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London 1948 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony
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The 1948 London Olympic Games get underway in our coverage of it's official film as we follow the Opening Ceremony and the track and field events begin.
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published: 24 Jul 2014
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The 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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Athletes arrive and the final preparations are made for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: Ready for the Olympic Games of 1948
ENGLAND: London: Various:
EXT
ARGENTINE. Argentine team arrives for the Olympic Games
BURGHLEY, Lord & Lady. Seen in the chair at an Olympic Games Committee Meeting
CAMERAMEN & CAMERAS Constructing the camera positions at the Wembley Stadium
CARAVANS Caravans at Wembley for the Camera staff at the Olympic Games
FLAGS Raising of another Olympic Flag
OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Team arrives from Argentina. at Richmond Camp..british team included Pentathlon. Shots of differen...
published: 12 Nov 2020
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Harrison Dillard Wins A 100m Photo-Finish | London 1948 Olympics
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Although failing to qualify for the 110m hurdles Harrison Dillard had done enough already to compete in the men's 100m sprint at the London 1948 Olympic Games.
In the race, Dillard won gold in an incredibly tight photo-finish at the line.
Harrison Dillard began hurdling at the age of eight, running in an alley and using the springs from abandoned car seats as barriers. During 1947 and 1948, Dillard won 82 straight races. However, in the final of the 110m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trials, he lost his stride and failed to finish.
Fortunately, he had already qualified in the 100m dash. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, Dillard edged teammate Barney Ewell for the gold medal. He won a second gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
Find ...
published: 29 Jan 2013
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1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS
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2:38:12 1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS. #150 ACTION-PACKED MOMENTS AT WEMBLEY STADIUM, ENGLAND IN THE FIRST OLYMPIAD HELD SINCE WORLD WAR II
02:38:35 CAMERA FOLLOWS HURDLERS AROUND COURSE. 400 METERS
02:38:56 POLE VAULTER, OWEN SMITH
02:39:05 WILLIE STEELE BROAD JUMPS
02:39:08 MAL WHITFIELD RUNS IN THE 800 METER RACE
02:39:25 HARRISON DILLARD RACES POWERFULLY IN THE 100 METER RACE. SLOW MO COMING OVER FINISH LINE
02:39:48 WOMEN'S SWIMMING, LOOKING DOWN AT THEM AS THEY JUMP INTO WATER. 400 METERS.
02:40:12 ANN CURTIS ON WINNERS PLATFORM
02:40:18 DIVING COMPETITION, VICKI DRAVES. SPRING BOARD SLOW MOTION DIVING
02:40:33 MEN'S SWIMMING. CLEAN SWEEP.
02:41:02 DR. SAMMY LEE DIVES SLOW MOTION...
published: 29 Jan 2013
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Athletes prepare for the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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SLATE INFORMATION: More Arrivals for the Olympic Games
ENGLAND: London:
EXT
"AMERICAN", U.S. Liner Arriving at Southampton with American team of 260 athletes for the Olympic Games. Flag flying over liner(Olympic) and seen coming down gangway
BICYCLES AND BICYCLE RACING Korean Olympic Team in training for Games
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
FILM ID: VLVA4KRPB8P098M5JEQOAOHRSK9SB
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published: 10 Nov 2020
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The radio centre at the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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Behind the scenes preparations are made by the BBC for the radio broadcast of the 1948 Summer Olympics from Wembley
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OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Shots of the radio-control rooms in Wembley. People at switch-boards, recording rooms, some of the 120 microphone points in the arena
WEMBLEY Shots of the radio-room, constructed by the B.C.C. and the greatest engineering feat in modern radio. Broadcasting-booths to house some of the 120 radio points
Sport
broadcasting, broadcasts, communications, communication, journalism, journalists, BBC, radio, British Broadcasting Corporation, John Reith, XIV Olymp...
published: 13 Nov 2020
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1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1948
Games of the XIV Olympiad
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom from 29 July to 14 August 1948.
