List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1948 Summer Olympics (also known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held from July 29 through August 14, 1948, in London, United Kingdom.
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Athletics
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Basketball
Boxing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (-51 kg / 112 lb) details | Pascual Pérez Argentina | Spartaco Bandinelli Italy | Han Su-An South Korea |
Bantamweight (-54 kg / 118 lb) details | Tibor Csík Hungary | Gianni Zuddas Italy | Juan Venegas Puerto Rico |
Featherweight (-58 kg / 126 lb) details | Ernesto Formenti Italy | Dennis Shepherd South Africa | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland |
Lightweight (-62 kg / 135 lb) details | Gerald Dreyer South Africa | Jos Vissers Belgium | Svend Wad Denmark |
Welterweight (-67 kg / 147 lb) details | Július Torma Czechoslovakia | Hank Herring United States | Alessandro D'Ottavio Italy |
Middleweight (-73 kg / 160 lb) details | László Papp Hungary | John Wright Great Britain | Ivano Fontana Italy |
Light heavyweight (-80 kg / 175 lb) details | George Hunter South Africa | Don Scott Great Britain | Mauro Cía Argentina |
Heavyweight (+80 kg/175 lb) details | Rafael Iglesias Argentina | Gunnar Nilsson Sweden | John Arthur South Africa |
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Canoeing
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C-1 1000 m details | Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia | Douglas Bennett Canada | Robert Boutigny France |
C-1 10000 m details | František Čapek Czechoslovakia | Frank Havens United States | Norman Lane Canada |
C-2 1000 m details | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna | United States (USA) Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | France (FRA) Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
C-2 10000 m details | United States (USA) Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Václáv Havel Jiří Pecka | France (FRA) Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
K-1 1000 m details | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Johan Andersen Denmark | Henri Eberhardt France |
K-1 10000 m details | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Kurt Wires Finland | Eivind Skabo Norway |
K-2 1000 m details | Sweden (SWE) Hans Berglund Lennart Klingström | Denmark (DEN) Ejvind Hansen Jakob Jensen | Finland (FIN) Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
K-2 10000 m details | Sweden (SWE) Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström | Norway (NOR) Ivar Mathisen Knut Østby | Finland (FIN) Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 m details | Karen Hoff Denmark | Alida van der Anker-Doedens Netherlands | Fritzi Schwingl Austria |
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Cycling
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual time trial details | José Beyaert France | Gerrit Voorting Netherlands | Lode Wouters Belgium |
Team time trial details | Belgium (BEL) Lode Wouters Leon De Lathouwer Eugène Van Roosbroeck | Great Britain (GBR) Bob Maitland Tiny Thomas Ian Scott | France (FRA) José Beyaert Alain Moineau Jacques Dupont |
Time trial details | Jacques Dupont France | Pierre Nihant Belgium | Tommy Godwin Great Britain |
Sprint details | Mario Ghella Italy | Reg Harris Great Britain | Axel Schandorff Denmark |
Tandem details | Italy (ITA) Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Great Britain (GBR) Reg Harris Alan Bannister | France (FRA) René Faye Gaston Dron |
Team pursuit details | France (FRA) Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | Italy (ITA) Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio Rino Pucci | Great Britain (GBR) Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilf Waters |
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Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's 3 metre springboard details | Bruce Harlan United States | Miller Anderson United States | Sammy Lee United States |
Women's 3 metre springboard details | Vicki Draves United States | Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen United States | Patsy Elsener United States |
Men's 10 metre platform details | Sammy Lee United States | Bruce Harlan United States | Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
Women's 10 metre platform details | Vicki Draves United States | Patsy Elsener United States | Birte Christoffersen Denmark |
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Equestrian
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Fencing
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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foil details | Ilona Schachererné Elek Hungary | Karen Lachmann Denmark | Ellen Müller-Preis Austria |
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Field hockey
