The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then Helsinki; the 1944 Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, the city had previously been the venue in 1908. The Olympics are scheduled to return to London in 2012.
The event came to be known as the Austerity Games due to the economic climate and post-war rationing. No new venues were built for the games and athletes were housed in existing accommodation instead of an Olympic Village. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, 3,714 men and 390 women, in 19 sport disciplines. Because of their roles as aggressors in World War II Germany and Japan were not invited...
Athletes: Victoria Manalo Draves - United States of America; Samuel Lee - United States of America; Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen - United States of America; Miller Anderson - United States of America; Patricia Anne Elsener - United States of America; Bruce Harlan - United States of America; Joaquin Capilla - Mexico - Diving; Birte Christoffersen - Denmark - Diving; Glen Brand - United States of America - Freestyle wrestling; Ivan Gubijan - Yugoslavia;
Competitions: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Welterweight Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 10000 metres Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Individual Eventing Modern Pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's Individual Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle, prone Demonstration competitions: Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics Demonstration events: Men's Lacrosse Demonstration sports: Lacrosse Events: Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight +82.5 Men's K1 10,000m Kayak Singles Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Lightweight 62-67 kg Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Welterweight 67-73 kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight 62-67kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Middleweight 73-79 kg Men's Boxing, Flyweight - 51 Women's Athletics, 80m Hurdles Men's Weightlifting, Bantamweight -56kg Men's Weightlifting, Featherweight 56-60kg Host City: London Athletic Performances: Gold medal - José Beyaert - France - Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race; Bronze medal - Jacques Dupont/José Beyaert/Alain Mimoun - France - Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's team time trial; Gold medal - Jacques Dupont - France - Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000m Time Trial; Gold medal - Harrison Dillard - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres; Gold medal - Melvin Emery Patton - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres; Bronze medal - Mal Whitfield - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres; Gold medal - Mal Whitfield - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres; Gold medal - William Porter - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles; Gold medal - Roy Cochran - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles; Bronze medal - George Stanich - United States of America - Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump;
Number Of Athletes: 4,099;
Number Of Nations: 59;
Participating countries: United Kingdom Sports: Greco-Roman wrestling Artistic gymnastics Boxing Freestyle wrestling Hockey Road cycling Show jumping Basketball Water polo Swimming Venues: Wembley Stadium End date: Aug 14, 1948;
Includes event: Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics Instance of recurring event: Summer Olympic Games Location(s): London Start date: Jul 29, 1948;
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