# United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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 |
| Gold | Harrison Dillard | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | July 31 |
| Gold | Roy Cochran | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | July 31 |
| Gold | Willie Steele | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 31 |
| Gold | Wally Ris | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | July 31 |
| Gold | Glen Brand | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | July 31 |
| Gold | Henry Wittenberg | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light heavyweight | July 31 |
| Gold | Mal Whitfield | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | August 2 |
| Gold | Guinn Smith | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 2 |
| Gold | Mel Patton | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | August 3 |
| Gold | Wilbur Thompson | Athletics | Men's shot put | August 3 |
| Gold | Bruce Harlan | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Gold | Vicki Draves | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Gold | Arthur Cook | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | August 3 |
| Gold | Jimmy McLane Wally Ris Bill Smith Wally Wolf | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | August 3 |
| Gold | William Porter | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | August 4 |
| Gold | Bill Smith | Swimming | Men's 400 metre freestyle | August 4 |
| Gold | Sammy Lee | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | August 5 |
| Gold | Bob Mathias | Athletics | Men's decathlon | August 6 |
| Gold | Vicki Draves | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | August 6 |
| Gold | Allen Stack | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | August 6 |
| Gold | Marie Corridon Ann Curtis Brenda Helser Thelma Kalama | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | August 6 |
| Gold | Harrison Dillard Barney Ewell Mel Patton Lorenzo Wright | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | August 7 |
| Gold | Cliff Bourland Roy Cochran Arthur Harnden Mal Whitfield | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | August 7 |
| Gold | Alice Coachman | Athletics | Women's high jump | August 7 |
| Gold | Jimmy McLane | Swimming | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | August 7 |
| Gold | Joe Verdeur | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | August 7 |
| Gold | Ann Curtis | Swimming | Women's 400 metre freestyle | August 7 |
| Gold | Gordon Giovanelli Bob Martin Allen Morgan Warren Westlund Bob Will | Rowing | Men's coxed four | August 9 |
| Gold | George Ahlgren David Brown Lloyd Butler James Hardy Justus Smith John Stack David Turner Ian Turner | Rowing | Men's eight | August 9 |
| Gold | Joseph DePietro | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | August 9 |
| Gold | Frank Spellman | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | August 10 |
| Gold | Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | Canoeing | Men's C-2 10000 metres | August 11 |
| Gold | Stanley Stanczyk | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | August 11 |
| Gold | John Davis | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg | August 11 |
| Gold | Hilary Smart Paul Smart | Sailing | Star | August 12 |
| Gold | Alfred Loomis Michael Mooney James H. Smith Jr. James Weekes Herman Whiton | Sailing | 6 Metre | August 12 |
| Gold | Charles Anderson Frank Henry Earl Foster Thomson | Equestrian | Team eventing | August 13 |
| Gold | United States men's national basketball teamCliff BarkerDon BarksdaleRalph BeardLew BeckVince BorylaGordon CarpenterAlex GrozaWallace JonesBob KurlandRay LumppR. C. PittsJesse RenickJackie RobinsonKenny Rollins | Basketball | Men's tournament | August 14 |
| Silver | Barney Ewell | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | July 31 |
| Silver | Alan Ford | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | July 31 |
| Silver | Gerald Leeman | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | July 31 |
| Silver | Ann Curtis | Swimming | Women's 100 metre freestyle | August 2 |
| Silver | Barney Ewell | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | August 3 |
| Silver | Jim Delaney | Athletics | Men's shot put | August 3 |
| Silver | Miller Anderson | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Silver | Zoe Ann Olsen | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Silver | Walter Tomsen | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | August 3 |
| Silver | Clyde Scott | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | August 4 |
| Silver | Steve Seymour | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | August 4 |
| Silver | George Moore | Modern pentathlon | Men's competition | August 4 |
| Silver | Jimmy McLane | Swimming | Men's 400 metre freestyle | August 4 |
| Silver | Bruce Harlan | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | August 5 |
| Silver | Suzanne Zimmerman | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke | August 5 |
| Silver | Patsy Elsener | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | August 6 |
| Silver | Bob Cowell | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | August 6 |
| Silver | Keith Carter | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | August 7 |
| Silver | Robert Borg Earl Foster Thomson Frank Henry | Equestrian | Team dressage | August 9 |
| Silver | Pete George | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg | August 10 |
| Silver | Frank Havens | Canoeing | Men's C-1 10000 metres | August 11 |
| Silver | Harold Sakata | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | August 11 |
| Silver | Norbert Schemansky | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg | August 11 |
| Silver | Steven Lysak Stephen Macknowski | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | August 12 |
| Silver | Ralph Evans | Sailing | Firefly | August 12 |
| Silver | Hank Herring | Boxing | Welterweight | August 13 |
| Silver | Frank Henry | Equestrian | Individual eventing | August 13 |
| Bronze | George Stanich | Athletics | Men's high jump | July 30 |
| Bronze | Herb Douglas | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 31 |
| Bronze | Robert Bennett | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | July 31 |
| Bronze | Leland Merrill | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | July 31 |
| Bronze | Bob Richards | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 2 |
| Bronze | Fortune Gordien | Athletics | Men's discus throw | August 2 |
| Bronze | Jim Fuchs | Athletics | Men's shot put | August 3 |
| Bronze | Sammy Lee | Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Bronze | Patsy Elsener | Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | August 3 |
| Bronze | Craig Dixon | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | August 4 |
| Bronze | Mal Whitfield | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | August 5 |
| Bronze | Floyd Simmons | Athletics | Men's decathlon | August 6 |
| Bronze | Audrey Patterson | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | August 6 |
| Bronze | Bob Sohl | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | August 7 |
| Bronze | Greg Gates Stu Griffing Fred Kingsbury Robert Perew | Rowing | Men's coxless four | August 9 |
| Bronze | Richard Tom | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | August 9 |
| Bronze | Miguel de Capriles Dean Cetrulo Norman C. Armitage James Flynn Tibor Nyilas George Worth | Fencing | Men's team sabre | August 11 |
| Bronze | Lockwood Pirie Owen Torrey | Sailing | Swallow | August 12 |
| Bronze | Ladislava Bakanic Marian Barone Dorothy Dalton Meta Elste Consetta Lenz Helen Schifano Clara Schroth Anita Simonis | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | August 14 |

## Athletics

By winning the women's high jump, Alice Coachman became the first black woman to clinch an Olympic gold medal.

## 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

## 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

## Hockey

Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach.
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| 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)

## 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