The men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held at Messuhalli, Exhibition Hall I from 19 to 21 July.

The event was won by Viktor Chukarin of the Soviet Union, with his countryman Hrant Shahinyan taking silver.

Bronze in 1952 went to Josef Stalder of Switzerland (the nation's third consecutive Games on the podium); it was the last medal in the men's all-around for any gymnast not from the Soviet Union or Japan until 1980.

The 1936 gold medalist Alfred Schwarzmann (who was unable to defend his title in 1948 due to Germany not being invited to the London Games following World War II) also returned.

[2] India, Poland, Portugal, Saar, South Africa, the Soviet Union, Spain, and Sweden each made their debut in the event.