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Adolfo Consolini
Adolfo Consolini (5 January 1917 – 20 December 1969) was an Italian discus thrower.
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Alain Mimoun
Alain Mimoun (1 January 1921 – 27 June 2013) was an Algerian-born French long-distance runner who competed in track events, cross-country running and the marathon.
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Alastair McCorquodale
Alastair McCorquodale (5 December 1925 in Hillhead, Glasgow – 27 February 2009 in Grantham) was a Scottish athlete and cricketer.
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Alice Coachman
Alice Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete.
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Amelia Piccinini
Amelia Piccinini (17 January 1917 in Torino – 3 April 1979) was an Italian athlete.
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Ann-Britt Leyman
Ann-Britt Leyman (later Olsson; 10 June 1922 – 5 January 2013) was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Antonio Siddi
Antonio Siddi (16 June 1923 – 21 January 1983) was an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
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Arne Åhman
Per Arne Åhman (born 4 February 1925) is a retired Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Arthur Harnden
Arthur Harold "Art" Harnden (May 20, 1924 – September 30, 2016) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Arthur Wint
Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE (25 May 1920 – 19 October 1992) was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk
The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 7.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 4.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 30 and July 31.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30, July 31 and August 2.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 5 and August 6.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 4.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Audrey Patterson
Audrey ("Mickey") Patterson (-) was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal; she won a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
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Audrey Williamson
Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson (later Mitchell) (28 September 1926 – 29 April 2010) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.
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Étienne Gailly
Étienne Gailly (26 November 1922, Beringen – 3 November 1971, Genval) was a Belgian soldier and Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
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Barney Ewell
Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (February 25, 1918 – April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Bertil Albertsson
Bertil Ebbe Gustaf Albertsson (1 September 1921 – 3 March 2008) was a Swedish runner.
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Betty McKinnon
Elizabeth L. "Betty" McKinnon (13 January 1925 – 24 June 1981) was an Australian sprinter who won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Shirley Strickland, June Maston and Joyce King at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Bill Bruce (athlete)
Theodore William "Bill" Bruce (28 July 1923 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump.
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Bjørn Paulson
Bjørn Andreas Paulson (21 June 1923 – 14 January 2008) was a Norwegian high jumper and jurist.
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Bob Mathias
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, a United States Marine Corps officer, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of California.
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Bob Richards
Robert Eugene Richards (born February 20, 1926) is an American athlete who made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956.
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Carlo Monti
Carlo Monti (24 March 1920 – 7 April 2016) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Cliff Bourland
Clifford Frederick Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Clyde Scott
Clyde Luther Scott (August 29, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American athlete who competed professionally in the National Football League and earned an Olympic medal in the 110 meter hurdles.
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Craig Dixon
Craig Kline Dixon (born March 3, 1926) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.
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Delfo Cabrera
Delfo Cabrera Gómez (April 2, 1919 – August 2, 1981) was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.
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Diane Foster
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Dorothy Manley
Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Parlett; born 29 April 1927) is a British sprint runner.
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Dorothy Tyler-Odam
Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler, MBE (née Odam; 14 March 1920 – 25 September 2014) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
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Duncan White
Major Deshamanya Duncan White, MBE, ED (Sinhala: ඩන්කන් වයිට්) (1 March 1918 – 3 July 1998) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) sportsman.
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Edera Cordiale
Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile, 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the Discus.
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Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek (19 September 1922 – 22 November 2000) was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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Enrico Perucconi
Enrico Perucconi (born 4 January 1925) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Erik Elmsäter
Fritz Erik Elmsäter (7 October 1919 – 9 March 2006) was the first Swedish athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
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Erkki Kataja
Erkki Olavi Kataja (19 June 1924 in Kuusankoski – 27 April 1969) was a Finnish athlete, who competed mainly in the pole vault.
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Fanny Blankers-Koen
Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Floyd Simmons
Floyd Macon Simmons (April 10, 1923 – April 1, 2008) was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the decathlon.
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Folke Alnevik
Arvid Folke Alnevik (born 31 December 1919) is a former Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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Fortune Gordien
Fortune Everett Gordien (September 9, 1922 – April 10, 1990) was an American discus thrower and shot putter who set four world records in the discus throw.
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Francis Schewetta
Francis Schewetta (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2007) was a French track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career.
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Fritz Schwab
Erich Arthur Fritz Schwab (December 31, 1919 in Berlin – November 24, 2006) was a former Swiss race walker.
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Gaston Godel
Gaston Godel (19 August 1914 in Givisiez − 17 February 2004 in Domdidier) was a Swiss race walker.
