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 |
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Flyweight (-51 kg / 112 lb) details | Pascual Pérez![]() | Spartaco Bandinelli![]() | Han Su-An![]() |
Bantamweight (-54 kg / 118 lb) details | Tibor Csík![]() | Gianni Zuddas![]() | Juan Venegas![]() |
Featherweight (-58 kg / 126 lb) details | Ernesto Formenti![]() | Dennis Shepherd![]() | Aleksy Antkiewicz![]() |
Lightweight (-62 kg / 135 lb) details | Gerald Dreyer![]() | Jos Vissers![]() | Svend Wad![]() |
Welterweight (-67 kg / 147 lb) details | Július Torma![]() | Hank Herring![]() | Alessandro D'Ottavio![]() |
Middleweight (-73 kg / 160 lb) details | László Papp![]() | John Wright![]() | Ivano Fontana![]() |
Light heavyweight (-80 kg / 175 lb) details | George Hunter![]() | Don Scott![]() | Mauro Cía![]() |
Heavyweight (+80 kg/175 lb) details | Rafael Iglesias![]() | Gunnar Nilsson![]() | John Arthur![]() |
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Canoeing
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C-1 1000 m details | Josef Holeček![]() | Douglas Bennett![]() | Robert Boutigny![]() |
C-1 10000 m details | František Čapek![]() | Frank Havens![]() | Norman Lane![]() |
C-2 1000 m details | ![]() Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna | ![]() Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | ![]() Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
C-2 10000 m details | ![]() Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | ![]() Václáv Havel Jiří Pecka | ![]() Georges Dransart Georges Gandil |
K-1 1000 m details | Gert Fredriksson![]() | Johan Andersen![]() | Henri Eberhardt![]() |
K-1 10000 m details | Gert Fredriksson![]() | Kurt Wires![]() | Eivind Skabo![]() |
K-2 1000 m details | ![]() Hans Berglund Lennart Klingström | ![]() Ejvind Hansen Jakob Jensen | ![]() Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
K-2 10000 m details | ![]() Gunnar Åkerlund Hans Wetterström | ![]() Ivar Mathisen Knut Østby | ![]() Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K-1 500 m details | Karen Hoff![]() | Alida van der Anker-Doedens![]() | Fritzi Schwingl![]() |
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Cycling
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual time trial details | José Beyaert![]() | Gerrit Voorting![]() | Lode Wouters![]() |
Team time trial details | ![]() Lode Wouters Leon De Lathouwer Eugène Van Roosbroeck | ![]() Bob Maitland Tiny Thomas Ian Scott | ![]() José Beyaert Alain Moineau Jacques Dupont |
Time trial details | Jacques Dupont![]() | Pierre Nihant![]() | Tommy Godwin![]() |
Sprint details | Mario Ghella![]() | Reg Harris![]() | Axel Schandorff![]() |
Tandem details | ![]() Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona | ![]() Reg Harris Alan Bannister | ![]() René Faye Gaston Dron |
Team pursuit details | ![]() Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | ![]() Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio Rino Pucci | ![]() 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![]() | Miller Anderson![]() | Sammy Lee![]() |
Women's 3 metre springboard details | Vicki Draves![]() | Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen![]() | Patsy Elsener![]() |
Men's 10 metre platform details | Sammy Lee![]() | Bruce Harlan![]() | Joaquín Capilla![]() |
Women's 10 metre platform details | Vicki Draves![]() | Patsy Elsener![]() | Birte Christoffersen![]() |
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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![]() | Karen Lachmann![]() | Ellen Müller-Preis![]() |
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Field hockey
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament details | ![]() 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 | ![]() Dave Brodie George Sime William Lindsay Mickey Walford Frank Reynolds Robin Lindsay John Peake Neil White Bob Adlard Norman Borrett Bill Griffiths Ronald Davies | ![]() 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 |
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Football
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament details | ![]() Torsten Lindberg Knut Nordahl Erik Nilsson Birger Rosengren Bertil Nordahl Sune Andersson Kjell Rosén Gunnar Gren Gunnar Nordahl Henry Carlsson Nils Liedholm Börje Leander | ![]() 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 | ![]() 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 |
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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![]() | George Moore![]() | Gösta Gärdin![]() |
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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25 metre rapid fire pistol details | Károly Takács![]() | Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente![]() | Sven Lundquist![]() |
50 metre pistol details | Edwin Vásquez![]() | Rudolf Schnyder![]() | Torsten Ullman![]() |
50 metre rifle prone details | Art Cook![]() | Walter Tomsen![]() | Jonas Jonsson![]() |
300 metre rifle three positions details | Emil Grünig![]() | Pauli Janhonen![]() | Willy Røgeberg![]() |
Swimming
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Wally Ris![]() | Alan Ford![]() | Géza Kádas![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Bill Smith![]() | Jimmy McLane![]() | John Marshall![]() |
