1948 Winter Olympics

V Olympic Winter Games

Host city	St. Moritz, Grisons, Switzerland
Nations	28
Athletes	669 (592 men, 77 women)
Events	22 in 4 sports (9 disciplines)
Opening	30 January
Closing	8 February
Opened by	President Enrico Celio
Stadium	St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Winter
← Garmisch 1936 ← Cortina 1944 Oslo 1952 →
Summer
← Berlin 1936 ← London 1944 London 1948 →

Countries which took part in the 1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The games started on January 30 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.

These Games were the first in twelve years, because none were held during World War II.

1948 Winter Olympics Media

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  Small, easyfied version of Olympic Rings black.svg without gaps fo better use downscaled as icon.

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Bobsleigh

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Ice hockey

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Figure skating

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Speed Skating

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Alpine skiing

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  Cross country skiing pictogram

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Skeleton

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Nordic combined

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  Pictograms of Olympic sports - Ski jumping

Other websites

• IOC page for the 1948 Winter Olympics

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Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games