XIV Olympiad

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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.


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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