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The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (German: V. Olympische Winterspiele; French: V es Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Italian: V Giochi olimpici invernali; Romansh: V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (French: Saint-Moritz 1948; Romansh: San Murezzan 1948), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St ...
Barbara-Ann Scott of Canada and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland practice pairs figure skating before competition.. The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the V Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from January 30 through February 8, 1948.
The games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from 6 to 16 February 1936. The games were also the second Winter Games held in St. Moritz. [1] [2] Overall, athletes representing 13 NOCs won at least one medal, and 10 NOCs won at least one ...
In addition, Germany had been selected to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as well as the 1940 Winter Olympics, both of which had to be cancelled due to World Wars. After these wars, Germany was banned from participating in the 1920, 1924 and 1948 Olympics. While the country was divided, each of the two German states boycotted one of the Summer Games.
The 1944 Winter Olympics did not take place either. For the 1948 Winter Olympics, with the war in recent memory, Germany (and Japan) was not invited as it had no recognized NOC anymore. The NOC had been, as other organizations, been dissolved by the Allies.
Hubert Brooks MC (December 29, 1921 – February 1, 1984) was a Canadian RCAF officer and ice hockey player who won a gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.He joined the RCAF in 1940 and served during World War II, being shot down during his second mission over Germany in 1942.
The five venues used for the 1928 Winter Olympics were reused for these games. Three new venues were added for alpine skiing which had been added to the Winter Olympics program twelve years earlier in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Allied-occupied Germany during the 1948 Games). As of 2015, the bob run continues to be used for bobsleigh and ...
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics; W. Winter pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics This page was last edited on 11 December 2024, at 22:43 (UTC). ...