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1948 London Medal Tally

Here are the top 10 ranked countries based on Olympic medals won in 1948. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze. See more about the London Games in 1948.



In 1948, the leading country on the medal table was the USA.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 USA 38 27 19 84
2 Sweden 16 11 17 44
3 France 10 6 13 29
4 Hungary 10 5 12 27
5 Italy 8 11 8 27
6 Finland 8 7 5 20
7 Türkiye 6 4 2 12
8 Czechoslovakia 6 2 3 11
9 Switzerland 5 10 5 20
10 Denmark 5 7 8 20


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