1952 OLYMPIC GAMES HELSINKI FINLAND 50th Anniversary of the Summer Olympics PIN

Description: <img src="HTTPS://ti2.auctiva.com/web/aswCredit.gif" border="0"><br><a href="HTTPS://www.auctiva.com/?how=scLnk1" target="_blank"><img src="HTTPS://ti2.auctiva.com/images/sc1line1.gif" border="0"></a>Description: 1952 Olympic Games Helsinki 50th Anniversary of the Summer Olympics PIN '1952 XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI 1952-2002' ENAMELLED IN WHITE & BLUE Helsinki 1952 Olympics The Fifteenth Olympiad: The 1952 Summer Games were officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad . The Games were held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland in the year 1952 . Helsinki had been chosen as the host of the 1940 Olympiad but they were cancelled due to World War II. Venue: The Fifteenth Summer Games were held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland . The Stadium is located in the Toolo District , about 2 km away from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki . This is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the Nucleus of the activities in the fifteenth Olympiad . However, the stadium was built for the 1940 Summer Games Participants: 4099 participants competed in the fourteenth Olympiad. The 59 countries which took part in the Games were Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, Republic of China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, France, Gold Coast, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saarland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, U.S.A., Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Events: In the fifteenth Olympiad there were 149 events in 17 sports. The sports included in the program were athletics, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling and yachting. Medal Count: United States won the highest number of medals. They won 40 gold, 19 silver and 17 bronze medals which made a total of 76 medals. USSR won 22 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze medals. A Brief Description of the Fifteenth Olympiad: The Fifteenth Summer Games were held from 19 th July to 3 rd August in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Games were officially opened by Juho Kusti Paasikivi. The athletes uttered Olympic oath led by Heikki Savolainen. The Olympic Flame was lit by Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen. HTTPS://www.mapsofworld.com/olympics/history/helsinki-finland-1952-olympic-games.html HTTPS://www.stadion.planeetta.com/elamyksia-ja-tarinoita-1952-olympialaisista IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SOUVENIR - VERY OLD/VERY NICE WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF OLYMPIC HISTORY SHIPPING AND HANDLING: The standard registration air mail to worldwide is USD 12.50 Worldwide Shipping COMBINE SHIPPING: Combined shipment can save your money, please contact us to reduce the shipping fee before your payment. Courier service is available on request. Additional charges will be on your account. We will not be responsible for packages lost/ damage in the mail. PLEASE READ & UNDERSTAND OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE BIDDING. Accept payment with only. If you won more than one lot, please pay the total in one payment. You have to arrange a payment in 3 days. RETURN POLICY Returns are only accepted if the item description does not match the item received. Buyer is responsible for all shipping charges. CUSTOMER SERVICE If you have any problem or question, please tell us any time you like. We will try our best to solve the problem and give you a satisfy answer. Thank you for looking and for bidding. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

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