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The first Summer Olympics after World War II were the 1948 London Games (29 July–14 August 1948), sometimes called the “Austerity Games” . The United States led the medal table and won the most golds ...
The first Summer Olympics held after World War II were the 1948 Games in London, staged from July–August 1948 and widely nicknamed the "Austerity Games" because Britain was still under rationing and r...
The first Summer Olympics after World War II were the 1948 London Games, where defined the competition; standout individual champions included Fanny Blankers-Koen, Bob Mathias, Karoly Takacs, Harrison...
The first Summer Olympics after World War II were the 1948 London Games; the , with Sweden and France commonly reported as second and third. Notable individual champions included (NED), (USA), and (US...
The 1948 London Games produced a handful of unforgettable performers whose achievements cut through the austerity and wartime disruption: Fanny Blankers-Koen’s four sprint golds, Emil Zátopek’s gutsy ...
The United States led the 1948 London Games with 84 total medals and the most golds, anchoring a dominant showing in swimming and diving . Individual standouts included Fanny Blankers-Koen (4 golds in...
Bob (Robert) Mathias of the United States won the Olympic decathlon at the first Summer Games after WWII (London 1948) at age 17, scoring 7,139 points and later repeating in 1952 . Fanny Blankers‑Koen...
The 1948 London Games — nicknamed the “Austerity Games” — returned the Olympics after a 12‑year wartime hiatus and were staged on a shoestring, using existing venues and rationed resources while drawi...
The 1948 London Olympics — held 29 July–14 August — were the first Summer Games after a 12‑year wartime hiatus and were staged amid severe post‑war austerity in a bomb‑scarred city; 59 nations and abo...