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Athletics at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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No. of events | 33 |
Competitors | 745 from 53 nations |
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.
Medal summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Men
Women
Records broken
14 new Olympic records were set in the athletics events. No new world records were set.
Men's Olympic records
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
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800 metres | 2 August | Final | Mal Whitfield | ![]() |
1:49.2 |
5000 metres | 2 August | Final | Gaston Reiff | ![]() |
14:17.6 |
10,000 metres | 30 July | Final | Emil Zátopek | ![]() |
29:59.6 |
110 metres hurdles | 4 August | Final | William Porter | ![]() |
13.9 |
400 metres hurdles | 31 July | Final | Roy Cochran | ![]() |
51.1 |
10 kilometres walk | 7 August | Final | John Mikaelsson | ![]() |
45:13.2 |
Shot put | 3 August | Final | Wilbur Thompson | ![]() |
17.12 m |
Discus throw | 2 August | Final | Adolfo Consolini | ![]() |
52.78 m |
Women's Olympic records
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
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200 metres | 6 August | Final | Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
24.4 |
80 metres hurdles | 4 August | Final | Fanny Blankers-Koen Maureen Gardner |
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11.2 |
High jump | 7 August | Final | Alice Coachman Dorothy Tyler |
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1.68 m |
Long jump | 4 August | Final | Olga Gyarmati | ![]() |
5.695 m |
Shot put | 4 August | Final | Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() |
13.75 m |
Javelin throw | 31 July | Final | Herma Bauma | ![]() |
45.57 m |