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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
15 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Great
Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
| Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics (Helsinki) |
|---|
| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Athletics at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 |  |
| List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) • List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) | |
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