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 June 21 1947 on the 40th IOC session. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics but they were canceled due to World War II.
Highlights
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrianism
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics
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Hockey
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Yachting
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1952 Summer Olympics medal count)
See also
External links
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