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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.
Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1952 summer Olympics in Helsinki. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
19 de abr. de 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.
Revive los momentos que hicieron historia en los Juegos de 1952 en Helsinki. Disfruta de videos oficiales, resultados, galerías, deportes y atletas.
11 de oct. de 2022 · A large number of the 1952 Olympics competition venues had already been built in the 1930s to prepare for the then-cancelled 1940 Summer Games. Through the Olympics, many new landmarks were built in Helsinki, such as the Olympic Stadium, the Töölö Sports Hall, the swimming stadium, the velodrome, and Tennis Palace.
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.
