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1948 Saint Moritz Winter

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THE Vth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES


  At the end of the war, Siegfrid Edström, the Swede Siegfrid Edström, the fourth president of the I.O.C., convened a meeting of the Executive Board in London. St. Moritz is in charge of the Winter Games for the second time. Neither Germany nor Japan are invited.
Dates: January 30 - february 8, 1948
N.O.C. participants: 28
Number of sports: 4
Number of contests: 22
Number of athletes: 669
Men: 592
Women: 77
Volonteers: 0
Media: 65535
Opening: Enrico Celio, Helvetic Confederation President
Oath: Riccardo "Bibi" Torriani
Number of torch bearer: 0
Bids towns: Lake Placid (USA)