1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. These were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin because no Games were held during World War II.

[change]Participating nations

A total of 59 nations sent athletes to compete at the London Games. Fourteen nations made their first official Olympic appearance at these Games: British Guiana (now Guyana), Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Korea, Lebanon, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

 Afghanistan

 Argentina

 Australia

 Austria

 Belgium

 Bermuda

 Brazil

 British Guiana

 Burma

 Canada

 Ceylon

 Chile

 Republic of China

 Colombia

 Cuba

 Czechoslovakia

 Denmark

 Egypt

 Finland

 France

 Great Britain

 Greece

 Hungary

 Iceland

 India

 Iran

 Iraq

 Ireland

 Italy

 Jamaica

 South Korea

 Lebanon

 Liechtenstein

 Luxembourg

 Malta

 Mexico

 Monaco

 Netherlands

 New Zealand

 Norway

 Pakistan

 Panama

 Peru

 Phillipines

 Poland

 Portugal

 Puerto Rico

 Singapore

 South Africa

 Spain

 Sweden

 Switzerland

 Syria

 Trinidad and Tobago

 Turkey

 United States

 Uruguay

 Venezuela

 Yugoslavia