# Canonical recap data for 1952 Winter Olympics (1952)
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slug: 1952-winter-olympics
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1952/1952-winter-olympics"
title: 1952 Winter Olympics
subtitle: 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.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1952-02-14
endDate: 1952-02-25
datePrecision: day
year: 1952
decade: 1950
country:
name: Norway
slug: norway
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/1952_Winter_Olympics.svg/330px-1952_Winter_Olympics.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1952 Winter Olympics"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: 1952 Winter Olympics
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: 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 Fe
wikidataQid: Q9623
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260604125500/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: 1952 Winter Olympics
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics"
