| | Event type

Team, Women

Date	13 – 14 August 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London
Participants	88 from 11 countries
Format	Eight-person teams. Best 6 individual total scores to count towards team score.
Jury	Marie Provaczniková	TCH
Jury	Winifred Taylor	GBR

The women’s team event was marred by tragedy prior to the competition. The co-favorites were considered to be Czechoslovakia and Hungary, although there had been few international competitions since World War II had ended. Czechoslovakia brought two Misáková sisters – Eliška and Miloslava. However, Eliška contracted poliomyelitis on arriving in England, and was quickly placed into an iron lung for four days at Uxbridge Isolation Hospital. She died on the day the women’s gymnastic event started. Czechoslovakia still competed and won the gold medal fairly easily over Hungary, with the United States taking bronze. Zdeňka Veřmiřovská was the leading scorer overall and for the Czechoslovak team.

At the victory ceremony, the Czechoslovak flag was raised with a black border around it in mourning for Eliška.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	Team Points	Individual Points	Group Exercise Points
1	–	Czechoslovakia	TCH	445.45	316.70	128.75	Gold
	160	Zdeňka Honsová		–	54.85	–
	163	Miloslava Misáková		–	53.40	–
	162	Věra Růžičková		–	53.00	–
	166	Božena Srncová		–	52.95	–
	164	Milena Müllerová		–	52.50	–
	167	Zdeňka Veřmiřovská		–	50.00	–
	165	Olga Šilhánová		–	49.95	–
	161	Marie Kovářová		–	49.60	–
	159	Vlasta Děkanová DNS		–	–	–
	162	Eliška Misáková DNS		–	–	–
2	–	Hungary	HUN	440.55	316.70	123.85	Silver
	206	Edit Weckinger		–	54.25	–
	207	Mária Kövi-Zalai		–	53.40	–
	201	Irén Karcsics		–	53.25	–
	200	Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles		–	52.25	–
	198	Erzsébet Balázs		–	52.10	–
	204	Olga Tass		–	51.45	–
	199	Anna Fehér		–	49.15	–
	202	Margit Nagy-Sándor		–	39.10	–
	203	Ágnes Sárkány DNS		–	–	–
	205	Margit Tóth DNS		–	–	–
3	–	United States	USA	422.60	303.15	119.45	Bronze
	233	Helen Schifano		–	51.70	–
	234	Clara Schroth		–	51.05	–
	231	Meta Elste		–	50.90	–
	228	Marian Barone		–	50.30	–
	227	Laddie Bakanic		–	50.10	–
	232	Connie Lenz		–	49.10	–
	235	Anita Simonis		–	47.80	–
	230	Dorothy Dalton		–	47.65	–
4	–	Sweden	SWE	417.95	303.35	114.60
	213	Karin Lindberg		–	52.70	–
	210	Kerstin Bohman		–	51.40	–
	216	Ingrid Sandahl		–	51.00	–
	214	Göta Pettersson		–	50.10	–
	212	Gunnel Johansson		–	49.10	–
	208	Märta Andersson		–	49.05	–
	209	Ingrid Andersson		–	47.10	–
	211	Stina Haage		–	39.10	–
	215	M. Petersson DNS		–	–	–
	217	Elin Vanner DNS		–	–	–
5	–	Netherlands	NED	408.35	285.25	123.10
	196	Cootje Tonneman		–	52.50	–
	189	Lenie Gerrietsen		–	49.50	–
	197	Jacoba Wijnands		–	47.25	–
	194	Annie Ros		–	45.75	–
	188	Anna Maria van Geene		–	45.45	–
	193	Klara Post		–	44.80	–
	190	Truida Heil-Bonnet		–	42.55	–
	192	Dientje Meijer-Haantjes		–	38.30	–
	191	Ans Holtz-Kellenaers DNS		–	–	–
	195	Tootje Selbach DNS		–	–	–
6	–	Austria	AUT	405.45	291.65	113.80
	141	Gerti Fesl		–	51.05	–
	143	Gretchen Hehenberger		–	50.00	–
	144	Trude Kolar		–	48.65	–
	147	Edeltraud Schramm		–	48.35	–
	140	Erika Enzenhofer		–	48.00	–
	146	Traudl Ruckser		–	45.60	–
	142	Gerti Gries		–	45.10	–
	148	Gertrude Winnige		–	38.95	–
	145	Christl Luft DNS		–	–	–
7	–	Yugoslavia	YUG	397.90	278.90	119.00
	222	Vida Gerbec		–	49.00	–
	221	Dragana Đorđević		–	47.60	–
	225	Ruža Vojsk		–	47.20	–
	220	Draginja Đipalović		–	47.15	–
	226	Tanja Žutić		–	45.25	–
	218	Dragica Basletić		–	42.70	–
	2234	Zlatica Mijatović		–	40.35	–
	219	Neža Černe		–	24.70	–
	224	Milica Rožman DNS		–	–	–
8	–	Italy	ITA	394.20	281.60	112.60
	251	Laura Micheli		–	53.65	–
	254	Elena Santoni		–	47.55	–
	250	Licia Macchini		–	46.30	–
	252	Vanda Nuti		–	45.75	–
	255	Lilia Torriani		–	45.10	–
	246	Renata Bianchi		–	43.25	–
	249	Norma Icardi		–	40.70	–
	253	Luciana Pezzoni		–	28.20	–
	247	Emy Bollani DNS		–	–	–
	248	Maria Ferrarin DNS		–	–	–
9	–	Great Britain	GBR	392.95	285.90	107.05
	180	Cissie Davies		–	49.90	–
	178	Joan Airey		–	49.00	–
	184	Pat Hirst		–	48.70	–
	181	Pat Evans		–	46.95	–
	182	Dorothy Hey		–	46.15	–
	186	Audrey Rennard		–	45.20	–
	183	Irene Hirst		–	43.60	–
	187	Dorothy Smith		–	26.35	–
	179	Clarice Bell DNS		–	–	–
	185	Vera Parsons DNS		–	–	–
10	–	France	FRA	384.65	280.15	104.50
	175	Florence Vallée		–	48.80	–
	174	Jeannine Touchard		–	47.70	–
	172	Christine Palau		–	46.70	–
	168	Gisèle Guibert		–	46.65	–
	169	Colette Hué		–	46.45	–
	177	Monique Yvinou		–	43.85	–
	173	Irène Pittelioen		–	42.10	–
	176	Jeannette Vogelbacher		–	41.40	–
	170	Francesca Martin-Lazzati DNS		–	–	–
	171	Liliane Montagne DNS		–	–	–
11	–	Belgium	BEL	353.60	241.85	111.75
	156	Albertine Van Roy-Moens		–	48.75	–
	155	Denise Parmentiers		–	40.55	–
	149	Yvonne Van Bets		–	39.70	–
	157	Jenny Schumacher		–	38.45	–
	158	Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose		–	38.20	–
	151	Thérèse De Gryse		–	36.20	–
	153	Anneke Jordaens		–	29.70	–
	150	Julienne Boudewijns		–	27.90	–
	154	Hilda De Mayer DNS		–	–	–
	152	Marie-Louise Ingelbrecht DNS		–	–	–