List of 1948 Winter Olympics medal winners

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Barbara-Ann Scott of Canada and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland practice pairs figure skating before competition. Scott and Gerschwiler.jpg
Barbara-Ann Scott of Canada and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland practice pairs figure skating before competition.

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]

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The Olympic programme was adjusted from that of the 1936 Winter Olympics [2] with the addition of skeleton for men. The sport had first appeared at the 1928 Winter Olympics, which had also taken place in St. Moritz, but would not make another appearance until 2002 in Salt Lake City. [3] Two demonstration sports were held in St. Moritz, winter pentathlon and military patrol. This was the fourth time military patrol had been held as a demonstration event, the closely related sport of biathlon was added to the programme beginning with the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. [4] [5] Both men and women competed in the 1948 Games, with women taking part in alpine skiing and figure skating.

A total of 123 athletes won medals at the 1948 Games. [6] Norway, Sweden and Switzerland tied for the most number of medals, with ten each. The United States placed fourth in the medal count, with nine, and Austria placed fifth, with eight. Of the 28 competing NOCs, 13 won at least one medal, with 10 of these winning at least one gold. Notable absences from these Games were defeated Axis Powers members Germany and Japan, who were not invited to St. Moritz or the London Summer Olympics later in the year in light of the recently concluded World War II. [6] [7] The Soviet Union, who did not form an NOC until 1951, [8] declined to take part. [6] [9]

Sweden repeated its success in cross-country skiing, winning all three medals in the Men's 18 km event and all three gold medals available in the sport. [10] Canadian teenager Barbara-Ann Scott became the first from her nation to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating, and Dick Button from the United States did the same. [9] Alpine skier Henri Oreiller from France won the most medals with a total of three, with two gold medals from the downhill and combined events, and a bronze in the slalom event. [6] [11]

Alpine skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's downhill [12]
details
Henri Oreiller
Flag of France.svg  France
Franz Gabl
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Rolf Olinger
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Karl Molitor
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Women's downhill [13]
details
Hedy Schlunegger
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Trude Beiser
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Resi Hammerer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Men's slalom [14]
details
Edy Reinalter
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
James Couttet
Flag of France.svg  France
Henri Oreiller
Flag of France.svg  France
Women's slalom [15]
details
Gretchen Fraser
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Antoinette Meyer
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Erika Mahringer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Men's combined [16]
details
Henri Oreiller
Flag of France.svg  France
Karl Molitor
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
James Couttet
Flag of France.svg  France
Women's combined [17]
details
Trude Beiser
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Gretchen Fraser
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Erika Mahringer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Bobsleigh

EventGoldSilverBronze
Two-man
details
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) [18]
Switzerland II
Felix Endrich
Friedrich Waller
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) [18]
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Paul Eberhard
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA) [19]
USA II
Frederick Fortune
Schuyler Carron
Four-man
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA) [19]
USA II
Francis Tyler
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL) [20]
Belgium I
Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA) [19]
USA I
James Bickford
Thomas Hicks
Donald Dupree
William Dupree

Cross-country skiing

Swedish cross-country skier Martin Lundstrom during the Men's 18 km event. Lundstrom went on to win the gold medal in this event. Martin Lundstrom in St Moritz 1948.jpg
Swedish cross-country skier Martin Lundström during the Men's 18 km event. Lundström went on to win the gold medal in this event.
EventGoldSilverBronze
18 km [21]
details
Martin Lundström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Nils Östensson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Gunnar Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
50 km [22]
details
Nils Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Harald Eriksson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Benjamin Vanninen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
4×10 km
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) [23]
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström
Nils Östensson
Nils Täpp
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN) [24]
August Kiuru
Teuvo Laukkanen
Sauli Rytky
Lauri Silvennoinen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR) [25]
Erling Evensen
Olav Hagen
Reidar Nyborg
Olav Økern

Figure skating

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles [26]
details
Dick Button
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Hans Gerschwiler
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Edi Rada
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Ladies' singles [27]
details
Barbara-Ann Scott
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Eva Pawlik
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Jeannette Altwegg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Pairs
details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL) [28]
Pierre Baugniet
Micheline Lannoy
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN) [29]
Andrea Kékesy
Ede Király
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN) [30]
Wallace Diestelmeyer
Suzanne Morrow

Ice hockey

The gold medal-winning men's ice hockey team, the Ottawa RCAF Flyers. RCAF Flyers 1948 official team photo.jpg
The gold medal-winning men's ice hockey team, the Ottawa RCAF Flyers.
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's team
details
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN) [31]
Andy Gilpin
Albert Renaud
Bernard Dunster
George Mara
Hubert Brooks
Henri-André Laperrière
Irving Taylor
Pete Leichnitz
Jean Gravelle
Louis Lecompte
Murray Dowey
Patrick Guzzo
Roy A. Forbes
Reginald Schroeter
Ross King
Thomas Hibberd
Walter Halder
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH) [32]
Bohumil Modrý
Gustav Bubník
Jaroslav Drobný
Josef Trousílek
Karel Stibor
Ladislav Troják
Miloslav Pokorný
Miroslav Sláma
Oldřich Zábrodský
Přemysl Hajný
Stanislav Konopásek
Václav Roziňák
Vilibald Šťovík
Vladimír Bouzek
Vladimír Kobranov
Vladimír Zábrodský
Zdeněk Jarkovský
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) [33]
Alfred Bieler
Beat Rüedi
Emil Handschin
Ferdinand Cattini
Gebhard Poltera
Hans Bänninger
Hans Cattini
Hans Dürst
Hans Trepp
Heini Lohrer
Heinrich Boller
Otto Schubiger
Reto Perl
Bibi Torriani
Ulrich Poltera
Walter Dürst
Werner Lohrer

Nordic combined

Nordic combined gold medal winner Heikki Hasu, pictured in 1952 Heikki Hasu.jpg
Nordic combined gold medal winner Heikki Hasu, pictured in 1952
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual [34]
details
Heikki Hasu
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Martti Huhtala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sven Israelsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Skeleton

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual [35]
details
Nino Bibbia
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
John Heaton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
John Crammond
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Ski jumping

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual [36]
details
Petter Hugsted
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Birger Ruud
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Thorleif Schjelderup
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Speed skating

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres [37]
details
Finn Helgesen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Ken Bartholomew
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
none awarded
Thomas Byberg
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Robert Fitzgerald
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1500 metres [38]
details
Sverre Farstad
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Åke Seyffarth
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Odd Lundberg
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5000 metres [39]
details
Reidar Liaklev
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Odd Lundberg
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Göthe Hedlund
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
10000 metres [40]
details
Åke Seyffarth
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lassi Parkkinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Pentti Lammio
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Multiple medallists

Athletes who won more than one medal are listed below. [6]

AthleteNationSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Henri Oreiller Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Alpine skiing 2013
Martin Lundström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) Cross-country skiing 2002
Gretchen Fraser US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA) Alpine skiing 1102
Trude Jochum-Beiser Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT) Alpine skiing 1102
Nils Östensson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) Cross-country skiing 1102
Åke Seyffarth Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) Speed skating 1102
Gunnar Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) Cross-country skiing 1012
James Couttet Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Alpine skiing 0112
Odd Lundberg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR) Speed skating 0112
Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) Alpine Skiing 0112
Erika Mahringer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT) Alpine skiing 0022

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