| United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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.svg.png')) Flag of the United States | |
| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 300 (262 men and 38 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ralph Craig |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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 4 × 100 m Relay
- Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Arthur Harnden, and Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m 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
- Gordy Giovanelli, Bob Martin, Allen Morgan, Warren Westlund, and Bob 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 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Ann Curtis — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Marie Corridon, Ann Curtis, Brenda Helser, and Thelma Kalama — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m 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
- Patsy 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
- Greg Gates, Stu Griffing, Fred 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
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1948.
- Individual road race
- Frank Brilando
- Ed Lynch
- Chester Nelsen
- Wendell Rollins
- Team road race
- Frank Brilando
- Ed Lynch
- Chester Nelsen
- Wendell Rollins
- Sprint
- Jack Heid
- Time trial
- Jack Heid
- Tandem
- Marvin Thomson
- Al Stiller
- Team pursuit
- Al Stiller
- Thomas Montemage
- Ted Smith
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1948.
- Men's foil
- Dean Cetrulo
- Silvio Giolito
- Nathaniel Lubell
- Men's team foil
- Daniel Bukantz, Dean Cetrulo, Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito, Nate Lubell, Austin Prokop
- Men's épée
- Norman Lewis
- Joe de Capriles
- Albert Wolff
- Men's team épée
- Norman Lewis, Andrew Boyd, Joe de Capriles, Donald Thompson, Albert Wolff, Ralph Goldstein
- Men's sabre
- George Worth
- Tibor Nyilas
- Dean Cetrulo
- Men's team sabre
- Norman Cohn-Armitage, George Worth, Tibor Nyilas, Dean Cetrulo, Miguel de Capriles, James Flynn
- Women's foil
- Maria Cerra
- Jan York-Romary
- Helena Dow
Football
- Results
- U.S. 0-9 Italy
Roster
Gymnastics
Hockey
Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB | Donald Buck | September 26, 1916 | 31 | ? | .svg.png){kind=small} Mt. Washington Club | 2 | 0 | |
| Hughes 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
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1948.
- George Moore
- Richard Gruenther
- Hale Baugh
Rowing
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
- Men's single sculls
- John B. Kelly Jr.
- Men's double sculls
- Joe Angyal
- Arthur Gallagher
- Men's coxless pair
- John Wade
- Ralph Stephan
- Men's coxed pair
- Vincent Deeney
- Joseph Toland
- John McIntyre (cox)
- Men's coxless four
- Fred Kingsbury
- Stu Griffing
- Greg Gates
- Robert Perew
- Men's coxed four
- Warren Westlund
- Bob Martin
- Bob Will
- Gordy Giovanelli
- Allen Morgan (cox)
- Men's eight
- Ian Turner
- David Turner
- James Hardy
- George Ahlgren
- Lloyd Butler
- David Brown
- Justus Smith
- John Stack
- Ralph Purchase (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1948. In the 50 metre rifle event Art Cook won gold and Walter Tomsen won silver.
- 25 metre pistol
- Bob Chow
- Philip Roettinger
- John Layton
- 50 metre pistol
- Joe Benner
- Walter Walsh
- Quentin Brooks
- 300 metre rifle
- Emmett Swanson
- Art Jackson
- Frank Parsons, Jr.
- 50 metre rifle
- Art Cook
- Walter Tomsen
- Harry Cail
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "United States at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2018.