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unusual facts about 1952 Winter Olympics


Women's sport in Australia

They competed at figure skating at 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.


2001–02 Canada men's national ice hockey team

It was the first Olympic gold medal for Canada in men’s ice hockey since the Edmonton Mercurys won gold at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.

Frode Rinnan

He was hired by the state to conduct work for the 1952 Winter Olympics, and designed the Holmenkollen ski jump, the speed skating arena Bislett Stadion and the ice hockey arena Jordal Amfi.

Kviteseid

Here, the Olympic Flame was lit for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.

Morgedal

The Olympic Flames for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, and the flame used in the national torch relay for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer (which was later used as the flame for the 1994 Winter Paralympics), were all lit at the birthplace of Sondre Norheim, Øvrebø in Morgedal.

Stanley Benham

At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he barely lost the gold medals in both the two-man and four-man events.

Yugoslavia at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.


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Al Purvis

Two years later, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association selected the Mercurys from among seven teams that had applied to represent Canada at the 1952 Winter Olympics held in Oslo, based on the strength of team's performance in the 1950 World Championships.