Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
Website sport.fi/olympiakomitea  (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Helsinki
Competitors258 (228 men, 30 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Väinö Suvivuo
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
13
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1952, winning bronze in the team event.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Finland had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Eleven shooters represented 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.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
100m running deer
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Finland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.