1952 Summer Olympics topic
Also known as
- Games of the XV Olympiad
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II.
Helsinki was chosen as the host city over bids from Amsterdam and five American cities: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Philadelphia, at the 40th IOC Session on June 21, 1947, in Stockholm, Sweden.
The voting results, in a chart...
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| Start date |
- Jul 19, 1952
| End date |
- Aug 3, 1952
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| Included in event |
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| Participating countries |
| Sports |
| Competitions |
- Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
- Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform
- Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard
- Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform
- Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's road race
- Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team road race
- Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem
- Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit
- Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint
- Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
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| Medals awarded |
| Demonstration sports |
| Demonstration events |
| Demonstration competitions |
| Athletes |
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| Mascot |
| Host City |
| Bidding cities |
| Number Of Nations |
- 69
| Number Of Athletes |
- 4,925
| Number Of Events |
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