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title: "1948 Winter Olympics"
year: 1948
country: "Switzerland"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1948/1948-winter-olympics"
slug: "1948-winter-olympics"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1948-01-30"
endDate: "1948-02-08"
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# 1948 Winter Olympics

> St. Moritz hosted the first Winter Olympics after World War II, marking sport's post-war recovery and establishing winter athletics as Olympic staple.

## Summary

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936. It was the first Winter Olympics held during the Cold War.

## Sources

- [1948 Winter Olympics]() - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1948/1948-winter-olympics