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1952 Summer Olympics - Definition and Overview

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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. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics but they were canceled due to World War II.

Games of the XV Olympiad
Nations participating69
Athletes participating4,925 (4,407 men, 518 women)
Events149 in 17 sports
Opening ceremoniesJuly 19, 1952
Closing ceremoniesAugust 3, 1952
Officially opened byJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Athlete's OathHeikki Savolainen
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Judge's Oath:-
Olympic TorchPaavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen
Contents

Highlights

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

Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1952 Summer Olympics medal count)

1952 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 40 19 17 76
2 USSR 22 30 19 71
3 Hungary 16 10 16 42
4 Sweden 12 13 10 35
5 Italy 8 9 4 21
6 Czechoslovakia 7 3 3 13
7 France 6 6 6 18
8 Finland 6 3 13 22
9 Australia 6 2 3 11
10 Norway 3 2 0 5

See also

External links


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