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.

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

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

Olympic Games
Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028
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