United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 300 (262 men and 38 women) in 19 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Ralph Craig | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 1 |
Gold 38 |
Silver 27 |
Bronze 19 |
Total 84 |
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The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Harrison Dillard — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Mel Patton — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- William Porter — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Roy Cochran — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Harrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, and Lorenzo Wright — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay
- Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Arthur Harnden, and Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay
- Guinn Smith — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Willie Steele — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Wilbur Thompson — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Bob Mathias — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Alice Coachman — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Cliff Barker, Donald Barksdale, Ralph Beard, Lewis Beck, Vincent Boryla, Gordon Carpenter, Alexander Groza, Wallace Jones, Robert Kurland, Raymond Lumpp, R. C. Pitts, Jesse Renick, Jackie Robinson, and Kenneth Rollins — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
- Bruce Harlan — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Sammy Lee — Diving, Men's Platform
- Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Platform
- Charles Anderson, Frank Henry, and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Gordon Giovanelli, Robert Martin, Allen Morgan, Warren Westlund, and Robert Will — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- George Ahlgren, David Brown, Lloyd Butler, James Hardy, Ralph Purchase, Justus Smith, John Stack, David Turner, and Ian Turner — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Arthur Cook — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Wally Ris — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
- Bill Smith — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Jimmy McLane — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Allen Stack — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Joe Verdeur — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Jimmy McLane, Wally Ris, WBill Smith, and Wally Wolf — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Ann Curtis — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Marie Corridon, Ann Curtis, Brenda Helser, and Thelma Kalama — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Joseph DePietro — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Frank Spellman — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Stanley Stanczyk — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- John Davis — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Glen Brand — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
- Henry Wittenberg — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- Hilary Smart and Paul Smart — Sailing, Men's Star
- Alfred Loomis, Michael Mooney, James Smith, Jim Weekes, and Herman Whiton — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class
Silver
- Barney Ewell — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Barney Ewell — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Clyde Scott — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- Jim Delaney — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Steve Seymour — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Hank Herring — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
- Frank Havens — Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles
- Miller Anderson — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Bruce Harlan — Diving, Men's Platform
- Zoe Olsen-Jensen — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Platform
- Frank Henry — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Robert Borg, Frank Henry, and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- George Moore — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual
- Walter Tomsen — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Alan Ford — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
- Jimmy McLane — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Bob Cowell — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
- Keith Carter — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Ann Curtis — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Suzanne Zimmerman — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Peter George — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Herold Sakata — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Norbert Schemansky — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Gerald Leeman — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
- Ralph Evans — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class
Bronze
- Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Craig Dixon — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
- George Stanich — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Bob Richards — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Herbert Douglas — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- James Fuchs — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Fortune Gordien — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Robert Bennett — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- Floyd Simmons — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Audrey Patterson — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Sammy Lee — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Norman Armitage, Dean Cetrulo, Miguel deCapriles, James Hummitzsch Flynn, Tibor Nyilas, and George Worth — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Ladislava Bakanic, Marian Barone, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste, Consetta Lenz, Helen Schifano, Clara Schroth, and Anita Simonis — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
- Gregory Gates, Stuart Griffing, Frederick Kingsbury, and Robert Perew — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Bob Sohl — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Richard Tom — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Leland Merrill — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
- Lockwood Pirie and Owen Torrey — Sailing, Men's Swallow
Athletics
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Basketball
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Boxing
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Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Nine cyclists, all male, represented the United States in 1948.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the United States in 1948.
Football
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- Results
- U.S. 0-9 Italy
Roster
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
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| HB | Donald Buck | September 26, 1916 | 31 | ? |  Mt. Washington Club | 2 | 0 | |
| David Cauffman | October 29, 1916 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW | Claus Gerson | November 12, 1917 | 30 | ? | New York Tennis and Hockey Club | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Henry Goode | June 7, 1918 | 30 | ? | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Frederick Hewitt | September 16, 1916 | 31 | ? | Mt. Washington Club | 2 | 1 | |
| HB | William Kurtz | December 18, 1917 | 30 | ? | Philadelphia Field Hockey Association | 2 | 0 | |
| HB | Hendrick Lubbers | December 30, 1926 | 21 | ? | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Harry Marcoplos | January 28, 1926 | 22 | ? | Baltimore Field Hockey Club | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Kurt Orban | August 6, 1916 | 31 | ? | Downtown Athletic Club | 3 | 0 | |
| B | John Renwick | May 13, 1921 | 27 | ? | Rye Field Hockey Club | 3 | 0 | |
| Phillip Schoettle | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
| HB | Sanders Sims | June 1, 1921 | 26 | ? | Philadelphia Hockey and Tennis Club | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | John Slade | May 30, 1908 | 40 | ? | Westchester Field Hockey Club | 2 | 0 | |
| B | Walter Stude | December 3, 1913 | 34 | ? | Baltimore Field Hockey Club | 3 | 0 | |
| FW/HB/GK | Felix Ucko | January 4, 1919 | 32 | ? | New York Field Hockey Club | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | William Wilson | October 26, 1917 | 30 | ? | Westchester Field Hockey Club | 2 | 0 |
Felix Ucko played in every match a different position.
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1948.
- George Moore
- Richard Gruenther
- Hale Baugh
Rowing
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Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1948. In the 50 metre rifle event Art Cook won gold and Walter Tomsen won silver.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "United States at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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