List of 1948 Winter Olympics medal winners
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The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the V Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from January 30 through February 8, 1948. A total of 669 athletes representing 28 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in twenty two events across eight disciplines.[1] The Olympic programme was adjusted from that of the 1936 Winter Olympics[2] with the addition of skeleton for men. The sport had first appeared at the 1928 Winter Olympics, which had also taken place in St. Moritz, but would not make another appearance until 2002 in Salt Lake City.[3] Two demonstration sports were held in St. Moritz, winter pentathlon and military patrol. This was the fourth time military patrol had been held as a demonstration event, the closely related sport of biathlon was added to the programme beginning with the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics.[4][5] Both men and women competed in the 1948 Games, with women taking part in alpine skiing and figure skating. A total of 123 athletes won medals at the 1948 Games.[6] Norway, Sweden and Switzerland tied for the most number of medals, with ten each. The United States placed fourth in the medal count, with nine, and Austria placed fifth, with eight. Of the 28 competing NOCs, 13 won at least one medal, with 10 of these winning at least one gold. Notable absences from these Games were defeated Axis Powers members Germany and Japan, who were not invited to St. Moritz or the London Summer Olympics later in the year in light of the recently concluded World War II.[6][7] The Soviet Union, who did not form an NOC until 1951,[8] declined to take part.[6][9] Sweden repeated its success in cross-country skiing, winning all three medals in the Men's 18 km event and all three gold medals available in the sport.[10] Canadian teenager Barbara-Ann Scott became the first from her nation to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating, and Dick Button from the United States did the same.[9] Alpine skier Henri Oreiller from France won the most medals with a total of three, with two gold medals from the downhill and combined events, and a bronze in the slalom event.[6][11]
Alpine skiing
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)[18] Switzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller |
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)[18] Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (USA)[19] USA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron |
| Four-man |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (USA)[19] USA II Francis Tyler Patrick Martin Edward Rimkus William D'Amico |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)[20] Belgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (USA)[19] USA I James Bickford Thomas Hicks Donald Dupree William Dupree |
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Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
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Ice hockey
Nordic combined
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[34] |
Heikki Hasu File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
Martti Huhtala File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
Sven Israelsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
Skeleton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[35] |
Nino Bibbia File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
John Heaton File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States |
John Crammond File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
Ski jumping
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[36] |
Petter Hugsted File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
Birger Ruud File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
Thorleif Schjelderup File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
Speed skating
Multiple medallists
Athletes who won more than one medal are listed below.[6]
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Oreiller | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Martin Lundström | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gretchen Fraser | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (USA) | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Trude Jochum-Beiser | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nils Östensson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Åke Seyffarth | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gunnar Eriksson | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| James Couttet | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Odd Lundberg | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Karl Molitor | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI) | Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erika Mahringer | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ "St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ Due to the Second World War, there had been no Olympics, Summer or Winter, since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
- ↑ Mehren, Elizabeth; Baum, Geraldine (February 17, 2002). "No Bones About It, the Skeleton Gives Competitors Quite a Rush". The Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. A1.
- ↑ Woods, David (December 9, 2001). "Biathletes in military understand the risks". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. p. C4.
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (February 19, 1994). "A Biathlon First For a Canadian Who Wouldn't Quit". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1948 Saint Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Olympics Ban Germans, Japs". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington: Cowles Publishing Company. January 24, 1947. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Janofsky, Michael (April 8, 1990). "Lithuanians Want Sports Independence". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Historical Cross-country Skiing Medallists". The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved October 30, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henri Oreiller Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Slalom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Combined". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Combined". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 18 kilometres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Singles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Singles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Official Source:Olympic Records". All the Medallists since 1896. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Ice Hockey at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nordic Combined at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Skeleton at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ski Jumping at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
External links
- "St Moritz 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- Raport Général sur les Ves Jeus Olympiques D'Hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in German). Comité Olympique Suisse. 1948. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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