1952 Summer Olympics
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The 1952 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland, notable for the first participation of the Soviet Union and many other countries during the post-World War II era.
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Summer Olympic Games
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multi-sport event → |
| biddingCity |
Amsterdam
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Athens → Buenos Aires → Chicago → Cologne → Copenhagen → Detroit → Dublin → Frankfurt → Helsingborg → Helsinki → Lausanne → Lisbon → Los Angeles → Luxembourg City → Melbourne → Mexico City → Minneapolis → Minneapolis–Saint Paul → Monaco → Montreal → Nuremberg → Oslo → Philadelphia → Prague → Rio de Janeiro → Rome → San Francisco → Stockholm → |
| boycottingNation |
People's Republic of China
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| cauldronLighter |
Hannes Kolehmainen
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Paavo Nurmi → |
| closingDate |
1952-08-03
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| continent |
Europe
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| country |
Finland
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| featuredSport |
athletics
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basketball → boxing → cycling → equestrian → fencing → field hockey → football → gymnastics → modern pentathlon → rowing → shooting → swimming → water polo → weightlifting → wrestling → yachting → |
| firstTimeParticipation |
Hong Kong
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Indonesia → Israel → Nigeria → Puerto Rico → Saar → Soviet Union → Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc nations → Thailand → |
| headOfStateAtOpening |
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
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| hostCity |
Helsinki
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| hostCityCountryCapital |
Helsinki
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| hostCitySelectedAt |
IOC Session in London
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| hostCitySelectionDate |
1938-06-21
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| IOCPresidentAtTheTime |
Sigfrid Edström
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| legacy |
marked beginning of intense Olympic rivalry between USA and USSR
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strengthened Finland's international profile → |
| mainLanguage |
English
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Finnish → French → Swedish → |
| mainStadium |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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| motto |
None officially adopted
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| nextGames |
1956 Summer Olympics
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| notableAthlete |
Bob Mathias
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Emil Zátopek → László Papp → Micheline Ostermeyer → |
| notableFor |
broad post-World War II international participation
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first participation of the Soviet Union in the Summer Olympics → |
| numberOfAthletes |
4955
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| numberOfEvents |
149
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| numberOfFemaleAthletes |
460
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| numberOfMaleAthletes |
4495
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| numberOfParticipatingNations |
69
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| numberOfSports |
17
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| officialName |
Games of the XV Olympiad
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| openedBy |
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
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| openingDate |
1952-07-19
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| organisingCommitteePresident |
Erik von Frenckell
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| previousGames |
1948 Summer Olympics
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| reasonForBoycott |
dispute over representation of China with Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| secondInMedalTable |
Soviet Union
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| timePeriod |
20th century
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| tookPlaceAfter |
World War II
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| topGoldMedalCountry |
United States
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| topMedalCountry |
United States
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Alain Mimoun
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Károly Takács → |
competedIn |
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Bob Mathias
→
Emil Zátopek → |
participatedIn |
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XIV Olympiad
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followedBy |
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Helsinki
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hostedEvent |
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Helsinki Airport
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openedFor |
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1956 Summer Olympics
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previousGames |