Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 10 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 745 participating athletes from 53 countries.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
12 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  France |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Italy |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Finland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Jamaica |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Argentina |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Austria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Great Britain |
0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 |  Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ceylon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Panama |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
[edit] References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: athletics, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-01.
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Athletics Australia
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