Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Pesäpallo at the 1952 Summer Olympics Demonstration sport | |
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Games played | 1 |
Date | July 31, 1952 |
Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
City | Helsinki, Finland |
«1936 1956» |
Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball, was played as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.[1]
The ceremonial first feed, or pitch, was thrown at 18:00 on 31 July by Lauri Pihkala, who had created the sport. The teams playing were the and the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. In a match with a shortened schedule, the Finnish Baseball Federation won, 8–4.
Rosters[]
Finnish Baseball League (Pesäpalloliitto)[]
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Worker's Athletic Federation (Työväen Urheiluliitto)[]
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Sources[]
- Cava, Pete (Summer 1992). "Baseball in the Olympics". Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 7–15.
- Official Report. XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952.
- Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. p. 297. ISBN 9780810875227.
References[]
- ^ Smith, Red (2 August 1952). "How Fins Play A Ball Game Called Pesapallo". Ottawa Citizen. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1952 Summer Olympics events
- Baseball at the Summer Olympics
- 1952 in baseball
- Baseball in Finland
- Pesäpallo competitions
- Discontinued sports at the Summer Olympics
- Olympic demonstration sports
- Men's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics