Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Messuhalli
Dates19–24 July 1952
  1948
1956  

Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held between 19 and 24 July in the Messuhalli building in Helsinki. Men's events were held in Exhibition Hall I while women's events were contested in the smaller Exhibition Hall II. [1]

Medal summary

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Hrant Shahinyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Josef Stalder
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Team all-around
details
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Vladimir Belyakov
Iosif Berdiev
Viktor Chukarin
Yevgeny Korolkov
Dmytro Leonkin
Valentin Muratov
Mikhail Perelman
Hrant Shahinyan
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Hans Eugster
Ernst Fivian
Ernst Gebendinger
Jack Günthard
Hans Schwarzentruber
Josef Stalder
Melchior Thalmann
Jean Tschabold
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Paavo Aaltonen
Kalevi Laitinen
Onni Lappalainen
Kaino Lempinen
Berndt Lindfors
Olavi Rove
Heikki Savolainen
Kalevi Viskari
Floor exercise
details
William Thoresson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Jerzy Jokiel
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Tadao Uesako
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
none awarded
Horizontal bar
details
Jack Günthard
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Josef Stalder
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Alfred Schwarzmann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
none awarded
Parallel bars
details
Hans Eugster
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Josef Stalder
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Pommel horse
details
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Hrant Shahinyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Yevgeny Korolkov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
none awarded
Rings
details
Hrant Shahinyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Dmytro Leonkin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Hans Eugster
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Vault
details
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Masao Takemoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Tadao Uesako
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Nina Bocharova
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Team all-around
details
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Nina Bocharova
Pelageya Danilova
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Galina Minaicheva
Galina Shamrai
Galina Urbanovich
Medea Jugeli
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Andrea Bodó
Irén Daruházi-Karcsics
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Ágnes Keleti
Margit Korondi
Edit Perényi-Weckinger
Olga Tass
Mária Kövi-Zalai
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Hana Bobková
Alena Chadimová
Jana Rabasová
Alena Reichová
Matylda Šínová
Božena Srncová
Věra Vančurová
Eva Věchtová
Balance beam
details
Nina Bocharova
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Floor exercise
details
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Uneven bars
details
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Vault
details
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Galina Minaicheva
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Team, portable apparatus
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Karin Lindberg
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Evy Berggren
Gun Röring
Göta Pettersson
Ingrid Sandahl
Hjördis Nordin
Vanja Blomberg
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Nina Bocharova
Galina Minaicheva
Galina Urbanovich
Pelageya Danilova
Galina Shamrai
Medea Jugeli
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Margit Korondi
Ágnes Keleti
Edit Perényi-Weckinger
Olga Tass
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Mária Kövi-Zalai
Andrea Bodó
Irén Daruházi-Karcsics

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)911222
2Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)2237
3Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary  (HUN)2158
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2002
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)0224
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)0101
8Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Totals (9 entries)15181447

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References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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