Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Finland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 8		 Gold
6		 Silver
3		 Bronze
13		 Total
22
Olympic history (summary)
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Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Contents

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Basketball

[edit] 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
  • Kauko Heinänen
  • Pentti Laaksonen
  • Oiva Virtanen
  • Esko Karhunen
  • Eero Salonen
  • Pertti Mutru
  • Tuomo Ristola
  • Tapio Pöyhönen

[edit] Cycling

[edit] 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)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Onni Kasslin
  • Final — 1:15.3 (→ 14th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

  • Helge Törn — 27th and last place

[edit] Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Helge Vasenius
  • Preliminary Round — 65.41 points (→ 14th place)
  • Olavi Heinonen
  • Preliminary Round — 58.06 points (→ 29th place)

[edit] References


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