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![]() |
Franz Gabl![]() |
Rolf Olinger![]() |
Karl Molitor![]() | |||
Women's downhill[13] |
Hedy Schlunegger![]() |
Trude Beiser![]() |
Resi Hammerer![]() |
Men's slalom[14] |
Edy Reinalter![]() |
James Couttet![]() |
Henri Oreiller![]() |
Women's slalom[15] |
Gretchen Fraser![]() |
Antoinette Meyer![]() |
Erika Mahringer![]() |
Men's combined[16] |
Henri Oreiller![]() |
Karl Molitor![]() |
James Couttet![]() |
Women's combined[17] |
Trude Beiser![]() |
Gretchen Fraser![]() |
Erika Mahringer![]() |
Bobsleigh
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Two-man |
![]() Switzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller |
![]() Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard |
![]() USA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron |
Four-man |
![]() Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico |
![]() Belgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet |
![]() William Dupree
|
Cross-country skiing
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Martin_Lundstr%C3%B6m_in_St_Moritz_1948.jpg/250px-Martin_Lundstr%C3%B6m_in_St_Moritz_1948.jpg)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
18 km details
|
Martin Lundström![]() |
Nils Östensson![]() |
Gunnar Eriksson![]() |
50 km details
|
Nils Karlsson![]() |
Harald Eriksson![]() |
Benjamin Vanninen![]() |
4×10 km |
![]() Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström Nils Östensson Nils Täpp |
![]() August Kiuru Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky Lauri Silvennoinen |
![]() Erling Evensen Olav Hagen Reidar Nyborg Olav Økern |
Figure skating
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles[26] |
Dick Button![]() |
Hans Gerschwiler![]() |
Edi Rada![]() |
Ladies' singles[27] |
Eva Pawlik![]() |
Jeannette Altwegg![]() | |
Pairs |
![]() Pierre Baugniet Micheline Lannoy |
![]() Andrea Kékesy Ede Király |
![]() Suzanne Morrow
|
Ice hockey
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/RCAF_Flyers_1948_official_team_photo.jpg/320px-RCAF_Flyers_1948_official_team_photo.jpg)
Nordic combined
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Heikki_Hasu.jpg/220px-Heikki_Hasu.jpg)
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[34] |
Heikki Hasu![]() |
Martti Huhtala![]() |
Sven Israelsson![]() |
Skeleton
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[35] |
Nino Bibbia![]() |
John Heaton![]() |
John Crammond![]() |
Ski jumping
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's individual[36] |
Petter Hugsted![]() |
Birger Ruud![]() |
Thorleif Schjelderup![]() |
Speed skating
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
500 metres[37] |
Finn Helgesen![]() |
Ken Bartholomew![]() |
none awarded |
Thomas Byberg![]() | |||
Robert Fitzgerald![]() | |||
1500 metres[38] |
Sverre Farstad![]() |
Åke Seyffarth![]() |
Odd Lundberg![]() |
5000 metres[39] |
Reidar Liaklev![]() |
Odd Lundberg![]() |
Göthe Hedlund![]() |
10000 metres details
|
Åke Seyffarth![]() |
Lassi Parkkinen![]() |
Pentti Lammio![]() |
Multiple medallists
Athletes who won more than one medal are listed below.[6]
Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henri Oreiller | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Martin Lundström | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gretchen Fraser | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Trude Jochum-Beiser
|
![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nils Östensson | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Åke Seyffarth | ![]() |
Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Gunnar Eriksson | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
James Couttet | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Odd Lundberg | ![]() |
Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Karl Molitor | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Erika Mahringer | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
References
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- ^ Due to the Second World War, there had been no Olympics, Summer or Winter, since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
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- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
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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.