1948 Winter Olympics

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The 1948 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Games held after World War II, featuring international competition in winter sports in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Winter Olympic Games
multi-sport event
alpineSkiingWomenSlalomGoldMedalist Gretchen Fraser NERFINISHED
athletesOathBy Richard "Bibi" Torriani NERFINISHED
awardedBy International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
bobsleighFourManGoldMedalistNation Switzerland NERFINISHED
bobsleighTwoManGoldMedalistNation Switzerland NERFINISHED
closingDate 1948-02-08
country Switzerland
crossCountry18kmGoldMedalistNation Sweden NERFINISHED
discipline Nordic combined NERFINISHED
bobsleigh
cross-country skiing
skeleton
ski jumping
emblemDescription five Olympic rings with Swiss cross and mountain motif
excludedCountry Germany NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
figureSkatingLadiesGoldMedalist Barbara Ann Scott NERFINISHED
figureSkatingMenGoldMedalist Dick Button NERFINISHED
firstGoldMedalistForCountry Gretchen Fraser for the United States in alpine skiing
firstWinterGamesAfter World War II NERFINISHED
followedBy 1952 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
goldMedalLeader Norway NERFINISHED
hostCity St. Moritz NERFINISHED
hostCityCanton Graubünden NERFINISHED
hostCityElevation about 1,800 metres above sea level
hostCityInstanceOf ski resort
hostCityPreviouslyHosted 1928 Winter Olympics
iceHockeyGoldMedalistNation Canada NERFINISHED
introducedEvent military patrol (demonstration sport)
winter pentathlon (demonstration sport) NERFINISHED
iocPresidentAtTime Sigfrid Edström NERFINISHED
iocSessionThatSelectedHost 40th IOC Session NERFINISHED
judgesOathBy no separate judges’ oath at these Games
legacy demonstrated feasibility of hosting Games with limited new construction and modest budgets
helped revive the Olympic movement after World War II
mainStadium Olympia Ice Stadium NERFINISHED
medalTableLeader Norway NERFINISHED
motto None (no official motto)
notableAthlete Barbara Ann Scott NERFINISHED
Dick Button NERFINISHED
Gretchen Fraser NERFINISHED
Henri Oreiller NERFINISHED
Martin Lundström NERFINISHED
notableFor first Winter Olympics after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II
first Winter Olympics to feature Switzerland as a two-time Winter Games host
numberOfAthletes 669
numberOfDisciplines 9
numberOfEvents 22
numberOfFemaleAthletes 77
numberOfMaleAthletes 592
numberOfParticipatingNations 28
numberOfSports 4
officialName V Olympic Winter Games NERFINISHED
olympiadNumber 5
olympicFlameLocation Olympia Ice Stadium cauldron NERFINISHED
openingDate 1948-01-30
openingDeclaredBy Enrico Celio NERFINISHED
organizingCommitteePresident Enrico Celio NERFINISHED
participatingCountry Argentina NERFINISHED
Austria NERFINISHED
Belgium NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Denmark NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Hungary NERFINISHED
Iceland NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Liechtenstein NERFINISHED
Luxembourg NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
Portugal NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
precededBy 1936 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
primaryLanguage German
secondaryLanguage French
secondInMedalTable Sweden NERFINISHED
selectionYear 1946
shortName St. Moritz 1948 NERFINISHED
skeletonGoldMedalistNation Italy NERFINISHED
skiJumpingIndividualLargeHillGoldMedalistNation Norway NERFINISHED
sport Nordic skiing
alpine skiing
figure skating
ice hockey
speed skating
televisionCoverage limited, mainly newsreels and early experimental broadcasts
tertiaryLanguage Italian
thirdInMedalTable Switzerland NERFINISHED
torchRelay no traditional torch relay held
usedExistingFacilitiesFrom 1928 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
year 1948

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1936 Winter Olympics followedBy 1948 Winter Olympics
St. Moritz hostedEvent 1948 Winter Olympics
George Mara participantIn 1948 Winter Olympics
Kenneth Henry participantIn 1948 Winter Olympics
Guido Caroli participatedIn 1948 Winter Olympics