Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's vault
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The men's vault competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held at Töölö Sports Hall (then "Messuhalli"), Exhibition Hall I from 19 to 21 July. It was the eighth appearance of the event.[1] There were 185 competitors from 29 nations, with nations competing in the team event entering up to 8 gymnasts and other nations able to send up to 3. The event was won by Viktor Chukarin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event in its first appearance. Japan also earned its first medal(s): a silver and two bronzes, as Masao Takemoto finished second and there was a tie for third between Takashi Ono and Tadao Uesako.
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Venue | Töölö Sports Hall, Exhibition Hall I | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 19–21 July | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 185 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning score | 19.20 | ||||||||||||||||
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