New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Helsinki
Competitors14 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Harold Cleghorn
Officials3
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Australasia (1908–1912)

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Yvette Williams Athletics Women's long jump 23 July
 Bronze John Holland Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles 21 July
 Bronze Jean Stewart Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 31 July
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 1 0 1 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 2 3
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 0 0 1 1
Female 1 0 1 2
Total 1 0 2 3

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Track

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank[iii] Result Rank
John Holland Men's 400 m hurdles 53.3 1 Q 52.2 1 Q 52.0 2 Q 52.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
George Hoskins Men's 1500 m 3:56.2 1 Q — 3:53.0 12 did not advance
Men's 5000 m DNF — did not advance
Maurice Marshall Men's 800 m 1:56.2 4 — did not advance
Men's 1500 m 4:01.0 7 — did not advance
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Yvette Williams Women's discus throw 41.32 4 Q 40.48 10
Women's long jump 6.16 OR 1 Q 6.24 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's shot put 12.64 10 Q 13.35 6

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Track

Men's 1000 m time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Malcolm Simpson 1:15.1 11
Men's sprint
Athlete Round 1 Round 1 repechage Quarterfinals Quarterfinals repechage Semifinals Semifinals repechage Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Colin Dickinson  Szekeres (HUN)
 Millman (CAN)
 Siegenthaler (SUI)
4 R
  		 Robinson (SAF)
 Masanés (CHI)
 Farnum (JAM)
 Ioniță (ROU)
3 		did not advance
Men's tandem
Athlete Round 1 Round 1 repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Colin Dickinson
Malcolm Simpson 		 Switzerland
W 11.3 		—  France
L 		did not advance =5

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

In 1952, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single boat: a coxed four.[1] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] Hector McLeod travelled to the Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete.[citation needed]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semi-finals Semi-finals repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ted Johnson
John O'Brien
Kerry Ashby
Bill Tinnock
Colin Johnstone 		Coxed four 7:25.2 4 R 7:07.3 2 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
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 — 1:15.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Harold Cleghorn Men's heavyweight 130 =6 117.5 =6 152.5 =7 400.0 7

Officials

Chef de mission – Jack Squire[3]

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Squire, John Llewellyn, 1901–1977". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 September 2022.