Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| 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 |
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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.
Contents
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
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Men's 100 metres
- John Treloar
- First Round – 10.7
- First Round – 10.7
- Semifinals – 10.6
- Final – 10.5 (→ 6th place)
Boxing
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Cycling
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- 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)
- Final — 1:11.1 (→
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Lionel Cox →
Silver Medal
Diving
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Men's 3m Springboard
- Ronald Faulds
- Preliminary Round — 59.90 points (→ 24th place)
- Francis Murphy
- Preliminary Round — 48.42 points (→ 34th place)
Fencing
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Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.
Modern pentathlon
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One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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