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Great Britain Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games

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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Date Started: July 20, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952

Events for Great Britain: 30
Participants for Great Britain: 66 (50 men and 16 women)
Youngest Participant for Great Britain: Thelma Hopkins (16 years, 134 days)
Oldest Participant for Great Britain: Harold Whitlock (48 years, 219 days)
Most Medals for Great Britain (Athlete): 8 athletes with 1 medal

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Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
McDonald Bailey 31 Men's 100 metres 3 Bronze
William Jack 21 Men's 100 metres 5 h2 r3/4
Alan Lillington 19 Men's 100 metres 6 h2 r2/4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
McDonald Bailey 31 Men's 200 metres 4
Nick Stacey 24 Men's 200 metres 5 h1 r3/4
Brian Shenton 25 Men's 200 metres 5 h6 r2/4

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Les Lewis 27 Men's 400 metres 5 h1 r2/4
Terry Higgins 24 Men's 400 metres 5 h4 r2/4
Alan Dick 22 Men's 400 metres 6 h3 r2/4

Men's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Albert Webster 27 Men's 800 metres 5
Tom White 34 Men's 800 metres 5 h2 r2/3
Frank Evans 27 Men's 800 metres 8 h3 r2/3

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Roger Bannister 23 Men's 1,500 metres 4
Bill Nankeville 27 Men's 1,500 metres 9 h1 r2/3
Len Eyre 26 Men's 1,500 metres 6 h2 r1/3

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Gordon Pirie 21 Men's 5,000 metres 4
Chris Chataway 21 Men's 5,000 metres 5
Alan Parker 24 Men's 5,000 metres 11

Men's 10,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Frank Sando 21 Men's 10,000 metres 5
Gordon Pirie 21 Men's 10,000 metres 7
Fred Norris 30 Men's 10,000 metres 8

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Geoff Iden 37 Men's Marathon 9
Stan Cox 33 Men's Marathon AC
Jim Peters 33 Men's Marathon AC

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Peter Hildreth 24 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6 h1 r2/3
Jack Parker 24 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6 h2 r2/3

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Harry Whittle 30 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5
David Gracie 25 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h1 r3/4
Angus Scott 24 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h4 r2/4

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Disley 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 3 Bronze
Chris Brasher 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 11
Kenneth Johnson 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 7 h1 r1/2

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
McDonald Bailey 31 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
William Jack 21 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Jack Gregory 29 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4
Brian Shenton 25 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Les Lewis 27 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 5
Alan Dick 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 5
Terry Higgins 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 5
Nick Stacey 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 5

Men's 10 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
George Coleman 35 Men's 10 kilometres Walk 5
Roland Hardy 26 Men's 10 kilometres Walk AC h1 r1/2
Lawrence Allen 31 Men's 10 kilometres Walk AC h2 r1/2

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Rex Whitlock 41 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 4
Harold Whitlock 48 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 11
Donald Tunbridge 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 15

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ron Pavitt 25 Men's High Jump 5
Peter Wells 23 Men's High Jump 11T
Alan Paterson 24 Men's High Jump 24T

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Geoff Elliott 21 Men's Pole Vault 22T QR
Tim Anderson 26 Men's Pole Vault 22T QR

Men's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Savidge 27 Men's Shot Put 6
John Giles 25 Men's Shot Put 19 QR

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mark Pharaoh 20 Men's Discus Throw 19 QR

Men's Hammer Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Duncan Clark 37 Men's Hammer Throw 18
Peter Allday 25 Men's Hammer Throw 21
Ewan Douglas 29 Men's Hammer Throw 29 QR

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Dick Miller 23 Men's Javelin Throw 14
Michael Denley 20 Men's Javelin Throw 19 QR

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Geoff Elliott 21 Men's Decathlon 9

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
June Foulds-Paul 18 Women's 100 metres 4 h3 r2/4
Heather Armitage 19 Women's 100 metres 5 h1 r2/4
Quita Shivas 27 Women's 100 metres 3 h9 r1/4

Women's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sylvia Cheeseman 23 Women's 200 metres 4 h1 r2/3
Patricia Devine 20 Women's 200 metres 3 h3 r1/3
Ann Johnson 18 Women's 200 metres 3 h4 r1/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Jean Desforges 23 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5
Pam Seaborne 16 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4 h2 r2/3
Pauline Threapleton-Wainwright 18 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h6 r1/3

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sylvia Cheeseman 23 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze
June Foulds-Paul 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Jean Desforges 23 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Heather Armitage 19 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sheila Lerwill 23 Women's High Jump 2 Silver
Thelma Hopkins 16 Women's High Jump 4
Dorothy Odam-Tyler 32 Women's High Jump 7T

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Shirley Cawley 20 Women's Long Jump 3 Bronze
Constance Willoughby 22 Women's Long Jump 19

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Suzanne Farmer-Allday 17 Women's Discus Throw 15

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Di Coates 20 Women's Javelin Throw 15

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