# Canonical recap data for 1948 Winter Olympics (1948)
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slug: 1948-winter-olympics
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1948/1948-winter-olympics"
title: 1948 Winter Olympics
subtitle: St. Moritz hosted the first Winter Olympics after World War II, marking sport's post-war recovery and establishing winter athletics as Olympic staple.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1948-01-30
endDate: 1948-02-08
datePrecision: day
year: 1948
decade: 1940
country:
name: Switzerland
slug: switzerland
summaryShort: 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
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Cremation_at_Rajghat.jpg/1280px-Cremation_at_Rajghat.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Unknown author Unknown author · via Wikipedia
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: 1948 Winter Olympics
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: 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 Jan
wikidataQid: Q9615
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618161957/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Winter_Olympics"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: 1948 Winter Olympics
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Winter_Olympics"
