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    Europe. The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo,...
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  • At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held...
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    Guatemala competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 21 competitors, 20 men and 1 woman...
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    Luxembourg competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 32 events in 9 sports. Josy Barthel — Athletics...
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  • The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event...
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    The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary. The games signalled the arrival (to Western Europeans at least) of the Hungarian...
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    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...
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    hockey tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the seventh edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. There was also a consolation...
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    Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the...
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  • 1952 Olympics refers to both: The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway The 1952 Summer Olympics, which were held in Helsinki, Finland...
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    Summer Olympics at Mexico City. India did not participate in the four subsequent Winter Olympic Games from 1972 to 1984. In the 1972 Summer Olympics at...
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  • generated. The 1952 Winter Olympics was the first of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, preceding the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...
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    France. As a separate team, Saar took part in its sole Olympic Games at the 1952 Summer Olympics before being allowed to rejoin the German team in 1956...
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  • Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held between 19 and 24 July in the Messuhalli...
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    Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, and were the third games to be cancelled due to war. Helsinki would eventually host the 1952 Summer Olympics. Tokyo...
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  • the boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli. From this edition of the Olympic Games, the bronze medal match...
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    of baseball, was played as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. The ceremonial first feed...
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    Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Summer and Winter Games on 18 occasions subsequently. At six of its nine appearances at the Summer Olympic...
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    India competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 42 events in 11 sports. This marked the...
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    Republic of China (PRC) sent a delegation to the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Prior to the foundation...
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    The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. 215 cyclists...
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  • The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division...
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    to win an Olympic medal in Athens since the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where middle-distance runner Josy Barthel took home the Olympic title in...
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    1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after 1952 was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
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  • At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes...
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    that. At the 1952 Olympics, field handball was a demonstration sport. (Indoor) handball was introduced for men at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's...
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    Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports. Germany...
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  • The 1952 Summer Olympics were held in Helsinki, Finland, from 19 July to 3 August 1952.   *   Host nation (Finland)   *   Host nation (Finland)   *   Host...
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    The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports. Men's team competition...
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  • At the 1952 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women. A total of 286 fencers (249 men and 37 women) from 32...
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