List of 1952 Winter Olympics medal winners explained

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the VI Olympic Winter Games,[1] were a multi-sport event held in Oslo, Norway, from February 14–25, 1952. A total of 694 athletes representing 30 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in 22 events across 8 disciplines. Of the 30 participating NOCs, Portugal and New Zealand made their Winter Olympic Games debuts in Oslo—neither delegation secured a medal.[2]

The Olympic programme changed only slightly from that of the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics, with the addition of women's cross-country skiing, and changes to the alpine skiing line-up where the combined was replaced by the giant slalom.[3] Bandy was held as the sole demonstration event at the Games.[4] Both men and women participated at these Games; aside from cross-country skiing, women also took part in alpine skiing and figure skating. The Games were officially opened by a woman for the first time; Princess Ragnhild of Norway did the honours in the absence of both her father Crown Prince Olav and grandfather King Haakon VII, away in London for the funeral of George VI of the United Kingdom who had died just days before the Games opened.[2] [3]

A total of 115 athletes won at least one medal at the Games.[3] On home soil, athletes from Norway won sixteen medals, including seven golds, the most of any country at the Games. The United States (eleven medals, four golds) and Finland (nine medals, three golds) finished second and third in the medal table respectively. Athletes from 13 of the 30 participating NOCs won at least one medal; athletes from eight countries won at least one gold. Of the 13 NOCs which won medals, 10 won more than one.[3] Germany made their return to the Olympics after being barred from both the 1948 Winter and Summer Games for their involvement in World War II.[5] As a result of the war, Germany had been divided into two nations, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), and the German Democratic Republic. Only the FRG competed at these Games, where they won both the two-man and four-man bobsleigh events by taking advantage of a not-yet implemented rule by the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing that imposed a weight limit on bobsleigh teams.[6]

Dick Button of the United States successfully defended the Olympic title he won in St. Moritz for men's singles figure skating, in the process becoming the first skater to be unanimously ranked first by judges in every round of an Olympic competition.[7] Finland's Lydia Wideman won the first gold medal awarded in women's cross-country skiing, with Mirja Hietamies and Siiri Rantanen completing an all-Finnish podium in the event. Finland won three of the four golds and eight of the twelve medals on offer in the sport.[8] Hjalmar Andersen was the most successful athlete at the Games, winning three gold medals in speed skating. In two of the three events he won, the 5000 m and 10000 m, he set new Olympic records[9] and won by the largest margins in those events' Olympic history:[2] 11 seconds in the 5000 m[10] and nearly 25 seconds in the 10000 m.[11] Mirl Buchner of Germany also won three medals at the Games, with one silver and two bronzes won in alpine skiing. A total of 18 athletes won more than one medal at the Games. However, only four of them won more than one gold medal: Andersen; Andrea Mead Lawrence of the United States; and Lorenz Nieberl and Andreas Ostler of Germany.[3]

Alpine skiing

See also: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Bobsleigh

See also: Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Two-man
[18]
Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Lorenz Nieberl		[19]
USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin		[20]
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Stephan Waser
Four-man

Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Friedrich Kuhn
Lorenz Nieberl
Franz Kemser
USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin
Howard Crossett
James Atkinson
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Albert Madörin
André Filippini
Stephan Waser

Cross-country skiing

See also: Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Figure skating

See also: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Ice hockey

See also: Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Men's team
[32]
Eric Paterson
Ralph Hansch
John Davies
Don Gauf
Robert Meyers
Thomas Pollock
Al Purvis
Billy Gibson
David Miller
George Abel
Billy Dawe
Robert Dickson
Gordon Robertson
Louis Secco
Francis Sullivan
Robert Watt		[33]
Alfred Van Allen
André Gambucci
Arnold Oss
Clifford Harrison
Donald Whiston
Gerald Kilmartin
James Sedin
John Mulhern
John Noah
Joseph Czarnota
Kenneth Yackel
Len Ceglarski
Richard Desmond
Robert Rompre
Ruben Bjorkman		[34]
Göte Almqvist
Hans Andersson
Stig Andersson
Åke Andersson
Lasse Björn
Göte Blomqvist
Thord Flodqvist
Erik Johansson
Gösta Johansson
Rune Johansson
Sven "Tumba" Johansson
Åke Lassas
Holger Nurmela
Lars Pettersson
Lars Svensson
Sven Thunman
Hans Öberg