1500 m freestyle details | Jimmy McLane![]() | John Marshall![]() | György Mitró![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Allen Stack![]() | Bob Cowell![]() | Georges Vallerey Jr.![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Joe Verdeur![]() | Keith Carter![]() | Bob Sohl![]() |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith Bob Gibe William Dudley Edwin Gilbert Eugene Rogers | ![]() Elemér Szathmáry György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas | ![]() 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![]() | Ann Curtis![]() | Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen![]() |
400 m freestyle details | Ann Curtis![]() | Karen Margrethe Harup![]() | Cathie Gibson![]() |
100 m backstroke details | Karen Margrethe Harup![]() | Suzanne Zimmerman![]() | Judy-Joy Davies![]() |
200 m breaststroke details | Nel van Vliet![]() | Nancy Lyons![]() | Éva Gérard-Novák![]() |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | ![]() Marie Corridon Thelma Kalama Brenda Helser Ann Curtis | ![]() Eva Arndt-Riise Karen Margrethe Harup Greta Andersen Fritze Carstensen Elvi Svendsen | ![]() 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![]() | Julian Creus![]() | Rich Tom![]() |
Featherweight –60 kg details | Mahmoud Fayad![]() | Rodney Wilkes![]() | Jafar Salmasi![]() |
Lightweight –67.5 kg details | Ibrahim Hassanien Shams![]() | Attia Mohammed Hamouda![]() | Jim Halliday![]() |
Middleweight –75 kg details | Frank Spellman![]() | Pete George![]() | Kim Seong-Jip![]() |
Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg details | Stan Stanczyk![]() | Harold Sakata![]() | Gösta Magnusson![]() |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg details | John Davis![]() | Norb Schemansky![]() | Bram Charité![]() |
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (- 52 kg) details | Pietro Lombardi![]() | Kenan Olcay![]() | Reino Kangasmäki![]() |
Bantamweight (- 57 kg) details | Kurt Pettersén![]() | Ali Mahmoud Hassan![]() | Halil Kaya![]() |
Featherweight (- 62 kg) details | Mehmet Oktav![]() | Olle Anderberg![]() | Ferenc Tóth![]() |
Lightweight (- 67 kg) details | Gustav Freij![]() | Aage Eriksen![]() | Károly Ferencz![]() |
Welterweight (- 73 kg) details | Gösta Andersson![]() | Miklós Szilvási![]() | Henrik Hansen![]() |
Middleweight (- 79 kg) details | Axel Grönberg![]() | Muhlis Tayfur![]() | Ercole Gallegati![]() |
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) details | Karl-Erik Nilsson![]() | Kelpo Gröndahl![]() | Ibrahim Orabi![]() |
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) details | Ahmet Kireççi![]() | Tor Nilsson![]() | Guido Fantoni![]() |
Freestyle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (- 52 kg) details | Lenni Viitala![]() | Halit Balamir![]() | Thure Johansson![]() |
Bantamweight (- 57 kg) details | Nasuh Akar![]() | Gerald Leeman![]() | Charles Kouyos![]() |
Featherweight (- 62 kg) details | Gazanfer Bilge![]() | Ivar Sjölin![]() | Adolf Müller![]() |
Lightweight (- 67 kg) details | Celal Atik![]() | Gösta Frändfors![]() | Hermann Baumann![]() |
Welterweight (- 73 kg) details | Yaşar Doğu![]() | Dick Garrard![]() | Leland Merrill![]() |
Middleweight (- 79 kg) details | Glen Brand![]() | Adil Candemir![]() | Erik Lindén![]() |
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) details | Henry Wittenberg![]() | Fritz Stöckli![]() | Bengt Fahlqvist![]() |
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) details | Gyula Bóbis![]() | Bertil Antonsson![]() | Joseph Armstrong![]() |
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 |
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Veikko Huhtanen | ![]() | Gymnastics | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() | Athletics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Paavo Aaltonen | ![]() | Gymnastics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ann Curtis | ![]() | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Jimmy McLane | ![]() | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Humberto Mariles | ![]() | Equestrianism | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Mal Whitfield | ![]() | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Frank Henry | ![]() | Equestrianism | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Reusch | ![]() | Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Karen Margrethe Harup | ![]() | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Barney Ewell | ![]() | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Josef Stalder | ![]() | Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ferenc Pataki | ![]() | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Walter Lehmann | ![]() | Gymnastics | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Edoardo Mangiarotti | ![]() | Fencing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
János Mogyorósi-Klencs | ![]() | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | ![]() | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gert Fredriksson | ![]() | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jéhan de Buhan | ![]() | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Aladár Gerevich | ![]() | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Heikki Savolainen | ![]() | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vicki Draves | ![]() | Diving | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Ris | ![]() | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Smith | ![]() | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Heikki Savolainen | ![]() | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Roy Cochran | ![]() | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Harrison Dillard | ![]() | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mel Patton | ![]() | 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.