| Athletics at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| No. of events | 33 |
| Competitors | 745 from 53 nations |
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 745 participating athletes from 53 countries.
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
United States | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | 
Sweden | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 
Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 
France | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 
Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 
Australia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 
Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 
Finland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 
Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 
Great Britain | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | 
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 
Ceylon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | 
Panama | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
Men
Women
Records broken
14 new Olympic records were set in the athletics events. No new world records were set.
Men's Olympic records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
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| 800 metres | 2 August | Final | Mal Whitfield |
United States |
1:49.2 |
| 5000 metres | 2 August | Final | Gaston Reiff |
Belgium |
14:17.6 |
| 10,000 metres | 30 July | Final | Emil Zátopek |
Czechoslovakia |
29:59.6 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 4 August | Final | William Porter |
United States |
13.9 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 31 July | Final | Roy Cochran |
United States |
51.1 |
| 10 kilometres walk | 7 August | Final | John Mikaelsson |
Sweden |
45:13.2 |
| Shot put | 3 August | Final | Wilbur Thompson |
United States |
17.12 m |
| Discus throw | 2 August | Final | Adolfo Consolini |
Italy |
52.78 m |
Women's Olympic records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
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| 200 metres | 6 August | Final | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
Netherlands |
24.4 |
| 80 metres hurdles | 4 August | Final |
Fanny Blankers-Koen Maureen Gardner |
Netherlands
Great Britain |
11.2 |
| High jump | 7 August | Final |
Alice Coachman Dorothy Tyler |
United States
Great Britain |
1.68 m |
| Long jump | 4 August | Final | Olga Gyarmati |
Hungary |
5.695 m |
| Shot put | 4 August | Final | Micheline Ostermeyer |
France |
13.75 m |
| Javelin throw | 31 July | Final | Herma Bauma |
Austria |
45.57 m |
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: athletics, from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-01.
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Athletics Australia
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