1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held at London in the United Kingdom.[2]
Host city | London, England, United Kingdom | ||
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Nations | 59 | ||
Athletes | 4,104 (3,714 men, 390 women) | ||
Events | 136 in 17 sports (23 disciplines) | ||
Opening | 29 July | ||
Closing | 14 August | ||
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Cauldron | |||
Stadium | Wembley Stadium | ||
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These were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, because no Games were held during World War II.
In part, the games were thought to be a success because the Organizing Committee did not go into debt. The final financial report showed a ₤29,000 profit.[3]
Participating nations
A total of 59 nations sent athletes to compete at the London Games.[4] <div style="-moz-column-count:
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Burma
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Chile
- Republic of China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- South Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yugoslavia
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- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Burma
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Chile
- Republic of China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- South Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yugoslavia
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- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Burma
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Chile
- Republic of China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- South Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yugoslavia
- ">
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- British Guiana
- Burma
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Chile
- Republic of China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- South Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yugoslavia
1948 Summer Olympics Media
1948 London Olympic medals being minted at the works of John Pinches in Clapham
Gold medalist William Grut of Sweden (foreground) competing in the running component of the modern pentathlon.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Olympic Committee (13 September 2013). "Factsheet – Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1948 London Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-28 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 22 [7 of 14 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were British Guiana (now Guyana), Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Korea, Lebanon, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Other websites
Media related to 1948 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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