Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | URS |
NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee |
in Helsinki, Finland 19 July 1952 – 3 August 1952 | |
Competitors | 295 (255 men, 40 women)[1] in 18 sports |
Flag bearer | Yakov Kutsenko |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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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]