List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners
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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
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Boxing
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (-51 kg / 112 lb) | Pascual Pérez Argentina | Spartaco Bandinelli Italy | Han Su-An South Korea |
| Bantamweight (-54 kg / 118 lb) | Tibor Csík Hungary | Gianni Zuddas Italy | Juan Venegas Puerto Rico |
| Featherweight (-58 kg / 126 lb) | Ernesto Formenti Italy | Dennis Shepherd South Africa | Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland |
| Lightweight (-62 kg / 135 lb) | Gerald Dreyer South Africa | Jos Vissers Belgium | Svend Wad Denmark |
| Welterweight (-67 kg / 147 lb) | Július Torma Czechoslovakia | Hank Herring United States | Alessandro D'Ottavio Italy |
| Middleweight (-73 kg / 160 lb) | László Papp Hungary | John Wright Great Britain | Ivano Fontana Italy |
| Light heavyweight (-80 kg / 175 lb) | George Hunter South Africa | Don Scott Great Britain | Mauro Cía Argentina |
| Heavyweight (+80 kg/175 lb) | Rafael Iglesias Argentina | Gunnar Nilsson Sweden | John Arthur South Africa |
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Canoeing
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 m | Josef Holeček Czechoslovakia | Douglas Bennett Canada | Robert Boutigny France |
| C-1 10000 m | František Čapek Czechoslovakia | Frank Havens United States | Norman Lane Canada |
| C-2 1000 m |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna |  United States (USA)Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski |  France (FRA)Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
| C-2 10000 m | United States (USA) Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Václáv Havel Jiří Pecka | France (FRA) Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
| K-1 1000 m | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Johan Andersen Denmark | Henri Eberhardt France |
| K-1 10000 m | Gert Fredriksson Sweden | Kurt Wires Finland | Eivind Skabo Norway |
| K-2 1000 m |  Sweden (SWE)Hans Berglund Lennart Klingström |  Denmark (DEN)Ejvind Hansen Jakob Jensen |  Finland (FIN)Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
| K-2 10000 m | Sweden (SWE) Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström |  Norway (NOR)Ivar Mathisen Knut Østby | Finland (FIN) Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | Karen Hoff Denmark | Alida van der Anker-Doedens Netherlands | Fritzi Schwingl Austria |
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Cycling
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual time trial | José Beyaert France | Gerrit Voorting Netherlands | Lode Wouters Belgium |
| Team time trial |  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 | Jacques Dupont France | Pierre Nihant Belgium | Tommy Godwin Great Britain |
| Sprint | Mario Ghella Italy | Reg Harris Great Britain | Axel Schandorff Denmark |
| Tandem |  Italy (ITA)Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | Great Britain (GBR) Reg Harris Alan Bannister | France (FRA) René Faye Gaston Dron |
| Team pursuit | 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
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 metre springboard | Bruce Harlan United States | Miller Anderson United States | Sammy Lee United States |
| Women's 3 metre springboard | Vicki Draves United States | Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen United States | Patsy Elsener United States |
| Men's 10 metre platform | Sammy Lee United States | Bruce Harlan United States | Joaquín Capilla Mexico |
| Women's 10 metre platform | Vicki Draves United States | Patsy Elsener United States | Birte Christoffersen Denmark |
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Equestrian
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Source:[9]
Fencing
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| foil | Ilona Schachererné Elek Hungary | Karen Lachmann Denmark | Ellen Müller-Preis Austria |
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Field hockey
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Football
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Gymnastics
[edit]Men's events
[edit]Women's events
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Modern pentathlon
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's | William Grut Sweden | George Moore United States | Gösta Gärdin Sweden |
Rowing
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Sailing
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly | Paul Elvstrøm Denmark | Ralph Evans United States | Koos de Jong Netherlands |
| Star | United States (USA) Hilarious Hilary Smart Paul Smart |  Cuba (CUB)Kurush III Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. |  Netherlands (NED)BEM II Bob Maas Edward Stutterheim |
| Swallow | Great Britain (GBR) Swift Stewart Morris David Bond |  Portugal (POR)Symphony Duarte de Almeida Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello | United States (USA) Margaret Lockwood Masters Pirie Owen Cates Torrey Jr. |