Following a twelve-year hiatus caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Olympic Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then for Helsinki; the 1944 Olympic Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, having previously hosted them in 1908, forty years earlier. The Olympics would again return to London 64 years later in 2012, making London the first ...
published: 12 Jun 2020
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Athletes prepare for the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Arrivals for the Olympic Games. Liner America with 260 U.S. Athletes. coming down gangway. Shots of other contestants in Uxbridge Games Centre. Chilean team
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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published: 11 Nov 2020
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Fanny Blankers-Koen wins 4 golds at the 1948 Olympics
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a 30 year-old mother of two, was the most successful athlete of the 1948 London Olympics. She won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, and 4x100m relay.
published: 16 Jan 2012
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A rare photo from the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. #olympics #ai #aiart #oldphoto #picwand
The American decathlon winner Robert B. Mathias was waiting for his turn at the pole vault. #photocolorization
published: 02 Dec 2024
30:21
London 1948 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony
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The 1948 London Olympic Games get underway in our coverage of it's official film as we follow the Opening C...
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The 1948 London Olympic Games get underway in our coverage of it's official film as we follow the Opening Ceremony and the track and field events begin.
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The 1948 London Olympic Games get underway in our coverage of it's official film as we follow the Opening Ceremony and the track and field events begin.
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- published: 24 Jul 2014
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3:22
The 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Athle...
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Athletes arrive and the final preparations are made for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: Ready for the Olympic Games of 1948
ENGLAND: London: Various:
EXT
ARGENTINE. Argentine team arrives for the Olympic Games
BURGHLEY, Lord & Lady. Seen in the chair at an Olympic Games Committee Meeting
CAMERAMEN & CAMERAS Constructing the camera positions at the Wembley Stadium
CARAVANS Caravans at Wembley for the Camera staff at the Olympic Games
FLAGS Raising of another Olympic Flag
OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Team arrives from Argentina. at Richmond Camp..british team included Pentathlon. Shots of different parts of the Pentathlon.. over at Wembley, preparations going ahead. Laying of the running track. Camera positions being set up. Caravans built as mobile units for filming the Games Shots of the Box-Office Staff working at full pressure. Shots of the Committee's Conference Room with Lord Burghley in the chair. Shots of charts and maps. Shots of a camp at Uxbridge. (EXTERIOR ONLY) Large training ground in the camp for use of the competitors. Back to Wembley with the opening of the Olympic way - a road up to the stadium. Mr Barnes the Minister of Transport opens it
UXBRIDGE RAF. Camp converted into a Olympic Games camp. for 1700 competitors, staff and officials. Large training ground among the facilities of the camp
WEMBLEY Laying running track and opening new road to the Stadium by the Minister of Transport. People queuing at the Box Office for tickets. Lord Burghley in chair at meeting of the Committee.
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Background: Athletes arrive and the final preparations are made for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
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GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Athletes arrive and the final preparations are made for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: Ready for the Olympic Games of 1948
ENGLAND: London: Various:
EXT
ARGENTINE. Argentine team arrives for the Olympic Games
BURGHLEY, Lord & Lady. Seen in the chair at an Olympic Games Committee Meeting
CAMERAMEN & CAMERAS Constructing the camera positions at the Wembley Stadium
CARAVANS Caravans at Wembley for the Camera staff at the Olympic Games
FLAGS Raising of another Olympic Flag
OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Team arrives from Argentina. at Richmond Camp..british team included Pentathlon. Shots of different parts of the Pentathlon.. over at Wembley, preparations going ahead. Laying of the running track. Camera positions being set up. Caravans built as mobile units for filming the Games Shots of the Box-Office Staff working at full pressure. Shots of the Committee's Conference Room with Lord Burghley in the chair. Shots of charts and maps. Shots of a camp at Uxbridge. (EXTERIOR ONLY) Large training ground in the camp for use of the competitors. Back to Wembley with the opening of the Olympic way - a road up to the stadium. Mr Barnes the Minister of Transport opens it
UXBRIDGE RAF. Camp converted into a Olympic Games camp. for 1700 competitors, staff and officials. Large training ground among the facilities of the camp
WEMBLEY Laying running track and opening new road to the Stadium by the Minister of Transport. People queuing at the Box Office for tickets. Lord Burghley in chair at meeting of the Committee.
