The , officially known as the '''VI Olympic Winter Games''', were celebrated in
1952 in
Oslo ,
Norway .
- In the Speedskating Hjalmar Andersen won 3 gold medals in the 1,500 m, the 5,000 m and the 10,000 m.
- In the was the champion with Antoin Miliordos falling 18 times before finishing his run, as he went over the line backwards.
- Bandy was a Demonstration Sport but has so far never returned to the Olympics.
See the medal winners ordered by sport:
A total of 30 nations sent athletes to compete at these Games, which was the highest number to that date.
New Zealand and
Portugal participated at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time.
Australia ,
Germany (of the three contemporary German states, only the
Federal Republic Of Germany send athletes), and
Japan returned, after having missed the
1948 Winter Olympics .
Korea ,
Liechtenstein , and
Turkey did not participate in 1952, after having competed in 1948.
See Also: 1952 Winter Olympics medal count
These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1952 Winter Games.