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Gaston Reiff
Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (24 February 1921 – 6 May 1992) was a Belgian runner.
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Göte Hagström
Ernst Göte Hagström (7 September 1918 – 5 October 2014) was a Swedish long-distance runner.
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George Stanich
George Anthony Stanich (born November 4, 1928) was an American athlete who was a collegiate all-American in one sport, and Olympian in another and a professional in still another.
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Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs (29 October 1923 – 19 March 2015) was a Dutch athlete who competed at the 1948 Olympics.
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Giuseppe Tosi
Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi (25 May 1916 – 10 July 1981) was an Italian discus thrower.
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Gordon George Avery
Gordon George Avery, known as George Avery, (11 February 1925 - 22 September 2006) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's triple jump event.
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Guinn Smith
Owen Guinn Smith (May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault.
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Harrison Dillard
William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American former track and field athlete, who alongside Walter Tewksbury and Harry Hillman is one of three males so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events.
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Henry Eriksson
Knut Henry "Krylbo" Eriksson (23 January 1920 – 8 January 2000) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event.
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Herb Douglas
Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr. (born March 9, 1922) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.
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Herb McKenley
The Hon. Herbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM (July 10, 1922 – November 26, 2007) was a Jamaican sprint runner.
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Herma Bauma
Hermine ("Herma") Bauma (January 23, 1915, in Vienna – February 9, 2003, in Vienna) was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the javelin.
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Ignace Heinrich
Ignace Heinrich (31 July 1925 – 9 January 2003) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon.
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Imre Németh
Imre Németh (23 September 1917 in Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia) – 18 August 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian hammer thrower.
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Ine Schäffer
Inga "Ine" Schäffer (later - Mayer Bojana) (born March 28, 1923) is an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the Shot put.
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Ingemar Johansson (racewalker)
Bror Ingemar Ture Johansson (25 April 1924 – 18 April 2009) was a Swedish race walker who won a silver medal in the 10 km at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Ivan Gubijan
Ivan Gubijan (14 June 1923 – 4 January 2009) was a Yugoslav hammer thrower.
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Jack Archer (sprinter)
John "Jack" Archer (10 August 1921 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England – 29 July 1997 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Jack Gregory (athlete)
John ("Jack") Arthur Gregory (22 June 1923 – 15 December 2003) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Jacqueline Mazéas
Jacqueline Mazéas (10 October 1920 – 9 July 2012) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the discus event.
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Jacques Lunis
Jacques Lunis (27 May 1923 – 2 November 2008) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
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József Várszegi
József Várszegi (also known as József Vennesz; 7 September 1910 in Győr – 12 June 1977 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
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Jean Kerebel
Jean Kerebel (Jean-Baptiste Kerebel; 2 April 1918 in Paris – 9 March 2010) was a French track and field athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
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Jim Delaney
Francis James Delaney (March 1, 1921 – April 2, 2012) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
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Jim Fuchs
James Emanuel Fuchs (pronounced; December 6, 1927 – October 8, 2010) was an American athlete who competed in the discus throw and shot put.
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John Ljunggren
John Arthur Ljunggren (9 September 1919 – 13 January 2000) was a Swedish race walker.
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John Mikaelsson
John Frederik Mikaelsson (6 December 1913 – 16 June 1987) was a Swedish race walker who set 14 European and world records in various events.
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John Winter (athlete)
John Arthur "Jack" Winter (3 December 1924 – 5 December 2007) was an Australian high jumper who won that event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a jump of 1.98 metres (6 ft. 6 in.)..
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Joyce King
Joyce A. King (1 September 1920 – 10 June 2001) was an Australian sprinter.
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June Maston
June Elaine Maston (later Ferguson) (14 March 1928 – 4 December 2004) was an Australian sprinter and athletics coach from New South Wales.
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Kaisa Parviainen
Katri "Kaisa" Vellamo Parviainen (3 December 1914 – 21 October 2002) was a Finnish athlete.
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Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)
Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE (30 December 1921 – 18 April 2006) was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer.
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Kurt Lundquist
Kurt Anders Valdemar Lundquist (27 November 1925 – 12 July 2011) was a Swedish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1948 Olympics.
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Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt
Lars-Erik Ragnar Wolfbrandt (8 December 1928 – 23 March 1991) was a Swedish sprinter won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Lennart Strand
Lennart Strand (13 June 1921 – 23 January 2004) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m. In this event he won the national title in 1945–47, 1949 and 1950 and the European title in 1946, beating his compatriot Henry Eriksson.
