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London 1948 summer Olympic Games
Games of the XIV Olympiad
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London 1948 - Olympic Games - Host city election
1948 summer Olympic Games - Candidate cities
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Medals table - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - United States - 38 - 27 - 19 - 84
2 - Sweden - 16 - 11 - 17 - 44
3 - France - 10 - 6 - 13 - 29
4 - Hungary - 10 - 5 - 12 - 27
5 - Italy - 8 - 11 - 8 - 27
6 - Finland - 8 - 7 - 5 - 20
7 - Turkey - 6 - 4 - 2 - 12
8 - Czechoslovakia - 6 - 2 - 3 - 11
9 - Switzerland - 5 - 10 - 5 - 20
10 - Denmark - 5 - 7 - 8 - 20
11 - Netherlands - 5 - 2 - 9 - 16
12 - Great Britain - 3 - 14 - 6 - 23
13 - Argentina - 3 - 3 - 1 - 7
14 - Australia - 2 - 6 - 5 - 13
15 - Belgium - 2 - 2 - 3 - 7
16 - Egypt - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5
17 - Mexico - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5
18 - South Africa - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
19 - Norway - 1 - 3 - 3 - 7
20 - Jamaica - 1 - 2 - 0 - 3
21 - Austria - 1 - 0 - 3 - 4
22 - India - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
22 - Peru - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
24 - Yugoslavia - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
25 - Canada - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
26 - Portugal - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
26 - Uruguay - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
28 - Ceylon - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
28 - Cuba - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
28 - Spain - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
28 - Trinidad and Tobago - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
32 - South Korea - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
32 - Panama - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
34 - Brazil - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
34 - Iran - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
34 - Poland - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
34 - Puerto Rico - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Participating countries - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
59 nations - Afghanistan | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Bermuda | Brazil | British Guiana | Burma | Canada | Ceylon | Chile | Republic of China | Colombia | Cuba | Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Egypt | Finland | France | Great Britain | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | India | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Italy | Jamaica | South Korea | Lebanon | Liechtenstein | Luxembourg | Malta | 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
Sports - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Events: 136 in 17 sports - Athletics | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Field hockey | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Modern pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling
Demonstration sports - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Lacrosse | Swedish gymnastics
Host city - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
London, England, United Kingdom
Athletes participating - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
4,104 athletes (390 women, 3,714 men)
Opening ceremony - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
July 29
Closing ceremony - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
August 14
Officially opened - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
King George VI
Athlete's Oath - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Donald Finlay
Olympic Torch - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
John Mark
Stadium - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Wembley Stadium
Host city - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: London (United Kingdom), Baltimore (USA), Lausanne (SUI), Los Angeles (USA), Minneapolis (USA) and Philadelphia (USA).
Final choice:
Highlights - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Emil Zatopek, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Ilona Elek, Jan Brzak, Ιtienne Gailly, Harold Sakata, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm and Bob Mathias.
Emblem - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Poster - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Medals - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Torch - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Venues - London 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Wembley Empire Exhibition Grounds
Empire Stadium - opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, football finals, hockey finals
Empire Pool - swimming, boxing
Palace of Engineering - fencing
Other Venues
Empress Hall, Earl's Court - boxing preliminaries, wrestling, weightlifting, gymnastics
Harringay Arena, Harringay - basketball
Royal Regatta Course, Henley-on-Thames - canoeing, rowing
Herne Hill Velodrome, Herne Hill - track cycling
Windsor Great Park - cycling road race
Central Stadium, Aldershot Military Headquarters - equestrian
Tweseldown Racecourse - equestrian
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury - football preliminaries
Selhurst Park - football preliminaries
Craven Cottage, Fulham - football preliminaries
Ilford - football preliminaries
Griffin Park - football preliminaries
Champion Hill, Dulwich - football preliminaries
Green Pond Road Stadium, Walthamstow - football preliminaries
White Hart Lane, Tottenham - football preliminaries
Lyons' Sports Club, Sudbury - hockey preliminaries
Guinness Sports Club, Park Royal - hockey preliminaries
Polytechnic Sports Ground, Chiswick- hockey preliminaries
National Rifle Association Ranges, Bisley - shooting
Finchley Pool, Finchley - water polo preliminaries
English Channel, Torbay - yachting
Goldstone Ground, Brighton - football preliminaries
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