Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC codeURS
NOCSoviet Olympic Committee
in Helsinki, Finland
19 July 1952 (1952-07-19) – 3 August 1952 (1952-08-03)
Competitors295 (255 men, 40 women)[1] in 18 sports
Flag bearer Yakov Kutsenko
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
22
Silver
30
Bronze
19
Total
71
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 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 (1994–2016)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)
 ROC (2020–2022)
 Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports.[2]

  1. ^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Soviet Union at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2010.