| Cycling at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Käpylä and the surrounding area Helsinki Velodrome |
| Date | 28 –31 July 1952 (track) 2 August 1952 (road) |
| Competitors | 215 from 36 nations |
The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. 215 cyclists from 36 countries competed in the six events. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Road race, Individual | André Noyelle  Belgium | Robert Grondelaers Belgium | Edi Ziegler  Germany |
| Road race, Team |  Belgium (BEL)Robert Grondelaers André Noyelle Lucien Victor |  Italy (ITA)Dino Bruni Gianni Ghidini Vincenzo Zucconelli |  France (FRA)Jacques Anquetil Claude Rouer Alfred Tonello |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit, Team | Italy (ITA) Marino Morettini Loris Campana Mino de Rossi Guido Messina |  South Africa (RSA)Alfred Swift George Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow |  Great Britain (GBR)Ronald Stretton Donald Burgess George Newberry Alan Newton |
| Sprint | Enzo Sacchi  Italy | Lionel Cox  Australia | Werner Potzernheim Germany |
| Tandem |  Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge (AUS) | Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow (RSA) | Antonio Maspes and Cesare Pinarello (ITA) |
| Time trial | Russell Mockridge Australia | Marino Morettini Italy | Raymond Robinson  South Africa |
215 cyclists from 36 nations competed. [1]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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