1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held at London in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Games of the XIV Olympiad

Host city	London, England, United Kingdom
Nations	59
Athletes	4,104 (3,714 men, 390 women)
Events	136 in 17 sports (23 disciplines)
Opening	29 July
Closing	14 August
Opened by	King George VI[1]
Cauldron	John Mark[1]
Stadium	Wembley Stadium
Summer
← Berlin 1936 ← London 1944 Helsinki 1952 →
Winter
← St. Moritz 1948 Oslo 1952 →

Delfo Cabrera became notable when he won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1948 games

These were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, because no Games were held during World War II.

In part, the games were thought to be a success because the Organizing Committee did not go into debt. The final financial report showed a ₤29,000 profit.^[3]

Participating nations

A total of 59 nations sent athletes to compete at the London Games.^[4]

•  Afghanistan
•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  Bermuda
•  Brazil
•  British Guiana
•  Burma
•  Canada
•  Ceylon
•  Chile
•  Republic of China
•  Colombia
•  Cuba
•  Czechoslovakia
•  Denmark
•  Egypt
•  Finland
•  France
•  United Kingdom
•  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

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes