In 1952, the Games finally came to Norway in Oslo, the birthplace of modern skiing. For the first time, the Winter Games were held in a city located on the sea. Oslo is indeed situated at the end of a fjord of the same name. --- Oslo 1952 - Slalom track.
1952 / IOC
Norwegian champion
Speed skater Hjalmar Andersen won three gold medals at the Oslo 1952 Games. His winning margins in the 5,000m and the 10,000m were the largest in Olympic history. --- Oslo 1952 - Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) - Speed skating.
