Olympic Games, London, 1948: Official Souvenir |
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1948 Olympic Games 400 metres hurdles amateur American arena athletes BABCOCK & WILCOX ball basketball Belgium Bisley boxing Britain British broadcasting Brylcreem Canada canoe celebrated champion Championship competing competition competitors contest countries cycling DAVID CRYSTAL discus distance ELECTRICAL England épée equipment fencing field events final Finland foil football Ford France Free style Greece Greeks gymnastics Harringay HARRINGAY ARENA Herne Hill High Jump HINE COGNAC hockey honour individual Italy Japan javelin Kayak LITESOME London long jump Marathon Marathon race metres hurdles miles modern pentathlon nations NESCAFÉ Norway Nurmi Office OLYMPIC EVENTS Olympic record Organising Committee Ovaltine palace Piccadilly PLACE OF SPORT play prize programme race riders Royal scored SCOTCH WHISKIES sculls SECOND THIRD shooting spectators sprint Stadium steeplechase Sweden swimming Switzerland tennis track and field victory weight weight-lifting Wembley Wembley Stadium winner women world record wrestling XIVth Olympiad yachting yards