Nordic combined

See also: Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual[35]

Ski jumping

See also: Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual[36]

Speed skating

See also: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Multiple medallists

Athletes who won multiple medals at these Games are listed below by the number of medals won.[3]

AthleteNationSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
3 0 0
Alpine skiing0123
2002
Bobsleigh2002
Bobsleigh2002
Cross-country skiing1102
1102
Cross-country skiing1102
Cross-country skiing1102
1102
Cross-country skiing1012
Bobsleigh0202
Speed skating0202
Bobsleigh0202
Cross-country skiing0112
Alpine skiing0112
Bobsleigh0022
Bobsleigh0022

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Organising Committee for the VI Olympic Winter Games, p. 4.
  2. Web site: Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee. November 6, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110108060722/http://www.olympic.org/oslo-1952-winter-olympics. January 8, 2011.
  3. 1952 Oslo Winter Games. November 6, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722211912/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/. July 22, 2011.
  4. Organising Committee for the VI Olympic Winter Games, p. 75.
  5. Book: Pelle. Kimberly D.. Findling. John E.. Historical dictionary of the modern Olympic movement. registration. west germany.. 1996. Greenwood Press. Westport, Conn. 0-313-28477-6. 254. November 7, 2010.
  6. Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. November 13, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152507/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/BOB/. July 28, 2011.
  7. Dick Button Biography and Olympic Results. November 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110420163900/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/dick-button-1.html. April 20, 2011.
  8. Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. November 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812095647/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/CCS/. August 12, 2011.
  9. Hjalmar Andersen Biography and Olympic Results. November 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405030143/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/hjalmar-andersen-1.html. April 5, 2011.
  10. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres. November 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233403/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html. May 19, 2011.
  11. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres. November 7, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233423/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html. May 19, 2011.
  12. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Downhill. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129070607/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/mens-downhill.html. January 29, 2011.
  13. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Downhill. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904020614/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/womens-downhill.html. September 4, 2011.
  14. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129010239/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/mens-giant-slalom.html. January 29, 2011.
  15. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905063027/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html. September 5, 2012.
  16. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Slalom. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129010309/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/mens-slalom.html. January 29, 2011.
  17. Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Slalom. December 26, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100130144659/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/ASK/womens-slalom.html. January 30, 2010.
  18. Germany Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903150345/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/winter/1952/BOB/. September 3, 2011.
  19. United States Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104114624/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1952/BOB/. November 4, 2012.
  20. Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104114630/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/winter/1952/BOB/. November 4, 2012.
  21. Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110120175931/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html. January 20, 2011.
  22. Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 18 kilometres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001935/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/CCS/mens-18-kilometres.html. May 20, 2011.
  23. Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001946/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/CCS/mens-50-kilometres.html. May 20, 2011.
  24. Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812095500/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/winter/1952/CCS/. August 12, 2011.
  25. Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917142719/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/winter/1952/CCS/. September 17, 2011.
  26. Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104114645/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/winter/1952/CCS/. November 4, 2012.
  27. Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Singles. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062702/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/FSK/mens-singles.html. April 21, 2011.
  28. Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Singles. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421010356/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/FSK/womens-singles.html. April 21, 2011.
  29. Germany Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421064118/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/winter/1952/FSK/. April 21, 2011.
  30. United States Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421063423/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1952/FSK/. April 21, 2011.
  31. Hungary Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421064128/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/winter/1952/FSK/. April 21, 2011.
  32. Canada Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110428091647/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/winter/1952/ICH/. April 28, 2011.
  33. United States Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110428092604/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1952/ICH/. April 28, 2011.
  34. Sweden Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110428091723/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/winter/1952/ICH/. April 28, 2011.
  35. Nordic Combined at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Individual. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121010915/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/NCO/mens-individual.html. January 21, 2011.
  36. Ski Jumping at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Normal Hill, Individual. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120120012944/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SKJ/mens-normal-hill-individual.html. January 20, 2012.
  37. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 500 metres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233030/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-500-metres.html. May 19, 2011.
  38. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233047/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html. May 19, 2011.
  39. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233403/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html. May 19, 2011.
  40. Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres. December 29, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233423/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html. May 19, 2011.

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