Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Australia IOC code  AUS NOC Australian Olympic Committee
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors	81 (71 men, 10 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Mervyn Wood
Medals Rank: 9	Gold 6	Silver 2	Bronze 3	Total 11
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908* 1912* 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 81 competitors, 71 men and 10 women, took part in 67 events in 12 sports.^[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold

• Marjorie Jackson — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
• Marjorie Jackson — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
• Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
• Russell Mockridge — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
• Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
• John Davies — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke

Silver

• Lionel Cox — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
• Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Bronze

• Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
• David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Thomas Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Nimrod Greenwood, Edward Pain, Robert Tinning, and Geoffrey Willamson — Rowing, Men's Eights
• Vern Barberis — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• John Treloar
  • First Round – 10.7
  • First Round – 10.7
  • Semifinals – 10.6
  • Final – 10.5 (→ 6th place)

Boxing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Peter Pryor — 5:22:33.5 (→ 34th place)
• Jim Nevin — 5:22:33.6 (→ 35th place)
• Ken Caves — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Peter Nelson — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Russell Mockridge
  • Final — 1:11.1 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Lionel Cox → Silver Medal

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Ronald Faulds
  • Preliminary Round — 59.90 points (→ 24th place)
• Francis Murphy
  • Preliminary Round — 48.42 points (→ 34th place)

Fencing

Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.

Men's foil

• John Fethers
• Ivan Lund
• Jock Gibson

Men's team foil

• Charles Stanmore, John Fethers, Jock Gibson, Ivan Lund

Men's épée

• John Fethers
• Ivan Lund
• Charles Stanmore

Men's team épée

• Jock Gibson, Charles Stanmore, John Fethers, Ivan Lund

Men's sabre

• John Fethers
• Jock Gibson
• Ivan Lund

Men's team sabre

• Charles Stanmore, Jock Gibson, John Fethers, Ivan Lund

Women's foil

• Catherine Pym
• Patricia Norford

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.

• Forbes Carlile

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Australia at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-09-16.