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title: "1952 Winter Olympics"
year: 1952
country: "Norway"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1952/1952-winter-olympics"
slug: "1952-winter-olympics"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1952-02-14"
endDate: "1952-02-25"
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# 1952 Winter Olympics

> Held in Oslo, the first Winter Olympics in a Scandinavian country established the modern Winter Games as a major global sporting spectacle with Cold War geopolitical significance.

## Summary

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

## Sources

- [1952 Winter Olympics]() - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1952/1952-winter-olympics