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New Zealand At The 1952 Summer Olympics
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 Athletics Track Field Cycling Track ;Men's 1000 m time trial ;Men's sprint ;Men's tandem Rowing In 1952, seven rowing competitions were held, and New Zealand entered a single boat: a coxed four. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Hector McLeod travelled to the Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete. Swimming Weightlifting Officials Chef de mission – Jack Squire References External links New Zealand Olympic C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. While a founder member of the International Olympic Committee, New Zealand did not send its own team to compete until the Games of the VI Olympiad (Antwerp 1920), though at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics New Zealand and Australia competed as "Australasia". New Zealand has sent a team to every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, though only a token team of four went to the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow due to the boycott. New Zealand first competed at the Winter Olympics in 1952, but did not compete in the 1956 or 1964 Winter Olympics. New Zealand has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, which was held in Canada and then ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics
Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitions based on human qualities of stamina, fitness, and skill ** College athletics, non-professional, collegiate- and university-level competitive physical sports and games Teams * Oakland Athletics, an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76), an American professional baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), an American professional baseball team, 1882–1890 * Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91), an American baseball team * Philadelphia Athletics (NFL), a professional American football team, 1902–1903 Other uses * Athletics (band), an American post-rock band See also * Athlete (other) * Athletic (other) Athletic may refer to: * An athlete, a sportsperson * Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Siegenthaler
Fritz Siegenthaler (born 18 March 1929) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and the tandem events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births Possibly living people Swiss male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millman (cyclist)
John Earl Millman (August 4, 1930 – June 12, 2021) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the men's 10 mile scratch and 1km time trials at the 1950 British Empire (Commonwealth) Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and was a heat winner of the 1000m Match Sprint at the 1954 British Empire (Commonwealth) Games in Vancouver, Canada. Millman died in Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ..., England on June 12, 2021, at the age of 90. References External links * 1930 births 2021 deaths Canadian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Canada American emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Szekeres (cyclist)
Béla Szekeres (born 1933) is a Hungarian cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1933 births Living people Hungarian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Hungary Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Budapest {{Hungary-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Dickinson
Colin Healey Dickinson (14 October 1931 – 9 August 2006) was a New Zealand cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and the tandem events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1990, Dickinson was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to approximately 3,000 people. Background The New Zea .... References External links * 1931 births 2006 deaths New Zealand male cyclists Olympic cyclists of New Zealand Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Whanganui Cyclists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Simpson
Clarence Malcolm Simpson (26 September 1933 – 7 December 2020) was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the 1952 Olympic Games. At the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland he came sixth in the 1 km time trial. At the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki he came 11th in the 1 km time trial and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the tandem sprint. Simpson died in Takapuna Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ... on 7 December 2020. References * ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 83 External links * * * 1933 births 2020 deaths Olympic cyclists of New Zealand Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's Shot Put
The women's shot put event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Soviet athlete Galina Zybina Galina Ivanovna Zybina (russian: Гали́на Ива́новна Зы́бина, born 22 January 1931) is a retired Soviet and Russian athlete and coach. She competed in the shot put at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fir ... won the gold medal and set new world and Olympic records. Medalists Results Qualifying round Qualification: Qualifying Performance 12.30 advance to the Final. Final References External linksOfficial Olympic Report ''la84.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Shot put at the Olympics 1952 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's Discus Throw
The Women's shot put event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Russian athlete Nina Ponomaryova Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née ''Romashkova''; russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion. Career ... Ural Oblast from won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. Medalists Results Qualifying round Qualification: Qualifying Performance 36.00 advance to the Final. Final References External links Official Olympic Report ''la84.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Discus throw at the Olympics 1952 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1952 Olympics took place between July 20 and July 22. Fifty athletes from 32 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by the American Mal Whitfield. Whitfield's win was his second (making him the second man to repeat in the 800 metres), as well as the third consecutive (in a streak that would reach four) and sixth overall victory for the United States. Only 0.2 seconds after Whitfield, Arthur Wint became the fifth man to earn a second medal of any color in the 800 metres, repeating his 1948 silver. Heinz Ulzheimer was the third German man to win an 800 metres medal, with the nation taking bronze in 1908 and 1928 as well as Ulzheimer's in 1952. Summary Starting from a waterfall start, most competitors were allowed to and chose to use a crouch start. Returning silver medalist Arthur Wint sprinted to the lead with Heinz Ulzheimer moving into a tight marking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Marshall
Maurice "Moss" Lane Marshall (12 January 1927 – 16 May 2013) was a New Zealand middle-distance athlete. Early life and family Marshall was born in Thames on 12 January 1927, the son of Henry Horace Marshall and Constance Marshall (née Hill). In 1954, he married Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Conradi at All Hallows Chapel, Southwell School, Hamilton, and the couple went on to have three children. Athletics Marshall represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, where he won a bronze medal in the 1 mile. The following year, he won the first of his two New Zealand national athletics titles, winning the 1 mile in a time of 4:17.7. In 1952, he won his second 1-mile championship, in a personal best time of 4:11.8. Marshall competed for New Zealand at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in both the 1500 m and the 800 m, but did not progress beyond the heats. Teaching career A schoolteacher, Marshall joined the staff of Southwell School in Hamilton in 1953. After a per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ... event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. Results Heats The first round was on July 22. The fastest five runners from each heat qualified for the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics 5000 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
