The men's 1952 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on June 27 and 28. The 10 kilometer walk trials were held in New York City on June 1, and the 50 kilometer walk trials were held on May 4 in Baltimore, Maryland. Three marathon trials were held between two races, the AAU National Championships in Yonkers, New York for both 1951 and 1952, on May 27, 1951 and May 18, 1952 and the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 19. Victor Dyrgall and Tom Jones finished 1–2 at both 1952 races to win selection. 1951's second placer John Lafferty was selected after finishing fifth in the same race in 1952. The 10,000 meters was held in Long Beach, California on June 20.
The decathlon was held a week after the trials on July 1-2 at the hometown track of the defending Olympic champion, Bob Mathias in Tulare, California.
The Women's Olympic trials were held separately in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on July 1. The women's events didn't even record non-winning times. The women threw the American sized 8 Lb. implement. The process was organized by the AAU.
Men's results Key: .
Men track events 100 meters Art Bragg 10.5Lindy Remigino 10.6Dean SmithJim Gathers 10.6 200 meters Andy Stanfield 20.6 =Thane Baker 20.9Jim Gathers 20.9 400 metersMal Whitfield 46.9Eugene Cole 47.1Ollie Matson 47.3 800 metersMal Whitfield 1:48.6John Barnes 1:50.6Reggie Pearman 1:50.6 1500 metersBob McMillen 3:49.3Warren Druetzler 3:50.8Javier Montes 3:51.1 5000 metersCurtis Stone 14:27.0Wes Santee 14:32.0Charlie Capozzoli 14:43.9 10,000 metersCurtis Stone 30:33.4Fred Wilt 30:40.9Horace Ashenfelter 30:45.8 110 m hurdles Harrison Dillard 14.0Jack Davis 14.1Art Barnard 14.2 400 m hurdlesCharles Moore 50.7 Dewey Lee Yoder 51.3Roland Blackman 51.6 3000 m s'chaseHorace Ashenfelter 9:06.4 Bill Ashenfelter 9:07.1Browning Ross 9:08.3 10K racewalkHenry Laskau 47:45 Frank LaMorte 50:13Price King 51:39 50K racewalkLeo Sjogren 4:46:52Adolf Weinacker 4:47:02John Deni 4:48:40 1951 Yonkers Marathon Jesse van Zant 2:37:12.5 John Lafferty 2:37:36 Walter Fedorick 2:40:02 Boston Marathon Dorento Flores Victor Dyrgall 2:31:532:36:40 Luis Velásquez (runner) Tom Jones 2:40:082:43:29 Norman Tamanaha 2:51:55 1952 Yonkers MarathonVictor Dyrgall 2:38:28.4 Tom Jones 2:42:22.2 Ted Corbitt 2:43:23
Men field events High jumpWalter Davis Ken Wiesner Arnold Betton Pole vaultBob Richards Don Laz George Mattos Long jumpJerome Biffle Meredith Gourdine George Brown Triple jumpGeorge Shaw Jim Gerhardt Walter Ashbaugh Shot putDarrow Hooper Parry O'Brien Jim Fuchs Discus throwSim Iness Fortune Gordien Jim Dillion Hammer throwMartin Engel Samuel Felton Bob Backus Javelin throwBill Miller Cy Young Franklin "Bud" Held DecathlonBob Mathias 7829 Milt Campbell 7055Floyd Simmons 6804
Women's results
Women track events 100 meters Mae Faggs 12.1Janet Moreau Catherine Hardy 200 meters Catherine Hardy 24.3 Mae Faggs Dolores Dwyer 80 m hurdles Constance Darnowski 11.8Teresa Manuel Caroline McDermott
Women field events High jumpOra Lee Allen Loita Mauer Marion Boos Long jumpMabel Landry Joan Wolski Nancy Phillips Shot put (8 Lb.)Janet Dicks Amelia Bert Doris Sutter Discus throwJanet Dicks Marjorie Larney Amelia Bert Javelin throwMarjorie Larney Amelia Bert Janet Dicks
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