| Games: | 1952 Winter |
| Event: | Women's singles |
| Dates: | 16–20 February |
| Competitors: | 25 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Venues: | Jordal Amfi (compulsory figure) Bislett stadion (free skating) |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Jeannette Altwegg |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Tenley Albright |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Jacqueline du Bief |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all five Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held from 16 to 20 February 1952. Twenty-five figure skaters from twelve nations competed.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 161.756 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 159.133 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 158.000 | 24 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 154.633 | 36 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 152.211 | 50 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 149.333 | 56 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 148.378 | 63 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 6 | 146.289 | 75 | |||
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 143.289 | 92 | |||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | 143.767 | 89 | |||
| 11 | 7 | 13 | 144.767 | 89 | |||
| 12 | 12 | 8 | 142.767 | 103 | |||
| 13 | 13 | 15 | 138.220 | 117 | |||
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 135.633 | 135 | |||
| 15 | 15 | 17 | 135.578 | 136 | |||
| 16 | 19 | 12 | 134.744 | 140 | |||
| 17 | 14 | 20 | 132.811 | 148 | |||
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 132.478 | 151 | |||
| 19 | 22 | 18 | 126.878 | 178 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 21 | 124.733 | 185 | |||
| 21 | 18 | 22 | 124.344 | 190 | |||
| 22 | 21 | 23 | 123.544 | 193 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 19 | 121.478 | 199 | |||
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 113.322 | 215 | |||
| WD | 23 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Karen KlæboeJudges:
Harold G. Storke
Joseph Wilson Per Reiertsen
Donald H. Gilchrist
Franz Heinlein
Martti Gyldén
Gérard Rodrigues Henriques