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Helsinki Olympics
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 held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo eventually hosted the games in 1964. Helsinki is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympic Games were held entirely in 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, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Colony of the Bahamas, Bahamas competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Only seven men went to Helsinki to compete in the sailing, all seven were affiliated with Nassau Yacht Club. Durward Knowles and Sloane Farrington had both competed at the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Olympics for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Great Britain, due to the Bahamas not being recognised by the IOC. Sailing References Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Bahamas at the Summer Olympics by year, 1952 Bahamas at the Olympics, 1952 1952 in Bahamian sport, Olympics {{Bahamas-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The State of Vietnam competed as Vietnam in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. It was the first time the nation had participated at the Summer Olympic Games. Eight competitors, all men, took part in seven events in five sports. Athletics Men's 10,000 metres * Trần Văn Lý — 37:33.0 (→ 32nd place) Boxing Bantamweight (-54 kg) * Tiến Vình Cycling ;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * Quan Luu — 5:24:34.1 (→ 47th place) * Chau Phuoc Vinh — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Nguyen Duc Hien — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Van Phuoc Le — did not finish (→ no ranking) Fencing One fencer represented Vietnam in 1952. ; Men's épée * Tôn Thất Hải Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle * Nguyễn Văn Phan — 1:05.0 References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Thailand competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. It sent a delegation of eleven athletes, who competed only in the men's track-and-field event. The eight competitors (with three substitutes in addition) were: Adul Wanasatith, Boonterm Pakpuang, Arun Sankosik, Pongummart Ummarttayakul, Sompop Svadanandana, Boonpak Kwancharoen, Satid Leangtanom, and Kamtorn Sanidwong. They competed in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay, high jump, long jump, and triple jump. References Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics 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 held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ... 1952 in Thai sport {{1952-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 295 competitors, 255 men and 40 women, took part in 141 events in 18 sports. Medalists The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold and 71 total medals. Gold * Nina Bocharova — Artistic gymnastics, women's balance beam * Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's individual all-round * Maria Gorokhovskaya — Artistic gymnastics, women's individual all-round * Victor Chukarin — Artistic gymnastics, men's pommel horse * Hrant Shahinyan — Artistic gymnastics, men's rings * Victor Chukarin, Hrant Shahinyan, Valentin Muratov, Yevgeni Korolkov, Vladimir Belyakov, Iosif Berdiev, Mikhail Perelman, Dmytro Leonkin — Artistic gymnastics, men's team competition * Maria Gorokhovskaya, Nina Bocharova, Galina Minaicheva, Galina Urbanovich, Pelageya Danilova, Galina Shamrai, Ekaterina Kalinchuk — Artistic gymnastics, women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saar At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Saarland was founded in the spring of 1950 in the ''Saar Protectorate'', which existed from 1947 to 1956, a region of Western Germany that was occupied in 1945 by 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. Thirty-six competitors, 31 men and five women, took part in 32 events in nine sports. History Just as after World War I, Saarland had initially been disallowed from uniting with the Weimar Republic and remained under military occupation for several years after the end of the war. After World War II, the Saarland was not allowed to become part of the Federal Republic of Germany after its founding in May 1949. The annexation of Saar by France, however, was prohibited by the other Allies and Points 2 and 3 of the Atlantic Charter. As the local population did not want to join France, separate international organizations were found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The People's 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 of the PRC in 1949, athletes from mainland China competed for the Republic of China (ROC) at the Olympic Games from its debut in 1924 to 1948. After the Chinese Civil War, 19 of the 25 members of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) withdrew to the island of Taiwan in 1951, and the COC was reorganized in Beijing. Both Committees wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) requesting that they participate in the upcoming Games in Helsinki. The IOC passed a motion that: Just one day prior to the opening of the Games, the COC received the invitation from the Organizing Committee. Despite the lack of jet air transportation to fly the team from Beijing to Helsinki in time for the Opening Ceremonies, the COC decided to send its delegation anyway. The Chinese athletes arrived at the athlete's village on July 29 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Results by event Athletics Men's 100M * Edward Ajado :* First Round — 11.25s DNQ * Titus Erinle :* First Round — 11.12 DNQ Men's 200M * Edward Ajado :* First Round — 22.92s DNQ * Muslim Arogundade :* First Round — 22.71 DNQ * Rafiu Oluwa :* First Round — 22.89 (Q) :* Quarterfinals — 22.69 DNQ Men's 4x100 relay :* First Round — (Muslim Arongudade, Titus Erinle, Karim Olowu, Rafiu Oluwa) 42.4s (Q) :* Semifinals — 41.9 5th DNQ Long Jump * Karim Olowu :* First Round — 6.96 DNQ * Sylvanus Williams :* First Round — 6.98 DNQ High Jump * Josiah Majekodunmi :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.90m 9th * Nafiu Osagie :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.90m 18th * Boniface Guobadia :* First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) :* Final — 1.80m 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopædia Britannica
The is a general knowledge, general-knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It has been published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. since 1768, although the company has changed ownership seven times. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. Since 2016, it has been published exclusively as an online encyclopedia, online encyclopaedia. Printed for 244 years, the ''Britannica'' was the longest-running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland, in three volumes. The encyclopaedia grew in size; the second edition was 10 volumes, and by its fourth edition (1801–1810), it had expanded to 20 volumes. Its rising stature as a scholarly work helped recruit eminent contributors, and the 9th (1875–1889) and Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, 11th editions (1911) are landmark encyclopaedias for scholarship and literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Antilles At The 1952 Summer Olympics
The Netherlands Antilles competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The Caribbean nation, then a colonial territory of the Netherlands, was represented by their association football team. Football The Netherlands Antilles national football team was one of 25 teams entered in the tournament. They lost their first round match to Turkey and were eliminated from the tournament. ;Squad #Ergilio Hato (gk) #Pedro Matrona # Wilfred de Lanoi # Wilhelm Canword # Guillermo Giribaldi # Edmundo Vlinder # Adriaan Brokke # Jorge Brion # Juan Briezen # Willys Heyliger # Guillermo Krips ;Match results References * * {{country at games navbox, Netherlands Antilles, Olympics Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Israel competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, 22 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 5 sports. Results by event Athletics Basketball Diving Shooting Four shooters represented Israel in 1952. Swimming References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports {{Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Israel at the Summer Olympics by year, 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 in Israeli sport, Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Indonesia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. With three male athletes, Indonesia was one of the smallest teams competing in Helsinki. A non-participant served as flag bearer for the Indonesian delegation at the opening ceremony. The team did not win any medals. The weightlifter Thio Ging Hwie ranked eighth overall in men's lightweight, Maram Sudarmodjo ranked 20th in men's high jump, and the swimmer Habib Suharko did not advance past the preliminary round. Background The Republic of Indonesia declared its independence in 1945; previously it was a Dutch colony known as the Dutch East Indies. In 1946, the newly independent nation created its National Olympic Committee, Sports Association of the Republic of Indonesia (''Persatuan Olahraga Republik Indonesia'' or PORI) and began organizing its national multi-sports event—National Sports Week—in 1948 in Surakarta. The nation unsuccessfully attempted to join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
