United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. They won 76 medals, including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record.
Medalists
| Sport | Total | |||
| Athletics | 15 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Diving | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Swimming | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| Gender | Total | |||
| Male | 37 | 18 | 13 | 68 |
| Female | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| Name | Sport | Total | |||
| Ford Konno | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Harrison Dillard | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat McCormick | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lindy Remigino | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Stanfield | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Moore | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mal Whitfield | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ollie Matson | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Evelyn Kawamoto | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Athletes who participated in preliminary round but not the final.
Athletics
Track and road eventsMen
Women
Field events
Men
Women
Combined event – Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Points | Rank | |||||||
| Milt Campbell | Result | 10.78 | 6.74 | 13.89 | 1.85 | 50.9 | 14.5 | 40.50 | 3.30 | 54.54 | 5:07.2 | 6975 | |
| Milt Campbell | Points | 1034 | 707 | 759 | 832 | 779 | 953 | 640 | 438 | 617 | 216 | 6975 | |
| Bob Mathias | Result | 11.08 | 6.98 | 15.30 | 1.90 | 50.2 | 14.7 | 46.89 | 4.00 | 59.21 | 4:50.8 | 7887 | |
| Bob Mathias | Points | 948 | 779 | 912 | 900 | 828 | 894 | 838 | 745 | 715 | 328 | 7887 | |
| Floyd Simmons | Result | 11.52 | 7.06 | 13.18 | 1.92 | 51.1 | 15.0 | 37.77 | 3.60 | 54.69 | 4:53.4 | 6788 | |
| Floyd Simmons | Points | 737 | 804 | 688 | 930 | 765 | 813 | 566 | 556 | 620 | 309 | 6788 |
Basketball
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Group stage
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Quarterfinal
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Semifinal
'''Gold medal game'''
Cycling
Track
SprintPursuit
Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Frank Brilando | 1000 m time trial | 1:17.8 | 23 |
Diving
Men'''Women'''
Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1952.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
Football
SummaryRoster
'''Preliminary round'''
Gymnastics
Men'''Women'''
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1952.Rowing
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.Qualification Legend: F=Final; SF=Semifinal; R1=First repechage; R2=Semifinal repechage
Shooting
Six shooters represented the United States in 1952. Huelet Benner won gold in the 50 m pistol and Art Jackson won bronze in the 50 m rifle, prone.| Athlete | Event | Hits | Score | Rank |
| Huelet Benner | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 59 | 572 | 34 |
| William McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 60 | 575 | 7 |
| Huelet Benner | 50 m pistol | rowspan=2 | 553 | |
| Harry Wendell Reeves | 50 m pistol | 515 | 30 | - |
| Arthur Jackson | 50 m rifle, prone | rowspan=2 | 399 | |
| Emmett Swanson | 50 m rifle, prone | 396 | 21 | - |
| Arthur Jackson | 50 m rifle, three position | rowspan=2 | 1155 | 12 |
| Emmett Swanson | 50 m rifle, three position | 1155 | 13 | - |
| Robert Sandager | 300 m rifle, three position | rowspan=2 | 1104 | 6 |
| Emmett Swanson | 300 m rifle, three position | 1055 | 18 | - |
Swimming
;MenRanks given are within the heat.
;Women
''Ranks given are within the heat.''
Water polo
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Elimination round
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First round
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Semifinal
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Final
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