Olympics History Timeline 1951 - 1960 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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| 1951 | 
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National Olympic Committee of the USSR recognized | 
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| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland July 19 - August 3 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 40 gold medals and 76 medals overall. USSR finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 22 gold medals and 71 medals overall. |
69 | 4925 | 149 in 17 sports | The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. | To the enjoyment of the Finnish crowd, the Olympic Flame
was lit by two heroes, runners Paavo Nurmi and Hannes Kolehmainen. Germany was allowed to compete again after being barred from participation in 1948, but only West German athletes took part. Soviet Union rejoins Games after 40-year absence. Mathias wins his second decathlon gold. |
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| 1953 | 
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| 1954 | NOC of People's Republic of China recognized as "Olympic Committee of the Chinese Republic." Taiwan's NOC still recognized as Chinese Olympic Committee. | 
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| 1955 | 
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| 1956 | Melbourne, Australia Stockholm, Sweden November 22 - December 8 |
USSR finished in first position in the final medal rankings,
with 37 gold medals and 98 medals overall. United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 32 gold medals and 74 medals overall. |
Mildred McDaniel, the only American woman to win gold in the
sport, set a high jump record of 5 feet, 9 1/4 inches, and Egil Danielsen
of Norway overcame a troublesome wind with a remarkable javelin throw of
281 feet, 2 1/2 inches. |
67 | 3184 | 145 in 17 sports | The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. | Two international events led to nations boycotting the Olympics. The first was the British and French involvement in the Suez Crisis, which led to the absence of Egypt, Lebanon, and Iraq. |
| 1957 | Designation of NOC of People's Republic of China changed to 'Olympic Committee of People's Democratic Republic of China.' | 
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| 1958 | People's Republic of China withdraws from Olympic movement and from all international federations. | 
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| 1959 | International Olympic Committee decides the NOC may not continue as the Chinese Olympic Committee | 
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| 1960 | Rome, Italy August 25 - September 11 |
USSR finished in first position in the final medal rankings,
with 43 gold medals and 103 medals overall. East Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 34 gold medals and 71 medals overall. |
Armin Hary won the 100m in a world record time of 10.2 seconds | 83 | 5348 | 150 in 17 sports | The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. | Danish sailer Paul Elvstrøm won his fourth straight
gold medal in the Finn class, the first athlete to achieve this feat in
an individual event. The only other two to have emulated his performance
are Al Oerter and Carl Lewis. |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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