List of 1948 Winter Olympics medal winners explained

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. 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] The Soviet Union, who did not form an NOC until 1951,[7] declined to take part.[8] [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.[8] [11]

Alpine skiing

See also: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Bobsleigh

See also: Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Two-man
[18]
Switzerland II
Felix Endrich
Friedrich Waller
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Paul Eberhard		[19]
USA II
Frederick Fortune
Schuyler Carron
Four-man

USA II
Francis Tyler
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico		[20]
Belgium I
Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet
USA I
James Bickford
Thomas Hicks
Donald Dupree
William Dupree

Cross-country skiing

See also: Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Figure skating

See also: Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Ice hockey

See also: Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's team
[31]
Andy Gilpin
Albert Renaud
Bernard Dunster
George Mara
Hubert Brooks
Henri-André Laperrière
Irving Taylor
Pete Leichnitz
Jean Gravelle
Louis Lecompte
Murray Dowey
Patrick Guzzo
Roy A. Forbes
Reginald Schroeter
Ross King
Thomas Hibberd
Walter Halder		[32]
Bohumil Modrý
Gustav Bubník
Jaroslav Drobný
Josef Trousílek
Karel Stibor
Ladislav Troják
Miloslav Pokorný
Miroslav Sláma
Oldřich Zábrodský
Přemysl Hajný
Stanislav Konopásek
Václav Roziňák
Vilibald Šťovík
Vladimír Bouzek
Vladimír Kobranov
Vladimír Zábrodský
Zdeněk Jarkovský		[33]
Alfred Bieler
Beat Rüedi
Emil Handschin
Ferdinand Cattini
Gebhard Poltera
Hans Bänninger
Hans Cattini
Hans Dürst
Hans Trepp
Heini Lohrer
Heinrich Boller
Otto Schubiger
Reto Perl
Bibi Torriani
Ulrich Poltera
Walter Dürst
Werner Lohrer

Nordic combined

See also: Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual[34]

Skeleton

See also: Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual[35]

Ski jumping

See also: Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual[36]

Speed skating

See also: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Multiple medallists

Athletes who won more than one medal are listed below.[8]

AthleteNationSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Alpine skiing013
Cross-country skiing2002
Alpine skiing1102
Alpine skiing1102
Cross-country skiing1102
Speed skating1102
Cross-country skiing1012
Alpine skiing0112
Speed skating0112
Alpine Skiing0112
Alpine skiing0022

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. International Olympic Committee. October 30, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205093205/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/St-Moritz-1948/. December 5, 2010.
  2. Due to the Second World War, there had been no Olympics, Summer or Winter, since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
  3. News: No Bones About It, the Skeleton Gives Competitors Quite a Rush. Mehren. Elizabeth. Baum, Geraldine . February 17, 2002. The Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. A1.
  4. News: Biathletes in military understand the risks. Woods. David. December 9, 2001. The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. C4.
  5. News: A Biathlon First For a Canadian Who Wouldn't Quit. Clarey. Christopher. February 19, 1994. The New York Times. January 3, 2011.
  6. News: Olympics Ban Germans, Japs. January 24, 1947. The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Publishing Company. January 8, 2011. Spokane, Washington.
  7. News: Lithuanians Want Sports Independence. Janofsky. Michael. April 8, 1990. The New York Times. January 11, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112201919/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/08/sports/olympics-lithuanians-want-sports-independence.html. November 12, 2014.
  8. 1948 Saint Moritz Winter Games. October 30, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110128202430/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/. January 28, 2011.
  9. News: 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 30, 2010. February 1, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504113724/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/story/2009/11/23/spo-history-1948.html. May 4, 2012.
  10. Web site: Historical Cross-country Skiing Medallists. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. October 30, 2010.
  11. Henri Oreiller Biography and Olympic Results. October 30, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128231057/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/henri-oreiller-1.html. January 28, 2010.
  12. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Downhill. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129070602/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/mens-downhill.html. January 29, 2011.
  13. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Downhill. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235116/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/womens-downhill.html. May 19, 2011.
  14. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Slalom. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129010223/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/mens-slalom.html. January 29, 2011.
  15. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Slalom. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519235131/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/womens-slalom.html. May 19, 2011.
  16. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Combined. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129070556/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/mens-combined.html. January 29, 2011.
  17. Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Combined. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100129073926/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/womens-combined.html. January 29, 2010.
  18. Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017000811/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/winter/1948/BOB/. October 17, 2011.
  19. United States Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110913190750/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1948/BOB/. September 13, 2011.
  20. Belgium Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104111655/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/1948/BOB/. November 4, 2012.
  21. Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 18 kilometres. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128233243/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/CCS/mens-18-kilometres.html. January 28, 2010.
  22. Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128230522/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/CCS/mens-50-kilometres.html. January 28, 2010.
  23. Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013759/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/winter/1948/CCS/. September 21, 2011.
  24. Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104111718/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/winter/1948/CCS/. November 4, 2012.
  25. Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104052700/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/winter/1948/CCS/. November 4, 2012.
  26. Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Singles. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062046/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/FSK/mens-singles.html. April 21, 2011.
  27. Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Women's Singles. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221104509/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/FSK/womens-singles.html. February 21, 2011.
  28. Belgium Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421062506/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/winter/1948/FSK/. April 21, 2011.
  29. Hungary Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421063042/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/winter/1948/FSK/. April 21, 2011.
  30. Canada Figure Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110220053417/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/winter/1948/FSK/. February 20, 2011.
  31. Web site: Official Source:Olympic Records. All the Medallists since 1896. International Olympic Committee. December 23, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420142446/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Olympic-results-since-1896/?AthleteName=Enter%20a%20name&Category=343486&Games=1334002&Sport=1313923&Event=355155&MenGender=false&WomenGender=false&MixedGender=false&TeamClassification=false&IndividualClassification=false&Continent=1310308&Country=346757&GoldMedal=false&SilverMedal=false&BronzeMedal=false&WorldRecord=false&OlympicRecord=false&TargetResults=true. April 20, 2016.
  32. Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110905104914/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TCH/winter/1948/ICH/. September 5, 2011.
  33. Switzerland Ice Hockey at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 23, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013211914/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/winter/1948/ICH/. October 13, 2011.
  34. Nordic Combined at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104052723/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/NCO/. November 4, 2012.
  35. Skeleton at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820223240/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SKE/. August 20, 2011.
  36. Ski Jumping at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104111750/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SKJ/. November 4, 2012.
  37. Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 500 metres. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104111800/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SSK/mens-500-metres.html. November 4, 2012.
  38. Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812154105/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html. August 12, 2011.
  39. Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302185229/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SSK/mens-5000-metres.html. March 2, 2012.
  40. Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres. December 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317201720/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html. March 17, 2012.

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