1. LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES 1948
Karoliina Grentsmann
C. R. Jakobson Gymnasium
Form 9c
Supervisor: Tiia Pukk
2012

2. FACTS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
 Was held in London, England, United Kingdom
 A record 59 nations were represented
 4,104 athletes, 3,714 men, 390 women
 The host nation won 23 medals
 Officially opened by King George VI
 Opening ceremony 29 July
 Closing ceremony 14 August
 Was held in Wembley Stadium

3. ELECTION AS HOST CITY
 IOC awarded the 1944 Olympic Summer Games to
London
 World War II stopped the plans
 London again stood as a candidate for 1948
 Britain almost handed the 1948 games to the USA
 London became the second city to host the
Olympics twice

4. ORGANIZATION
 Lord Burghley was named Chairman of the
Organising and Executive Committees
 Olympic pictograms were introduced for the first
time
 Three separate pictograms for the arts
competition, the opening ceremony and the closing
ceremony
 Athletes were given increased rations
 They ate 5,467 calories a day, instead of the normal
2,600

5. ORGANIZATION
 Male competitors stayed in Uxbridge, West
Drayton and Richmond
 Female competitors stayed in London colleges
 The first games to be held following the death
of Pierre de Coubertin
 The last to feature an arts competition

6. OPENING CEREMONY
 Army bands began playing in Wembley Stadium
 The Royal Family arrived
 The competitors entered the stadium
 At 4 pm the King declared the Games open
 2,500 pigeons were set free
 Olympic Flag raised to its 35 ft flagpole at the end
of the stadium
 The National Anthem was sung, the athletes
marched out of the stadium, led by Greece, tailed
by Britain.

7. MOST POPULAR SPORTS
 Athletics
 Basketball
 Cycling
 Football
 Gymnastics
 Lacrosse
 Shooting
 Swimming
 Wrestling
 Weightlifting

8. VENUES
 No new venues were built for the Games
 Swimming events were held undercover
 In 2010 the last remaining venue from the Games
was saved when a new 15 year lease was agreed
 Campaigners and users of the track had feared that
it would be forced to close

9. PARTICIPATING NATIONS
 A total of 59 nations sent athletes
 The first time that the Philippines, India and
Pakistan competed as independent nations
 Germany and Japan were not allowed to send
athletes to the games
 Italy was allowed to send athletes
 The Soviet Union was invited but they chose not to
send any athletes

10. MEDALS
 US won 84 medals
 Sweden won 44 medals
 France won 29 medals
 The host nation was 12th, with 23 medals, including
three golds

11. LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
 Take place in London, England, United Kingdom
 From 27 July to 12 August 2012
 The first city to host Olympic Games three times
 10,500 athletes participating
 302 events in 26 sports

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