The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 100 metres Men's 400 metres hurdles Men's long jump Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight Men's freestyle light heavyweight Athletics Men's 800 metres Men's pole vault Men's 200 metres Men's shot put Diving Men's 3 metre springboard Women's 3 metre springboard Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone Wally RisBill SmithWally Wolf Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle Diving Men's 10 metre platform Athletics Men's decathlon Diving Women's 10 metre platform Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke Ann CurtisBrenda HelserThelma Kalama Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Barney EwellMel PattonLorenzo Wright Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Roy CochranArthur HarndenMal Whitfield Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Women's high jump Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle Men's 200 metre breaststroke Women's 400 metre freestyle Bob MartinAllen MorganWarren WestlundBob Will Rowing Men's coxed four David BrownLloyd ButlerJames HardyJustus SmithJohn StackDavid TurnerIan Turner Men's eight Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Men's 75 kg Stephen Macknowski Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 metres Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg Men's +82.5 kg Paul Smart Sailing Star Michael MooneyJames H. Smith Jr.James WeekesHerman Whiton 6 Metre Frank HenryEarl Foster Thomson Equestrian Team eventing Basketball Men's tournament Athletics Men's 100 metres Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle Athletics Men's 200 metres Men's shot put Diving Men's 3 metre springboard Women's 3 metre springboard Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Men's javelin throw Modern pentathlon Men's competition Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle Diving Men's 10 metre platform Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke Diving Women's 10 metre platform Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke Men's 200 metre breaststroke Earl Foster ThomsonFrank Henry Equestrian Team dressage Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 metres Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg Men's +82.5 kg Stephen Macknowski Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Sailing Firefly Boxing Welterweight Equestrian Individual eventing Athletics Men's high jump Men's long jump Men's hammer throw Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight Athletics Men's pole vault Men's discus throw Men's shot put Diving Men's 3 metre springboard Women's 3 metre springboard Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Men's 400 metres Men's decathlon Women's 200 metres Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke Stu GriffingFred KingsburyRobert Perew Rowing Men's coxless four Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Dean CetruloNorman C. ArmitageJames FlynnTibor NyilasGeorge Worth Fencing Men's team sabre Owen Torrey Sailing Swallow Marian BaroneDorothy DaltonMeta ElsteConsetta LenzHelen SchifanoClara SchrothAnita Simonis Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around
Athletics
By winning the women's high jump, Alice Coachman became the first black woman to clinch an Olympic gold medal.
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1948.
Individual road race Frank Brilando Ed Lynch Chester Nelsen Wendell Rollins
Team road race Frank Brilando Ed Lynch Chester Nelsen Wendell Rollins
Sprint Jack Heid
Time trial Jack Heid
Tandem Marvin Thomson Al Stiller
Team pursuit Al Stiller Thomas Montemage Ted Smith
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankMiller Anderson3 m springboard157.29Bruce Harlan163.64Sammy Lee145.52Bruce Harlan10 m platform122.30Sammy Lee130.05
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankVicki Draves3 m springboard108.74Patsy Elsener101.30Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen108.23Vicki Draves10 m platform68.87Patsy Elsener66.28Juno Stover-Irwin62.635
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1948.
Men's foil Dean Cetrulo Silvio Giolito Nathaniel Lubell
Men's team foil Daniel Bukantz, Dean Cetrulo, Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito, Nate Lubell, Austin Prokop
Men's épée Norman Lewis Joe de Capriles Albert Wolff
Men's team épée Norman Lewis, Andrew Boyd, Joe de Capriles, Donald Thompson, Albert Wolff, Ralph Goldstein
Men's sabre George Worth Tibor Nyilas Dean Cetrulo
Men's team sabre Norman Cohn-Armitage, George Worth, Tibor Nyilas, Dean Cetrulo, Miguel de Capriles, James Flynn
Women's foil Maria Cerra Jan York-Romary Helena Dow
Football
Results U.S. 0–9 Italy
Roster Robert Annis Walter Bahr Raymond Beckman Bill Bertani Charlie Colombo Joe Ferreira Steve Grivnow Manuel Martin Benny McLaughlin Gino Pariani Joseph Rego-Costa Archie Strimel Ed Souza John Souza Rolf Valtin
Gymnastics
Hockey
Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach. No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoals HB Donald Buck September 26, 1916 31 ? Mt. Washington Club 2 0 Hughes Cauffman October 29, 1916 0 0 FW Claus Gerson November 12, 1917 30 ? New York Tennis and Hockey Club 3 0 FW Henry Goode June 7, 1918 30 ? 1 0 FW Frederick Hewitt September 16, 1916 31 ? Mt. Washington Club 2 1 HB William Kurtz December 18, 1917 30 ? Philadelphia Field Hockey Association 2 0 HB Hendrick Lubbers December 30, 1926 21 ? 3 0 FW Harry Marcoplos January 28, 1926 22 ? Baltimore Field Hockey Club 3 0 FW Kurt Orban August 6, 1916 31 ? Downtown Athletic Club 3 0 B John Renwick May 13, 1921 27 ? Rye Field Hockey Club 3 0 Phillip Schoettle ? 0 0 HB Sanders Sims June 1, 1921 26 ? Philadelphia Hockey and Tennis Club 1 0 GK John Slade May 30, 1908 40 ? Westchester Field Hockey Club 2 0 B Walter Stude December 3, 1913 34 ? Baltimore Field Hockey Club 3 0 FW/HB/GK Felix Ucko January 4, 1919 32 ? New York Field Hockey Club 3 0 FW William Wilson October 26, 1917 30 ? Westchester Field Hockey Club 2 0
Felix Ucko played a different position in every match.
