United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.

Gold

  • Harrison Dillard
    Harrison Dillard
    William Harrison Dillard is an American track and field athlete, only the second male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. Dillard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended East Technical High School...

     — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
  • Mel Patton
    Mel Patton
    Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton is an American track and field athlete, who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

     — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
  • Mal Whitfield
    Mal Whitfield
    Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...

     — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
  • William Porter — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
  • Roy Cochran
    Roy Cochran
    LeRoy Braxton Cochran was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

     — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
  • Harrison Dillard
    Harrison Dillard
    William Harrison Dillard is an American track and field athlete, only the second male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. Dillard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended East Technical High School...

    , Barney Ewell
    Barney Ewell
    Harold Norwood "Barney" Ewell was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , Mel Patton
    Mel Patton
    Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton is an American track and field athlete, who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

    , and Lorenzo Wright
    Lorenzo Wright
    Lorenzo Christopher Wright was a Detroit native and star athlete at Miller High School and Wayne State University; Wright is renowned for his noteworthy accomplishments in the sport of track and field....

     — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay
  • Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran
    Roy Cochran
    LeRoy Braxton Cochran was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , Arthur Harnden
    Arthur Harnden
    Arthur Harold "Art" Harnden is a former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , and Mal Whitfield
    Mal Whitfield
    Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...

     — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
  • Guinn Smith
    Guinn Smith
    Owen Guinn Smith was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault.Born in McKinney, Texas, Smith moved to California when he was a kid. He was originally a high jumper, but UC Berkeley, the university he wanted to attend, already had a strong high jumping team, so he took up...

     — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Willie Steele
    Willie Steele
    William Samuel "Willie" Steele was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele competed for San Jose State College, coached by Bud Winter in the early 1940's before enlisting to fight in World War II.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in...

     — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
  • Wilbur Thompson
    Wilbur Thompson
    Wilbur Marvin "Moose" Thompson was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. He was born in Frankfort, South Dakota....

     — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Bob Mathias
    Bob Mathias
    Robert Bruce "Bob" Mathias was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of California.-Early life and athletic career:...

     — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
  • Alice Coachman
    Alice Coachman
    Alice Marie Coachman is an American former athlete. She specialized in high jump, and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal...

     — Athletics, Women's High Jump
  • Cliff Barker
    Cliff Barker
    Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker was a basketball player from the United States, who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.-References:...

    , Donald Barksdale, Ralph Beard
    Ralph Beard
    Ralph Milton Beard Jr. was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Beard was a member of Adolph Rupp's "Fabulous Five" University of Kentucky basketball team...

    , Lewis Beck
    Lew Beck (basketball)
    Lewis William Beck, Jr. was an All-American college basketball player who was captain of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the Gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics...

    , Vincent Boryla, Gordon Carpenter
    Gordon Carpenter
    Gordon "Shorty" Carpenter was an American basketball player, and part of gold medal winning American basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , Alexander Groza, Wallace Jones
    Wallace Jones
    Wallace "Wah Wah" Clayton Jones is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians....

    , Robert Kurland, Raymond Lumpp, Robert Pitts
    Robert Pitts
    Robert C. Pitts was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.Pitts played collegiately for the University of Arkansas, making All-Southwest Conference in 1942...

    , Jesse Renick
    Jesse Renick
    Jesse Bernard "Cab" Renick was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.Jesse "Cab" Renick was A 6'2" Guard/Forward for Marietta High School in Marietta Oklahoma....

    , Robert Robinson
    Robert Robinson (basketball)
    Robert Jackson "Jackie" Robinson is a retired American Baptist pastor and theologian and was a college basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , and Kenneth Rollins — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
  • Steven Lysak
    Steven Lysak
    Steven Lysak was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s.At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he won two medals with Stephen Macknowski. This included a gold in the C-2 10000 m and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events.Born in Newark, New Jersey, Lysak designed and built the canoe...

     and Stephen Macknowski
    Stephen Macknowski
    Stephen Macknowski is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s.At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he won two medals with Steven Lysak with a gold in the C-2 10000 m event and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events. A native of Yonkers, New York, Macknowski attended Columbia...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
  • Bruce Harlan
    Bruce Harlan
    Bruce Harlan was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal....

     — Diving, Men's Springboard
  • Sammy Lee
    Sammy Lee (diver)
    Dr. Samuel Lee is the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving...

