Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, nine events in sprint canoe racing
were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, nine events in sprint canoe racing
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.
Men's events
| C-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten competitors in the event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.-Medalists:-Heats:The... |
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| C-1 10000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 10000 metres These are the results of the men's C-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes and took place on July 27.-Medalists:-Final:... |
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| C-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were eleven teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.-Medalists:-Heats:The 11... |
Bent Peder Rasch Bent Peder Rasch Bent Peder Rasch was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he won a gold in the C-2 1000 m event.... Finn Haunstoft Finn Haunstoft Finn Haunstoft was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the gold in the C-2 1000 m event at Helsinki in 1952.-References:... |
Jan Brzák-Felix Jan Brzák-Felix Jan Brzák-Felix was a Czechoslovakian slalom and sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s... Bohumil Kudrna Bohumil Kudrna Bohumil Kudrna was a Czechoslovakian flatwater canoer and slalom canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... |
Egon Drews Egon Drews Egon Drews was a West German flatwater canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.... Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.-References:*... |
| C-2 10000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 10000 metres These are the results of the Men's C-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Heats and final took place on July 27.-Medalists:-Final:... |
Georges Turlier Georges Turlier Georges Turlier is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Helsinki in 1952.-References:*... Jean Laudet Jean Laudet Jean Laudet is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:*... |
Kenneth Lane Kenneth Lane (canoer) Kenneth Lane is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Lane was born in Toronto.-References:*... Donald Hawgood Donald Hawgood Donald T. Hawgood was a Canandian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:**... |
Egon Drews Egon Drews Egon Drews was a West German flatwater canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.... Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.-References:*... |
| K-1 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on July 28.-Medalists:-Heats:... |
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| K-1 10000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 10000 metres These are the results of the men's K-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Final:The final took place on July 27.-References:* p. 629.*... |
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| K-2 1000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on July 28.-Medalists:-Heats:... |
Kurt Wires Kurt Wires Kurt Oskar Wires was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds and one silver .-References:*... Yrjö Hietanen Yrjö Hietanen Yrjö Jalmari Hietanen was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals at Helsinki in 1952 in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events.-References:... |
Lars Glasser Lars Glasser Lars Glasser was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.... Ingemar Hedberg Ingemar Hedberg Ingemar Hedberg was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.... |
Max Raub Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann Herbert Wiedermann was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event .... |
| K-2 10000 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 10000 metres These are the results of the men's K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Final:The final took place July 27.-References:* p. 631.*... |
Kurt Wires Kurt Wires Kurt Oskar Wires was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two golds and one silver .-References:*... Yrjö Hietanen Yrjö Hietanen Yrjö Jalmari Hietanen was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals at Helsinki in 1952 in the K-2 1000 m and K-2 10000 m events.-References:... |
Gunnar Åkerlund Gunnar Åkerlund Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... Hans Wetterström Hans Wetterström Hans Wetterström was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-2 10000 m event with a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1956.Wetterström also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... |
Ferenc Varga Ferenc Varga Ferenc Varga is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.... József Gurovits József Gurovits József Gurovits is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Gurovits was born in Budapest.-References:*... |
Women's event
| K-1 500 metres Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-person canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on July 28.-Medalists:-Heats:... |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |