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The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in what was then part of Finland
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, in what was then part of Finland
Rex Aubrey was the youngest athlete for Australia (17 years 173 days) and Dick Garrard oldest (41 years 358 days).
The Helsinki Summer Games had 4,932 athletes (4,411 men, 521 women) from 69 countries.
Australia sent 81 athletes (71 men and 10 women) to the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. They competed in 67 events in 12 Olympic sports. Australian athletes have competed in all of the Summer Olympic Games since the games started.
In Athletics Marjorie Jackson won 2 gold medals, Shirley Strickland won 1 gold, 1 bronze medal. In Cycling Russell Mockridge won 2 gold and Lionel Cox won 1 gold 1 silver medal.
Host | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Dates |
XV 1952 Finland Helsinki | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 July – 3 Aug |
The following records are Australians who won gold, silver or bronze medals at the 1952 Olympic Games.
1952 Helsinki Finland
Sport | Event | Competitors | |
1st | Athletics | Women’s 80m hurdles | Shirley Strickland |
1st | Athletics | Women’s 100m | Marjorie Jackson |
1st | Athletics | Women’s 200m | Marjorie Jackson |
1st | Cycling | Men’s 1000m time trial | Russell Mockridge |
1st | Cycling | Men’s 2000m tandem | Lionel Cox, Russell Mockridge |
1st | Swimming | Men’s 200m breaststroke | John Davies |
2nd | Cycling | Men’s 1000m sprint (scratch) | Lionel Cox |
2nd | Rowing | Men’s single sculls | Mervyn Wood |
3rd | Athletics | Women’s 100m | Shirley Strickland |
3rd | Rowing | Men’s eights | David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Nimrod Greenwood, Mervyn Finlay, Thomas Chessel, Robert Tinning, Geoffrey Willamson, Ernest Chapman, Edward Pain |
3rd | Weightlifting | Men’s lightweight | Vern Barberis |