United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 100 metres July 31 Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles July 31 Athletics Men's long jump July 31 Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle July 31 Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight July 31 Wrestling Men's freestyle light heavyweight July 31 Athletics Men's 800 metres August 2 Athletics Men's pole vault August 2 Athletics Men's 200 metres August 3 Athletics Men's shot put August 3 Diving Men's 3 metre springboard August 3 Diving Women's 3 metre springboard August 3 Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone August 3 Wally RisBill SmithWally Wolf Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay August 3 Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles August 4 Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle August 4 Diving Men's 10 metre platform August 5 Athletics Men's decathlon August 6 Diving Women's 10 metre platform August 6 Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke August 6 Ann CurtisBrenda HelserThelma Kalama Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay August 6 Barney EwellMel PattonLorenzo Wright Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay August 7 Roy CochranArthur HarndenMal Whitfield Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay August 7 Athletics Women's high jump August 7 Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle August 7 Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke August 7 Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle August 7 Bob MartinAllen MorganWarren WestlundBob Will Rowing Men's coxed four August 9 David BrownLloyd ButlerJames HardyJustus SmithJohn StackDavid TurnerIan Turner Rowing Men's eight August 9 Weightlifting Men's 56 kg August 9 Weightlifting Men's 75 kg August 10 Stephen Macknowski Canoeing Men's C 2 10000 metres August 11 Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg August 11 Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg August 11 Paul Smart Sailing Star August 12 Michael MooneyJames H. Smith Jr. James WeekesHerman Whiton Sailing 6 Metre August 12 Frank HenryEarl Foster Thomson Equestrian Team eventing August 13 Basketball Men's tournament August 14 Athletics Men's 100 metres July 31 Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle July 31 Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight July 31 Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle August 2 Athletics Men's 200 metres August 3 Athletics Men's shot put August 3 Diving Men's 3 metre springboard August 3 Diving Women's 3 metre springboard August 3 Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone August 3 Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles August 4 Athletics Men's javelin throw August 4 Modern pentathlon Men's competition August 4 Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle August 4 Diving Men's 10 metre platform August 5 Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke August 5 Diving Women's 10 metre platform August 6 Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke August 6 Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke August 7 Earl Foster ThomsonFrank Henry Equestrian Team dressage August 9 Weightlifting Men's 75 kg August 10 Canoeing Men's C 1 10000 metres August 11 Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg August 11 Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg August 11 Stephen Macknowski Canoeing Men's C 2 1000 metres August 12 Sailing Firefly August 12 Boxing Welterweight August 13 Equestrian Individual eventing August 13 Athletics Men's high jump July 30 Athletics Men's long jump July 31 Athletics Men's hammer throw July 31 Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight July 31 Athletics Men's pole vault August 2 Athletics Men's discus throw August 2 Athletics Men's shot put August 3 Diving Men's 3 metre springboard August 3 Diving Women's 3 metre springboard August 3 Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles August 4 Athletics Men's 400 metres August 5 Athletics Men's decathlon August 6 Athletics Women's 200 metres August 6 Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke August 7 Stu GriffingFred KingsburyRobert Perew Rowing Men's coxless four August 9 Weightlifting Men's 56 kg August 9 Dean CetruloNorman C. ArmitageJames FlynnTibor NyilasGeorge Worth Fencing Men's team sabre August 11 Owen Torrey Sailing Swallow August 12 Marian BaroneDorothy DaltonMeta ElsteConsetta LenzHelen SchifanoClara SchrothAnita Simonis Gymnastics Women's artistic team all around August 14

By winning the women's high jump, Alice Coachman became the first black woman to clinch an Olympic gold medal.