WebThe 1952 Summer Olympics (Finnish: Kesäolympialaiset 1952; Swedish: ... torch was transported by land from Olympia to Athens from where fire's journey continued in a miner's lamp donated by the Saar Olympic Committee on a SAS plane to Aalborg, Denmark. The glass cover surrounding the lamp was designed by the artist Sakari Tohka.

WebFootball at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA World Cup tournament). Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 …

WebGreece has a long presence at the Olympic Games, as they have competed at every Summer Olympic Games, one of only five countries to have done so, and most of the Winter Olympic Games.Greece has hosted the Games twice, both in Athens.As the home of the Ancient Olympic Games it was a natural choice as host nation for the revival of the …

Web1952 Summer Olympics. The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. This was the second time Trinidad & Tobago was represented in the Olympics. ... 1960 Summer Olympics. The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. In 1958 the West Indies joined together to become a Confederation. Because of …

WebSaar (1952) United Team of ... This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (German: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOSB) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its reunification. A total of 392 athletes, 218 men …

WebThe modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than …

WebRowing at the Summer Olympics has been part of the competition since its debut in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowing was on the program at the 1896 Summer Olympics but was cancelled due to bad weather. Only men were allowed to compete until the women's events were introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal which gave national …

WebOriginally having participated in Olympics as the delegation of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1924 (Summer Olympics) to 1976 (Winter Olympics), China competed at the Olympic Games under the name of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the first time in 1952, at the Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, although they only arrived in time to participate …

WebCanada has competed at 23 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.. Canada has hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec and …

WebBasketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports, but Hungary and Spain withdrew, …