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] The nation won 22 medals.
Contents
Athletics
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Basketball
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- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group B)
- Lost to Mexico (48-66)
- Lost to Soviet Union (35-47)
- Lost to Bulgaria (64-65) → did not advance, 16th place
- Team Roster
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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- 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
- Onni Kasslin
- Final — 1:15.3 (→ 14th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Helge Törn — 27th and last place
Diving
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Men's 3m Springboard
- Helge Vasenius
- Preliminary Round — 65.41 points (→ 14th place)
- Olavi Heinonen
- Preliminary Round — 58.06 points (→ 29th place)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952.
Football
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Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1952, winning bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Ole Mannonen
- Lauri Vilkko
- Olavi Rokka
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Eleven shooters represnted Finland in 1952. Vilho Ylönen won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Tauno Mäki won a bronze medal in the 100m running deer.
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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