Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 257 competitors, 213 men and 44 women, took part in 127 events in 18 sports. In 1952, they achieved their only gold medal during the last event of the last day of competition in Helsinki. Along with 1904 and 1996, this is Great Britain's lowest gold medal count.

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 100 metres Men's Hammer Throw Women's discus throw

Boxing

Men's Flyweight: Men's Bantamweight: Men's Featherweight: Men's Lightweight: Men's Light Welterweight: Men's Welterweight: Men's Light Middleweight: Men's Middleweight: Men's Light Heavyweight: Men's Heavyweight:

Canoeing

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) Men's 1.000m Time Trial Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

Fencing

17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1952.

Football

Gymnastics

The British Gymnastics team competed in 15 events and was made up of 14 gymnasts, (6 men and 8 women), including Frank Turner and George Weedon, both of whom had competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1952.

Rowing

Great Britain had 23 male rowers participate in six out of seven rowing events in 1952.

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve shooters represented Great Britain in 1952.

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling