| 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) |
THE XVth SUMMER GAMES 
