1948 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)

United States

38	27	19th

The United States participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a delegation of 300 athletes, 262 men and 38 women.

Participants by sport

basketball

Men gold Clifford Barker Don Barksdale Ralph Beard Lewis Beck Vince Boryla Gordon Carpenter Robert C. Pitts Alexander Groza Wallace Jones Bob Kurland Raymond Lumpp Jesse Renick Robert Robinson Kenny Rollins

Boxing

Men Chuck Spieser Frankie Sodano Wallace Smith Jay Lambert Washington Jones Eddie Johnson Bill Bossio Horace Herring Silver welterweight

fencing

Men Albert Wolff Donald Thompson Gus Prokop Nate Lubell Norman Lewis Ralph Goldstein Silvio Giolito Dernell Every Joe de Capriles Daniel Bukantz Andrew Boyd George Worth Bronze saber crew Tibor Nyilas Bronze saber crew James Flynn Bronze saber crew Miguel de Capriles Bronze saber crew Norman Cohn-Armitage Bronze saber crew Dean Cetrulo Bronze saber crew

Women Jan York-Romary Helena Dow Maria Cerra

Soccer

Eliminated in the round of 16 Archie Strimel John Souza Ed Souza Benny McLaughlin Manuel Martin Joe Ferreira Joseph Costa Charlie Colombo Bill Bertani Ray Beckman Walter Bahr, Sr.

Weightlifting

Men Richard Tomita John Terpak Joe Pitman Emerick Ishikawa Richard Tom Bronze bantam weight Norbert Schemansky Silver heavyweight Harold Sakata Silver light heavyweight Peter George Silver middleweight Stanley Stanczyk Gold light heavyweight Frank Spellman Gold middleweight Joseph Di Pietro Gold bantamweight John Davis Gold heavyweight

canoe

Men Ernie Riedel Thomas Horton William Havens John Eiseman Ray Clark Frank Havens Silver single canoe 10,000 m Steve Macknowski Silver two-man canoe 1000 m Gold two-man canoe 10,000 m Steve Lysak Silver two-man canoe 1000 m Gold two-man canoe 10,000 m

hockey

Men 10th place William Andrews Wilson Felix Ucko Walter Stude John Slade Sandy Sims John Renwick Kurt Orban Harry Marcoplos Henrik Lubbers William Kurtz Fred Hewitt Henry Goode Claus Gerson Donald Buck

athletics

Men Fred Wilt Adolf Weinacker Ernest Weber Ted Vogel Jerry Thompson Curtis Stone Roland Sink Fred Sharaga Browning Ross Clarence Robison Whitey Overton Eddie O'Toole Boo Morcom Irving moonlight Bob McMillen Vern McGrew Ollie Manninen Bob Likins Henry Laskau Erik Koutonen Jeff Kirk Johnny Kelley George Guida Herman Goffberg Donald Gehrmann Vic Frank Samuel Felton Clem Eischen Dwight Eddleman Henry Dreyer John Deni Ernest Crosbie Robert Chambers Bill Burton David Bolen Martin Biles Bob Beckus Herbert Barten Dick Ault Bill Albans George Stanich Bronze high jump Floyd Simmons Bronze decathlon Bob Richards Bronze pole vault Fortune Gordia Bronze discus throw Jim Fox Bronze shot put Herb Douglas Bronze long jump Craig Dixon Bronze 110 m hurdles Robert Bennett Bronze hammer throw Steve Seymour Silver javelin throw Clyde Scott Silver 110 m hurdles Jim Delaney Silver shot put Lorenzo Wright Gold 4 × 100 m relay Wilbur Thompson Gold shot put Willie Steele Gold long jump Guinn Smith Gold pole vault William Porter Gold 110 m hurdles Bob Mathias Gold decathlon Arthur Harnden Gold 4 × 400 m relay Cliff Bourland Gold 4 × 400 m relay Mel Patton Gold 200 m Gold 4 × 100 m relay Harrison Dillard Gold 100 m Gold 4 × 100 m relay Roy Cochran Gold 400 m hurdles Gold 4 × 400 m relay Barney Ewell Silver 100 m Silver 200 m Gold 4 × 100 m relay Times Whitfield Bronze 400 m Gold 800 m Gold 4 × 400 m relay

Women Lillian Young Jean Walraven Mabel Walker Bernice Robinson Emma Reed Theresa Manuel Frances Kaszubski Nell Jackson Mae Faggs Dorothy Dodson Audrey Patterson Bronze 200 m Alice Coachman Gold high jump

