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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 ...

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. 125 competitors, 103 men and 22 women, took part in 74 events in 11 sports. Zygmunt Chychła became first post-War Olympic gold champion.

Medalists

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Boxing

;Men

Fencing

13 fencers, 10 male and 3 female, represented Poland in 1952.

Men

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Jerzy Pawłowski Jerzy Władysław Pawłowski (25 October 1932 – 11 January 2005) was a Polish fencing, fencer and double agent. Life While a major in the Polish Army, Pawłowski won the gold medal in the individual saber event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in ...

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Wojciech Zabłocki Wojciech Mikołaj Zabłocki (6 December 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish architect and fencer, specialist in the saber modality. Sports career Zabłocki participated in four Olympic Games: 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 196 ...

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Zygmunt Pawlas Zygmunt Pawlas (28 October 1930 – 20 June 2001) was a Polish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the l ...

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Women

Football

Preliminary round results

First round results

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men ;Women

Hockey

First round results

Rowing

;Men

Shooting

Two shooters represented Poland in 1952. ;Men

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

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

1952 in Polish sport