     — Diving, Men's Platform
  • Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Springboard
  • Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Platform
  • Charles Anderson
    Charles Anderson (Equestrian)
    Charles Anderson was an American equestrian who won a gold medal for equestrianism at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

    , Frank Henry
    Frank Henry
    Frank Sherman Henry was an American equestrian and Olympic champion.Henry competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he received three medals. He was member of the United States team that received a gold medal in Team eventing. He received a silver medal in individual eventing...

    , and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
  • Gordon Giovanelli, Robert Martin, Allen Morgan
    Allen Morgan
    Allen Morgan of Wayland, Massachusetts was a noted ornithologist, tireless environmental advocate, avid tennis player, and founder of Sudbury Valley Trustees.-Quotations:...

    , Warren Westlund
    Warren Westlund
    Warren DeHaven Westlund was an American rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was born in Olympia, Washington and died in Seattle....

    , and Robert Will — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
  • George Ahlgren
    George Ahlgren
    George Ahlgren was an American rower who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the American team in the eights competition.-References:...

    , David Brown
    David Brown (rower)
    David Brown was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later physician. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.-References:...

    , Lloyd Butler, James Hardy
    James Hardy (rower)
    James Hardy was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later traffic engineer. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team....

    , Ralph Purchase
    Ralph Purchase
    Ralph Purchase was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as coxswain for the American team.-References:...

    , Justus Smith
    Justus Smith
    Justus Ketchum Smith is an American rower who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the American team in the coxed eights competition.-References:...

    , John Stack, David Turner
    David Turner (rower)
    David Turner is an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later military officer. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. His brother Ian was on the same Olympic team.-References:...

    , and Ian Turner
    Ian Turner (rower)
    Ian Gordon Turner was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. His brother David Lindsay Dave Turner was on the same Olympic team.-References:...

     — Rowing, Men's Eights
  • Arthur Cook
    Arthur Cook (sport shooter)
    Arthur Edwin "Art" Cook is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for the United States. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London....

     — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
  • Walter Ris
    Walter Ris
    Walter Steven "Wally" Ris is an American freestyle swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London...

     — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
  • William Smith — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
  • James McLane
    James McLane
    James Price McLane is a former United States and Yale swimmer. He won four medals over the course of the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He graduated from Philips Academy and in 1953 graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.-References:*...

     — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
  • Allen Stack
    Allen Stack
    Allen McIntyre Stack was an American backstroke swimmer, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:*...

     — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
  • Joseph Verdeur — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
  • James McLane
    James McLane
    James Price McLane is a former United States and Yale swimmer. He won four medals over the course of the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He graduated from Philips Academy and in 1953 graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.-References:*...

    , Walter Ris
    Walter Ris
    Walter Steven "Wally" Ris is an American freestyle swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London...

    , William Smith, and Wallace Wolf — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
  • Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis is a former competitive swimmer and Olympic Gold Medal winner for the United States. She was coached by Charlie Sava and was a member of the San Francisco Crystal Plunge team. Curtis participated in London’s 1948 Olympic Games winning the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle...

     — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
  • Marie Corridon
    Marie Corridon
    Marie Mortell was an American swimmer and Olympic champion. Hailing from Norwalk, Connecticut, she competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay.-References:...

    , Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis is a former competitive swimmer and Olympic Gold Medal winner for the United States. She was coached by Charlie Sava and was a member of the San Francisco Crystal Plunge team. Curtis participated in London’s 1948 Olympic Games winning the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle...

    , Brenda Helser
    Brenda Helser
    Brenda Helser de Morelos is a former competitive freestyle swimmer from the United States who won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England....

    , and Thelma Kalama
    Thelma Kalama
    Thelma Kalama is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay, together with Marie Corridon, Brenda Helser and Ann Curtis....

     — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
  • Joseph DePietro
    Joseph DePietro
    Joseph DePietro was an American weightlifter from Paterson, New Jersey, both World champion and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
  • Frank Spellman
    Frank Spellman
    Frank Isaac Spellman was an American weightlifter who set several Olympic records and earned a gold medal in 1948...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  • Stanley Stanczyk
    Stanley Stanczyk
    Stanley Anthony Stanczyk is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He received a silver medal in 1952.- References :...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • John Davis
    John Davis (weightlifter)
    John Henry Davis was an Olympic superheavyweight weightlifter for the United States. John won gold at the 1948 and 1952 summer Olympic Games, as well as 6 World Weightlifting Championships and 12 national championships. He was unbeaten from 1938 to 1953.- Biography :A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
  • Glen Brand
    Glen Brand
    Glen Brand was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He was a graduate of Clarion, Iowa and Iowa State University. He was a three-time All-American for the Cyclones with an overall record of 54-3, earning a reputation as a fierce competitor and pinner...

     — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
  • Henry Wittenberg
    Henry Wittenberg
    Henry Wittenberg was a prodigious American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He won two Olympic medals and was the first American wrestler after 1908 to achieve this feat. He at one point in his career wrestled 300 matches without losing...

     — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
  • Hilary Smart
    Hilary Smart
    Hilary Smart is an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat Hilarius, together with his father, Paul Smart....

     and Paul Smart
    Paul Smart (sailor)
    Paul Smart was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat Hilarius, together with Hilary Smart....

     — Sailing, Men's Star
  • Alfred Loomis, Michael Mooney
    Michael Mooney (sailor)
    Michael Mooney is an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and James Weekes.-References:...

    , James Smith
    James Smith (sailor)
    James Smith was an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria.-External links:*...

    , Jim Weekes, and Herman Whiton
    Herman Whiton
    Herman Frasch Whiton was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland the grandson of inventor Herman Frasch and died in New York....

     — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class

Silver

  • Barney Ewell
    Barney Ewell
    Harold Norwood "Barney" Ewell was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

     — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
  • Barney Ewell
    Barney Ewell
    Harold Norwood "Barney" Ewell was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics....

     — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
  • Clyde Scott
    Clyde Scott
    Clyde Scott is a retired American athlete who competed professionally in the National Football League and earned an Olympic medal in the 110 meter hurdles....

     — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
  • Jim Delaney
    Jim Delaney
    Francis James "Jim" Delaney is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the shot put where he won the silver medal....

     — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Steve Seymour
    Steve Seymour
    Stephen Andrew Seymour was an American athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw....

     — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
  • Hank Herring
    Hank Herring
    Horace H. "Hank" Herring was a former US boxer. Herring was the Welterweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia....

     — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
  • Steven Lysak
    Steven Lysak
    Steven Lysak was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s.At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he won two medals with Stephen Macknowski. This included a gold in the C-2 10000 m and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events.Born in Newark, New Jersey, Lysak designed and built the canoe...

     and Stephen Macknowski
    Stephen Macknowski
    Stephen Macknowski is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s.At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he won two medals with Steven Lysak with a gold in the C-2 10000 m event and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events. A native of Yonkers, New York, Macknowski attended Columbia...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
  • Frank Havens — Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles
  • Miller Anderson — Diving, Men's Springboard
  • Bruce Harlan
    Bruce Harlan
    Bruce Harlan was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received one gold medal and one silver medal....

     — Diving, Men's Platform
  • Zoe Olsen-Jensen — Diving, Women's Springboard
  • Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Platform
  • Frank Henry
    Frank Henry
    Frank Sherman Henry was an American equestrian and Olympic champion.Henry competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he received three medals. He was member of the United States team that received a gold medal in Team eventing. He received a silver medal in individual eventing...

     — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • Robert Borg, Frank Henry
    Frank Henry
    Frank Sherman Henry was an American equestrian and Olympic champion.Henry competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he received three medals. He was member of the United States team that received a gold medal in Team eventing. He received a silver medal in individual eventing...

    , and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Dressage Team
  • George Moore — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual
  • Walter Tomsen
    Walter Tomsen
    Walter Tomsen was a sports shooter and Olympic medalist for the United States. He won a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

     — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
  • Alan Ford
    Alan Ford (swimmer)
    Alan Ford was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to swim the 100-yard freestyle in under 50 seconds.-Biography:...

     — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
  • James McLane
    James McLane
    James Price McLane is a former United States and Yale swimmer. He won four medals over the course of the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. He graduated from Philips Academy and in 1953 graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.-References:*...

     — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
  • Robert Cowell
    Robert Cowell
    Robert Elmer "Bob" Cowell was an American backstroke swimmer from Pennsylvania. Cowell won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Cowell was a United States naval officer.-References:...

     — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
  • Keith Carter
    Keith Carter (swimmer)
    Keith Eyre Carter is an American swimmer. Carter won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and also placed 4th in the 100 m freestyle final. Carter attended Purdue University.-References:...

     — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
  • Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis
    Ann Curtis is a former competitive swimmer and Olympic Gold Medal winner for the United States. She was coached by Charlie Sava and was a member of the San Francisco Crystal Plunge team. Curtis participated in London’s 1948 Olympic Games winning the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle...

     — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
  • Winona Zimmerman — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
  • Peter George
    Peter George (weightlifter)
    Peter George is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion of Macedonian descent. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....

     — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  • Herold Sakata — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Norbert Schemansky
    Norbert Schemansky
    Norbert Schemansky was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.Schemansky was the first weightlifter to earn four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Olympic Games due to back problems....

     — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
  • Gerald Leeman
    Gerald Leeman
    Gerald "Germ" Leeman was an American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist.-Wrestling career:Leeman was the first three-time high school wrestling champion from Osage, Iowa in 1939, 1940 and 1941....

     — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
  • Ralph Evans
    Ralph Evans (sailor)
    Ralph Evans was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Firefly class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

     — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class

Bronze

  • Mal Whitfield
    Mal Whitfield
    Malvin "Mal" Greston Whitfield is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games...

     — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
  • Craig Dixon
    Craig Dixon
    Craig Kline Dixon is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal.- References :...

     — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
  • George Stanich
    George Stanich
    George Anthony Stanich was an American athlete who was a collegiate all-American in one sport, and Olympian in another and a professional in still another....

     — Athletics, Men's High Jump
  • Bob Richards
    Bob Richards
    The Reverend Robert Eugene Richards, known as Bob Richards , known as the "Vaulting Vicar" or the "Pole Vaulting Parson" in his competitive days, was a versatile athlete who made three Olympic teams in two events...

     — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Herbert Douglas
    Herb Douglas
    Herb Douglas was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He represented the U.S. in that event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the bronze medal....

     — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
  • James Fuchs — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Fortune Gordien
    Fortune Gordien
    Fortune Everett Gordien was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.Born in Spokane, Washington he competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the discus throw where he won the bronze medal behind two Italians, Adolfo Consolini...

     — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
  • Robert Bennett — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
  • Floyd Simmons
    Floyd Simmons
    Floyd Macon Simmons was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina....

     — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
  • Audrey Patterson
    Audrey Patterson
    Audrey Patterson is the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal; she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.-Biography:...

     — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
  • Sammy Lee
    Sammy Lee (diver)
    Dr. Samuel Lee is the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving...

     — Diving, Men's Springboard
  • Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Springboard
  • Norman Armitage
    Norman Armitage
    Norman Armitage , was an American saber fencer. He was tall, willowy, and sported a "little waxed moustache."-College:...

    , Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Miguel deCapriles, James Hummitzsch Flynn, Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , and George Worth
    George Worth
    George V. Worth was an American sabre fencer.-US Championship:In 1954, Worth was the U.S. national sabre champion, and he was a 5-time medalist.-Olympics:...

     — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
  • Ladislava Bakanic, Marian Barone, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste
    Meta Elste-Neumann
    Meta Elste-Neumann was born Bremen, Germany. As Meta Elste, she was a competitor for the United States Women's Olympic Gymnastics team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Finland.She won an Olympic bronze medal with the United States team...

    , Consetta Lenz, Helen Schifano, Clara Schroth, and Anita Simonis — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
  • Gregory Gates, Stuart Griffing, Frederick Kingsbury, and Robert Perew
    Robert Perew
    Robert "Bob" Strahan Perew was an American rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was born in Philadelphia and died in Denton, Texas. His mother was Bernice Perew and his father was Robert Jackman Perew...

     — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
  • Bob Sohl — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
  • Richard Tom
    Richard Tom
    Richard Tom is an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He obtained a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...

     — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
  • Leland Merrill
    Leland Merrill
    Leland Gilbert "Lee" Merrill, Jr. was a American wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, for the United States....

     — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
  • Lockwood Pirie
    Lockwood Pirie
    Lockwood Pirie was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Swallow class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Owen Torrey.-References:...

     and Owen Torrey
    Owen Torrey
    Owen Torrey was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Swallow class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lockwood Pirie.-References:...

     — Sailing, Men's Swallow

Fencing

20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the United States in 1948.

Men's foil
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 3, 1948 to August 4, 1948. 63 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Silvio Giolito
    Silvio Giolito
    Silvio Giolito was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Nathaniel Lubell


Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 30, 1948 to July 31, 1948...

  • Daniel Bukantz
    Daniel Bukantz
    Daniel B. Bukantz was an American Olympic fencing competitor and referee and also a dentist.He won the national singles championship in the foil in 1949, 1952, 1953 and 1957. He competed in the foil in Olympic games four consecutive times beginning in 1948, and was part of nine national...

    , Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito
    Silvio Giolito
    Silvio Giolito was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Nate Lubell, Austin Prokop
    Austin Prokop
    Austin Prokop was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's épée
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7, 1948 to August 9, 1948. 66 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Norman Lewis
    Norman Lewis (fencer)
    Norman Lewis was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Joe de Capriles
  • Albert Wolff


Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 5, 1948 to August 6, 1948...

  • Norman Lewis
    Norman Lewis (fencer)
    Norman Lewis was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Andrew Boyd
    Andrew Boyd (fencer)
    Andrew Boyd was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée events at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Joe de Capriles, Donald Thompson
    Donald Thompson (fencer)
    Donald Thompson is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Albert Wolff, Ralph Goldstein
    Ralph Goldstein
    Ralph Goldstein was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée events at the 1948 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 12, 1948 to August 13, 1948. 60 fencers from 24 nations competed.-Results:...

  • George Worth
    George Worth
    George V. Worth was an American sabre fencer.-US Championship:In 1954, Worth was the U.S. national sabre champion, and he was a 5-time medalist.-Olympics:...

  • Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 10, 1948 to August 11, 1948...

  • Norman Cohn-Armitage, George Worth
    George Worth
    George V. Worth was an American sabre fencer.-US Championship:In 1954, Worth was the U.S. national sabre champion, and he was a 5-time medalist.-Olympics:...

    , Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas
    Tibor Nyilas was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo
    Dean Cetrulo was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Miguel de Capriles, James Flynn
    James Flynn (fencer)
    James Flynn was an American Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...



Women's foil
Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1948 to August 2, 1948. 39 fencers from 15 nations competed.-Results:...

  • Maria Cerra
    Maria Cerra
    Maria Cerra was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

  • Jan York-Romary
  • Helena Dow
    Helena Dow
    Helena Dow was an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...


Football

Results
U.S. 0-9 Italy


Roster
  • Robert Annis
    Robert Annis
    Robert “Bob” Joseph Annis was an American soccer defender. He was a member of both the 1948 United States Olympic soccer team and the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame....

  • Walter Bahr
    Walter Bahr
    Walter Alfred Bahr is a retired American soccer player, considered one of the greatest ever in his country. He was the long-time captain of the U.S. national team and played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when the U.S...

  • Raymond Beckman
    Raymond Beckman
    Raymond P. "Ray" Beckman was an American soccer player who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team that year....

  • Bill Bertani
    Bill Bertani
    William Joseph “Bill” Bertani is a former U.S .soccer player who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team that year.-Club career:...

  • Charlie Colombo
    Charlie Colombo
    Charles Martin Colombo was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center half for the United States men's national soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.Born and raised in The Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri, Colombo played professionally for St...

  • Joe Ferreira
    Joe Ferreira
    Joseph “Joe” Ferreira is a former U.S. soccer player. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1948.-Club career:...

  • Steve Grivnow
    Steve Grivnow
    Steve Grivnow was a U.S. soccer player who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team....

  • Manuel Martin
    Manuel Martin
    Manuel Oliveira “Youngie” Martin is a former U.S. soccer player. He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1949 and was a member of the U.S...

  • Benny McLaughlin
    Benny McLaughlin
    Bernard "Benny" McLaughlin, Jr. is a former U.S. soccer forward who starred in the American Soccer League in the 1940s and 1950s. He earned twelve caps with the U.S. national team, was a member of the 1948 U.S...

  • Gino Pariani
    Gino Pariani
    Virginio “Gino” Peter Pariani was an American soccer striker. He earned 5 caps and scored 1 goal for the United States men's national soccer team, and played on the 1950 FIFA World Cup team, including the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic...

  • Joseph Rego-Costa
    Joseph Rego-Costa
    Joseph Rego-Costa is a former U.S. soccer right halfback who earned four caps with the United States and was the captain of the team at the 1948 Summer Olympics...

  • Archie Strimel
    Archie Strimel
    Archibald Louis "Archie" Strimel was an American soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team that year....

  • Ed Souza
    Ed Souza
    Edward Souza-Neto was an American soccer player who earned 6 caps and scored 1 goal for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S...

  • John Souza
    John Souza
    John "Clarkie" Souza-Benavides is a former soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup...

  • Rolf Valtin
    Rolf Valtin
    Rolf Valtin is a former U.S. soccer forward who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team.Valtin attended Swarthmore College where he earned first team All American honors in 1947. In 1948, he was selected as a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The U.S. lost to...

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