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament details | India (IND) Ranganandhan Francis Tarlochan Singh Bawa Akhtar Hussain Leslie Claudius Keshav Dutt Jaswant Rajput Kishan Lal Kunwar Digvijay Singh Reginald Rodrigues Pat Jansen Latif-ur Rehman Leo Pinto Randhir Singh Gentle Amir Kumar Maxie Vaz Balbir Singh Sr. Lawrie Fernandes Walter de Sousa G. Nandy Singh Gerry Glackan | Great Britain (GBR) Dave Brodie George Sime William Lindsay Mickey Walford Frank Reynolds Robin Lindsay John Peake Neil White Bob Adlard Norman Borrett Bill Griffiths Ronald Davies | Netherlands (NED) André Boerstra Henk Bouwman Piet Bromberg Harry Derckx Han Drijver Dick Esser Wim van Heel Roepie Kruize Jenne Langhout Ton Richter Dick Loggere Eddy Tiel |
Football
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament details | Sweden (SWE) Torsten Lindberg Knut Nordahl Erik Nilsson Birger Rosengren Bertil Nordahl Sune Andersson Kjell Rosén Gunnar Gren Gunnar Nordahl Henry Carlsson Nils Liedholm Börje Leander | Yugoslavia (YUG) Ljubomir Lovrić Miroslav Brozović Branko Stanković Zlatko Čajkovski Miodrag Jovanović Aleksandar Atanacković Zvonko Cimermančić Rajko Mitić Stjepan Bobek Željko Čajkovski Bernard Vukas Franjo Šoštarić Prvoslav Mihajlović Franjo Velfl Kosta Tomašević | Denmark (DEN) Eigil Nielsen Viggo Jensen Knud Børge Overgaard Axel Pilmark Dion Ørnvold Ivan Jensen Johannes Plöger Knud Lundberg Carl Aage Præst John Hansen Jørgen Leschly Sørensen Holger Seebach Karl Aage Hansen |
Gymnastics
Men's events
Women's events
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Modern pentathlon
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's details | William Grut Sweden | George Moore United States | Gösta Gärdin Sweden |
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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25 metre rapid fire pistol details | Károly Takács Hungary | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina | Sven Lundquist Sweden |
50 metre pistol details | Edwin Vásquez Peru | Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland | Torsten Ullman Sweden |
50 metre rifle prone details | Art Cook United States | Walter Tomsen United States | Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
300 metre rifle three positions details | Emil Grünig Switzerland | Pauli Janhonen Finland | Willy Røgeberg Norway |
Swimming
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Wally Ris United States | Alan Ford United States | Géza Kádas Hungary |
400 m freestyle details | Bill Smith United States | Jimmy McLane France | John Marshall Australia |
1500 m freestyle details | Jimmy McLane United States | John Marshall Australia | György Mitró Hungary |
100 m backstroke details | Allen Stack United States | Bob Cowell United States | Georges Vallerey Jr. France |
200 m breaststroke details | Joe Verdeur United States | Keith Carter United States | Bob Sohl United States |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith Bob Gibe William Dudley Edwin Gilbert Eugene Rogers | Hungary (HUN) Elemér Szathmáry György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas | France (FRA) Jo Bernardo René Cornu Henri Padou Jr. Alexandre Jany |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Greta Andersen Denmark | Ann Curtis United States | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Netherlands |
400 m freestyle details | Ann Curtis United States | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Cathie Gibson Great Britain |
100 m backstroke details | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Suzanne Zimmerman United States | Judy-Joy Davies Australia |
200 m breaststroke details | Nel van Vliet Netherlands | Nancy Lyons United States | Éva Gérard-Novák Hungary |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis | Denmark (DEN) Eva Arndt-Riise Karen Margrethe Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Elvi Svendsen | Netherlands (NED) Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen |
Water polo
Weightlifting
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bantamweight –56 kg details | Joe DePietro United States | Julian Creus Great Britain | Rich Tom United States |
Featherweight –60 kg details | Mahmoud Fayad Egypt | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago | Jafar Salmasi Iran |
Lightweight –67.5 kg details | Ibrahim Hassanien Shams Egypt | Attia Mohammed Hamouda Egypt | Jim Halliday Great Britain |
Middleweight –75 kg details | Frank Spellman United States | Pete George United States | Kim Seong-Jip South Korea |
Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg details | Stan Stanczyk United States | Harold Sakata United States | Gösta Magnusson Sweden |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg details | John Davis United States | Norb Schemansky United States | Bram Charité Netherlands |
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (- 52 kg) details | Pietro Lombardi Italy | Kenan Olcay Turkey | Reino Kangasmäki Finland |
Bantamweight (- 57 kg) details | Kurt Pettersén Sweden | Ali Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | Halil Kaya Turkey |
Featherweight (- 62 kg) details | Mehmet Oktav Turkey | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Ferenc Tóth Hungary |
Lightweight (- 67 kg) details | Gustav Freij Sweden | Aage Eriksen Norway | Károly Ferencz Hungary |
