At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.

The two-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 February 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.

[1] Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event.

25 bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games: