Summer Olympics 1948

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Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games multi-sport event

The Summer Olympics 1948 were the first Olympic Games held after World War II, often called the "Austerity Games" due to postwar rationing and economic hardship.

Aliases (3)

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic Games → Summer Olympic Games → multi-sport event →
alsoUsedVenue	Empire Pool → Henley-on-Thames → Herne Hill Velodrome → Torbay →
artCompetitionsFinalAppearance	true →
athletesOathBy	Donald Finlay →
cancellationReasonOf1944Games	World War II →
cauldronLighter	John Mark →
closingDate	1948-08-14 →
country	United Kingdom →
excludedCountry	Germany → Japan →
featuredSport	art competitions → athletics → basketball → boxing → cycling → fencing → field hockey → football → gymnastics → rowing → sailing → swimming → water polo → weightlifting → wrestling →
firstTelevisionCoverageBy	BBC →
gamesOfTheOlympiad	XIV Olympiad →
headOfOrganizingCommittee	Lord Burghley →
hostCity	London →
hostCityBidYear	1944 →
hostCitySelectedBy	International Olympic Committee →
hostCitySelectedOn	1939-06-09 →
hostNation	Great Britain → United Kingdom →
introducedSport	canoe slalom demonstration →
IOCPresidentDuringGames	Sigfrid Edström →
IOCSession	38th IOC Session →
mainCurrencyContext	postwar British austerity →
mainStadium	Wembley Stadium →
motto	Austerity Games →
nextEvent	1952 Summer Olympics →
nickname	Austerity Games →
nonInvitedEntity	Soviet Union →
notableAthlete	Bob Mathias → Emil Zátopek → Fanny Blankers-Koen → Karoly Takacs →
notableContext	first Olympic Games after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II → held during postwar rationing in Britain →
numberOfAthletes	4104 →
numberOfEvents	136 →
numberOfFemaleAthletes	390 →
numberOfMaleAthletes	3714 →
numberOfParticipatingNations	59 →
numberOfSports	17 →
occurredAfter	World War II →
officialPosterDesigner	Walter Herz →
openingDate	1948-07-29 →
openingDeclaredBy	King George VI →
originallyPlannedAs	1944 Summer Olympics in London →
previousEvent	1936 Summer Olympics →
selectionSessionCity	London →
selectionSessionCountry	United Kingdom →
selectionSessionNumber	38 →
televisionCoverageRegion	United Kingdom →
torchRelayCountriesPassed	Belgium → France → Greece → Italy → Luxembourg → Switzerland → United Kingdom →
torchRelayFrom	Olympia →
torchRelayTo	London →
usedExistingFacilities	true →
year	1948 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bob Mathias ("1948 Summer Olympics") → Emil Zátopek ("1948 Summer Olympics") → Fanny Blankers-Koen ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	participatedIn
Alain Mimoun ("1948 Summer Olympics") → Károly Takács ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	competedIn
1936 Summer Olympics ("1948 Summer Olympics") → Games of the XI Olympiad ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	followedBy
Austerity Games ("1948 Summer Olympics in London") →	appliedToEvent
London →	hosted
1948 Summer Olympics ("1944 Summer Olympics in London") →	originallyPlannedAs
1952 Summer Olympics ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	previousGames
Austerity Games ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	refersTo
XIV Olympiad ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	shortName
Károly Takács ("1948 Summer Olympics") →	wonMedalAt