Sport
- Athletics
- 16 February – Robert Prentice wins his second men's national marathon title, clocking 3:19:26 in Melbourne.
- Olympics: Marjorie Jackson wins gold medals in the Women's 100m and 200m
- Olympics: Shirley Strickland wins the gold medal in the 80m Hurdles
- Cricket
- New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield
- Cycling
- Olympics: Russell Mockridge wins the gold medal in the Men's 1000m Time Trial
- Olympics: Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge win the gold medal in the Men's 2000m tandem
- Football
- 14 and 16 June – for the only time in its history, the VFL plays matches for premiership points in country centres. Three other games are the first played interstate for premiership points since 1904 but flooding rains affect attendances and cause one game to be postponed and played under lights.
- Victorian Football League premiership: Geelong defeated Collingwood 86-40
- South Australian National Football League premiership: won by North Adelaide
- Rugby
- Bledisloe Cup: retained by the All Blacks
- Brisbane Rugby League premiership: Wests defeated Brothers 15-14
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership: Wests defeated South Sydney 22-12
- Golf
- Australian Open: won by Norman Von Nida
- Australian PGA Championship: won by William C Holder
- Horse Racing
- Peshawar wins the Caulfield Cup
- Hydrogen wins the Cox Plate
- Dalray wins the Melbourne Cup
- Motor Racing
- The Australian Grand Prix was held at Bathurst and won by Doug Whiteford driving a Talbot-Lago
- Swimming
- Olympics: John Davies wins the gold medal in the Men's 200m breaststroke
- Tennis
- Australian Open men's singles: Ken McGregor defeats Frank Sedgman 7-5 12-10 2–6 6-2
- Australian Open women's singles: Thelma Coyne Long defeats Helen Angwin 6-2 6-3
- Davis Cup: Australia defeats the United States 4-1 in the 1952 Davis Cup final
- Wimbledon: Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman win the Men's Doubles
- Wimbledon: Frank Sedgman wins the Men's Singles
- Yachting
- Nocturne takes line honours and Ingrid wins on handicap in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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