1948 London Olympics Medal Table - Full Medal Tally and Country-wise Winners

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1948 London Olympics Medals table, results by Country, ranked by the number of Gold, Silver, Bronze medals won by their athletes during 1948 London Summer Olympics.

1948 London (England, United Kingdom) Summer Olympic Medal Tally by Country

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States 38271984
2 Sweden 16111744
3 France 1061329
4 Hungary 1051227
5 Italy 811827
6 Finland 87520
7 Turkey 64212
8 Czechoslovakia 62311
9 Switzerland 510520
10 Denmark 57820
11 Netherlands 52916
12 Great Britain 314623
13 Argentina 3317
14 Australia 26513
15 Belgium 2237
16 Egypt 2215
17 Mexico 2125
18 South Africa 2114
19 Norway 1337
20 Jamaica 1203
21 Austria 1034
22 India 1001
22 Peru 1001
24 Yugoslavia 0202
25 Canada 0123
26 Portugal 0112
26 Uruguay 0112
28 Ceylon 0101
28 Cuba 0101
28 Spain 0101
28 Trinidad and Tobago 0101
32 South Korea 0022
32 Panama 0022
34 Brazil 0011
34 Iran 0011
34 Poland 0011
34 Puerto Rico 0011
Total 138135138411

London 1948 Summer Olympics Highlights

Official NameGames of the XIV Olympiad
Host CityLondon, United Kingdom
Host CountryUnited Kingdom
Event Dates29 July to 14 August 1948
Number of Participating Nations59
Total Athletes4,104 athletes
Men Athletes3,714
Women Athletes390
Sports / Disciplines17 sports, 23 disciplines
Total Events136 medal events
Main Stadium (Opening & Closing Ceremony) Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium)
Opening Ceremony29 July 1948
Closing Ceremony14 August 1948
Olympic Motto-
Official Mascot None (mascots were introduced later)
Official EmblemLondon 1948 Emblem
Official TorchSecond Olympics to feature a torch relay (after Berlin 1936)
Time ZoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC +0)
Firsts & Records First Olympic Games held after World War II, known as the "Austerity Games"
Top Medal-Winning NationUnited States
Total Medals Awarded411
Second Place NationSweden
Third Place NationFrance
Key Venues Wembley Stadium, Earls Court Arena, Henley-on-Thames, Empire Pool
Notable Athletes Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands), Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia)
Official Website https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-1948/

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