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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Exhibition Hall I, Helsinki
Date Started: July 22, 1952
Date Finished: July 22, 1952
| Gold: | Bill Smith |
| Silver: | Per Berlin |
| Bronze: | Abdollah Mojtabavi |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Per Berlin | 30 | Sweden | SWE | 2 | |
| 1T | Bill Smith | 23 | United States | USA | 2 | |
| 3T | Mohamed Hassan Moussa | 30 | Egypt | EGY | 3 | |
| 3T | Abdollah Mojtabavi | 27 | Iran | IRI | 3 | |
| 3T | Tsugio Yamazaki | 22 | Japan | JPN | 3 | |
| 3T | Vladislav Sekal | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 3 | |
| 7T | Aleksanteri Keisala | 36 | Finland | FIN | 4 | |
| 7T | Alberto Longarella | 29 | Argentina | ARG | 4 | |
| 9T | Mehmet Ali Islioğlu | Turkey | TUR | 5 | eliminated | |
| 9T | Bev Scott | 29 | Australia | AUS | 5 | eliminated |
| 9T | Anton Mackowiak | 29 | Germany | GER | 5 | eliminated |
| 12 | Cyril Martin | 23 | South Africa | RSA | 7 | eliminated |
| 13 | Jean-Baptiste Leclerc | 32 | France | FRA | 9 | eliminated |
| Unit | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 1952-07-22 | Berlin (SWE) decision (3-0), Mackowiak (GER) |
| Match #2 | 1952-07-22 | Smith (USA) decision (3-0), Longarella (ARG) |
| Match #3 | 1952-07-22 | Sekal (TCH) fall (7:01), Moussa (EGY) |
| Match #4 | 1952-07-22 | Yamazaki (JPN) decision (2-1), Martin (RSA) |
| Match #5 | 1952-07-22 | Islioğlu (TUR) decision (3-0), Leclerc (FRA) |
| Match #6 | 1952-07-22 | Mojtabavi (IRI) decision (3-0), Scott (AUS) |
| Match #7 | 1952-07-22 | Keisala (FIN) |