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Handball At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Field handball was a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics. A single match between the men's teams of Sweden and Denmark was held, which Sweden won by nineteen goals to eleven. Match The match was played in rainy conditions. Players All participants were awarded a commemorative medal. Sweden * Rune Nilsson (GK) * Rolf Zachariassen * Sven Schönberger * Åke Norén * Hans Olsson * Lars Olsson * Olle Juthage *Sten Åkerstedt * Stig Nilsson * Evert Sjunnesson * Rune Lindqvist Denmark * Skjold Bjørn (GK) * Gustav Volder * Poul Winge * Jørgen Larsen *Erik Christensen *Viggo Larsen * Jørn Tillegreen * Mogens Nielsen *Svend Aage Madsen * Poul Rask * Erik Eigaard References * * {{Handball at the Summer Olympics 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Helsingfors 1952), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo eventually hosted the games in 1964. Helsinki is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympics Games were held entirely in Europe. The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
