1948 Winter Olympics

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V Olympic Winter Games

Host city St. Moritz, Switzerland
Nations participating 28
Athletes participating 669 (592 men, 77 women)
Events 22 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony January 30
Closing ceremony February 8
Officially opened by Enrico Celio
Athlete's Oath Riccardo Torriani
Stadium St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The games opened on January 30, 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.

These Games were the first in twelve years, as none were held during World War II.

Contents

[edit] Highlights

[edit] Medal winners

[edit] Demonstration sports

[edit] Participating nations

28 nations competed in St. Moritz, the same number as the previous Winter Games in 1936. Chile, Denmark, Iceland, Korea, and Lebanon all made their Winter Olympic debut at these Games. Germany and Japan were not invited because of their involvement in World War II. Estonia and Latvia had been annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, and would not compete again as independent nations until 1992. Argentina returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1932 and 1936 Games, and Australia and Luxembourg did not compete in 1948, after having participated in 1936.

[edit] Medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1948 Winter Games.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4 3 3 10
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4 3 3 10
3 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (host nation) 3 4 3 10
4 Image:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 3 4 2 9
5 Image:Flag of France.svg France 2 1 2 5
6 Image:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg Canada 2 0 1 3
7 Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1 3 4 8
8 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 3 2 6
9 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 1 1 0 2
10 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1 0 0 1
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