1952 Winter Olympics
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| VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 30 |
| Athletes participating | 694 (585 men, 109 women) |
| Events | 22 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 14, 1952 |
| Closing ceremony | February 25, 1952 |
| Officially opened by | Princess Ragnhild |
| Athlete's Oath | Torbjørn Falkanger |
| Official's Oath | n/a |
| Olympic Torch | Eigil Nansen |
The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Oslo, Norway.
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Medal winners
Demonstration sports: Bandy
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1952 Winter Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Norway | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Missing image USA_flag.png United States | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Missing image Finland_flag_large.png Finland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 |  Austria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Template:ITA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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