Although in 1936, when in was first introduced as olympic sport, basketball was only a minority discipline which didnt draw much attention it was played outdoors in a tennis court, by 1948 it. For these games, the picture of victory is accompanied by the specific inscription. Memories of the london 1948 austerity olympic games when. Among these was don barksdale, the first black man to compete in olympic basketball. Olympic gold medallists, sports coaches to nhs doctors, 1948 veterans and 2012. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The 1948 olympic team was still selected by the member u. Freshmen hal sherbeck and bill guttormsen were from montana and wisconsin respectively. London 1948 basketball international olympic committee. Relive the moments that went down in history from the london 1948 summer olympics.
Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, basketball was held as a demonstration event in 1904. Many of the participants in the 1936 games died in the war. Those who organised and paid for the makedoandmend 1948 olympics might raise an eyebrow at the description of the event planned for london this summer as. Access official results for the basketball event basketball men at the london 1948 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Players from several club teams that had competed in a us trials were also chosen to make up the final us olympic basketball team. The london games were the 11th occurrence of the modern olympic games. Moritz, ice hockey and figure skating shared the ice at the olympic ice stadium. Basketball 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 total. After a twelve year absence caused by world war ii, the olympic games, games of the xiv olympiad, returned to london in 1948. Report of the unitedstates olympic committee 1948 games xiv olympiad london, england v olympic winter games st. Succeeding in that effort was a 19yearold from ottawa, barbara ann scott. Despite limited preparation time and after much debate over the need for a sports festival at a time when many countries were. Basketball history of basketball at the olympic games.
Olympic games, premier league football, nba basketball and also for mtv. Basketball made its olympic debut at the games of the xi olympiad in berlin in 1936, and has. All you need to know about professional basketball. Access official videos, results, sport and athlete records. The 1936 olympic basketball games committee originally consisted of six representatives of the aau, four representatives from the ncaa, and three other representatives, two of which were appointed by the american olympic committee. The sports of polo and handball were dropped from the program. Mitch albom writes new book to raise money for covid19 relief. She was also the first asian american woman to be an olympic champion. Mens olympic basketball from berlin to beijing cunningham, carson on. Second and final part on the six athlone basketballers who took part in the 1948 olympics first published westmeath independent, saturday, august 2, 2008 it was the first and only time ireland had an olympic basketball team. Basketball at the 1948 summer olympics mens team squads. Athletes in the 1948 olympic games in london, such as fanny blankerskoen of holland and maureen gardner of great britain pictured here in. Usa basketball team results at the 1948 olympic games.
The olympic museum mens london 1948 olympics jacket nwt xl. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. History of basketball at the olympic games reference document. Buy programmes london 1948 olympics memorabilia and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Six would make the olympic basketball teamdermot sheriff, tom keenan first and second. While in 19121924 these illustrations were mainly sports figures, in london in 1948 as in berlin in 1936 the focus was on sports equipment. Barksdale had previously been an aau champion in the triple jump in 1944, and played club ball for the oakland bittners. Usa basketball team results at the 1948 olympic games this list has all the results from the games played by the usa national team in the basketball tournament of the 1948 olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more. Argentina 14 belgium 14 brazil 12 canada 14 chile 14. Basketball results all the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1948.
When the us basketball team make their first appearance on british soil this week, lionel price may recall that the only americans he faced. Lionel price was a member of great britains olympic basketball team in 1948, the last time his country hosted the summer games. Flashback to 1948 london olympics photo 14 pictures. He also kept whatever memorabilia he was given back then. Don barksdales inclusion on the 1948 american olympic basketball team.
The players travelled in the sure knowledge they would face a huge task, against welldrilled and physically imposing. Olympic basketball games committee, however, eight. London 1948 olympic games news, olympic results, athletes. Phil pesco took over the job for the 194849 season. All the best photo and video highlights of basketball at the london 1948 summer games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Basketball at the 1948 summer olympics was the second appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Before long, basketball would become another venue in which. Purdue boilermakers basketball purdue boilermakers. Nigeria also advanced to the olympics as the best asian african team. Xiv games of the olympiad london 1948 in the first olympic games after world war ii, 23 teams were present in london for the basketball tournament. Basketball in the 1948 olympic games information about the basketball tournament played in the 1948 olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more. From 1928 to 1968, the medals for the summer games were identical.
Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. The 1948 summer olympics, officially known as the games of the xiv olympiad, was an international multisport event which was held in london, united kingdom from 29 july to 14 august 1948. The team only lost one game in the regular season, an away match with the university. London 1948 olympic games, athletic festival held in london that took place july 29aug. The roster included nearly all kitsap county athletes.
The ncaa tournament is canceled big ten cancels competitions through end of academic year players, coaches, media react to news of ncaa tournaments being canceled its easy to see why the ncaa tournament had to be canceled official who worked caa basketball tournament tests positive for. Since the olympic games had not been held in either 1940 or 1944 because of world war ii, there was much debate as to whether or not to hold the 1948 olympic games at all. Hes now 85, and while the sport still hasnt caught on in a major way in the u. Canada scored once in each period to win the game 30 and the olympic title. There were 17 sports on the program, two less than the previous olympic games. I had no idea that canadas 1948 olympic hockey team was made up of men who had jumped. Against this backdrop of global conflict, the olympic games were cancelled again in 1940 and 44. One of my christmas gifts this year was a hockey book that i hadnt heard of called against all odds. Moritz 1948 team canada official olympic team website. Report of the unitedstates olympic committee 1948 games.
Olympiaboken 1948 olympic book 1948 general olympics. History and evolution of basketball as an olympic sport keywords. Programmes london 1948 olympics memorabilia for sale ebay. Iran basketball book 2020 olympics place tehran times. Acc basketball greensboro, nc tournament town tradition rare pin. Eager to come back after two dormant olympiads, the ioc offered the 1948 games to london. All the best photo and video highlights of weightlifting at the london 1948 summer games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Iran have previously participated at the 1948 and 2008 olympic games. Vicki manalo draves was the most successful member of the us swimming and diving team at the 1948 london olympics, the only american to win two individual gold medals. Womens basketball made its debut in the summer olympics in 1976 the united states is by far the most successful country in olympic basketball, with united states mens teams having won 15 of 18 tournaments in which. Basketball at the summer olympics has been a sport for men consistently since 1936. On the reverse, an olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd, with the olympic stadium in the background.
Olympic college opened in 1946 and sent their mens basketball team to the national finals in their third season. In the first postworld war ii olympiad, only two of the eight teams in the quarterfinals were from wartorn europe. Ultimately, the 1948 olympic games also known as the xiv olympiad were held, with a few postwar modifications, from july 28 to august 14, 1948. The japanese attacked pearl harbor two years later, and the bombs didnt stop falling until 1945. Not only does the book show how the olympics changed britain, it also. How london rescued the games first edition by phillips, bob isbn. The sports illustrations designed for the london games were initiated in stockholm 1912 and paris 1924. Members of western commands athlone custume club in 1948. The london games were the first to be shown on home television and starting blocks for athletes in sprint races were introduced for the first time. Led by head coach pete newell, and fortified by the stellar play of jerry west, oscar robertson, and jerry lucas, the us squad cruised to the gold medal in rome going 80 against the rest of. Exceptions were the sports illustrations for the swimming competitions, wrestling and athletics where human figures can be seen.
Olympic basketball returned to indoor competition in harringay arena, after the disastrous weather conditions of the final game in the 1936 summer olympics. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition. That challenged the figure skaters to work around the badly rutted surface. And yet for decades after her amazing achievements in london, manalo draves drifted into relative obscurity. At the 1948 summer olympics in london, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men. Up for auction is a 1948 hardcover souvenir book from the austria olympics. The 1948 games were the first olympics held after world war ii and only the second time for basketball to be included as a medal sport. Barksdale played on the olympic squad for two coaches who led powerful. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The post office could hardly refuse to issue stamps for the 1948 olympic games, as the precedent has been established by previous host nations. The 1948 united states mens olympic basketball team competed in the 1948 summer olympics, along with 22 other basketball teams. Mens olympic hockey athletes stats and more viktor yakushev, vladislav tretyak, vladimir petrov, rick nash, dmitry mironov, weldy olson, valery vasilyev, frank. A series celebrating the guardian and the observers coverage of the london 1948 olympic games, compiled by the guardian research department 12 august 2012. A total of 298 basketball players from 23 nations competed at the london games.
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