Back Хельсинки 1952 Abkhazian Olimpiese Somerspele 1952 Afrikaans Chuegos Olimpicos de Helsinki 1952 AN الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 1952 Arabic اوليمبياد صيف 1952 ARZ Xuegos Olímpicos de Ḥélsinki 1952 AST 1952 Yay Olimpiya Oyunları Azerbaijani Olimpiade Masan Panes 1952 BAN Летнія Алімпійскія гульні 1952 Byelorussian Летнія Алімпійскія гульні 1952 году BE-X-OLD
| Host city | Helsinki, Finland | ||
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| Nations | 69 | ||
| Athletes | 4,955 (4,436 men, 519 women) | ||
| Events | 149 in 17 sports (23 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 19 July | ||
| Closing | 3 August | ||
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| Stadium | Helsingin Olympiastadion | ||
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The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held at Helsinki in Finland.[2]
Helsinki was chosen as the host city over Amsterdam, Athens, Lausanne, and Stockholm and five American cities: Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Helsinki had been given the 1940 Summer Olympics, but they were cancelled because of World War II
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1952 Helsinki Summer Games" Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.