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. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Melbourne, an Australian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Gold

 * Marjorie Jackson-Nelson &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres
 * Marjorie Jackson-Nelson &mdash; Athletics, Women's 200 metres
 * Shirley Strickland &mdash; Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
 * Russell Mockridge &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
 * Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge &mdash; Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
 * John Davies &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke

Silver

 * Lionel Cox &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
 * Mervyn Wood &mdash; Rowing, Men's Single Sculls

Bronze

 * Shirley Strickland &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres
 * David Anderson, Phil Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Tom Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Nimrod Greenwood, Edward Pain, Bob Tinning, and Geoff Willamson &mdash; Rowing, Men's Eights
 * Vern Barberis &mdash; Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Decathlon


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Field events

Cycling
Individual times added to together for team race, 3 times needed for team event.
 * Road races

Ranks given are within the heat.
 * Track

Diving

 * Men

Fencing
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.


 * Men


 * Women

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.

Rowing

 * Men

Swimming

 * Men


 * Women

Water polo
Australia failed to advance to the pool stage after losing both qualifiers.


 * Roster


 * Qualifying

Wrestling
Key:
 * VT – Victory by Fall.
 * VB – Victory by injury.
 * PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
 * PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
 * ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.


 * Men's freestyle