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.
Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Winter Olympic Games
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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
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bobsleigh ⓘ cross-country skiing ⓘ skeleton ⓘ ski jumping ⓘ |
| emblemDescription | five Olympic rings with Swiss cross and mountain motif ⓘ |
| excludedCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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