1948 Summer Olympics
Games of the XIV Olympiad, in London, Great Britain
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Summary
1948 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 7,659 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #6 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Follows: 1936 Summer Olympics[5]
- Followed by: 1952 Summer Olympics[6]
- Location: London[7], Wembley Stadium[8]
- Commons category: 1948 Summer Olympics[9]
- Has part(s): gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics[10], water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics[11], field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics[12], wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics[13], fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics[14], cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics[15], diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics[16], shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics[17], canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics[18], equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics[19], sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics[20], lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics[21], art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics[22], athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics[23]
- Officially opened by: George VI[24]
- Oath made by: Don Finlay[25]
- Torch lit by: John Mark[26]
- Start time: July 29, 1948[27]
- End time: August 14, 1948[28]
- Sport: Olympic sport[29]
- Participant: Ernst van Heerden[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:1948 Summer Olympics[31]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/[32], http://www.olympedia.org/games/12/overview[33], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-1948[34]
- Number of participants: 59[35], 4104[36]
- Native label: Spiller vun der XIV. Olympiad[37]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[38]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[39]
Why It Matters
1948 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]