The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.
Harrison Dillard — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Mel Patton — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
William Porter — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
Roy Cochran — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
Harrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, and Lorenzo Wright — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Arthur Harnden, and Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Guinn Smith — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
Willie Steele — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Wilbur Thompson — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
Bob Mathias — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
Alice Coachman — Athletics, Women's High Jump
Cliff Barker, Donald Barksdale, Ralph Beard, Lewis Beck, Vincent Boryla, Gordon Carpenter, Alexander Groza, Wallace Jones, Robert Kurland, Raymond Lumpp, R. C. Pitts, Jesse Renick, Jackie Robinson, and Kenneth Rollins — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski — Canoeing, Men's C2 10.000m Canadian Pairs
Bruce Harlan — Diving, Men's Springboard
Sammy Lee — Diving, Men's Platform
Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Springboard
Vicki Draves — Diving, Women's Platform
Charles Anderson, Frank Henry, and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
Gordon Giovanelli, Robert Martin, Allen Morgan, Warren Westlund, and Robert Will — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
George Ahlgren, David Brown, Lloyd Butler, James Hardy, Ralph Purchase, Justus Smith, John Stack, David Turner, and Ian Turner — Rowing, Men's Eights
Arthur Cook — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Wally Ris — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
Bill Smith — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
Jimmy McLane — Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle
Allen Stack — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Joe Verdeur — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Jimmy McLane, Wally Ris, WBill Smith, and Wally Wolf — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Ann Curtis — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Marie Corridon, Ann Curtis, Brenda Helser, and Thelma Kalama — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Joseph DePietro — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
Frank Spellman — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Stanley Stanczyk — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
John Davis — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Glen Brand — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Henry Wittenberg — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
Hilary Smart and Paul Smart — Sailing, Men's Star
Alfred Loomis, Michael Mooney, James Smith, Jim Weekes, and Herman Whiton — Sailing, Men's 6 Meter Class
Barney Ewell — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
Barney Ewell — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
Clyde Scott — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
Jim Delaney — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
Steve Seymour — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
Hank Herring — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
Frank Havens — Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles
Miller Anderson — Diving, Men's Springboard
Bruce Harlan — Diving, Men's Platform
Zoe Olsen-Jensen — Diving, Women's Springboard
Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Platform
Frank Henry — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
Robert Borg, Frank Henry, and Earl Thomson — Equestrian, Dressage Team
George Moore — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual
Walter Tomsen — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Alan Ford — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
Jimmy McLane — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
Bob Cowell — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Keith Carter — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Ann Curtis — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
Suzanne Zimmerman — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
Peter George — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
Herold Sakata — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
Norbert Schemansky — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Gerald Leeman — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Ralph Evans — Sailing, Men's Firefly Class
Mal Whitfield — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Craig Dixon — Athletics, Men's 110m Hurdles
George Stanich — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Bob Richards — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
Herbert Douglas — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
James Fuchs — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
Fortune Gordien — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
Robert Bennett — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
Floyd Simmons — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
Audrey Patterson — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
Sammy Lee — Diving, Men's Springboard
Patricia Elsener — Diving, Women's Springboard
Norman Armitage, Dean Cetrulo, Miguel deCapriles, James Hummitzsch Flynn, Tibor Nyilas, and George Worth — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
Ladislava Bakanic, Marian Barone, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste, Consetta Lenz, Helen Schifano, Clara Schroth, and Anita Simonis — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
Greg Gates, Stu Griffing, Fred Kingsbury, and Robert Perew — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Bob Sohl — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Richard Tom — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
Leland Merrill — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Lockwood Pirie and Owen Torrey — Sailing, Men's Swallow
Nine cyclists, all male, 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
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, 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
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
Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach
Felix Ucko played in every match a different position.
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1948.
George Moore
Richard Gruenther
Hale Baugh
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
