Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 258 (228 men, 30 women) in 18 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Väinö Suvivuo | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 13 |
Total 22 |
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Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.[1]
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[edit] Athletics
[edit] Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Mexico (48-66)
- Lost to Soviet Union (35-47)
- Lost to Bulgaria (64-65) → did not advance, 16th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Boxing
[edit] Canoeing
[edit] Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Raino Koskenkorva — 5:23:34.6 (→ 42nd place)
- Paul Backman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Paul Nyman — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Ruben Forsblom — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:15.3 (→ 14th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Helge Törn — 27th and last place
[edit] Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 65.41 points (→ 14th place)
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- Preliminary Round — 58.06 points (→ 29th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
[edit] Fencing
11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952.
[edit] Football
[edit] Gymnastics
[edit] Hockey
[edit] Modern pentathlon
[edit] Rowing
[edit] Sailing
[edit] Shooting
[edit] Swimming
[edit] Weightlifting
[edit] Wrestling
[edit] References
- ^ "Finland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1952/. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
[edit] External links
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