List of 1948 Winter Olympics medal winners
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
A total of 123 athletes won medals at the 1948 Games.
Sweden repeated its success in
Alpine skiing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's downhill[12] |
Henri Oreiller France |
Franz Gabl Austria |
Rolf Olinger Switzerland |
Karl Molitor Switzerland | |||
Women's downhill[13] |
Hedy Schlunegger Switzerland |
Trude Beiser Austria |
Resi Hammerer Austria |
Men's slalom[14] |
Edy Reinalter Switzerland |
James Couttet France |
Henri Oreiller France |
Women's slalom[15] |
Gretchen Fraser United States |
Antoinette Meyer Switzerland |
Erika Mahringer Austria |
Men's combined[16] |
Henri Oreiller France |
Karl Molitor Switzerland |
James Couttet France |
Women's combined[17] |
Trude Beiser Austria |
Gretchen Fraser United States |
Erika Mahringer Austria |
Bobsleigh
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Two-man |
Switzerland (SUI)[18] Switzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller |
Switzerland (SUI)[18] Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard |
United States (USA)[19] USA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron |
Four-man |
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico |
Belgium (BEL)[20] Belgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet |
William Dupree
|
Cross-country skiing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
18 km details
|
Martin Lundström Sweden |
Nils Östensson Sweden |
Gunnar Eriksson Sweden |
50 km details
|
Nils Karlsson Sweden |
Harald Eriksson Sweden |
Benjamin Vanninen Finland |
4×10 km |
Sweden (SWE)[23] Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström Nils Östensson Nils Täpp |
Finland (FIN)[24] August Kiuru Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky Lauri Silvennoinen |
Norway (NOR)[25] Erling Evensen Olav Hagen Reidar Nyborg Olav Økern |
Figure skating
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles[26] |
Dick Button United States |
Hans Gerschwiler Switzerland |
Edi Rada Austria |
Ladies' singles[27] |
Eva Pawlik Austria |
Jeannette Altwegg Great Britain | |
Pairs |
Belgium (BEL)[28] Pierre Baugniet Micheline Lannoy |
Hungary (HUN)[29] Andrea Kékesy Ede Király |
Suzanne Morrow
|
Ice hockey
Nordic combined
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[34] |
Heikki Hasu Finland |
Martti Huhtala Finland |
Sven Israelsson Sweden |
Skeleton
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[35] |
Nino Bibbia Italy |
John Heaton United States |
John Crammond Great Britain |
Ski jumping
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[36] |
Petter Hugsted Norway |
Birger Ruud Norway |
Thorleif Schjelderup Norway |
Speed skating
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
500 metres[37] |
Finn Helgesen Norway |
Ken Bartholomew United States |
none awarded |
Thomas Byberg Norway | |||
Robert Fitzgerald United States | |||
1500 metres[38] |
Sverre Farstad Norway |
Åke Seyffarth Sweden |
Odd Lundberg Norway |
5000 metres[39] |
Reidar Liaklev Norway |
Odd Lundberg Norway |
Göthe Hedlund Sweden |
10000 metres details
|
Åke Seyffarth Sweden |
Lassi Parkkinen Finland |
Pentti Lammio Finland |
Multiple medallists
Athletes who won more than one medal are listed below.[6]
Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henri Oreiller | France (FRA) | Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Martin Lundström | Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gretchen Fraser | United States (USA) | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Trude Jochum-Beiser
|
Austria (AUT) | Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nils Östensson | Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Åke Seyffarth | Sweden (SWE) | Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Gunnar Eriksson | Sweden (SWE) | Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
James Couttet | France (FRA) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Odd Lundberg | Norway (NOR) | Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Karl Molitor | Switzerland (SUI) | Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Erika Mahringer | Austria (AUT) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
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External links
- "St Moritz 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- Raport Général sur les Ves Jeus Olympiques D'Hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in German). Comité Olympique Suisse. 1948. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2011.