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Literature, Epic Works, Open

Date29 July – 14 August 1948
StatusOlympic
LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London
Participants13 from 8 countries
JudgeBill AdamGBR
JudgeEric de NormannGBR
JudgeAlan HerbertGBR
JudgeJohn Hay BeithGBR
JudgeBernard DarwinGBR
JudgeSigfred PedersenDEN
JudgeMax WildiSUI

There is no known list of entrants for the 1948 literature competitions, although it is known that Austria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Uruguay sent a total of 44 entries. However, with few exceptions, only the prize winners are known in each category.

The rules of all 1948 Olympic art competitions stated that “Works submitted must have been executed during the course of the XIII Olympiad, that is, after the 1st January, 1944, and must not have been entered for the Art Competition of any previous Olympiads..” This was cleary not the case for the gold medallist, Italian Giani Stùparich. His work, “La Grotta” (The Cave) was first published in 1933, although Stùparich later edited it several times. Stùparich is best known for his novel, “L’Isola” (The Island), which he wrote in 1942. Silver went to Josef Petersen, a Danish writer who won no less than three Olympic silver medals in literature (earlier in 1924 and 1932). Together with Alex Walter Diggelmann, he is the only artist with three Olympic medals.

PosCatalogue NumberCompetitorNOCTranslated TitleOriginal TitleTitle in Olympic Report or Catalogue
1Giani StùparichITAThe CaveLa GrottaLa GrottaGold
2Josef PetersenDENThe Olympic ChampionDen olympiske MesterThe Olympic ChampionSilver
3Éva FöldesHUNThe Well of YouthA fiatalság forrásaThe Well of YouthBronze
HMHans Breidbach-BernauAUTSensenschmiedSensenschmiedSensenschmied
HMStanislaus LynchIRLEchoes of the Hunting HornEchoes of the Hunting HornEchoes of the Hunting Horn
ACDoris HedgesCANThe Boxing LessonsThe Boxing Lessons
ACJuuse TamminenFINTwo RacesKaksi kilpailua
ACJoel LaikkaFINThe Green ChessboardVihreä Shakkilauta
ACMiklós JósHUNModern PentathlonModern pentatlon
ACPhilip GreeneIRLExtracts from the book "Scarlet and Gold"Extracts from the book "Scarlet and Gold"
ACPhilip RooneyIRLExtract from "Captain Boycott"Extract from "Captain Boycott"
ACGiorgio CaproniITAThe Ball GameIl giuoco del pallone
ACMax EhingerSUI