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===Canoeing===
{{Main article | Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
[[Canoeing]] competitions were held [[Taivallahti (Helsinki)|Taivallahti]] 27–28 July. There were a total of 159 participants in eight men's and women's only races, coming from 21 countries.{{Sfn|Kolkka|1955|p=624}}

Canoeing was a celebration in Finland, as four of the nine sports went to the host country. In addition, the Finns took one silver and a bronze. The double gold medalists were [[Kurt Wires]] and [[Yrjö Hietanen]] who won the [[kayak]] duo's 1,000 and 10,000 meters. In the only women's sport, the 500-meter kayak unit, gold was taken by [[Sylvi Saimo]], who was the first Finnish female gold medalist in the summer competitions. The second most successful country in kayaking was Sweden, which won one gold and three silver.{{sfn|Arponen|1996|p=165}}