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.
| Gymnastics at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Messuhalli |
| Dates | 19–24 July 1952 |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union | Josef Stalder Switzerland |
| Team all-around | Soviet Union Vladimir Belyakov Iosif Berdiev Viktor Chukarin Yevgeny Korolkov Dmytro Leonkin Valentin Muratov Mikhail Perelman Hrant Shahinyan | Switzerland Hans Eugster Ernst Fivian Ernst Gebendinger Jack Günthard Hans Schwarzentruber Josef Stalder Melchior Thalmann Jean Tschabold | Finland Paavo Aaltonen Kalevi Laitinen Onni Lappalainen Kaino Lempinen Berndt Lindfors Olavi Rove Heikki Savolainen Kalevi Viskari |
| Floor exercise | William Thoresson Sweden | Jerzy Jokiel Poland Tadao Uesako Japan | none awarded |
| Horizontal bar | Jack Günthard Switzerland | Josef Stalder Switzerland Alfred Schwarzmann Germany | none awarded |
| Parallel bars | Hans Eugster Switzerland | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Josef Stalder Switzerland |
| Pommel horse | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union Yevgeny Korolkov Soviet Union | none awarded |
| Rings | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Dmytro Leonkin Soviet Union Hans Eugster Switzerland |
| Vault | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Masao Takemoto Japan | Takashi Ono Japan Tadao Uesako Japan |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Nina Bocharova Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Team all-around | Soviet Union Nina Bocharova Pelageya Danilova Maria Gorokhovskaya Ekaterina Kalinchuk Galina Minaicheva Galina Shamrai Galina Urbanovich Medea Jugeli | Hungary Andrea Bodó Irén Daruházi-Karcsics Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Ágnes Keleti Margit Korondi Edit Perényi-Weckinger Olga Tass Mária Kövi-Zalai | Czechoslovakia Hana Bobková Alena Chadimová Jana Rabasová Alena Reichová Matylda Šínová Božena Srncová Věra Vančurová Eva Věchtová |
| Balance beam | Nina Bocharova Soviet Union | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Floor exercise | Ágnes Keleti Hungary | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |
| Uneven bars | Margit Korondi Hungary | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Ágnes Keleti Hungary |
| Vault | Ekaterina Kalinchuk Soviet Union | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Galina Minaicheva Soviet Union |
| Team, portable apparatus | Sweden Karin Lindberg Ann-Sofi Pettersson Evy Berggren Gun Röring Göta Pettersson Ingrid Sandahl Hjördis Nordin Vanja Blomberg | Soviet Union Maria Gorokhovskaya Nina Bocharova Galina Minaicheva Galina Urbanovich Pelageya Danilova Galina Shamrai Medea Jugeli Ekaterina Kalinchuk | Hungary Margit Korondi Ágnes Keleti Edit Perényi-Weckinger Olga Tass Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Mária Kövi-Zalai Andrea Bodó Irén Daruházi-Karcsics |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 18 | 14 | 47 | |
Participating nations
- Argentina (2)
- Austria (16)
- Belgium (3)
- Bulgaria (16)
- Cuba (3)
- Czechoslovakia (16)
- Denmark (7)
- Egypt (8)
- Finland (16)
- France (16)
- Germany (16)
- Great Britain (14)
- Hungary (16)
- India (2)
- Italy (16)
- Japan (5)
- Luxembourg (6)
- Netherlands (8)
- Norway (11)
- Poland (16)
- Portugal (9)
- Romania (16)
- Saar (6)
- South Africa (3)
- Soviet Union (16)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (15)
- Switzerland (8)
- United States (16)
- Yugoslavia (16)
See also
- 1952 Summer Olympics
Sources
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad. Porvoo: Werner Södreström Osakeyhtiö. 1955. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- "1952 Olympic Games". Gymn-Forum.com. Retrieved 15 April 2006. [dead link]
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