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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 21, 1952
Date Finished: July 21, 1952
Format: All those reaching 14.60 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Parry O'Brien |
| Silver: | Darrow Hooper |
| Bronze: | Jim Fuchs |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parry O'Brien | 20 | United States | USA | 16.05 | QU | |
| 2 | Oto Grigalka | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 15.90 | QU | |
| 3 | Roland Nilsson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 15.81 | QU | |
| 4 | Darrow Hooper | 20 | United States | USA | 15.48 | QU | |
| 5T | Jim Fuchs | 24 | United States | USA | 15.29 | no mark | QU |
| 5T | Jiří Skobla | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 15.29 | no mark | QU |
| 7 | Georgy Fyodorov | Soviet Union | URS | 15.16 | QU | ||
| 8 | Per Stavem | 26 | Norway | NOR | 15.12 | QU | |
| 9 | Alois Schwabl | 40 | Austria | AUT | 15.00 | QU | |
| 10 | Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Italy | ITA | 14.93 | QU | |
| 11 | Tadeusz Krzyżanowski | 31 | Poland | POL | 14.90 | QU | |
| 12 | John Savidge | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.89 | QU | |
| 13 | Lucien Guillier | 25 | France | FRA | 14.62 | QU | |
| 14 | Aapo Perko | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.50 | ||
| 15 | Toivo Telen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 14.30 | ||
| 16 | Ramón Rosario | 24 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 14.21 | ||
| 17 | Kaarto Rask | 23 | Finland | FIN | 14.08 | ||
| 18 | Konstantinos Giataganas | 31 | Greece | GRE | 14.05 | ||
| 19 | John Giles | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.73 | ||
| 20 | Nuri Turan | 28 | Turkey | TUR | 13.00 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parry O'Brien | 20 | United States | USA | 16.05 | ||
| 2 | Oto Grigalka | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 15.90 | ||
| 3 | Roland Nilsson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 15.81 | ||
| 4 | Darrow Hooper | 20 | United States | USA | 15.48 | ||
| 5T | Jim Fuchs | 24 | United States | USA | 15.29 | no mark | |
| 5T | Jiří Skobla | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 15.29 | no mark | |
| 7 | Georgy Fyodorov | Soviet Union | URS | 15.16 | |||
| 8 | Alois Schwabl | 40 | Austria | AUT | 15.00 | ||
| 9 | Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Italy | ITA | 14.93 | ||
| 10 | John Savidge | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.89 | ||
| 11 | Per Stavem | 26 | Norway | NOR | 14.45 | ||
| 12 | Aapo Perko | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.23 | ||
| 13 | Ramón Rosario | 24 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 14.21 | ||
| 14 | Lucien Guillier | 25 | France | FRA | 14.13 | ||
| 15 | Tadeusz Krzyżanowski | 31 | Poland | POL | 14.11 | ||
| 16 | Kaarto Rask | 23 | Finland | FIN | 14.08 | ||
| 17 | Toivo Telen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 13.78 | ||
| 18 | John Giles | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.73 | ||
| 19 | Nuri Turan | 28 | Turkey | TUR | 13.00 | ||
| 20 | Konstantinos Giataganas | 31 | Greece | GRE | 12.06 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parry O'Brien | 20 | United States | USA | 16.05 | pass | ||
| 2 | Oto Grigalka | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 15.90 | pass | ||
| 3 | Roland Nilsson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 15.81 | pass | ||
| 4 | Darrow Hooper | 20 | United States | USA | 15.48 | pass | ||
| 5T | Jim Fuchs | 24 | United States | USA | 15.29 | pass | no mark | |
| 5T | Jiří Skobla | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 15.29 | pass | no mark | |
| 7 | Georgy Fyodorov | Soviet Union | URS | 15.16 | pass | |||
| 8 | Alois Schwabl | 40 | Austria | AUT | 15.00 | pass | ||
| 9 | Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Italy | ITA | 14.93 | pass | ||
| 10 | Tadeusz Krzyżanowski | 31 | Poland | POL | 14.90 | 14.90 | ||
| 11 | John Savidge | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.89 | pass | ||
| 12 | Per Stavem | 26 | Norway | NOR | 14.54 | 14.54 | ||
| 13 | Aapo Perko | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.50 | 14.50 | ||
| 14 | Toivo Telen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 14.30 | 14.30 | ||
| 15 | Ramón Rosario | 24 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 14.21 | 14.00 | ||
| 16 | Lucien Guillier | 25 | France | FRA | 14.13 | foul | ||
| 17 | Kaarto Rask | 23 | Finland | FIN | 14.08 | 13.81 | ||
| 18 | Konstantinos Giataganas | 31 | Greece | GRE | 14.05 | 14.05 | ||
| 19 | John Giles | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.73 | 13.70 | ||
| 20 | Nuri Turan | 28 | Turkey | TUR | 13.00 | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Per Stavem | 26 | Norway | NOR | 15.12 | |
| NP | Lucien Guillier | 25 | France | FRA | 14.62 | |
| NP | Aapo Perko | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.26 | |
| NP | Ramón Rosario | 24 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 13.94 | |
| NP | Kaarto Rask | 23 | Finland | FIN | 13.80 | |
| NP | John Giles | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | |
| NP | Toivo Telen | 28 | Finland | FIN | foul | |
| NP | Nuri Turan | 28 | Turkey | TUR | foul | |
| NP | Konstantinos Giataganas | 31 | Greece | GRE | foul | |
| DNS | Georgy Fyodorov | Soviet Union | URS | pass | ||
| DNS | Jim Fuchs | 24 | United States | USA | pass | |
| DNS | Oto Grigalka | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | |
| DNS | Darrow Hooper | 20 | United States | USA | pass | |
| DNS | Tadeusz Krzyżanowski | 31 | Poland | POL | pass | |
| DNS | Roland Nilsson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | pass | |
| DNS | Parry O'Brien | 20 | United States | USA | pass | |
| DNS | Angiolo Profeti | 34 | Italy | ITA | pass | |
| DNS | John Savidge | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | pass | |
| DNS | Alois Schwabl | 40 | Austria | AUT | pass | |
| DNS | Jiří Skobla | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | pass |