| Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nations participating | 69 |
| Athletes participating | 4,925 (4,407 men, 518 women) |
| Events | 149 in 17 sports |
| Opening ceremony | July 19 |
| Closing ceremony | August 3 |
| Officially opened by | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
| Athlete's Oath | Heikki Savolainen |
| Olympic Torch | Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen |
| Stadium | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
Highlights
- To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen.
- For the first time, a team from the USSR participated in the Olympics. The first gold medal for the USSR was won by Nina Romashkova in the women's Discus Throwing event, and the Soviet women's gymnastics team won the first of its eight consecutive gold medals.
- Hungary, a country with a mere 10 million inhabitants, won an astonishing 42 medals at these games, coming in third place behind the USA and the USSR with one of the most outstanding exhibitions ever.
- Hungary's Golden Team won the football tournament in style, beating Yugoslavia 2-0 in the final.
- Germany and Japan were invited again after being barred in 1948. After occupation and partition, three German states had been erected. Only West German athletes took part, from the Federal Republic of Germany and the Saarland which joined the FRG after 1955, the East German Democratic Republic being absent. Despite ranking 5th by total medals with 24, Germans failed to score Gold for the first and only time.
- Rules in equestrianism now allowed non-military officers to compete, including women. Lis Hartel of Denmark became the first woman in the sport to win a medal.
- Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia won three gold medals in the 5,000m, 10,000m and the Marathon.
- Bob Mathias of the USA became the first Olympian to successfully defend his decathlon title with a total score of 7,887 points.
- Josy Barthel of the tiny country of Luxembourg pulled a major surprise by winning the 1500 m.
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Demonstration sports
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- Finnish baseball
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 40 | 19 | 17 | 76 |
| 2 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 22 | 30 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | ){kind=small} British Guiana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | ){kind=small} British Guiana | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | ){kind=small} British Guiana (host nation) | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 9 | ){kind=small} Australia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | ){kind=small} Gold Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
See also
External links
| Sports • • NOCs Medalists • Symbols | ||
| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944),, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 | ||
| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — ''Sochi 2014 | ||
City of Helsinki
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Anthem
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Vårt land (Swedish)
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Vårt land (Swedish)
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi [IPA: juho kusti pɑ:sikiʋi] (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was Prime Minister of Finland (1918 and 1944-1946). He was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Bronze 1928 Amsterdam Pommel horse
Silver 1932 Los Angeles Horizontal bar
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles All-Around
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles Parallel bars
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Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Bronze 1928 Amsterdam Pommel horse
Silver 1932 Los Angeles Horizontal bar
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles All-Around
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles Parallel bars
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Olympic medalist
Paavo Nurmi
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold 1920 Antwerp 10000 m
Gold 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country
Gold 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country team
Gold 1924 Paris 1500 m
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Paavo Nurmi
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold 1920 Antwerp 10000 m
Gold 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country
Gold 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country team
Gold 1924 Paris 1500 m
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Olympic medalist
Hannes Kolehmainen
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1912 Stockholm 5000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm 10000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm Individual cross country
Gold 1920 Antwerp Marathon
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Hannes Kolehmainen
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold 1912 Stockholm 5000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm 10000 metres
Gold 1912 Stockholm Individual cross country
Gold 1920 Antwerp Marathon
Silver
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium, (in Finnish and Swedish: Olympiastadion) located in the Töölö district about 2 km from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts.
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1st Paris, France 1894
2nd Le Havre, France 1897
3rd Brussels, Belgium 1905
4th Paris, France 1906
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2nd Le Havre, France 1897
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4th Paris, France 1906
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