Modern pentathlon

Men Dick Gruenther Hale Baugh George Moore silver

Cycling

Men Marvin Thomson Al Stiller Ted Smith Wendell Rollins Chester Nelsen, Jr. Tom Montemage Ed Lynch Jack Heid Frank Brilando

horse riding

Men Franklin Wing John Russell Hank Frierson Robert Borg Silver dressage team Charles Anderson Gold eventing team Earl Foster Thomson Silver dressage team Gold eventing team Frank Henry Silver versatility Silver dressage team Gold eventing team

Wrestling

Men Harold Moore Bill Koll Billy Jernigan Richard Hutton Leland Merrill Bronze welterweight Gerald Leeman Silver bantamweight Henry Wittenberg Gold light heavyweight Glen Brand Gold middleweight

rowing

Men John Wade Joseph Toland Ralph Stephan John Vincent McIntyre Jack Kelly, Jr. Arthur Gallagher Vincent Deeney Joe Angyal Robert Perew Bronze foursome without a helmsman Frederick Kingsbury Bronze foursome without a helmsman Stuart Griffing Bronze foursome without a helmsman Gregory Gates Bronze foursome without a helmsman Robert Will Gold foursome with helmsman Warren Westlund Gold foursome with helmsman Ian Turner Gold eighth David Turner Gold eighth John Stack Gold eighth Justus Smith Gold eighth Ralph Purchase Gold eighth Allen Morgan Gold foursome with helmsman Robert Martin Gold foursome with helmsman James Hardy Gold eighth Gordon Giovanelli Gold foursome with helmsman Lloyd Butler Gold eighth David Brown Gold eighth George Ahlgren Gold eighth

shoot

Men Walter Walsh Emmett Swanson Philip Roettinger Frank Parsons, Jr. John Layton Arthur Jackson Bob Chow Harry Cail Quentin Brooks Joe Benner Walter Tomsen Silver small caliber lying 50 m Arthur Cook Gold small caliber lying 50 m

swim

Men Howard Patterson Forbes Norris Bill Heusner Robert Sohl Bronze 200 m chest Alan Ford Silver 100 m freestyle Robert Cowell Silver 100 m back Keith Carter Silver 200 m chest Wallace Wolf Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Joseph Verdeur Gold 200 m chest Allen stack Gold 100 m back Eugene R. Rogers Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Eddie Gilbert Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Bob Gibe Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay William Dudley Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay William Smith Gold 400 m freestyle Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Walter Ris Gold 100 m freestyle Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay James McLane Silver 400 m freestyle Gold 1500 m freestyle Gold 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Women Jeanne Wilson Penny pence Muriel Mellon Nancy Lees Clara LaMore Barbara Jensen Suzanne Zimmerman Silver 100 m back Thelma Kalama Gold 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Brenda Helser Gold 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Marie Louise Corridon Gold 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Ann Curtis Silver 100 m freestyle Gold 400 m freestyle Gold 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

sailing

Men Julian Roosevelt Richard Jessup Henry Duys, Jr. Owen Torrey Bronze swallow Lockwood Pirie Bronze swallow Ralph Evans Silver Firefly Herman Whiton Gold 6 m class James Weekes Gold 6 m class James Smith Gold 6 m class Paul Smart Gold star Hilary Smart Gold star Michael Mooney Gold 6 m class Alfred Lee Loomis Jr. Gold 6 m class

do gymnastics

Men Raymond Sorensen Edward Scrobe William Roetzheim Joseph Kotys Vincent D'Autorio Frank Cumiskey Louis Bordo William Bonsall

Women Anita Simonis Bronze team all- around Clara Schroth-Lomady Bronze team all- around Helen Schifano Bronze team all- around Meta Elste-Neumann Bronze team all- around Dorothy Dalton Bronze team all- around Connie Carruccio-Lenz Bronze team all- around Marian Barone Bronze team all- around Ladislava Bakanic Bronze team all- around

Water polo

Men 9th place Edwin Knox Dixon Fiske Harold Dash Chris Christensen Lee Case Ralph Budelman Bob Bray Kenneth Beck

Diving

Men Miller Anderson Silver artificial jumping 3 m Samuel Lee Bronze jumping 3 m Gold diving 10 m Bruce Harlan Gold jumping 3 m Silver diving 10 m

Women Juno Stover-Irwin Zoe-Ann Olsen Silver artificial jumping 3 m Patricia Elsener Bronze jumping 3 m Silver diving 10 m Victoria Draves Gold jumping 3 m Gold diving 10 m

Web links

• US Olympic team from 1948 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )