Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
| Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Oslo | |
| Competitors | 18 (8 men, 10 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | John Nicks |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jeannette Altwegg | Figure skating | Women's singles |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Noel Harrison | Downhill | 3:21.5 | 58th | ||||
| John Boyagis | 2:55.6 | 39th | |||||
| Noel Harrison | Giant Slalom | 3:24.1 | 74th | ||||
| Rupert de Larrinaga | 3:16.9 | 71st | |||||
| John Boyagis | 2:52.5 | 43rd | |||||
| Noel Harrison | Slalom | DNF | – | did not advance | |||
| John Boyagis | 1:08.3 | 37th | did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vora Mackintosh | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Hilary Laing | DSQ | – | |||||
| Fiona Campbell | 2:26.1 | 33rd | |||||
| Sheena Mackintosh | 1:58.6 | 26th | |||||
| Vora Mackintosh | Giant Slalom | 2:57.1 | 38th | ||||
| Fiona Campbell | 2:39.8 | 36th | |||||
| Sheena Mackintosh | 2:22.5 | 28th | |||||
| Hilary Laing | 2:20.7 | 24th | |||||
| Sheena Mackintosh | Slalom | 1:16.2 | 30th | 1:13.2 | 28th | 2:29.4 | 28th |
| Hilary Laing | 1:13.7 | 22nd | 1:14.2 | 30th | 2:27.9 | 24th | |
Figure skating
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Devries | 14 | 20 | 132.811 | 148 | 17 |
| Valda Osborne | 7 | 13 | 144.767 | 89 | 11 |
| Barbara Wyatt | 5 | 11 | 148.378 | 63 | 7 |
| Jeannette Altwegg | 1 | 4 | 161.756 | 14 | |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peri Horne Raymond Lockwood |
9.133 | 94 | 11 |
| Jennifer Nicks John Nicks |
10.600 | 39 | 4 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Bill Jones | 46.9 | 34 |
| Norman Holwell | 45.4 | 21 | |
| 1500 m | John Hearn | 2:40.1 | 38 |
| Bill Jones | 2:32.2 | 35 | |
| Norman Holwell | 2:24.5 | 14 | |
| 5000 m | Bill Jones | 9:03.7 | 31 |
| John Hearn | 8:47.0 | 17 | |
| Norman Holwell | 8:44.5 | 16 | |
| 10,000 m | Norman Holwell | 18:02.4 | 15 |
| John Hearn | 17:41.5 | 10 | |
References
- Petersen, Rolf, ed. (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com