Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Altwegg, JeannetteJeannette 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	58
John Boyagis						2:55.6	39
Noel Harrison	Giant Slalom					3:24.1	74
Rupert de Larrinaga						3:16.9	71
John Boyagis						2:52.5	43
Noel Harrison	Slalom	DNF	–	Did not advance
John Boyagis		1:08.3	37	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	33
Sheena Mackintosh						1:58.6	26
Vora Mackintosh	Giant Slalom					2:57.1	38
Fiona Campbell						2:39.8	36
Sheena Mackintosh						2:22.5	28
Hilary Laing						2:20.7	24
Sheena Mackintosh	Slalom	1:16.2	30	1:13.2	28	2:29.4	28
Hilary Laing		1:13.7	22	1:14.2	30	2:27.9	24

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

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

• (ed.) Rolf Petersen (1952). The Official Report of the Organising Committee of the VIth Winter Olympic Games 1952 at Oslo (PDF). Oslo. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
• Olympic Winter Games 1952, full results by sports-reference.com