United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics

By winning the women's high jump, Alice Coachman became the first black woman to clinch an Olympic gold medal.[2]

Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1948.

Individual road race

• Frank Brilando
• Ed Lynch
• Chester Nelsen
• Wendell Rollins

Team road race

• Frank Brilando
• Ed Lynch
• Chester Nelsen
• Wendell Rollins

Sprint

• Jack Heid

Time trial

• Jack Heid

Tandem

• Marvin Thomson
• Al Stiller

Team pursuit

• Al Stiller
• Thomas Montemage
• Ted Smith

20 fencers represented the United States in 1948.

Men's foil

• Dean Cetrulo
• Silvio Giolito
• Nathaniel Lubell

Men's team foil

• Daniel Bukantz, Dean Cetrulo, Dernell Every, Silvio Giolito, Nate Lubell, Austin Prokop

Men's épée

• Norman Lewis
• Joe de Capriles
• Albert Wolff

Men's team épée

• Norman Lewis, Andrew Boyd, Joe de Capriles, Donald Thompson, Albert Wolff, Ralph Goldstein

Men's sabre

• George Worth
• Tibor Nyilas
• Dean Cetrulo

Men's team sabre

• Norman Cohn-Armitage, George Worth, Tibor Nyilas, Dean Cetrulo, Miguel de Capriles, James Flynn

Women's foil

• Maria Cerra
• Jan York-Romary
• Helena Dow

Results

U.S. 0-9 Italy

Roster

• Robert Annis
• Walter Bahr
• Raymond Beckman
• Bill Bertani
• Charlie Colombo
• Joe Ferreira
• Steve Grivnow
• Manuel Martin
• Benny McLaughlin
• Gino Pariani
• Joseph Rego-Costa
• Archie Strimel
• Ed Souza
• John Souza
• Rolf Valtin

Head coach: Henry Goode as playing manager and Kurt Orban as playing coach

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	HB	Donald Buck	September 26, 1916	31	?	Mt. Washington Club	2	0
		Hughes Cauffman			October 29, 1916		0	0
	FW	Claus Gerson	November 12, 1917	30	?	New York Tennis and Hockey Club	3	0
	FW	Henry Goode	June 7, 1918	30	?		1	0
	FW	Frederick Hewitt	September 16, 1916	31	?	Mt. Washington Club	2	1
	HB	William Kurtz	December 18, 1917	30	?	Philadelphia Field Hockey Association	2	0
	HB	Hendrick Lubbers	December 30, 1926	21	?		3	0
	FW	Harry Marcoplos	January 28, 1926	22	?	Baltimore Field Hockey Club	3	0
	FW	Kurt Orban	August 6, 1916	31	?	Downtown Athletic Club	3	0
	B	John Renwick	May 13, 1921	27	?	Rye Field Hockey Club	3	0
		Phillip Schoettle			?		0	0
	HB	Sanders Sims	June 1, 1921	26	?	Philadelphia Hockey and Tennis Club	1	0
	GK	John Slade	May 30, 1908	40	?	Westchester Field Hockey Club	2	0
	B	Walter Stude	December 3, 1913	34	?	Baltimore Field Hockey Club	3	0
	FW/HB/GK	Felix Ucko	January 4, 1919	32	?	New York Field Hockey Club	3	0
	FW	William Wilson	October 26, 1917	30	?	Westchester Field Hockey Club	2	0

Felix Ucko played in every match a different position.

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1948.

• George Moore
• Richard Gruenther
• Hale Baugh

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's single sculls

• John B. Kelly Jr.

Men's double sculls

• Joe Angyal
• Arthur Gallagher

Men's coxless pair

• John Wade
• Ralph Stephan

Men's coxed pair

• Vincent Deeney
• Joseph Toland
• John McIntyre (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Fred Kingsbury
• Stu Griffing
• Greg Gates
• Robert Perew

Men's coxed four

• Warren Westlund
• Bob Martin
• Bob Will
• Gordy Giovanelli
• Allen Morgan (cox)

Men's eight

• Ian Turner
• David Turner
• James Hardy
• George Ahlgren
• Lloyd Butler
• David Brown
• Justus Smith
• John Stack
• Ralph Purchase (cox)

Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1948. In the 50 metre rifle event Art Cook won gold and Walter Tomsen won silver.

25 metre pistol

• Bob Chow
• Philip Roettinger
• John Layton

50 metre pistol

• Joe Benner
• Walter Walsh
• Quentin Brooks

300 metre rifle

• Emmett Swanson
• Art Jackson
• Frank Parsons, Jr.

50 metre rifle

• Art Cook
• Walter Tomsen
• Harry Cail