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Background: Athletes arrive and the final preparations are made for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
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- published: 12 Nov 2020
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Harrison Dillard Wins A 100m Photo-Finish | London 1948 Olympics
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Although failing to qualify for the 110m hurdles Harrison Dillard had done enough already to compete in the...
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Although failing to qualify for the 110m hurdles Harrison Dillard had done enough already to compete in the men's 100m sprint at the London 1948 Olympic Games.
In the race, Dillard won gold in an incredibly tight photo-finish at the line.
Harrison Dillard began hurdling at the age of eight, running in an alley and using the springs from abandoned car seats as barriers. During 1947 and 1948, Dillard won 82 straight races. However, in the final of the 110m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trials, he lost his stride and failed to finish.
Fortunately, he had already qualified in the 100m dash. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, Dillard edged teammate Barney Ewell for the gold medal. He won a second gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
Find more about Harrison Dillard: http://www.olympic.org/harrison-dillard
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Although failing to qualify for the 110m hurdles Harrison Dillard had done enough already to compete in the men's 100m sprint at the London 1948 Olympic Games.
In the race, Dillard won gold in an incredibly tight photo-finish at the line.
Harrison Dillard began hurdling at the age of eight, running in an alley and using the springs from abandoned car seats as barriers. During 1947 and 1948, Dillard won 82 straight races. However, in the final of the 110m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trials, he lost his stride and failed to finish.
Fortunately, he had already qualified in the 100m dash. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, Dillard edged teammate Barney Ewell for the gold medal. He won a second gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
Find more about Harrison Dillard: http://www.olympic.org/harrison-dillard
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- published: 29 Jan 2013
- views: 170064
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1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS
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2:38:12 1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS. #150 ACTION-PAC...
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2:38:12 1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS. #150 ACTION-PACKED MOMENTS AT WEMBLEY STADIUM, ENGLAND IN THE FIRST OLYMPIAD HELD SINCE WORLD WAR II
02:38:35 CAMERA FOLLOWS HURDLERS AROUND COURSE. 400 METERS
02:38:56 POLE VAULTER, OWEN SMITH
02:39:05 WILLIE STEELE BROAD JUMPS
02:39:08 MAL WHITFIELD RUNS IN THE 800 METER RACE
02:39:25 HARRISON DILLARD RACES POWERFULLY IN THE 100 METER RACE. SLOW MO COMING OVER FINISH LINE
02:39:48 WOMEN'S SWIMMING, LOOKING DOWN AT THEM AS THEY JUMP INTO WATER. 400 METERS.
02:40:12 ANN CURTIS ON WINNERS PLATFORM
02:40:18 DIVING COMPETITION, VICKI DRAVES. SPRING BOARD SLOW MOTION DIVING
02:40:33 MEN'S SWIMMING. CLEAN SWEEP.
02:41:02 DR. SAMMY LEE DIVES SLOW MOTION
02:41:11 ALLEN STACK DIVES.
02:41:22 AMERICAN SWIMMERS EMBRACE
02:41:30 WINNERS ON PLATFORM.
https://wn.com/1948_Olympic_Highlights
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2:38:12 1948 OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS. #150 ACTION-PACKED MOMENTS AT WEMBLEY STADIUM, ENGLAND IN THE FIRST OLYMPIAD HELD SINCE WORLD WAR II
02:38:35 CAMERA FOLLOWS HURDLERS AROUND COURSE. 400 METERS
02:38:56 POLE VAULTER, OWEN SMITH
02:39:05 WILLIE STEELE BROAD JUMPS
02:39:08 MAL WHITFIELD RUNS IN THE 800 METER RACE
02:39:25 HARRISON DILLARD RACES POWERFULLY IN THE 100 METER RACE. SLOW MO COMING OVER FINISH LINE
02:39:48 WOMEN'S SWIMMING, LOOKING DOWN AT THEM AS THEY JUMP INTO WATER. 400 METERS.
