Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 745 participating athletes from 53 countries.
14 new Olympic records were set in the athletics events. No new world records were set.
Coordinates: 51°33′20″N 0°16′47″W / 51.5556°N 0.2797°W
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