The 1952 Winter Olympics were held in Oslo, Norway, the first Winter Games held in a Scandinavian nation and the first held in the capital city of a country widely regarded as the birthplace of many winter sports. Norwegian speed skater Hjalmar Andersen won three individual gold medals in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. The Olympic torch relay, already established at the Summer Games, was used at a Winter Olympics for the first time, originating from the hearth of a Norwegian skiing pioneer.
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1952 Winter Olympics: Oslo, Norway
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1952 Winter Olympics: Oslo, Norway
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The 1952 Winter Olympics were held in Oslo, Norway, the first Winter Games held in a Scandinavian nation and the first held in the capital city of a country widely regarded as the birthplace of many winter sports. Norwegian speed skater Hjalmar Andersen won three individual gold medals in front of a
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The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (Norwegian: De 6. olympiske vinterleker; Nynorsk: Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, was the seventh Olympic Championship, also serving as the 19th World Championships and the 30th European Championships.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, one ski jumping event was contested.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
Tenley Albright (Wikipedia)
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the 1952 Olympic silver medalist
Hjalmar Andersen (Wikipedia)
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won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway
Heikki Hasu (Wikipedia)
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was a Finnish Nordic skier who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics
Chummy Broomhall (Wikipedia)
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finished 57th in the same event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo
Siiri Rantanen (Wikipedia)
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She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them
Hallgeir Brenden (Wikipedia)
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He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics
Sonja Edström (Wikipedia)
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She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events
Lydia Wideman (Wikipedia)
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including the 1952 Winter Olympics
René Mandrillon (Wikipedia)
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He finished 18th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
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