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Lily Carlstedt
Lily Marie Louise Carlstedt, later Kelsby (March 5, 1926 – June 14, 2002), was a Danish athlete who competed mainly in javelin throwing.
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List of Olympic records in athletics
The modern Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years since the first Games in 1896 (except 1916 due to the First World War, and 1940 and 1944 due to the Second World War) and Olympic records are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in each event.
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List of world records in athletics
World records in athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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Lloyd La Beach
Lloyd Barrington La Beach (June 28, 1922 – February 19, 1999) was a former sprinter from Panama, who won two bronze medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama and for Central America.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Lorenzo Wright
Lorenzo Christopher Wright (9 December 1926 – 27 March 1972) was a Detroit native and star athlete at Miller High School and Wayne State University; Wright is renowned for his noteworthy accomplishments in the sport of track and field.
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Mal Whitfield
Malvin Greston "Mal" Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman.
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Marcel Hansenne
Marcel Hansenne (January 24, 1917 – March 22, 2002) was a French middle distance runner, who won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London over 800 m in a time of 1:49.8 min.
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Maureen Gardner
Maureen Angela Jane Dyson (née Gardner, 12 November 1928 – 2 September 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 80 metres hurdles.
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Mel Patton
Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Michele Tito
Michele Tito (18 June 1920 – 10 July 1968) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Micheline Ostermeyer
Micheline Ostermeyer (23 December 1922 – 17 October 2001) was a French athlete and concert pianist.
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Nancy Mackay
Nancy Mackay (née Murrall on 6 April 1922) is a retired Canadian sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Netti Witziers-Timmer
Jeannette Josephina Maria "Netti" Witziers-Timmer (née Timmer, 22 July 1923 – 25 January 2005) was a Dutch sprint runner.
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Noemí Simonetto de Portela
Noemí Simonetto (February 1, 1926 – February 20, 2011) was an Argentine athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.
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Olga Gyarmati
Olga Gyarmati (5 October 1924 – 27 October 2013) was a Hungarian all-round athlete who competed at three Olympic Games in four different events.
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Patricia Jones (athlete)
Patricia Jones (16 October 1930 – August 2000) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Robert Bennett (athlete)
Robert Bennett (Robert Howard "Bob" Bennett; August 9, 1919 – December 13, 1974) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.
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Robert Chef d'Hôtel
Robert C. Chef d'Hotel (born 2 February 1922) is a former track and field athlete from France, who competed mainly in the men's 400 metres during his career.
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Roy Cochran
LeRoy Braxton "Roy" Cochran (January 6, 1919 – September 26, 1981) was an American sprinter and hurdler, winner of two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Ruhi Sarıalp
Ruhi Sarıalp (December 15, 1924 – March 3, 2001) was a Turkish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the triple jump.
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Rune Larsson
Karl Rune Larsson (17 June 1924 – 17 September 2016) was a Swedish sprinter and hurdler who specialized in 400 m events.
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Shirley Strickland
Shirley Barbara de la Hunty AO, MBE (née Strickland; 18 July 1925 – 11 February 2004), known as Shirley Strickland during her early career, was an Australian athlete.
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Sport of athletics
Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.
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Steve Seymour
Stephen ("Steve") Andrew Seymour (October 4, 1920, in New York City – June 18, 1973, in Los Angeles) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw; he is regarded by track and field historians as America's original javelin technician.
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Tapio Rautavaara
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979) was a Finnish athlete, singer (bass-baritone) and film actor.
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Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Terence Lloyd "Tebbs Lloyd" Johnson ('7 April 1900, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – 26 December 1984, Coventry, West Midlands) was a British speed-walker.
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Tom Richards (athlete)
Thomas John Henry "Tom" Richards (15 March 1910 – 19 January 1985) was a Welsh athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
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Tore Sjöstrand
Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a Swedish steeplechase runner.
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Viola Myers
Viola Myers (born 1927) is a retired Canadian sprinter who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Wilbur Thompson
Wilbur Marvin "Moose" Thompson (April 6, 1921 – December 25, 2013) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Willem Slijkhuis
Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis (13 January 1923 – 28 June 2003) was a Dutch athlete.
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William Porter (athlete)
William ("Bill") Franklin Porter II (March 24, 1926 – March 10, 2000) was an American track and field athlete, winner of 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Willie Steele
William Samuel "Willie" Steele (July 14, 1923 – September 19, 1989) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.
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Xenia Stad-de Jong
Xenia Stad-de Jong (4 March 1922 – 3 April 2012) was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.
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1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon, Track and field at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
