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The 1952 Summer Olympics (Finnish: Kesäolympialaiset 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (Finnish: XV olympiadin kisat) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.
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Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Overview. In 1952, the biggest news from Helsinki was that the Soviets were coming. After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the USSR had not competed in the Olympics until the Helsinki Games. The world braced for the athletic battles between the Soviet Union and the United States – in effect, a cold-war Olympics.
3 paź 2024 · The Helsinki Games were the 12th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 1952 Summer Games were the first Olympics in which the Soviet Union participated (a Russian team had last competed in the 1912 Games), and the international tension caused by the Cold War initially prevailed.
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.
In Helsinki in 1952, the Soviet Union rejoined the Olympic Games having been absent since 1912. A cold-war atmosphere dominated these games as the Soviets set up a rival Olympic village for Eastern Bloc countries.
