Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | URS | ||||||||
| NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Helsinki | |||||||||
| Competitors | 295 (255 men, 40 women) in 18 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Yakov Kutsenko | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 2nd |
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) |
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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.
The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold and 71 total medals.
Men's individual road race (190.4 km)
Men's 1000 m time trial
Men's 1000 m sprint scratch race
Men's 3 m springboard
Men's 10 m platform
Women's 3 m springboard
Women's 10 m platform
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1952.
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1952.
Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pairs
Men's coxed pairs
Men's coxless fours
Men's coxed eight
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.
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