Welterweight (- 73 kg) details | Gösta Andersson Sweden | Miklós Szilvási Hungary | Henrik Hansen Denmark |
Middleweight (- 79 kg) details | Axel Grönberg Sweden | Muhlis Tayfur Turkey | Ercole Gallegati Italy |
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) details | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden | Kelpo Gröndahl Finland | Ibrahim Orabi Egypt |
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) details | Ahmet Kireççi Turkey | Tor Nilsson Sweden | Guido Fantoni Italy |
Freestyle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (- 52 kg) details | Lenni Viitala Finland | Halit Balamir Turkey | Thure Johansson Sweden |
Bantamweight (- 57 kg) details | Nasuh Akar Turkey | Gerald Leeman United States | Charles Kouyos France |
Featherweight (- 62 kg) details | Gazanfer Bilge Turkey | Ivar Sjölin Sweden | Adolf Müller Switzerland |
Lightweight (- 67 kg) details | Celal Atik Turkey | Gösta Frändfors Sweden | Hermann Baumann Switzerland |
Welterweight (- 73 kg) details | Yaşar Doğu Turkey | Dick Garrard Australia | Leland Merrill United States |
Middleweight (- 79 kg) details | Glen Brand United States | Adil Candemir Turkey | Erik Lindén Sweden |
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) details | Henry Wittenberg United States | Fritz Stöckli Switzerland | Bengt Fahlqvist Sweden |
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) details | Gyula Bóbis Hungary | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Joseph Armstrong Australia |
Multiple medalists
Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three or more medals are listed below.
Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Veikko Huhtanen | Finland (FIN) | Gymnastics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands (NED) | Athletics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Paavo Aaltonen | Finland (FIN) | Gymnastics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ann Curtis | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jimmy McLane | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Humberto Mariles | Mexico (MEX) | Equestrianism | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Micheline Ostermeyer | France (FRA) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Mal Whitfield | United States (USA) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Frank Henry | United States (USA) | Equestrianism | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Reusch | Switzerland (SUI) | Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Karen Margrethe Harup | Denmark (DEN) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Barney Ewell | United States (USA) | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Josef Stalder | Switzerland (SUI) | Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ferenc Pataki | Hungary (HUN) | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Walter Lehmann | Switzerland (SUI) | Gymnastics | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy (ITA) | Fencing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
János Mogyorósi-Klencs | Hungary (HUN) | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | Australia (AUS) | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gert Fredriksson | Sweden (SWE) | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jéhan de Buhan | France (FRA) | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Aladár Gerevich | Hungary (HUN) | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Heikki Savolainen | Finland (FIN) | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vicki Draves | United States (USA) | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Ris | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Smith | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Heikki Savolainen | Finland (FIN) | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Cochran | United States (USA) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Harrison Dillard | United States (USA) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mel Patton | United States (USA) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "United States Basketball at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "France Basketball at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Brazil Basketball at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Canoeing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Diving at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Fencing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "India Hockey at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Great Britain Hockey at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Netherlands Hockey at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Sweden Football at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Yugoslavia Football at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Denmark Football at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "1948 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
External links
- "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.