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.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
- 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, Bob Tinning, and Geoffrey Willamson — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Vern Barberis — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field eventsBoxing
Cycling
;Road races
Individual times added to together for team race, 3 times needed for team event.
;Track
Ranks given are within the heat.Diving
;MenFencing
Six fencers, four men and two women, represented Australia in 1952.
;Men
;WomenModern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1952.Rowing
;MenSailing
Swimming
;Men
;WomenAustralia failed to advance to the pool stage after losing both qualifiers.
;Roster
; QualifyingWeightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
