Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
in Oslo
, Norway
.
Women
Pairs
United Kingdom
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competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track... |
Women's singles |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Noel Harrison Noel Harrison Noel Harrison is an English Olympic athlete, actor and singer. He is the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.-Early life:... |
Downhill | 3:21.5 | 58 | ||||
| John Boyagis | 2:55.6 | 39 | |||||
| Noel Harrison Noel Harrison Noel Harrison is an English Olympic athlete, actor and singer. He is the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.-Early life:... |
Giant Slalom | 3:24.1 | 74 | ||||
| Rupert de Larrinaga Rupert de Larrinaga Colonel Rupert Ashworth Ramon de Larrinaga is a former British skier of Basque descent, notable for competing in the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics games, in the Giant Slalom... |
3:16.9 | 71 | |||||
| John Boyagis | 2:52.5 | 43 | |||||
| Noel Harrison Noel Harrison Noel Harrison is an English Olympic athlete, actor and singer. He is the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.-Early life:... |
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 Jeannette Altwegg Jeannette Altwegg CBE is a British figure skater. She is the 1952 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and the 1951 & 1952 European champion... |
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 |