New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics

New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by a team of 14 competitors (and one travelling reserve) and three officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Helsinki, Finland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Harold Cleghorn. The New Zealand team finished equal 24th on the medal table, winning a total of three medals, one of which was gold.

Medal tables

MedalNameSportEventDate Yvette Williams Athletics Women's long jump 23 July John Holland Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles 21 July Jean Stewart Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 31 July

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 1012 Swimming 0011 Total1023

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 0 0 11 Female 1 0 12 Total1023

Athletics

Track

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJohn HollandMen's 400 m hurdles 53.3 1 Q 52.2 1 Q 52.0 2 Q 52.0 George HoskinsMen's 1500 m 3:56.2 1 Q colspan=2 3:53.0 12 did not advanceMen's 5000 m colspan=4 did not advanceMaurice MarshallMen's 800 m 1:56.2 4 colspan=2 did not advanceMen's 1500 m 4:01.0 7 colspan=2 did not advance

Field AthleteEventQualificationFinalResult RankResult RankYvette WilliamsWomen's discus throw 41.32 4 Q 40.48 10Women's long jump 6.16 OR 1 Q 6.24 OR Women's shot put 12.64 10 Q 13.35 6

Cycling

Track Men's 1000 m time trial AthleteTimeRankMalcolm Simpson 1:15.1 11

Men's sprint AthleteRound 1Round 1 repechageQuarterfinalsQuarterfinals repechageSemifinalsSemifinals repechageFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankColin Dickinson4 R 3 did not advance

Men's tandem AthleteRound 1Round 1 repechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultColin DickinsonMalcolm SimpsonW 11.3L did not advance =5

Rowing

In 1952, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single boat: a coxed four. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Hector McLeod travelled to the Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete.

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Lincoln Hurring Men's 100 m backstroke 1:09.6 13 Q 1:10.2 14 did not advance Jean Stewart Women's 100 m backstroke 1:16.0 4 Q colspan=2 1:15.8

Weightlifting

AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHarold CleghornMen's heavyweight 130 =6 117.5 =6 152.5 =7 400.0 7

Officials Chef de mission – Jack Squire Chaperone – Matilda Lucy Leeder

References

External links New Zealand Olympic Committee – Games Profile: 1952 Helsinki