| Dragon | Norway (NOR) Pan Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod | Sweden (SWE) Slaghoken Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin | Denmark (DEN) Snap William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess |
| 6 Metre | United States (USA) Llanoria Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney |  Argentina (ARG)Djinn Enrique Sieburger Sr. Emilio Homps Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Enrique Sieburger Jr. Julio Sieburger | Sweden (SWE) Ali baba II Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Karl-Robert Ameln Gösta Salén |
Shooting
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre rapid fire pistol | Károly Takács Hungary | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente Argentina | Sven Lundquist Sweden |
| 50 metre pistol | Edwin Vásquez Peru | Rudolf Schnyder Switzerland | Torsten Ullman Sweden |
| 50 metre rifle prone | Art Cook United States | Walter Tomsen United States | Jonas Jonsson Sweden |
| 300 metre rifle three positions | Emil Grünig Switzerland | Pauli Janhonen Finland | Willy Røgeberg Norway |
Swimming
[edit]Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Wally Ris United States | Alan Ford United States | Géza Kádas Hungary |
| 400 m freestyle | Bill Smith United States | Jimmy McLane France | John Marshall Australia |
| 1500 m freestyle | Jimmy McLane United States | John Marshall Australia | György Mitró Hungary |
| 100 m backstroke | Allen Stack United States | Bob Cowell United States | Georges Vallerey Jr. France |
| 200 m breaststroke | Joe Verdeur United States | Keith Carter United States | Bob Sohl United States |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 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
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Greta Andersen Denmark | Ann Curtis United States | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Netherlands |
| 400 m freestyle | Ann Curtis United States | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Cathie Gibson Great Britain |
| 100 m backstroke | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Suzanne Zimmerman United States | Judy-Joy Davies Australia |
| 200 m breaststroke | Nel van Vliet Netherlands | Nancy Lyons United States | Éva Gérard-Novák Hungary |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 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
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight –56 kg | Joe DePietro United States | Julian Creus Great Britain | Rich Tom United States |
| Featherweight –60 kg | Mahmoud Fayad Egypt | Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago | Jafar Salmasi Iran |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg | Ibrahim Hassanien Shams Egypt | Attia Mohammed Hamouda Egypt | Jim Halliday Great Britain |
| Middleweight –75 kg | Frank Spellman United States | Pete George United States | Kim Seong-Jip South Korea |
| Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg | Stan Stanczyk United States | Harold Sakata United States | Gösta Magnusson Sweden |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg | John Davis United States | Norb Schemansky United States | Bram Charité Netherlands |
Wrestling
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[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (- 52 kg) | Pietro Lombardi Italy | Kenan Olcay Turkey | Reino Kangasmäki Finland |
| Bantamweight (- 57 kg) | Kurt Pettersén Sweden | Ali Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | Halil Kaya Turkey |
| Featherweight (- 62 kg) | Mehmet Oktav Turkey | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Ferenc Tóth Hungary |
| Lightweight (- 67 kg) | Gustav Freij Sweden | Aage Eriksen Norway | Károly Ferencz Hungary |
| Welterweight (- 73 kg) | Gösta Andersson Sweden | Miklós Szilvási Hungary | Henrik Hansen Denmark |
| Middleweight (- 79 kg) | Axel Grönberg Sweden | Muhlis Tayfur Turkey | Ercole Gallegati Italy |
| Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden | Kelpo Gröndahl Finland | Ibrahim Orabi Egypt |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) | Ahmet Kireççi Turkey | Tor Nilsson Sweden | Guido Fantoni Italy |
Freestyle
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) | Lenni Viitala Finland | Halit Balamir Turkey | Thure Johansson Sweden |
| Bantamweight (- 57 kg) | Nasuh Akar Turkey | Gerald Leeman United States | Charles Kouyos France |
| Featherweight (- 62 kg) | Gazanfer Bilge Turkey | Ivar Sjölin Sweden | Adolf Müller Switzerland |
| Lightweight (- 67 kg) | Celal Atik Turkey | Gösta Frändfors Sweden | Hermann Baumann Switzerland |
| Welterweight (- 73 kg) | Yaşar Doğu Turkey | Dick Garrard Australia | Leland Merrill United States |
| Middleweight (- 79 kg) | Glen Brand United States | Adil Candemir Turkey | Erik Lindén Sweden |
| Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) | Henry Wittenberg United States | Fritz Stöckli Switzerland | Bengt Fahlqvist Sweden |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) | Gyula Bóbis Hungary | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Joseph Armstrong Australia |
Multiple medalists
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Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three or more medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.