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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 23, 1952
Date Finished: July 23, 1952
Format: All those reaching 14.55 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Adhemar da Silva |
| Silver: | Leonid Shcherbakov |
| Bronze: | Asnoldo Devonish |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhemar da Silva | 24 | Brazil | BRA | 15.32 | QU | |
| 2 | Asnoldo Devonish | 20 | Venezuela | VEN | 15.24 | QU | |
| 3 | Leonid Shcherbakov | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 15.05 | QU | |
| 4 | Jim Gerhardt | 23 | United States | USA | 14.98 | QU | |
| 5 | Reino Hiltunen | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.82 | QU | |
| 6 | Yoshio Iimuro | 27 | Japan | JPN | 14.81 | QU | |
| 7 | Arne Åhman | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 14.72 | QU | |
| 8 | Rune Nilsen | 28 | Norway | NOR | 14.65 | QU | |
| 9 | Zygfryd Weinberg | 22 | Poland | POL | 14.65 | QU | |
| 10 | Geraldo de Oliveira | 32 | Brazil | BRA | 14.64 | QU | |
| 11 | Preben Larsen | 29 | Denmark | DEN | 14.62 | QU | |
| 12 | Tadashi Yamamoto | 28 | Japan | JPN | 14.60 | QU | |
| 13 | Rui Ramos | 22 | Portugal | POR | 14.59 | 13.91 | QU |
| 14T | Walt Ashbaugh | 23 | United States | USA | 14.59 | no mark | QU |
| 14T | Roger Norman | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 14.59 | no mark | QU |
| 16 | Jacques Boulanger | 25 | France | FRA | 14.49 | ||
| 17 | José da Conceição | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 14.46 | ||
| 18 | Choi Yeong-Gi | 26 | South Korea | KOR | 14.44 | ||
| 19 | Malik M'Baye | 30 | France | FRA | 14.39 | 14.34 | |
| 20 | Keizo Hasegawa | 29 | Japan | JPN | 14.39 | 14.18 | |
| 21 | George Shaw | 20 | United States | USA | 14.39 | 13.64 | |
| 22 | Pentti Uusihauta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 14.38 | ||
| 23 | Valle Rautio | 30 | Finland | FIN | 14.14 | ||
| 24 | Rade Radovanović | 23 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 14.13 | ||
| 25 | William Laing | 23 | Ghana | GHA | 14.09 | ||
| 26 | Vasilios Sakellarakis | 19 | Greece | GRE | 14.05 | 13.73 | |
| 27 | Eugénio Lopes | 23 | Portugal | POR | 14.05 | 13.67 | |
| 28 | Stanisław Kowal | 24 | Poland | POL | 14.03 | ||
| 29 | Willi Burgard | 25 | Saar | SAA | 13.86 | ||
| 30 | Nikola Dagorov | 27 | Bulgaria | BUL | 13.82 | ||
| 31 | Felix Würth | 28 | Austria | AUT | 13.65 | ||
| 32 | Akın Altıok | Turkey | TUR | 13.62 | |||
| 33 | Walter Herssens | 22 | Belgium | BEL | 13.52 | ||
| 34 | Fawzi Chaaban | 21 | Egypt | EGY | 13.45 | ||
| 35 | Francisco Castro | 29 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 13.37 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhemar da Silva | 24 | Brazil | BRA | 15.32 | ||
| 2 | Asnoldo Devonish | 20 | Venezuela | VEN | 15.24 | ||
| 3 | Jim Gerhardt | 23 | United States | USA | 14.98 | ||
| 4 | Reino Hiltunen | 27 | Finland | FIN | 14.82 | ||
| 5 | Yoshio Iimuro | 27 | Japan | JPN | 14.81 | ||
| 6 | Preben Larsen | 29 | Denmark | DEN | 14.62 | ||
| 7 | Walt Ashbaugh | 23 | United States | USA | 14.59 | ||
| 8 | Jacques Boulanger | 25 | France | FRA | 14.49 | ||
| 9 | Choi Yeong-Gi | 26 | South Korea | KOR | 14.44 | ||
| 10 | Malik M'Baye | 30 | France | FRA | 14.39 | 14.34 | |
| 11 | Keizo Hasegawa | 29 | Japan | JPN | 14.39 | 14.18 | |
| 12 | William Laing | 23 | Ghana | GHA | 14.09 | ||
| 13 | Eugénio Lopes | 23 | Portugal | POR | 14.05 | ||
| 14 | Stanisław Kowal | 24 | Poland | POL | 14.03 | ||
| 15 | Willi Burgard | 25 | Saar | SAA | 13.86 | ||
| 16 | Nikola Dagorov | 27 | Bulgaria | BUL | 13.82 | ||
| 17 | Akın Altıok | Turkey | TUR | 13.62 | |||
| 18 | Walter Herssens | 22 | Belgium | BEL | 13.52 | ||
| 19 | Fawzi Chaaban | 21 | Egypt | EGY | 13.45 | ||
| 20 | Francisco Castro | 29 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 13.37 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonid Shcherbakov | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | 15.05 | ||
| 2 | Arne Åhman | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 14.72 | ||
| 3 | Zygfryd Weinberg | 22 | Poland | POL | 14.65 | 14.46 | |
| 4 | Rune Nilsen | 28 | Norway | NOR | 14.65 | no mark | |
| 5 | Geraldo de Oliveira | 32 | Brazil | BRA | 14.64 | ||
| 6 | Tadashi Yamamoto | 28 | Japan | JPN | 14.60 | ||
| 7 | Rui Ramos | 22 | Portugal | POR | 14.59 | 13.91 | |
| 8 | Roger Norman | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 14.59 | no mark | |
| 9 | José da Conceição | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 14.46 | ||
| 10 | George Shaw | 20 | United States | USA | 14.39 | ||
| 11 | Pentti Uusihauta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 14.38 | ||
| 12 | Valle Rautio | 30 | Finland | FIN | 14.14 | ||
| 13 | Rade Radovanović | 23 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 14.13 | ||
| 14 | Vasilios Sakellarakis | 19 | Greece | GRE | 14.05 | ||
| 15 | Felix Würth | 28 | Austria | AUT | 13.65 |