257 competitors, 213 men and 44 women, took part in 127 events in 18 sports.

[1] 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.

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.

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