Athletes from Canada and Turkey participated in the 9th Games for the first time. The highlighted athletes of the whole Games were two women, gymnast Svetlana Slepneva and sprinter Klavidia Pavlunina. They won five and three golds in their respective disciplines.
Location: Helsinki Finland (FIN) Opening Date: 06 Aug 1961 Closing Date: 10 Aug 1961 Nations: 17 Athletes: 198 Men: 152 Women: 46
