Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 81 (71 men, 10 women) in 12 sports |
Flag bearer | Mervyn Wood |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games![]() |
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. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Melbourne, an Australian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
John Treloar | 100 m | 10.92 | 1 Q | 10.84 | 2 Q | 10.76 | 3 Q | 10.91 | 6 |
Edwin Carr | 200 m | 22.19 | 1 Q | 21.98 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
John Treloar | 21.75 | 1 Q | 21.86 | 1 Q | DNF | Did not advance | |||
Edwin Carr | 400 m | 48.23 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Morris Curotta | 48.87 | 2 Q | 48.86 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Don MacMillan | 800 m | 1:55.0 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:58.4 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
John Landy | 1500 m | 3:57.0 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Don MacMillan | 3:52.0 | 4 Q | 3:50.8 | 3 Q | 3:49.6 | 9 | |||
John Landy | 5000 m | 14:56.4 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Les Perry | 14:27.0 | 4 Q | 14:23.6 | 6 | |||||
10,000 m | N/A | DNF | |||||||
Ken Doubleday | 110 m hurdles | 14.5 | 1 Q | N/A | 14.5 | 3 Q | 14.82 | 5 | |
Ray Weinberg | 14.4 | 1 Q | 14.5 | 3 Q | 15.15 | 6 | |||
Ken Doubleday | 400 m hurdles | 55.4 | 3 Q | 1:00.2 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Edwin Carr Morris Curotta Ken Doubleday Ray Weinberg | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.3 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Edwin Carr Morris Curotta Ken Doubleday Ray Weinberg | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.00 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Robert Prentice | Marathon | N/A | 2:43:13.4 | 37 | |||||
Claude Smeal | 2:52:23.0 | 45 | |||||||
Don Keane | 10 km walk | 46:55.2 | 5 Q | N/A | 47:37.0 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Pat Leane | Long jump | 6.40 | 24 | Did not advance | |
High jump | 1.87 | 25 Q | 1.80 | 24 | |
Ian Reed | Discus throw | 45.00 | 21 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Pat Leane | Result | 11.82 | 5.22 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
Points | 623 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Winsome Cripps | 100 m | 12.0 | 1 Q | 12.1 | 3 Q | 12.0 | 2 Q | 11.9 | 4 |
Marjorie Jackson | 11.6 | 1 Q | 11.6 | 1 Q | 11.5 | 1 Q | 11.5 | ![]() | |
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 12.0 | 1 Q | 12.0 | 3 Q | 11.9 | 2 Q | 11.9 | ![]() | |
Winsome Cripps | 200 m | 24.4 | 2 Q | N/A | 24.3 | 2 Q | 24.2 | 4 | |
Marjorie Jackson | 23.6 | 1 Q | 23.4 | 1 Q | 23.7 | ![]() | |||
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 80 m hurdles | 11.0 | 1 Q | N/A | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | ![]() | |
Winsome Cripps Marjorie Jackson Verna Johnston Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.1 | 1 Q | N/A | 46.6 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Verna Johnston | Long jump | 5.58 | 10 Q | 5.74 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Ronald Gower | Bantamweight | ![]() L TKO | Did not advance | ||||
Donald McDonnell | Featherweight | ![]() L PTS | Did not advance | ||||
Norman Jones | Light welterweight | ![]() L TKO | Did not advance | ||||
Tony Madigan | Middleweight | Bye | ![]() W PTS | ![]() L PTS | Did not advance | 5 | |
Carl Fitzgerald | Heavyweight | Bye | ![]() L PTS | Did not advance |
Individual times added to together for team race, 3 times needed for team event.
Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Peter Pryor | Individual road race | 5:22:33.5 | 34 |
Jim Nevin | 5:22:33.6 | 35 | |
Ken Caves | Did not finish | ||
Peter Nelson | Did not finish | ||
Peter Pryor Jim Nevin Ken Caves Peter Nelson | Team road race | Did not finish |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | First round | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lionel Cox | Sprint | 11.9 | 1 Q | Directly advanced | 12.5 | 1 Q | Directly advanced | 11.6 | 1 Q | ![]() | |||
Russell Mockridge | Time trial | n/a | 1:11.1 | ![]() | |||||||||
Lionel Cox Russell Mockridge | Tandem | 11.4 | 1 Q | Directly advanced | 11.1 | 1 Q | Directly advanced | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.0 | ![]() | ||
Jim Nevin Ken Caves Peter Nelson Peter Pryor | Team pursuit | 5:11.1 | 17 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ronald Faulds | 3 m springboard | 59.90 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Francis Murphy | 48.82 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
10 m platform | 64.10 | 21 | Did not advance |
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.
Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
John Fethers | Foil | 5–2 | 1T Q | 2–3 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Ivan Lund | 3–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Jock Gibson | 1–4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
John Fethers | Épée | 3–4 | 4 Q | 4–4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Ivan Lund | 5–2 | 1 Q | 1–6 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Charles Stanmore | 1–6 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
John Fethers | Sabre | 2–6 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Jock Gibson | 2–5 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
Ivan Lund | 4–4 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
Charles Stanmore Jock Gibson John Fethers Ivan Lund | Team sabre | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Jock Gibson Charles Stanmore John Fethers Ivan Lund | Team épée | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Charles Stanmore John Fethers Jock Gibson Ivan Lund | Team foil | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance |
Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Catherine Pym | Foil | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Patricia Norford | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance |
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.
Athlete | Event | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) | Fencing (épée) | Shooting (Rapid fire pistol) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Total points | Final rank | |||||
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Time | Rank | Wins | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Forbes Carlile | Individual | 10:14.2 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 180 | 21 | 4:31.0 | 10 | 16:35.2 | 34 | 123 | 25 |
Athlete | Event | First round | First repechage | Semifinals | Second repechage | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mervyn Wood | Single sculls | 7:44.1 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:02.5 | 2 R | 7:45.5 | 1 Q | 8:14.5 | ![]() | |
John Rogers Murray Riley | Double sculls | 7:16.7 | 3 R | 7:03.0 | 1 Q | Bye | 7:13.1 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Don Palmer Vic Middleton | Coxless pair | 8:06.4 | 1 Q | Bye | 7:46.8 | 2 R | 7:50.5 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Bob Tinning Ernest Chapman Nimrod Greenwood David Anderson Geoff Williamson Mervyn Finlay Edward Pain Phil Cayzer Tom Chessell | Eights | 6:07.2 | 2 Q | Bye | 6:44.5 | 3 R | 6:09.6 | 1 Q | 6:33.1 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | ||||
Peter Attrill | Finn | 507 | 293 | 548 | 293 | 0 | 372 | 2013 | 22 | |
Barton Harvey Kevin Wilson | Star | 277 | 520 | 168 | 144 | 344 | 122 | 1697 | 18 | |
Jock Sturrock Bevan Worcester Douglas Buxton | Dragon | 331 | 632 | 331 | 252 | 185 | 185 | 2101 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Rex Aubrey | 100 m freestyle | 58.2 | =6 Q | 57.8 | =3 Q | 58.7 | 6 |
Frank O'Neill | 1:00.6 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
Garrick Agnew | 400 m freestyle | 4:55.5 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
John Marshall | 4:46.8 | 11 Q | 4:50.3 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Garrick Agnew | 1500 m freestyle | 20:03.8 | 24 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
John Marshall | 19:09.2 | 6 Q | 19:53.4 | 8 | |||
Frank O'Neill | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.5 | =21 | Did not advance | |||
John Davies | 200 m breaststroke | 2:39.7 | 7 Q | 2:36.8 | 1 Q | 2:34.4 | ![]() |
David Hawkins | 2:41.2 | 11 Q | 2:39.8 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Garrick Agnew Rex Aubrey John Marshall Frank O'Neill | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 9:01.4 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Denise Norton | 100 m freestyle | 1:11.8 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
Marjorie McQuade | 1:07.9 | 11 Q | 1:08.2 | =12 | Did not advance | ||
Judy Davies | 400 m freestyle | 5:21.2 | 6 Q | 5:25.6 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Denise Norton | 5:28.5 | 14 Q | 5:30.9 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Nancy Lyons | 200 m breaststroke | 3:04.4 | 13 Q | 3:05.6 | 15 | Did not advance |
Australia failed to advance to the pool stage after losing both qualifiers.
July 25, 1952 | Australia ![]() | 2–10 | ![]() |
July 26, 1952 | Australia ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
Lifter | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Final | ||||
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Kg | Rank | Kg | Rank | Kg | Rank | Kg | Rank | ||
Vern Barberis | Lightweight | 105.0 | 1T | 105.0 | 6T | 140.0 | 2T | 350.0 | ![]() |
Fred Griffin | Middleweight | 107.5 | 7T | 100.0 | 15T | 127.5 | 16T | 335.0 | 15 |
Ken MacDonald | Middle–heavyweight | 107.5 | 11T | 125.0 | 2T | 152.5 | 5 | 385.0 | 6 |
Key:
Athlete | Event | Round one | Round two | Round three | Round four | Round five | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Richard Elliott | Featherweight | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() L 0–3 VT | Did not advance | ||||
Dick Garrard | Lightweight | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | |||
Bev Scott | Welterweight | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | |||
Kevin Coote | Light-heavyweight | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance |
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