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1952 Winter Olympics
Oslo, Norway
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Twenty-one year old Jeannette Altwegg of Streatham won the Olympic Games Figure Skating event at Oslo by a fraction under 20 points. She was at once acclaimed as The Greatest figure skater - man or woman - amateur or professional - since the year 1896 - 18th February 1952 - ©TopFoto
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
View of the scene at Holmenkillen in Norway where the ski jumping combined class was held in the Winter Olympic Games - 18th February 1952 - ©TopFoto
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Eigil Nansen, the grandson of Frithjof Nansen, the great explorer, lights the Olympic flame at the Bislet Stadium in Oslo for the opening of the winter Olympic Games. - 15th February 1952 - ©TopFoto
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Norwegian ski jumper Torbjorn Falkanger takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the contestants during the opening ceremony of the sixth winter Olympic games at Bislett Stadium in Oslo on 15th February 1952. He is standing on the podium flanked by the flags of the competing nations. - ©TopFoto / AP
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Norway's Hjalmar Andersen waves to the crowd at Oslo's Bislett Stadium on 19th February 1952 after taking his third Olympic Gold Medal by winning the 10,000 metres speed skating event. He won in 16 mins. 45.8 secs, clipping 11.6 secs. off his own official world record - ©TopFoto / AP
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Gotmar Schneider of Austria winner of the men's slalom at Rodkleiva. 21 February 1952 - ©TopFoto
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Possibly the two man bob sled team of Switzerland, Fritz FEIERABEND and Stephan WASER who got bronze in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway.
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1952 Winter Olympics
The opening ceremony of the VIth Olympic Winter Games at Bislette Stadium, Oslo, Norway by Prince Harold and Princess Ragnhild.
16th February 1952.
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Oslo: Dick Button 22 year old American competing in the mens figure skating event of the Winter Olympics. Which he won.
22nd February 1952
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This skiers eye view of the ski jump at Holmenkollen, near Oslo, as world champion Torbjorn Falkanger of Norway starts his jump shows a section of the crowd of 150,000 which massed at the foot of the jump for this, the most spectacular of the winter olympic events.
Falkanger took second place in the competition.25th February 1952.
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Some 150,000 people packed the foot of the ski jump at Holmenkollen, Oslo to see Arnfinn Bergmann of Norway win that most spectacular of the Olympic winter events. 25th February 1952.
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Norway's simon Slaattvik makes his winning jump in the Nordic combination at Holmenkollen, Oslo, yesterday 17th February. By coming 15th in the second part of the combination today - the 18 kilometre cross country skiing, Slaattvik wins the event. 18th February 1952.
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
A general view of the Olympic slalom course near Oslo during the running of the men's special slalom event on 19th February 1952. It was won by Othmar Schneider of Austria with Norwegians Stein Eriksen and Guttorm Berge second and third respectively. - ©TopFoto / AP
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1952 Winter Olympic Games - Oslo, Norway
Andrea Mead Lawrence of Rutland in Vermont USA in action during the Olympic women's special slalom held near Oslo on 20th February 1952. She won in 2 mins 10.6 secs.
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