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1948.
George Moore Richard Gruenther Hale Baugh
Rowing
The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.
Men's single sculls John B. Kelly Jr.
Men's double sculls Joe Angyal Arthur Gallagher
Men's coxless pair John Wade Ralph Stephan
Men's coxed pair Vincent Deeney Joseph Toland John McIntyre (cox)
Men's coxless four Fred Kingsbury Stu Griffing Greg Gates Robert Perew
Men's coxed four Warren Westlund Bob Martin Bob Will Gordy Giovanelli Allen Morgan (cox)
Men's eight Ian Turner David Turner James Hardy George Ahlgren Lloyd Butler David Brown Justus Smith John Stack Ralph Purchase (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1948. In the 50 metre rifle event, Art Cook won gold and Walter Tomsen won silver.
25 metre pistol Bob Chow Philip Roettinger John Layton
50 metre pistol Joe Benner Walter Walsh Quentin Brooks
300 metre rifle Emmett Swanson Art Jackson Frank Parsons, Jr.
50 metre rifle Art Cook Walter Tomsen Harry Cail
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKeith Carter100 m freestyle 58.7 1 Q* 57.6 1 Q* 58.3 4Alan Ford 59.2 1 Q* 57.8 2 Q* 57.8 Wally Ris 58.1 1 Q* 57.5 = 1 Q* 57.3 Bill Heusner400 m freestyle 4:58.3 10 Q 4:57.4 9 Did not advanceJimmy McLane 4:42.2 1 Q 4:49.5 3 Q 4:43.4 Bill Smith 4:45.3 2 Q 4:48.4 2 Q 4:41.0 Bill Heusner1500 m freestyle 20:29.6 11 Q 20:23.9 8 q 20:45.4 8Jimmy McLane 20:17.7 6 Q 19:52.2 1 Q 19:18.5 Forbes Norris 20:21.0 10 Q 20:09.3 5 Q 20:18.8 6Bob Cowell100 m backstroke 1:06.9 1 Q* 1:08.5 1 Q* 1:06.5 Howard Patterson 1:09.3 2 Q* 1:09.9 4* Did not advanceAllen Stack 1:06.6 1 Q* 1:07.3 1 Q* 1:06.4 Keith Carter200 m breaststroke 2:46.3 4 Q 2:43.0 2 Q 2:40.2 Bob Sohl 2:44.9 2 Q 2:44.4 5 Q 2:43.9 Joe Verdeur 2:40.0 1 Q 2:40.7 1 Q 2:39.3 Wally RisWally WolfJimmy McLaneBill SmithBob GibeWilliam DudleyEdwin GilbertEugene R. Rogers4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:55.9 2 Q* colspan=2 8:46.0 *Ranks given are within the heat.
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarie Corridon100 m freestyle 1:08.4 9 Q 1:08.9 9 Did not advanceAnn Curtis 1:06.9 2 Q 1:07.6 3 Q 1:06.5 Brenda Helser 1:09.0 13 Q 1:10.0 16 Did not advanceAnn Curtis400 m freestyle 5:32.0 8 Q 5:26.4 3 Q 5:17.8 Brenda Helser 5:30.0 5 Q 5:28.1 4 Q 5:26.0 5Nancy Lees 5:29.6 4 Q 5:31.9 8 q 5:32.9 8Barbara Jensen100 m backstroke 1:18.8 11 Q 1:19.1 12 Did not advanceMuriel Mellon 1:18.7 8 Q 1:18.2 6 Q 1:19.0 7Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 3 Q 1:16.8 2 Q 1:16.0 Clara LaMore200 m breaststroke 3:23.6 6* Did not advancePenny Pence 3:28.1 7* Did not advanceJeanne Wilson 3:18.3 7* Did not advanceMarie CorridonThelma KalamaBrenda HelserAnn Curtis4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:34.1 2* colspan=2 4:29.2 *Ranks given are within the heat.
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
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