Panama at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Panama competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, returning to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1928. Panama won its first-ever Olympic medals at these Games, and did not win another Olympic medal until Irving Saladino won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Panama at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAN
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Panamá
Website	www.copanama.com (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Medals Ranked 32nd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932–1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Lloyd LaBeach	Athletics	100m	31 July
Bronze	Lloyd LaBeach	Athletics	200m	3 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• NP = Not placed

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lloyd LaBeach	100 m	10.5	1 Q	10.5	1 Q	10.5	2 Q	10.6
	200 m	21.4	1 Q	21.7	1 Q	21.6	2 Q	21.2

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database