02:40:12 ANN CURTIS ON WINNERS PLATFORM
02:40:18 DIVING COMPETITION, VICKI DRAVES. SPRING BOARD SLOW MOTION DIVING
02:40:33 MEN'S SWIMMING. CLEAN SWEEP.
02:41:02 DR. SAMMY LEE DIVES SLOW MOTION
02:41:11 ALLEN STACK DIVES.
02:41:22 AMERICAN SWIMMERS EMBRACE
02:41:30 WINNERS ON PLATFORM.
- published: 29 Jan 2013
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Athletes prepare for the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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American...
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: More Arrivals for the Olympic Games
ENGLAND: London:
EXT
"AMERICAN", U.S. Liner Arriving at Southampton with American team of 260 athletes for the Olympic Games. Flag flying over liner(Olympic) and seen coming down gangway
BICYCLES AND BICYCLE RACING Korean Olympic Team in training for Games
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
FILM ID: VLVA4KRPB8P098M5JEQOAOHRSK9SB
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: More Arrivals for the Olympic Games
ENGLAND: London:
EXT
"AMERICAN", U.S. Liner Arriving at Southampton with American team of 260 athletes for the Olympic Games. Flag flying over liner(Olympic) and seen coming down gangway
BICYCLES AND BICYCLE RACING Korean Olympic Team in training for Games
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
FILM ID: VLVA4KRPB8P098M5JEQOAOHRSK9SB
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- published: 10 Nov 2020
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The radio centre at the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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Behind the scenes preparations are made by the BBC for the radio broadcast of the 1948 Summer Olympics from Wembley
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OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Shots of the radio-control rooms in Wembley. People at switch-boards, recording rooms, some of the 120 microphone points in the arena
WEMBLEY Shots of the radio-room, constructed by the B.C.C. and the greatest engineering feat in modern radio. Broadcasting-booths to house some of the 120 radio points
Sport
broadcasting, broadcasts, communications, communication, journalism, journalists, BBC, radio, British Broadcasting Corporation, John Reith, XIV Olympiad
Background: Behind the scenes preparations are made by the BBC for the radio broadcast of the 1948 Summer Olympics from Wembley
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Behind the scenes preparations are made by the BBC for the radio broadcast of the 1948 Summer Olympics from Wembley
Full Description:
INT
OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Shots of the radio-control rooms in Wembley. People at switch-boards, recording rooms, some of the 120 microphone points in the arena
WEMBLEY Shots of the radio-room, constructed by the B.C.C. and the greatest engineering feat in modern radio. Broadcasting-booths to house some of the 120 radio points
Sport
broadcasting, broadcasts, communications, communication, journalism, journalists, BBC, radio, British Broadcasting Corporation, John Reith, XIV Olympiad
Background: Behind the scenes preparations are made by the BBC for the radio broadcast of the 1948 Summer Olympics from Wembley
FILM ID: VLVAEV2LL1SG6K5JZRWCOUGBPUNW6
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1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1948
Games of the XIV Olympiad
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of...
1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1948
Games of the XIV Olympiad
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom from 29 July to 14 August 1948.
Following a twelve-year hiatus caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Olympic Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then for Helsinki; the 1944 Olympic Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, having previously hosted them in 1908, forty years earlier. The Olympics would again return to London 64 years later in 2012, making London the first city to have hosted the games three times, and the only such city until Paris and Los Angeles host their third games in 2024 and 2028, respectively. The 1948 Olympic Games were the first of two summer Olympic Games held under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström.
