Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Hammer Throw
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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. There were 33 competitors from 18 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by József Csermák of Hungary, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. Imre Németh, who had won four years earlier, took bronze; he was the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event. Silver went to Karl Storch of Germany. Background This was the 11th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Six of the 13 finalists from the 1948 Games returned: gold medalist Imre Németh of Hungary, silver medalist Ivan Gubijan of Yugoslavia, fourth-place finisher Samuel Felton of the United States, fifth-place finisher Lauri Tamminen of Finland, seventh-place finisher Teseo Taddia of Italy, and eleventh-place finisher Duncan Clark of Great Britain. Németh was among ...
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals. The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team. The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation. History The Olympic Stadium was designed by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. The Olympic stadium, known as an icon of functionalist style of architect ...
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Karl Hein (athlete)
Karl Hein (11 June 1908 – 10 July 1982) was a German hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin. By the early 1930s Hein had married and retired from athletics. He resumed competing after watching a film about the 1932 Olympics, and remained active until the late 1950s, winning the national championships in 1936–38 and 1946–47 and placing second in 1956. In 1938 he set two world records and won the European title. In 1962 he was awarded the :de:Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis, Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis. Hein died from a stroke aged 74. His son Karl-Peter also competed in the hammer throw, at national level. References

1908 births 1982 deaths German male hammer throwers Olympic gold medalists for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes from Hamburg European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athleti ...
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Poul Cederquist
Poul Cederquist (29 June 1916 – 25 May 1993) was a Danish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1916 births 1993 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Danish male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Denmark Athletes from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish people {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Constantin Dumitru
Constantin Dumitru (29 April 1925 – 1992) was a Romanian athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1925 births 1992 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Romanian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Romania Place of birth missing {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Mikhail Krivonosov
Mikhail Petrovich Krivonosov (russian: Михаил Петрович Кривоносов, 1 May 1929 – 11 November 1994) was a Belarusian hammer thrower. He competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956, 18 cm behind the first place. He earned another silver medal at the 1958 European Championships, and won the European title in 1954. In 1953 Krivonosov graduated from the Belarusian State University of Physical Training, and in 1971 defended a PhD in pedagogy there. He trained at Burevestnik in Minsk and competed internationally for the USSR throughout his career. He won the Soviet title in 1952 and 1954–58 and set six world records in 1954–56. After retiring from competitions he had a long career as an athletics coach and prepared the Soviet hammer throwers for the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In parallel he worked as a lecturer at his alma mater, where he served as pro-rector from 1976 until his death.
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Oiva Halmetoja
Oiva Halmetoja (31 March 1920 – 21 February 2007) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1920 births 2007 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Finland People from Maaninka Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Mykola Redkin
Mykola Redkin ( uk, Микола Редькін; born 10 June 1928) is a Ukrainian former athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ..., representing the Soviet Union. References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes from Dnipro Soviet male hammer throwers {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Jiří Dadák
Jiří Dadák (7 March 1926 in Valašské Meziříčí – 6 March 2014)Jiří Dadák's obituary
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Heorhiy Dybenko
Heorhiy Dybenko ( uk, Георгій Дибенко; born 1928) is a Soviet former athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Soviet male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Miloš Máca
Miloš Máca (23 January 1927 – 27 March 1984) was a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1927 births 1984 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Czech male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia People from Boskovice Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Karl Wolf (athlete)
Karl Wolf (11 February 1912 – 1 March 1975) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1912 births 1975 deaths People from Ladenburg Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) People from the Grand Duchy of Baden Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics German male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Germany {{Germany-hammer-bio-stub ...
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