1952 Winter Olympics
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| VI Olympic Winter Games | |
 The emblem is a circle with the Olympic rings and the New Oslo Town Hall in the centre. Bordering the circle are the words, "DE VI. OLYMPISKE VINTERLEKER OSLO 1952". |
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| Host city | Oslo, Norway |
| Nations participating | 30 |
| Athletes participating | 694 (585 men, 109 women) |
| Events | 22 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 14 |
| Closing ceremony | February 25 |
| Officially opened by | Princess Ragnhild |
| Athlete's Oath | Torbjørn Falkanger |
| Olympic Torch | Eigil Nansen |
| Stadium | Bislett stadion |
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[edit] Highlights
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1952 in Oslo, Norway.
- In the speedskating Hjalmar Andersen won 3 gold medals in the 1,500 m, the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m.
- In the alpine skiing the winner of the downhill was the Italian Zeno Colò in a time of 2:30.80 and in the slalom event Othmar Schneider was the champion with Antoin Miliordos falling 18 times before finishing his run, as he went over the line backwards.
- In bandy, Sweden, Norway and Finland participated with their best players and Sweden won the tournament, with Norway second and Finland third.
[edit] Medal winners
See the medal winners ordered by sport:
[edit] Demonstration sport
- Bandy
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 30 nations sent athletes to compete at these Games, which was the highest number to that date. New Zealand and Portugal participated at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. Australia, Germany, and Japan returned, after having missed the 1948 Winter Olympics. Korea, Liechtenstein, and Turkey did not participate in 1952, after having competed in 1948.
[edit] Medal count
These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1952 Winter Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Norway (host nation) |
7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 |  United States |
4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Finland |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  West Germany |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Austria |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee – Oslo 1952 main page
- Oslo 1952 – official report, digitized copy online
| Sports • Medal counts • NOCs Medalists • Symbols |
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