XIV Olympiad

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Summer Olympic Games multi-sport event

The XIV Olympiad was the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, notable as the first Olympics after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II.

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Summer Olympic Games →
multi-sport event →
alsoKnownAs Austerity Games →
athletesOathBy Donald Finlay →
awardedBy International Olympic Committee →
broadcastMedium radio →
cauldronLighter John Mark →
cityAwardedDate 1946-09-06 →
closingDate 1948-08-14 →
constructionOfNewVenues minimal due to post-war austerity →
equestrianVenue Aldershot →
followedBy 1952 Summer Olympics →
germanyParticipationStatus not invited →
hiatusLengthBeforeGames 12 years →
hostCity London, England →
surface form: London
hostCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
hostNationTeam Great Britain →
introducedSport canoe slalom demonstration (not official medal sport) →
IOCPresidentDuringGames Sigfrid Edström →
IOCSessionAwardingGames 38th IOC Session →
italyParticipationStatus participated →
japanParticipationStatus not invited →
lastGamesBeforeHiatus 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin) →
surface form: 1936 Summer Olympics
mainStadium Wembley Stadium →
marathonFinishLocation Wembley Stadium →
motto Games of the XIV Olympiad →
surface form: The Olympic Games of Peace
nextOlympiad XV Olympiad →
notableAs first Olympic Games after World War II →
numberOfAthletes over 4000 →
numberOfEvents over 130 →
numberOfParticipatingNations 59 →
numberOfSports 17 →
officialName Games of the XIV Olympiad →
olympicFlameFirstLitInLondon true →
openedBy George VI →
surface form: King George VI
openingDate 1948-07-29 →
precededBy 1936 Summer Olympics →
previousOlympiad Games of the XI Olympiad →
surface form: XI Olympiad
reasonForNickname post-war rationing and economic austerity in Britain →
rowingVenue Henley-on-Thames →
secondMedalWinningNation Sweden →
shortName Summer Olympics 1948 →
surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics
sovietUnionParticipationStatus did not participate →
televisionCoverage limited domestic experimental TV coverage in the UK →
thirdMedalWinningNation France →
topMedalWinningNation United States of America →
surface form: United States
torchRelayEnd Wembley Stadium →
surface form: London, Wembley Stadium
torchRelayOrigin Olympia, Greece →
villageAccommodationType existing military camps and colleges →
womenEventsExpansion included more women’s athletics and swimming events →
year 1948 →

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subject surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics