AUSTRALIA at the
OLYMPIC GAMES
1952 - Helsinki
 
GOLD | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972
 
     

Full List of Australian Medallists

GOLD:
Marjorie Jackson - Athletics 100m 11.65
Marjorie Jackson - Athletics 200m 23.89
Shirley Strickland - Athletics 80m Hurdles 10.96
Russell Mockridge - Cycling 1000m Time 1.11.1
Aust Men's Team - Cycling 2000m Tandem 11.0 (L Cox, R Mockridge)
John Davies - Swimming 200m Breast 2.34.4

SILVER:
Lionel Cox - Cycling 1000m Sprint 12.0
Mervyn Wood  -Rowing Single Scull 8.14.5

BRONZE:
Shirley Strickland - Athletics 100m 12.10
Aust Men's Team Rowing Eights - 6.33.1 (R Tinning, E Chapman, N Greenwood, M Finlay, E Pain, P Cayser, T Chessell, D Anderson, G Williamson)
Verdi Barberis - Weightlifting Lightweight 350kg

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