1952 Winter Olympics
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| VI Olympic Winter Games | |
 The emblem is a circle with the Olympic rings |
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| Host city | Oslo, Norway |
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| 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 |
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1952 in Oslo, Norway.
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[edit] Highlights
- 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.
- Bandy was a demonstration sport but has so far never returned to the Olympics.
[edit] Medal winners
See the medal winners ordered by sport:
[edit] Demonstration sport
[edit] Venues
- Bislett stadion - speed skating
- Frognerseteren - bobsleigh
- Holmenkollen ski jump - cross country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping
- Lillestrøm stadion - ice hockey
[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 (of the three contemporary German states, only the Federal Republic of Germany send athletes), and Japan returned, after having missed the 1948 Winter Olympics. South 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 |  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
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