1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II. It is famous for being the Olympic Games at which the most number of world records were broken, before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Helsinki was chosen as the host city over bids from Amster... More

Host City:

Duration:

  • 15 days (Jul 19, 1952 — Aug 3, 1952)

Number Of Nations:

  • 69

Number Of Athletes:

  • 4,925

Also known as:

  • Games of the XV Olympiad

Event

Duration:

  • 15 days (Jul 19, 1952 — Aug 3, 1952)

Instance of recurring event:

Summer Olympic Games Events

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Host City

Helsinki

Helsinki ( listen (help·info); Swedish: Helsingfors,  listen (help·info)) is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 596,233 (31...

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