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Swedish Gymnastics (Exhibition #2), Open

Date13 August 1948 — 17:40
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationEmpire Stadium, Wembley, London / Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Participants0 from 0 countries

Two demonstrations of Swedish gymnastics were given by the Svenska Gymnastikforbundet, with 200 male and 200 female gymnasts. Swedish gymnastics was developed by P. H. Ling in the early 1800s. The second exhibition was given in the Empire Stadium on Friday, 13 August, just before the start of the football final match.