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.
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[edit] Medalists
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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
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Silver
- Lionel Cox — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
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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
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres
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- First Round – 10.7
- First Round – 10.7
- Semifinals – 10.6
- Final – 10.5 (→ 6th place)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
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- Final — 1:11.1 (→
Gold Medal)
- Final — 1:11.1 (→
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Lionel Cox →
Silver Medal
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 59.90 points (→ 24th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 48.42 points (→ 34th place)
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Australia at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1952/. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
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