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Olympics 1952 Oslo, Norway, February 14 - 25
No. of countries: 30
No. of athletes:  694 (505 m + 109 w)
No. of events: 22 in 6 sports

The Oslo games introduced the Olympic torch, even though it didn't come from Olympia this time.

Again, Norway dominated the games, but with the United States as a strong contender. Canada won their seventh gold in ice hockey out of eight attempts. Norwegian truck driver Hjalmar Andersen won 3 individual speed skating gold medals in 3 days. Cross country skiing for women was a new event, as were  events for women and men in giant slalom.