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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Taival Bay, Helsinki
Date Started: July 28, 1952
Date Finished: July 28, 1952
| Gold: | Gert Fredriksson |
| Silver: | Thorvald Strömberg |
| Bronze: | Louis Gantois |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert Fredriksson | 32 | Sweden | SWE | Gold | OB |
| 2 | Thorvald Strömberg | 21 | Finland | FIN | Silver | |
| 3 | Louis Gantois | 22 | France | FRA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Wim van der Kroft | 35 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 | Meinrad Miltenberger | 27 | Germany | GER | ||
| 6 | Luboš Vambera | 27 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 7 | Rik Verbrugghe | 26 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 8 | Lev Nikitin | Soviet Union | URS | |||
| 9 | Bert Oldershaw | 30 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h1r1/2 | Giorgio Piccinelli | 22 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h2r1/2 | Knud Albjerg | 22 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 4 h3r1/2 | János Urányi | 28 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 h1r1/2 | Michael Budrock | 22 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h2r1/2 | Per Johnsen | 25 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 5 h3r1/2 | Herbert Schreiner | 21 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 6 h1r1/2 | Hansrüdi Engler | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 6 h2r1/2 | Josip Lipokatić | 30 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 6 h3r1/2 | Mircea Anastasescu | 21 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 7 h1r1/2 | Geoffrey Colyer | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h2r1/2 | Roland Licker | 20 | Luxembourg | LUX |