Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union 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.
Medalists
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
Athletics
- 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
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Basketball
;Men's team competition- Main round
- Final round
- Semifinals
- Final
- Team roster
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
;Road competitionmen's individual road race
- Yevgeny Klevtsov — 5:23:34.0
- Anatoly Kolesov — did not finish
- Nikolay Bobarenko — did not finish
- Vladimir Kryuchkov — did not finish
Men's 1000 m time trial
- Lev Tsipursky
- Otar Dadunashvili — 13th place
Diving
- Roman Brener
- Aleksey Zhigalov
- Gennady Udalov
- Aleksandr Bakatin
- Roman Brener
- Mikhail Chachba
- Ninel Krutova
- Lyubov Zhigalova
- Valentina Chumicheva
- Tatyana Vereina
- Ninel Krutova
- Yevgeniya Bogdanovskaya
Equestrian
Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank |
Vladimir Raspopov | Imeninnik | Individual | 433.5 | 19 |
Vasily Tikhonov | Pevec | Individual | 395.0 | 24 |
Nikolay Sitko | Cesar | Individual | 377.0 | 25 |
Vladimir Raspopov Vasily Tikhonov Nikolay Sitko | See above | Team | 1205.5 | 7 |
;Eventing
Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
Valerian Kuybyshev | Perekop | Individual | 84.00 | 10 |
Boris Lilov | Zagib | Individual | Did not finish | — |
Yury Andreyev | Logovoj | Individual | Did not finish | - |
Valerian Kuybyshev Boris Lilov Yury Andreyev | See above | Team | Did not finish | — |
;Jumping
Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
Mikhail Vlasov | Rota | Individual | 56.00 | 43 |
Nikolay Shelenkov | Atiger | Individual | 62.50 | 46 |
Gavriil Budyonny | Yeger | Individual | 83.25 | 47 |
Mikhail Vlasov Nikolay Shelenkov Gavriil Budyonny | See above | Team | 201.75 | 14 |
Fencing
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1952.;Men
;Women
Football
; Preliminary round; 1/8 finals
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- Team roster
Gymnastics
;Individual
;Team
;Women
;Individual
;Team
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 |
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1952.Rowing
The Soviet Union had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.Men's single sculls
- Yuriy Tyukalov — 8:12.8 → gold medal
- Heorhiy Zhylin, Ihor Yemchuk — 7:38.3 → silver medal
- Mikhail Plaksin, Vasily Bagretsov — 2 h1 repêchage
- Yevgeny Morozov, Viktor Shevchenko, Mikhail Prudnikov — 3 h1 r4/5
- Roman Zakharov, Yury Rogozov, Ivan Makarov, Vladimir Kirsanov — 2 h1 r4/5
- Kirill Putyrsky, Yevgeny Tretnikov, Georgy Gushchenko, Boris Fyodorov, Boris Brechko — 2 h1 r4/5
- Yevgeny Brago, Vladimir Rodimushkin, Aleksey Komarov, Igor Borisov, Slava Amiragov, Leonid Gissen, Yevgeny Samsonov, Vladimir Kryukov, Igor Polyakov — 6:31.2 → silver medal
Sailing
Shooting
;MenAthlete | Event | Points | Rank |
Boris Andreyev | 50 m rifle prone | 400 | |
Boris Andreyev | 50 m rifle three positions | 1163 | |
Pyotr Avilov | 50 m rifle prone | 395 | 24 |
Pyotr Avilov | 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 |
Lev Vainshtein | 300 m rifle three positions | 1109 |
Swimming
Water polo
;Men's team competition- Qualifying round
- Preliminary round
- Semi-final round
- Classification round
- Team roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman