New Zealand at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
New Zealand at the
1952 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | NZL |
NOC | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
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in Helsinki | |
Competitors | 14 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Harold Cleghorn |
Officials | 3 |
Medals
Ranked 24th |
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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 |
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Yvette Williams | Athletics | Women's long jump | 23 July |
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John Holland | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | 21 July |
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Jean Stewart | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | 31 July |
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Total |
Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Gender |
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Total |
Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Athletics
Track
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank [lower-roman 1] | Result | Rank [lower-roman 2] | Result | Rank [lower-roman 3] | Result | Rank | ||
John Holland | Men's 400 m hurdles | 53.3 | 1 Q | 52.2 | 1 Q | 52.0 | 2 Q | 52.0 |
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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 |
Field
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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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 |
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Women's shot put | 12.64 | 10 Q | 13.35 | 6 |
Cycling
Track
- Men's 1000 m time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Malcolm Simpson | 1:15.1 | 11 |
- Men's sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | Round 1 repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals repechage | Final |
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Opposition
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Colin Dickinson |
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did not advance |
- Men's tandem
Athlete | Round 1 | Round 1 repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition
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Colin Dickinson
Malcolm Simpson |
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did not advance | =5 |
Rowing
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 | |||
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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
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||
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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 |
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Weightlifting
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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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
- ↑ "New Zealand Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games" . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2016 .
- ↑ "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games" . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2016 .
- ↑ "Squire, John Llewellyn, 1901–1977" . National Library of New Zealand . Retrieved 6 September 2022 .
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