Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norway at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. By winning 7 gold medals, Norway had the most golds at these games. This would be the last time a host country would win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics until Canada won the most gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating. Events: The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two
Olympiapark (Munich) swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals there during the 1972 Munich Games. This amounted to a remarkable comeback for Mark Spitz, who had fallen short of the 5 gold medals expected of him at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The venue also saw significant success by the young women's team of the GDR, which was later found - albeit, the matter was essentially an open secret - to be the result of an extensive doping programme. One notable feature of the Munich "Schwimmhalle" is the way in which the cobbled paths leading to the venue continue under the canopy as