The
1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the
Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international
multi-sport event which was held in
London,
England,
United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of
World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the
1936 Games in Berlin. The 1940 Games had been scheduled for
Tokyo, and then for
Helsinki; the 1944 Games had been provisionally planned for London. This was the second occasion that London had hosted the Olympic Games, having previously been the venue in
1908. The Olympics again returned to London in
2012, making it the only city to host the games three times.