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.

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.

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