Japan and Germany were not allowed by the International Olympic Committee to send athletes to the 1948 Games due to their involvement in World War II.
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1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz. Japan has competed in every Winter Olympics except the 1924 Games in Chamonix and the 1948 Winter Games in St. Moritz.
There were 4104 athletes at the 1948 Games in London, 3714 men and 390 women.
The Olympics were last held in London in 1948.
1948 Summer Games in London. The 1948 Summer Games were the first Olympics Jamaica participated in. They won three medals at those Games, 1 gold and 2 silver. The first medal won by Jamaica was a silver in the men's 800 meter run by Arthur Wint. Three days later, Wint won gold and Herb McKenley won silver in the men's 400 meter dash.
The first Olympics took place in 776 BCE located in Olympia.