Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics


Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. The nation won 22 medals.

Athletics

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition

Canoeing

Cycling

;Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
;Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Men's 3m Springboard

Fencing

11 fencers, 8 men and 3 women, represented Finland in 1952.
;Men's foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1952, winning bronze in the team event.
;Individual
;Team
Finland had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1952.
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxless four
; Men's coxed four
; Men's eight

Shooting

Eleven shooters represented Finland in 1952. Vilho Ylönen won a silver medal in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Tauno Mäki won a bronze medal in the 100m running deer.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;100m running deer
;Trap

Weightlifting

Wrestling