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Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games:
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 20, 1952
Date Finished: July 21, 1952
| Gold: |  Charles Moore |
| Silver: |  Yury Lituyev |
| Bronze: |  John Holland |
Summary
Charles Moore had won the AAU title from 1949-52 and won the 1952 US Olympic Trials in 50.7, making him the second man to break 51 seconds. The top European was felt to be Soviet Yury Lituyev, runner-up in the 1950 European Championships. In the final, the field ran evenly thru four hurdles when Moore pulled away. Lituyev was close but Moore eventually won the gold medal by five metres over him, pulling away after the ninth barrier. The sixth place finisher was Armando Filiput (ITA), who had won the 1950 European Championships.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Moore | 22 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Yury Lituyev | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | |
| 3 | John Holland | 25 | New Zealand | NZL | Bronze | |
| 4 | Anatoly Yulin | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 | Harry Whittle | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 | Armando Filiput | 28 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | David Gracie | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | Lee Yoder | 21 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Roland Blackman | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Antal Lippay | 28 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Rune Larsson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Timofey Lunev | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Robert Bart | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Arvo Hilli | 21 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Lars Ylander | 23 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | Angus Scott | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Sven-Olov Eriksson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Fotios Kosmas | 25 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Ron Wilkie | 25 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Rainer Pelkonen | 24 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Hans Schwarz | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Wilson Carneiro | 22 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | Ken Doubleday | 26 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Eitaro Okano | 22 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | Rudolf Haidegger | 29 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Muhammad Shafi | 24 | Pakistan | PAK | ||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | Ragnar Graeffe | 22 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Pedro Yoma | 25 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Mirza Khan | 27 | Pakistan | PAK | ||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Kemal Horulu | Turkey | TUR | |||
| 4 h7 r1/4 | Fernando Fernandes | 32 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | Amadeo Francis | 20 | Puerto Rico | PUR | ||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | Johny Fonck | 31 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | Ingi Þorsteinsson | 22 | Iceland | ISL | ||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | Jörn Gevert | 23 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | Paulino Ferrer | 24 | Venezuela | VEN | ||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | Karl Schmid | 30 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | Doğan Acarbay | 25 | Turkey | TUR | ||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | Jean Thureau | 25 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | Emin Doybak | Turkey | TUR |
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