Helsinki 1952 | Uruguay - USSR | Semifinale | Basketball | Olympic Summer Games |13
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As in 1948 there were 23 nations entered. Ten (10) nations were seeded into the main tournament. The other 13 teams were separated into three groups, which played a round-robin tournament within each group, although a team was eliminated after two losses, making them effectively double-elimination groups. This advanced a further six teams to the main tournament. The 16 teams were then separated into four groups of four teams each, which played round-robin games to advance two teams from each group to the semi-final groups. There were two semi-final groups of four teams each, again advancing the top two teams from each group to the semi-final matches, again via round-robins.
The games were held indoors, mostly at the Tennispalatsi, or Tennis Palace, although the final rounds were played at the Messuhalli II in Helsinki. The Messuhalli, or Exhibition Hall, which also hosted the boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, and wrestling, at the 1952 Olympics. Tennispalatsi was built in 1938 in preparation for the 1940 Helsinki Olympics, which were never held, and it still exists, now used as a cultural and recreational venue, with multiple movie screens. Messuhalli was built in 1935 in the Töölö District of Helsinki and was later used for concerts, banquets, and sporting events. As of 2014 it is the home arena of the Torpan Pojat and Helsinki Seagulls basketball teams.
As in 1936 and 1948 the gold medal was won by the United States, winning its third of seven consecutive Olympic basketball gold medals. The US won the final game over the Soviet Union, making its Olympic basketball début, after having also defeated the USSR in semi-final group play.
Helsinki 1952 | USA - Argentina | Semifinale | Basketball | Olympic Summer Games |14
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As in 1948 there were 23 nations entered. Ten (10) nations were seeded into the main tournament. The other 13 teams were separated into three groups, which played a round-robin tournament within each group, although a team was eliminated after two losses, making them effectively double-elimination groups. This advanced a further six teams to the main tournament. The 16 teams were then separated into four groups of four teams each, which played round-robin games to advance two teams from each group to the semi-final groups. There were two semi-final groups of four teams each, again advancing the top two teams from each group to the semi-final matches, again via round-robins.
The games were held indoors, mostly at the Tennispalatsi, or Tennis Palace, although the final rounds were played at the Messuhalli II in Helsinki. The Messuhalli, or Exhibition Hall, which also hosted the boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, and wrestling, at the 1952 Olympics. Tennispalatsi was built in 1938 in preparation for the 1940 Helsinki Olympics, which were never held, and it still exists, now used as a cultural and recreational venue, with multiple movie screens. Messuhalli was built in 1935 in the Töölö District of Helsinki and was later used for concerts, banquets, and sporting events. As of 2014 it is the home arena of the Torpan Pojat and Helsinki Seagulls basketball teams.
As in 1936 and 1948 the gold medal was won by the United States, winning its third of seven consecutive Olympic basketball gold medals. The US won the final game over the Soviet Union, making its Olympic basketball début, after having also defeated the USSR in semi-final group play.
Helsinki | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:34 1 Etymology
00:04:59 2 History
00:05:08 2.1 Early history
00:06:02 2.2 Founding of Helsinki
00:08:31 2.3 Twentieth century
00:09:27 3 Geography
00:11:52 3.1 Metropolitan area
00:14:30 3.2 Climate
00:17:28 4 Neighbourhoods and other subdivisions
00:17:39 5 Cityscape
00:22:33 6 Government
00:23:30 7 Demographics
00:26:30 7.1 Language
00:28:09 7.2 Immigration
00:29:36 8 Economy
00:31:06 9 Religion
00:31:38 10 Education
00:32:16 10.1 Universities
00:32:41 10.2 Universities of applied sciences
00:33:35 11 Culture
00:33:44 11.1 Museums
00:35:58 11.2 Theatres
00:36:29 11.3 Music
00:38:32 11.4 Art
00:40:32 11.5 Media
00:42:02 11.6 Sports
00:45:00 12 Transport
00:45:10 12.1 Roads
00:46:10 12.2 Intercity rail
00:47:50 12.3 Aviation
00:48:27 12.4 Sea transport
00:50:13 12.5 Urban transport
00:52:48 13 International relations
00:53:06 14 Notable people
00:53:16 14.1 Born before 1900
00:56:05 14.2 Born after 1900
01:00:40 15 See also
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Helsinki (, Finnish: [ˈhelsiŋki] (listen); Swedish: Helsingfors [hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.
Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns, Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of nearly 1.5 million. Often considered to be Finland's only metropolis, it is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people as well as the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest municipality in the Nordic countries. The city is served by the international Helsinki Airport, located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, with frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia.
Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012, the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest.
Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index. In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki was ranked ninth among 140 cities.
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Helsinki (; Finnish: [ˈhelsiŋki] (listen); Swedish: Helsingfors [hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː] (listen)) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 648,650. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.
Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns, Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of nearly 1.5 million. Often considered to be Finland's only metropolis, it is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people as well as the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest city in the Nordic countries. The city is served by the international Helsinki Airport, located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, with frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia.
Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012, the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest.
Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index. In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki was ranked ninth among 140 cities.