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Gymnastics At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held between 19 and 24 July in the Messuhalli building in Helsinki. Men's events were held in ''Exhibition Hall I'' while women's events were contested in the smaller ''Exhibition Hall II''. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See also *1952 Summer Olympics References Sources * * {{Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics events 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... 1952 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Töölö Sports Hall
sv, Tölö sporthall , image = Töölön Kisahalli.jpg , caption = Töölö Sports Hall photographed from the tower of the Olympic Stadium (2004) , fullname = , former_names = Messuhalli , address = Paavo Nurmen kuja 1c , location = Taka-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland , coordinates = , broke_ground = , built = 1935 , opened = 1935 , renovated = , expanded = 1952 , closed = , owner = , operator = , cost = , architect = Aarne HytönenRisto-Veikko Luukkonen , capacity = 2,000 (seated) , tenants = Torpan Pojat Helsinki Seagulls , website = Töölö Sports Hall ( fi, Töölön kisahalli, sv, Tölö sporthall) is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Gebendinger
Ernst Gebendinger (10 February 1926 – 23 May 2017) was a Swiss gymnast. At the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel he won three gold medals: In Floor exercise (together with Joseph Stalder), Vault and with the Swiss team. He competed in 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 .... After an accident 1954 he had to end his career. References 1926 births 2017 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Winterthur Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thoresson
Karl Tore William Thoresson (born 31 May 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics event and won two medals in the floor exercise: a gold in 1952 and a silver in 1956. He won another medal on the floor, a bronze, at the 1954 World Championships. In 2001, Thoresson was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the world's greatest competitors, coaches and authorities in artistic gymnastics. The early IGHO .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Viskari
Kalevi Viskari (15 June 1928 – 13 November 2018) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in 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 .... He was born in Enso. References External links * 1928 births 2018 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Finland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Savolainen (gymnast)
Heikki Ilmari Savolainen (28 September 1907 – 29 November 1997) was a Finnish artistic gymnast. He competed in five consecutive Olympics from 1928 to 1952 and won at least one medal in each of them. In 1928, he won a bronze on pommel horse, which was the first-ever medal in gymnastics for Finland. Winning his last medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he became the oldest gymnastics medalist, at 44 years old; he delivered the Olympic Oath in the opening ceremony of those games. olympic.org In 1932, Savolainen and his teammate had the same score on |
Olavi Rove
Olavi Rove (29 July 1915 – 22 May 1966) is a Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion. He was born and died in Helsinki. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises'', and a silver medal in ''vault''."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 3, 2008) At the in Helsinki
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Berndt Lindfors
Berndt Lindfors (21 October 1932 – 19 February 2009)Berndt Lindfors grave was a who competed in the and in the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Kaino Lempinen
Kaino Lempinen (8 February 1921 – 13 September 2003) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in 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 1921 births 2003 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Finland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onni Lappalainen
Onni Armas Lappalainen (30 July 1922, in Mikkeli – 12 January 1971, in Mikkeli) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in 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 1922 births 1971 deaths People from Mikkeli Finnish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Finland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from South Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast)
Kalevi Johannes Laitinen (19 May 1918 – 6 January 1997) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He was born and died in Kotka. Laitinen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises''."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 3, 2008) At the in Helsinki
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Paavo Aaltonen
Paavo Johannes Aaltonen (11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962) was a Finnish artistic gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won four medals, of which three were gold, including a three-way tie for gold in the pommel horse with teammates Veikko Huhtanen and Heikki Savolainen. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics winning a team bronze for a total of five Olympic medals during his career. At the 1950 World Championships, he won the gold medal on the horizontal bar The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a syste ... and the team silver medal. References 1919 births 1962 deaths People from Kemi Finnish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Tschabold
Jean Tschabold (25 December 1925 – 29 April 2012) was a Swiss gymnast. He competed in eight 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 ... winning a silver medal in the team all-round event. References 1925 births 2012 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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