Dates: |
July 19 - august 3, 1952 |
N.O.C. participants: |
69 |
Number of sports: |
17 |
Number of contests: |
149 |
Number of athletes: |
4955 |
Men: |
4436 |
Women: |
519 |
Volonteers: |
0 |
Media: |
0 |
Opening: |
Juho Paasikivi, Republic President |
Oath: |
Heikki Savolainen |
Number of torch bearer: |
0 |
Last torch bearer: |
Paavo Nurmi, Hannes Kolehmainen |
Bids towns: |
Los Angeles (USA), Amsterdam (NED), Minneapolis (USA), Detroit (USA), Chicago (USA), Philadelphie (USA) |