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.
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
Lionel Cox — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
Mervyn Wood — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
Shirley Strickland — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Thomas Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Nimrod Greenwood, Edward Pain, Bob Tinning, and Geoffrey Willamson — Rowing, Men's Eights
Vern Barberis — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
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
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Peter Pryor — 5:22:33.5 (→ 34th place)
Jim Nevin — 5:22:33.6 (→ 35th place)
Ken Caves — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Peter Nelson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Russell Mockridge
Final — 1:11.1 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Lionel Cox → Silver Medal
Men
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.
Men's foil
John Fethers
Ivan Lund
Jock Gibson
Men's team foil
Charles Stanmore, John Fethers, Jock Gibson, Ivan Lund
Men's épée
John Fethers
Ivan Lund
Charles Stanmore
Men's team épée
Jock Gibson, Charles Stanmore, John Fethers, Ivan Lund
Men's sabre
John Fethers
Jock Gibson
Ivan Lund
Men's team sabre
Charles Stanmore, Jock Gibson, John Fethers, Ivan Lund
Women's foil
Catherine Pym
Patricia Norford
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.
Men
Men
Women
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
