Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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. 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

• Verdi Barberis — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

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