Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Four events made their Olympic debut at these Games: men's 10 km walk, women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 751 participating athletes from 53 countries.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
[edit] Medal table
| 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 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1946-1949,_1956-1957).svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
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