Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

was the host nation for 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 ...

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. 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 Timo Suviranta (9 June 1930 – 21 January 1994) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), ...

** Kauko Heinänen **

Pentti Laaksonen Pentti Laaksonen (13 January 1929 – 29 April 2005) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 195 ...

Oiva Virtanen Oiva Virtanen (5 August 1929 – 26 September 1992) was a Finnish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1929 births 1992 deaths Basketball players from Helsinki Finnish men' ...

Esko Karhunen Esko Ensio ”Sir Emal” Karhunen (4 January 1928 – 8 March 2016) was a Finnish basketball player and contributor. The Karhunen spent his whole SM-sarja career at Pantterit basketball club, and its predecessors, in Helsinki, and was in a r ...

** Eero Salonen ** Pertti Mutru ** Tuomo Ristola **

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 ...

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 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 ...

** Final — 1:15.3 (→ 14th place) Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race *

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), offic ...

— 27th and last place

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard * Helge Vasenius ** Preliminary Round — 65.41 points (→ 14th place) *

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 sommar ...

** Preliminary Round — 58.06 points (→ 29th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952. ; Men's foil * Kurt Lindeman *

Heikki Raitio Heikki Raitio (29 July 1924 – 12 February 1997) was a Finnish épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1924 births 1997 deaths Finnish male épée fencers ...

; Men's épée *

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 t ...

Rolf Wiik Rolf Wiik (30 January 1929 – 9 August 2007) was a Finnish épée fencer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII O ...

Heikki Raitio Heikki Raitio (29 July 1924 – 12 February 1997) was a Finnish épée and foil fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. References

1924 births 1997 deaths Finnish male épée fencers ...

; Men's team épée *

Kauko Jalkanen Kauko Jalkanen (8 December 1918 – 3 September 2007) was a Finnish épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952 ...

, Nils Sjöblom,

Jaakko Vuorinen Jaakko Vuorinen (25 July 1923 – 19 February 1982) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officia ...

Paavo Miettinen Paavo Miettinen (20 May 1919 – 8 June 1985) was a Finnish fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially kn ...

; Women's foil * Maggie Kalka * Marianne Sjöblom * Taimi Mattsson

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1952, winning bronze in the team event. ;Individual * Ole Mannonen *

Lauri Vilkko Lauri Tapani Vilkko (13 August 1925 – 13 October 2017) was a Finnish modern pentathlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the team event in 1952. He was a military officer who ret ...

Olavi Rokka Olavi Rokka (9 August 1925 – 21 December 2011) was a Finnish modern pentathlete. He won a bronze medal in the team modern pentathlete event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympis ...

;Team * Ole Mannonen * Lauri Vilkko * Olavi Rokka

Rowing

Finland had 26 male rowers participate in all seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

events in 1952. ; Men's single sculls * Sevi Holmsten ; Men's double sculls * Keijo Koivumäki * Eero Koivumäki ; Men's coxless pair * Bengt Ahlström * Stig Winter ; Men's coxed pair *

Veijo Mikkolainen Veijo Mikkolainen (25 August 1924 – 7 April 2013) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offici ...

* Toimi Pitkänen * Erkki Lyijynen (cox) ; Men's coxless four *

Veikko Lommi Veikko Kristian Lommi (7 November 1917 – 20 June 1989) was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vehkalahti and died in Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in th ...

Kauko Wahlsten Kauko Wilhelm Wahlsten (9 December 1923 – 9 May 2001) was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kymi, Kymenlaakso and died in Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in the southern part of the K ...

Oiva Lommi Oiva Lommi (30 June 1922 – 23 July 2000) was a Finnish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vehkalahti and died in Kotka. He was the cousin of Veikko Lommi Veikko Kristian Lo ...

* Lauri Nevalainen ; Men's coxed four *

Kurt Grönholm Kurt Rolf Grönholm (16 December 1926 – 1 May 2017) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offi ...

* Paul Stråhlman * Birger Karlsson *

Karl-Erik Johansson Karl-Erik Johansson (10 February 1924 – 26 August 1987) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...

* Antero Tukiainen (cox) ; Men's eight * Tor Lundsten * Birger Andersson * Eero Lehtovirta * Yrjö Hakoila * Antti Arell * Harry Wikman * Esko Lyytikkä * Klaus Lampi * Toivo Räsänen (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Eleven shooters represented Finland in 1952.

Vilho Ylönen Vilho Ilmari Ylönen (31 May 1918 – 8 March 2000) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rifle shooter who competed in the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. Ylönen was a career military officer serving as a non-commissioned off ...

won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions and

Tauno Mäki Tauno Mäki (6 December 1912 – 7 October 1983) was a Finnish sport shooter. He was born in Karinainen, Pöytyä. He won a bronze medal in 100 metre running deer at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsing ...

won a bronze medal in the 100m running deer. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* Pentti Linnosvuo * Veli-Jussi Hölsö ;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to th ...

Klaus Lahti Klaus Lahti (7 July 1909 – 19 December 2003) was a Finnish Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1909 births 2003 deaths Finnish male sport s ...

* Oiva Tylli ; 300 m rifle, three positions *

Pauli Janhonen Pauli Janhonen (20 October 1914 – 30 November 2007) was a Finnish sport shooter. He was born in Jyväskylä. He won a silver medal in 300 metre rifle three positions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also competed at the 1952 Summer ...

; 50 m rifle, three positions *

* Kullervo Leskinen ; 50 m rifle, prone * Kullervo Leskinen *

; 100m running deer *

* Yrjö Miettinen ;

Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...

Konrad Huber Konrad Walentin Huber (4 November 1892 – 4 December 1960) was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Finnish team in the team clay pi ...

* Sven-Erik Rosenlew

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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1952 in Finnish sport