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1948 Summer olympics in London

It was the first medal for India as an independent nation Swimming: 11 events were contested, 6 for men and 5 for women. USA won 8 gold medals, and 15 medals in total  London was the first Olympics to have a politican deflection: Marie Provaznikova, who won a gold medal with Czechoslovakian gymnastics team, refused to return home because the lack of freedom, effectuated by The Soviet Union 14 countries made their debut: Burma, Iran, Iraq, J amaica, Korea, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago and so on It was the only time Korea performed as a united team  Medals: First: The United States with 38 gold, 27 silver and 19 bronze medals Second: Sweden with 16 gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze medals Third: France with 10 gold, 6 silver and 13 bronze medals The host nation was placed on the 12th place with 3 gold, 14 silver and 6 bronze medals Thank You for your attention!! Sources: http://en