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Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 20 to 23 July. The competitions were held from 20 to 23 July. [ 1 ]
Games Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Lindy Remigino United States 10.4 Herb McKenley Jamaica 10.4 McDonald Bailey Great Britain 10.4 200 metres details: Andy Stanfield ...
The "eight" event featured nine-person boats, with eight rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The course returned to the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948). [3]
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1904 St. Louis details John Mulcahy and William Varley Jamie McLoughlin and John Hoben Joseph Ravannack and John Wells (): 1908–1912: not included in the Olympic program
The coxed four event featured five-person boats, with four rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The competition used the 2000 metres distance that became standard at the 1912 Olympics and which has been used ever since except at the 1948 Games. [3]
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. [1] They won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record (though achieved a few more times since).
Pat McCormick, famed Seal Beach diver who won gold medals in the sport at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympic Games, has died at the age of 92.
Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Archery • Art competitions • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Basque pelota • Beach volleyball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Field hockey • Figure skating • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Handball • Ice hockey • Jeu de paume • Judo • Karate ...