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The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. [2]
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. [1] [2] In addition, pesäpallo, a Finnish baseball variant, was also played as a non-medal demonstration event. [3]
The 1952 Summer Olympics were held in Helsinki, Finland, from 19 July to 3 August 1952. Athletics. Medal table Host nation . Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total; 1 ...
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries. The timing result point for the running competitions at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors – 245 men and 41 women – took part in 133 events in 18 sports. [1] They won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II and still a record (though achieved a few more times since).
The marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July on a course running from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Korso, Helsinki Rural Municipality (now Vantaa) and back. [1] Sixty-six athletes from 32 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Australia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 81 competitors, 71 men and 10 women, took part in 67 events in 12 sports. [1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Melbourne, the flag of Australia was flown at the closing ceremony.
For the 1952 Summer Olympics, a total of twenty-four sports venues were used. Three of the venues were constructed for the 1940 Summer Olympics, but were postponed in the wake of World War II. Those venues were completed in time for the 1952 Games. The main stadium served as host to the World Athletics Championships in 1983 and in 2005.