Anufriyev was a Soviet athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in village Diyur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR....
— Athletics, Men's 10000m - Bruno JunkBruno JunkBruno Junk was an Estonian athlete who competed mainly in walking events. He trained in Moscow and later in Tallinn at Dynamo....
— Athletics, Men's 10000m Walk - Nadezhda Khnykina-DvalishviliNadezhda Khnykina-DvalishviliNadezhda Pavlovna Khnykina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres and long jump.Khnykina trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi. She competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 200 metres where she won the bronze medal...
— Athletics, Women's 200m - Nina DumbadzeNina DumbadzeNina Yakovlevna Dumbadze was a discus thrower who represented the USSR. Her greatest achievement being a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, she also won the European Championships in 1946 and 1950....
— Athletics, Women's Discus Throw - Aleksandra ChudinaAleksandra ChudinaAleksandra Georgievna Chudina was a Soviet athlete who competed in many different field events...
— Athletics, Women's High Jump - Yelena Gorchakova — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Klavdia TochonovaKlavdia TochonovaKlavdiya Aleksandrovna Tochonova was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the shot put where she won the bronze medal.-External links:*...
— Athletics, Women's Shot Put - Anatoli BulakovAnatoli BulakovAnatoly Nikolayevich Bulakov was a boxer from the USSR, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....
— Boxing, Men's Flyweight - Gennadi Garbuzov — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Boris TishinBoris TishinBoris Ivanovich Tishin was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the light-middleweight event where he finished in third place....
— Boxing, Men's Light-Middleweight - Anatoli Perov — Boxing, Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Nina SavinaNina SavinaNina Savina is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:*...
— Canoeing, Women's K1 500m - Lev VainshteinLev VainshteinLev Matveyevich Vainshtein was a Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting.-Shooting career:...
— Shooting, Men's 300m Free Rifle 3 Positions - Boris Andreyev — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Arkadi Vorobyov — Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Artem TeryanArtem TeryanArtyom Sarkisovich Teryan was a Soviet wrestler of Armenian descent. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the Bantamweight category. He was born in Kirovabad and murdered in Baku.-External links:*...
— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight - Nikolai Belov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Athletics
Men's 100 metres- Vladimir Suharev
- First Round – 10.7s
- First Round – 10.7s
- Semifinals – 10.6s
- Final – 10.5s (→ 5th place)
Basketball
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)
- Defeatd Brazil (54-49)
- Defeated Chile (78-60)
- Semifinals
- Defeated Uruguay (61-57)
- Final
- Lost to United States (25-36) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Stepas Brutautas
- Nodar DzhordzhikiyaNodar DzhordzhikiyaNodar Dzhordzhikiya or Nodar Jorjikia was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....
- Anatoly KonevAnatoly KonevAnatoly Konstantinovich Konev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and was a player of CSKA Moscow....
- Otar KorkiyaOtar KorkiyaOtar Korkia was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi....
- Heino KruusHeino KruusHeino Kruus was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in TallinnHe was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He played in all eight matches....
- Ilmar KullamIlmar KullamIlmar Kullam was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu....
- Justinas LagunavičiusJustinas LagunaviciusJustinas Lagunavičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas....
- Joann LõssovJoann LõssovJoann Lõssov was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn....
- Aleksandr MoiseyevAleksandr MoiseyevAleksandr Ivanovich Moiseyev was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. and played for CSKA Moscow....
- Yuri Ozerov
- Kazys PetkevičiusKazys PetkeviciusKazimieras Petkevičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He...
- Stasys StonkusStasys StonkusStanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus is a retired Soviet present day Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Telšiai. In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute...
- Maigonis ValdmanisMaigonis ValdmanisMaigonis Valdmanis was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.He played for ASK Riga and won 3 Euroleague titles and 4 national championships ....
- Viktor VlasovViktor VlasovViktor Petrovich Vlasov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.-References:...
Cycling
Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Yevgeny Klevtsov — 5:23:34.0 (→ 40th place)
- Anatoly Kolesov — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Nikolay Babarenko — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Vladimir Kryushkov — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Lev Kipursky
- Final — 1:15.2 (→ 13th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Otar Dadunashvili — 13th place
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard- Roman Brener
- Final — 165.63 points (→ 5th place)
- Aleksey Zigalov
- Final — 151.31 points (→ 8th place)
- Gennady Udalov
- Preliminary Round — 65.99 points (→ 13th place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Tatyana Vereina
- Preliminary Round — 43.26 points
- Final — 61.09 points (→ 6th place)
- Ninel Krutova
- Preliminary Round — 40.67 points
- Final — 57.50 points (→ 8th place)
- Yevgeniya Bogdanovskaya
- Preliminary Round — 32.35 points (→ 14th place)
Fencing
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1952.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23, 1952 to July 24, 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...
- Yulen Uralov
- German Bokun
- Mark MidlerMark MidlerMark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-Fencing career:Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967...
Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 21, 1952 to July 22, 1952...
- Ivan KomarovIvan KomarovIvan Komarov is a Soviet fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, German Bokun, Yulen Uralov, Mark MidlerMark MidlerMark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-Fencing career:Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967...
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27, 1952 to July 28, 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...
- Yury Deksbakh
- Lev SaychukLev SaychukLev Saychuk was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the team event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Juozas ŪdrasJuozas ŪdrasJuozas Ūdras was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25, 1952 to July 26, 1952...
- Genrikh Bulgakov, Juozas ŪdrasJuozas ŪdrasJuozas Ūdras was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Lev SaychukLev SaychukLev Saychuk was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the team event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Yury Deksbakh, Ak'ak'i Meipariani
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1952 to August 1, 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...
- Ivan ManayenkoIvan ManayenkoIvan Manayenko was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Boris BelyakovBoris BelyakovBoris Belyakov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Lev KuznetsovLev Kuznetsov (fencer)Lev Kuznetsov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 29, 1952 to July 30, 1952...
- Ivan ManayenkoIvan ManayenkoIvan Manayenko was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Mark MidlerMark MidlerMark Petrovich Midler was a Soviet Russian foil fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.-Fencing career:Midler was a member of the USSR National Fencing Team between 1951 and 1967...
, Vladimir VyshpolskyVladimir VyshpolskyVladimir Vyshpolsky was a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Lev KuznetsovLev Kuznetsov (fencer)Lev Kuznetsov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Boris BelyakovBoris BelyakovBoris Belyakov is a Soviet Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26, 1952 to July 27, 1952. 37 fencers from 15 nations competed.-Results:...
- Appolinariya PlekhanovaAppolinariya PlekhanovaAppolinariya Plekhanova was a Soviet fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Nadezhda Shitikova
- Anna Ponomaryova
Medals by republic
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.| 1 |  Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic |
19 | 35 | 15 | 69 |
| 2 |  Ukrainian SSR |
10 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 3 |  Georgian SSR |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Armenian SSR |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic |
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 |