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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = NZL
| NOCname = New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1952
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.olympic.org.nz }}
| location = Helsinki
| competitors = 15
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = Harold Cleghorn
| rank = 24
| gold = 1
| silver = 0
| bronze = 2
| officials = 3
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1920
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = {{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908 · 1912)
}}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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| {{Gold medal}} | Yvette Williams | Athletics | Women's long jump | 23 July | | {{Bronze medal}} | John Holland | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | 21 July | | {{Bronze medal}} | Jean Stewart | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | 31 July |
| Medals by sport |
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| Sport | | | | Total | | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| Medals by gender |
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| Gender | | | | Total | | Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Female | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Athletics{{main|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}Track| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
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| Result | Ranks given are within the heat | Result | Ranks given are within the quarterfinal | Result | Ranks given are within the semifinal | Result | Rank |
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| John Holland | Men's 400 m hurdles | 53.3 | 1 Q | 52.2 | 1 Q | 52.0 | 2 Q | 52.0 | {{Bronze3}} | | George Hoskins | Men's 1500 m | 3:56.2 | 1 Q | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | 3:53.0 | 12 | Did not advance | | Men's 5000 m | {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | colspan=4 {{n/a}} | Did not advance | | Maurice Marshall | Men's 800 m | 1:56.2 | 4 | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | Did not advance | | Men's 1500 m | 4:01.0 | 7 | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | Did not advance |
{{notelist-lr}}Field| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final |
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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| 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 | {{Gold1}} | | Women's shot put | 12.64 | 10 Q | 13.35 | 6 |
Cycling{{main|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}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
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Rank |
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| Colin Dickinson | Szekeres|HUN|1952 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Millman|CAN|1952 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Siegenthaler|SUI|1952 Summer}}
4 R
| Robinson|SAF|1952 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Masanés|CHI|1952 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Farnum|JAM|1952 Summer}}
{{flagIOCathlete|Ioniță|ROU|1952 Summer}}
3 | Did not advance |
- Men's tandem
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 1 repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
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Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result |
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Colin Dickinson
Malcolm Simpson | SUI|1952 Summer}}
W 11.3 | {{n/a}} | FRA|1952 Summer}}
L | Did not advance | =5 |
Rowing{{main|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|date=September 2016}} {{New Zealand 1952 Summer Olympics rowing results}}Swimming{{main|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final |
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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| 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 | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | 1:15.8 | {{Bronze3}} |
Weightlifting{{main|Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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| Harold Cleghorn | Men's heavyweight | 130 | =6 | 117.5 | =6 | 152.5 | =7 | 400.0 | 7 |
References1. ^{{cite web |title=New Zealand Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NZL/summer/1952/ROW/ |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=12 September 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ROW/ |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=12 September 2016}}
External links - New Zealand Olympic Committee - Games Profile: 1952 Helsinki
{{1952 New Zealand Olympic team}}{{Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics}} 3 : Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics|New Zealand at the Summer Olympics by year|1952 in New Zealand sport |