Indonesia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Indonesia at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Habib Suharko
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

Indonesia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. With three male athletes, Indonesia was one of the smallest teams competing in Helsinki. A non-participant served as flag bearer for the Indonesian delegation at the opening ceremony. The team did not win any medals. The weightlifter Thio Ging Hwie ranked eighth overall in men's lightweight, Maram Sudarmodjo ranked 20th in men's high jump, and the swimmer Habib Suharko did not advance past the preliminary round.

Background

The

Indonesian War of Independence (1945–1949). In 1951 Indonesia competed in the first-ever Asian Games in New Delhi, India. In 1952 the committee, now renamed the Indonesian Olympic Committee (Komite Olimpiade Indonesia or KOI) was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Indonesia was set to debut in the Olympics that year in Helsinki.[1][2]

Competitors

The Indonesian team in Helsinki. The three athletes are in midground.
The Indonesian team at the opening ceremony. A flag-bearer was followed by the three athletes.
The team and officials

The Indonesian team consisted of three male athletes: high jump athlete

Guyana, Panama (one athlete each) as well as Trinidad & Tobago and Liechtenstein (two each).[3]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3

Athletics

The 24-year-old

Buddy Davis of the United States, with the best jump of 2.04 m.[4][9][10]

Athlete Event Qualification Final Source
Distance Position Distance Position
Maram Sudarmodjo High jump 1.87 =26 1.80 =20 [9][10]

Swimming

The sole Indonesian swimmer, Habib Suharko, participated in men's 200 m breaststroke. In the preliminary round, he swam a time of 2 minutes and 51.3 seconds, finishing fifth in heat five, and did not qualify for the next round.[11]

Athlete Event Heat Source
Time Rank Note
Habib Suharko Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:51.3 5 (heat 5) Did not advance [11]

Weightlifting

The weightlifter Thio Ging Hwie participated in men's lightweight. He completed three

military presses: 97.5 kilograms, 102.5 kilograms and 105.0 kilograms. The 105.0 kilogram lift was the best military press in the competition, tied with five other athletes. In snatches, he successfully opened with 87.5 kilograms, then failed his second lift (92.5 kilograms) before completing the same weight in his final lift. In clean and jerks, he successfully lifted 120.0 kilograms, 125.0 kilograms and 130 kilograms. His best completed lifts from each variant totaled 327.5 kilograms, ranking him eighth in the final standings. The gold medal was won by Tommy Kono of the United States, with lifts totaling 362.5 kilograms.[12][13]

Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank Source
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Thio Ging Hwie Men's Lightweight 105 =1 92.5 =18 130 =6 327.5 8 [12]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement 2015, p. 265
  2. ^ National Sports Committee of Indonesia 2018
  3. ^ a b Republika 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Kompas 2012.
  5. ^ Kompas 2012b.
  6. ^ Okezone 2017.
  7. ^ "15th Olympic Games Opened as 70,000 See Rites in Rain". The Milwaukee Journal. 1952-07-19. Retrieved 2016-08-12. Indonesia [sent] a flagbearer and three athletes
  8. ^ "Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, 1952". digital.la84.org. pp. 120, 192. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  9. ^ a b "Sports Reference – Athletes – Maram Sudarmodjo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  10. ^ a b "Sports Reference – 1952 Helsinki – Athletics – Men's High Jump". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  11. ^ a b "Sports Reference – Athletes – Habib Suharko". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  12. ^ a b "Sports Reference – Athletes – Thio Ging Hwie". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  13. ^ "Sports Reference – 1952 Helsinki – Weightlifting – Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-26.

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