Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Soviet Union at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code	URS
NOC	Soviet Olympic Committee
in Helsinki, Finland; 19 July 1952 – 3 August 1952
Competitors	295 (255 men, 40 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Yakov Kutsenko (Lokomotiv Kyiv)
Medals; Ranked 2nd	Gold 22 Silver 30 Bronze 19 Total 71
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1900–1912); Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–pres.); Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–pres.); Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–pres.); Unified Team (1992); Armenia (1994–pres.); Belarus (1994–pres.); Georgia (1994–pres.); Kazakhstan (1994–pres.); Kyrgyzstan (1994–pres.); Moldova (1994–pres.); Russia (1994–2016); Ukraine (1994–pres.); Uzbekistan (1994–pres.); Azerbaijan (1996–pres.); Tajikistan (1996–pres.); Turkmenistan (1996–pres.); ROC (2020); 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.

Previously, the Soviet Union competed at the International Workers' Olympiads with the latest participation in 1937. Selected athletes who competed at this Olympics, were participants of the 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad, particularly the Soviet flag bearer and weightlifter Yakov Kutsenko.