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Finland At The 1952 Summer Olympics
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. The nation won 22 medals. Athletics Basketball ;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 ** Juhani Kyöstilä ** Raine Nuutinen ** Raimo Lindholm **Timo Suviranta ** Kauko Heinänen **Pentti Laaksonen **Oiva Virtanen **Esko Karhunen ** Eero Salonen ** Pertti Mutru ** Tuomo Ristola **Tapio Pöyhönen Boxing Canoeing Cycling ;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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; sv, Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Presidents See also *Finland at the Olympics *Finnish Paralympic Committee Finnish Paralympic Committee ( fi, Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to P ... References External links Official website ** National Olympic Committees Ol 1907 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1907 {{Olympic-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapio Pöyhönen
Tapio ("Tappari") Pöyhönen (19 November 1927 – 27 August 2011) was a Finnish basketball player. He was born in Helsinki and grew up in Isku. He competed in 1950 World Cup qualifiers in Nice, the 1951 European Championships in Paris, and the men's tournament 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 ... in Helsinki. He later served on the Finnish Olympic Committee. References 1927 births 2011 deaths Basketball players from Helsinki Finnish men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Finland Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Finland-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkki Kerttula
Erkki Kerttula (5 November 1909 – 4 November 1989) was a Finnish fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 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 * 1909 births 1989 deaths Finnish male foil fencers Olympic fencers of Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oulu Finnish male épée fencers Finnish male sabre fencers {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 27 July 1952 to 28 July 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed. Nations were limited to three fencers each. The event was won by Edoardo Mangiarotti of Italy, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's épée (passing France for most all-time). It was also the fourth consecutive year that Italy had at least two fencers on the podium in the event, as Edoardo's brother Dario Mangiarotti took silver. Bronze went to Oswald Zappelli of Switzerland. Zappelli and Edoardo Mangiarotti had faced each other in a barrage for silver and bronze medals in 1948, which Zappelli had won; the two men were the fifth and sixth to earn multiple medals in the event. Background This was the 11th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (with only foil and sabre events held) but has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Raitio
Heikki Raitio (29 July 1924 – 12 February 1997) was a Finnish épée and foil fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 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 1924 births 1997 deaths Finnish male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Finland Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers from Helsinki Finnish male foil fencers {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Lindeman
Kurt Lindeman (born 1 January 1932) is a Finnish épée and foil fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish male foil fencers Finnish male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Finland Olympic modern pentathletes for Finland Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish male épée fencers {{Finland-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 23 July 1952 to 24 July 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed. All three medallists were left-handed. Nations were limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Christian d'Oriola of France, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's foil and sixth overall. D'Oriola was the fifth man to win multiple medals in the event. The silver and bronze medals were won by Edoardo Mangiarotti and Manlio Di Rosa of Italy. Background This was the 11th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1908 (when there was a foil display only rather than a medal event). Six of the eight finalists from 1948 returned: gold medalist Jehan Buhan and silver medalist Christian d'Oriola of France, bronze medalist Lajos Maszlay of Hungary, fourth-place finisher John Emr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olavi Heinonen
Olavi Mikael Heinonen (20 September 1921 – 19 May 1992) was a Finnish diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event 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 * 1921 births 1992 deaths Finnish male divers Olympic divers for Finland Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Divers from Helsinki {{Finland-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Vasenius
Helge Allan Arthur Vasenius (23 February 1927 – 27 January 2008) was a Finnish diver. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1927 births 2008 deaths Finnish male divers Olympic divers for Finland Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Divers from Helsinki {{Finland-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helge Törn
Helge Aatos Törn (15 December 1928 – 3 October 2022) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event 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 2022 deaths Finnish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Finland Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onni Kasslin
Onni Kasslin (27 February 1927 – 9 August 2003) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed at the 1948 and 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 2003 deaths Finnish male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Finland Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vantaa {{Finland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Forsblom
Anders Ruben Forsblom (24 June 1931 – 18 June 2023) was a Finnish cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1953 and 1954. He also competed in the individual and team road race events 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 * 1931 births 2023 deaths Finnish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Finland Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Porvoo {{Finland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
