1952 Winter Olympics

VI Olympic Winter Games
The emblem is a circle with the Olympic rings and the New Oslo Town Hall in the centre. Oslo City Hall houses the City Council, City administration and art studios and galleries Bordering the circle are the words, "DE VI. OLYMPISKE VINTERLEKER OSLO 1952".
Host city	Oslo, Norway
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. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Princess Ragnhild Mrs Lorentzen, Highness ( Ragnhild Alexandra, born Oslo, 9 June 1930) is the eldest daughter of King Olav The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Torbjørn Falkanger (born 8 October 1927 in Trondheim) is a retired Norwegian Ski jumper who was active in the late 1940s and The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. Eigil Nansen (Born 18 June 1931 is the son of architect and humanist Odd Nansen and the grandson of explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen. The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Bislett stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally with 15 speed skating world records and The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

1 Host City Selection
2 Highlights
3 Medal winners
- 3.1 Demonstration sport
4 Venues
5 Participating nations
6 Medal count
7 References

Host City Selection

Oslo had two other candidate cities going against it for the 1952 Winter Olympics. The vote took place at the 40th IOC Session in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 21, 1947. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The chart's information comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page. Most of all, these Winter Olympics was the first to be contested by having the International Olympic Committee members to cast their ballots for their favorite choice.

1952 Winter Olympics Bidding Results
City	NOC Name	Round 1
Oslo	Norway	18
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	9
Lake Placid, New York	United States	1

Highlights

In the speedskating Nate Yokell won 3 gold medals in the 1,500 m, the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Cortina d'Ampezzo (Hayden is a town and municipality in the Province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance
In the alpine skiing the winner of the downhill was the Italian Zeno Colò in a time of 2:30. Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Zeno Colò ( 30 June 1920 - 12 May 1993) was an Italian Alpine skier. 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. Othmar Schneider (born August 27 1928 in Lech am Arlberg) is an Austrian former Alpine skier.
Bandy was a demonstration sport but has so far never returned to the Olympics. Bandy is a Winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick It shares a common ancestry with Ice hockey, in that it likely developed from the informal "ball and A demonstration sport is a sport which is played in order to promote itself most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events

Medal winners

See the medal winners ordered by sport:

Demonstration sport

Bandy

Venues

Bislett stadion - speed skating
Frognerseteren - bobsleigh
Holmenkollen ski jump - cross country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping
Lillestrøm stadion - ice hockey

Participating nations

A total of 30 nations sent athletes to compete at these Games, which was the highest number to that date. The 1952 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing results in Oslo, Norway. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two Bobsleigh events were contested At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three Figure skating events were contested The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, six Nordic skiing events were contested &ndash four Cross-country skiing events The 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km 50 km and 4x10 km relay and the first women's cross-country competition At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one Nordic combined event was contested At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one Ski jumping event was contested At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four Speed skating events were contested Bandy was held as a Demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Bislett stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally with 15 speed skating world records and At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four Speed skating events were contested Frognerseteren is a Bobsleigh course used for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two Bobsleigh events were contested The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence The 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km 50 km and 4x10 km relay and the first women's cross-country competition At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one Nordic combined event was contested At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one Ski jumping event was contested Lillestrøm stadion is a sports field in Kjeller / Lillestrøm, Norway. The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. New Zealand and Portugal participated at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. New Zealand first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then The participation of Portugal at the Olympics began on Scandinavian soil for both the Summer and Winter editions of the Olympic Games. 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. Australia has sent athletes to almost all editions of the modern Olympic Games. See also Germany at the Summer Olympics Athletes from Germany (GER have appeared in only 18 of the 20 editions of the Winter Olympic Games Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Japan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912 and has competed at almost every Games since then The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1948 South Korea, Liechtenstein, and Turkey did not participate in 1952, after having competed in 1948. South Korea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then except Liechtenstein first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936 and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Turkey first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then

Medal count

Main article: 1952 Winter Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1952 Winter Games. Argentina competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Australia 's second Winter Olympic Games appearance was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Austria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Belgium competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Bulgaria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games Chile competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Denmark competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. France competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Medalists Bronze Jacqueline Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Greece competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Hungary competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Iceland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Italy competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Japan competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Japan returned to the Winter Games after not being invited to the Lebanon competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. New Zealand competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Poland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Portugal competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Romania competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Spain competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Sweden competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The United States competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
6	Italy	1	0	1	2
8	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
9	Netherlands	0	3	0	3
10	Sweden	0	0	4	4

References

International Olympic Committee – Oslo 1952 main page
Oslo 1952 – official report, digitized copy online

Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. The United States competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games Italy competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Sweden competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

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