1952 Summer Olympics
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The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. Helsinki had been elected as the host city over rival bids from Amsterdam and five American cities.
| Games of the XV Olympiad | |
| Nations participating | 69 |
| Athletes participating | 4,925 (4,407 men, 518 women) |
| Events | 149 in 17 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | July 19, 1952 |
| Closing ceremonies | August 3, 1952 |
| Officially opened by | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
| Athlete's Oath | Heikki Savolainen ? |
| Judge's Oath: | - |
| Olympic Torch | Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen |
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Highlights
- To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
- For the first time in history, a team from the Soviet Union participated in the Olympics.
- After being barred from participation in 1948, Germany was allowed to compete again, but only West German athletes took part.
- Rules in equestrianism now allowed non-military officers to compete, including women. Lis Hartel of Denmark became the first woman in the sport to win a medal.
- [[Emil Z�topek]] of Czechoslovakia won three gold medals in long-distance running.
- Bob Mathias of the United States became the first Olympian to successfully defend his decathlon title.
- Josy Barthel of the tiny country of Luxembourg pulled a major surprise by winning the 1500 m.
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrianism
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Yachting
Medal count
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
References
Internal links
- Olympic Games
- Summer Olympic Games
- International Olympic Committee
- WikiProject Sports Olympics
- IOC country codes
External links
Bibliography
1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012
1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1952_Summer_Olympics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Summer_Olympics, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
