New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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New Zealand at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Harold Cleghorn
Officials3
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
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    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
          		 
    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.

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