Sporting event delegation
| Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the United Kingdom | |
| 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) | |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Jeannette Altwegg | Figure skating | Women's singles |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics- 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
Main article: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics- 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 |
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- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peri Horne Raymond Lockwood |
9.133 | 94 | 11 |
| Jennifer Nicks John Nicks |
10.600 | 39 | 4 |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics- 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
- (ed.) Rolf Petersen (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}}:|author=has generic name (help)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
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| Great Britain hosted the 1908, 1948, and 2012 Summer Olympics. | |||||||
| Nations at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway | |
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| Africa | none |
| Asia | |
| America | |
| Europe | |
| Oceania | |