The event came to be known as the Austerity Games, because of the difficult economic climate and rationing imposed in the aftermath of World War II. No new venues were built for the games (with events taking place mainly at Empire Stadium and the Empire Pool at Wembley Park), and athletes were housed in existing accommodation at the Wembley area instead of an Olympic Village, as were the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and the subsequent 1952 Games in Helsinki. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, 3,714 men and 390 women, in 19 sport disciplines. Germany and Japan were not invited to participate in the games; the Soviet Union was invited but chose not to send any athletes, sending observers instead to prepare for the 1952 Olympics.
One of the star performers at the Games was Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen. Dubbed "The Flying Housewife", the thirty-year-old mother of two won four gold medals in athletics. In the decathlon, American Bob Mathias became the youngest male ever to win an Olympic gold medal at the age of seventeen. The most individual medals were won by Veikko Huhtanen of Finland who took three golds, a silver and a bronze in men's gymnastics. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, having 300 athletes compared to Britain's 404. France fielded the second largest team, with 316 athletes and finished third in the medal standings. The host nation ended up twelfth.
Host city London, 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
Cauldron John Mark
Stadium Empire Stadium
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https://wn.com/1948_Summer_Olympics_Medal
1948 Summer Olympics Medal
1948 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1948
Games of the XIV Olympiad
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom from 29 July to 14 August 1948.
Following a twelve-year hiatus caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Olympic Games had been scheduled for Tokyo, and then for Helsinki; the 1944 Olympic Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, having previously hosted them in 1908, forty years earlier. The Olympics would again return to London 64 years later in 2012, making London the first city to have hosted the games three times, and the only such city until Paris and Los Angeles host their third games in 2024 and 2028, respectively. The 1948 Olympic Games were the first of two summer Olympic Games held under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström.
The event came to be known as the Austerity Games, because of the difficult economic climate and rationing imposed in the aftermath of World War II. No new venues were built for the games (with events taking place mainly at Empire Stadium and the Empire Pool at Wembley Park), and athletes were housed in existing accommodation at the Wembley area instead of an Olympic Village, as were the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and the subsequent 1952 Games in Helsinki. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, 3,714 men and 390 women, in 19 sport disciplines. Germany and Japan were not invited to participate in the games; the Soviet Union was invited but chose not to send any athletes, sending observers instead to prepare for the 1952 Olympics.
One of the star performers at the Games was Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen. Dubbed "The Flying Housewife", the thirty-year-old mother of two won four gold medals in athletics. In the decathlon, American Bob Mathias became the youngest male ever to win an Olympic gold medal at the age of seventeen. The most individual medals were won by Veikko Huhtanen of Finland who took three golds, a silver and a bronze in men's gymnastics. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, having 300 athletes compared to Britain's 404. France fielded the second largest team, with 316 athletes and finished third in the medal standings. The host nation ended up twelfth.
Host city London, 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
Cauldron John Mark
Stadium Empire Stadium
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Athletes prepare for the 1948 Summer Olympics (1948)
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Arrivals for the Olympic Games. Liner America with 260 U.S. Athletes. coming down gangway. Shots of other contestants in Uxbridge Games Centre. Chilean team
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
Full Description:
OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1948 Arrivals for the Olympic Games. Liner America with 260 U.S. Athletes. coming down gangway. Shots of other contestants in Uxbridge Games Centre. Chilean team
Background: American and Chilean athletes are among those arriving in England and beginning training for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Fanny Blankers-Koen wins 4 golds at the 1948 Olympics
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a 30 year-old mother of two, was the most successful athlete of the 1948 London Olympics. She won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdl...
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a 30 year-old mother of two, was the most successful athlete of the 1948 London Olympics. She won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, and 4x100m relay.
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Fanny Blankers-Koen, a 30 year-old mother of two, was the most successful athlete of the 1948 London Olympics. She won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, and 4x100m relay.
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A rare photo from the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. #olympics #ai #aiart #oldphoto #picwand
The American decathlon winner Robert B. Mathias was waiting for his turn at the pole vault. #photocolorization
The American decathlon winner Robert B. Mathias was waiting for his turn at the pole vault. #photocolorization
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The American decathlon winner Robert B. Mathias was waiting for his turn at the pole vault. #photocolorization
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