1948 Summer Olympics

The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.

were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom.

The football tournament of the 1948 Summer Olympics was won by Sweden.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested.

The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested.

The equestrian events at the 1948 London Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.

The field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested.

Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only.

Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines).

The shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of four events.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics played at Finchley Lido.

The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men.

the leading scorer on the gold medal-winning 1948 US Olympic basketball team

Although most attention during the 1948 Olympic track and field tournament went to Fanny Blankers-Koen

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at four Olympic Games (1948-1960)

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At the trials for the 1948 Summer Olympics, Dillard failed to qualify for the 110 m hurdles event, but qualified for the 100 m after finishing third

Kovács also won individual gold in 1952, as well as individual bronze in 1948

D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics

He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting

Rajagopal represented India thrice at the Olympics, in 1948 (finishing 16th), 1952 (finishing 6th) and 1956 (finishing 9th).

with a gold in 1948

who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, Lee earned a bronze medal in the 3-meter springboard and a gold medal in 10-meter platform diving events.

To his gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956, he added a silver in 1960

gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics

winning a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

He competed in the marathon at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

was a Danish coxswain who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics

He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

The next year she won two more medals at the London Olympics

Representing the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London

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She competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three medals

Ris won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, Smith won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle

Stack won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

after a bronze four years earlier in London

gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics

In 1948 Swiss cyclist Giovanni Rossi was selected to compete at the London Olympics

he won the silver medal in the individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

Henk Faanhof

He also competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics

He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

selected to represent Australia in the single scull at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

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He competed in the field hockey tournament for Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Francina Elsje "Fanny" Blankers-Koen (pronounced [frɑnˈsinaː ˈʔɛlɕə ˈfɑni ˈblɑŋkərs ˈkun] ; née Koen, 26 April 1918 - 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

He represented his country at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he was the joint top scorer alongside Denmark's John Hansen as Sweden won gold.

He was a part of the Sweden team that won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as well as the team that finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.

During the summer following his high school graduation, he qualified for the United States Olympic team for the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London.

Considered that year's most successful woman swimmer, Curtis competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, winning a medal in every freestyle swimming race in which women were allowed to enter at the time.