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The United States team being awarded their gold medals for the Men's coxed fours. 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.
A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics featuring a similar design on the obverse to that of the 1948 medals [12] This is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Summer Olympics, based on the medal count of the IOC. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a nation.
1948 London Olympic medals being minted at the works of John Pinches in Clapham. Lord Burghley, a gold medal winner at the 1928 Olympics, member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and president of the Amateur Athletics Association was named Chairman of the Organising and Executive Committees. [6]
The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports. [ 1 ] Medalists
Fanny Blankers-Koen won four of the nine women's events at the 1948 Olympics, [14] competing in eleven heats and finals in eight days. [4] She was the first woman to win four Olympic gold medals, and achieved the feat in a single Olympics. [13]
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor.Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games.
For 64 years, the victory remained the last Argentinian gold medal in an individual competition, until the victory of Sebastián Crismanich in taekwondo in the 2012 games. Cabrera also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics and was the flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony; he finished in sixth place in the marathon, which was won ...
1948 Summer Olympics; IOC code: SWE: NOC: Swedish Olympic Committee: ... Medals Ranked 2nd: Gold 16 Silver 11 Bronze 17 Total 44: Summer Olympics appearances ; 1896 ...