At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.
There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.
Athletics at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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No. of events | 33 |
Competitors | 963 from 57 nations |
During the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, 26 new Olympic records and 8 new world records were set in the athletics events.
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result | OR | WR |
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200 metres | July 26 | Semifinal | Marjorie Jackson | Australia | 23.4 s | OR | WR |
80 metres hurdles | July 24 | Final | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | Australia | 10.9 s | OR | WR |
4 x 100 metres relay | July 27 | Final | Mae Faggs Catherine Hardy Barbara Jones Janet Moreau | United States | 45.9 s | OR | WR |
Long jump | July 23 | Final | Yvette Williams | New Zealand | 6.24 m | OR | |
Shot put | July 26 | Final | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 15.28 m | OR | WR |
Discus throw | July 20 | Final | Nina Romashkova | Soviet Union | 51.42 m | OR | |
Javelin throw | July 24 | Final | Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 50.47 m | OR |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
A total of 57 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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