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The 1948 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event which was held in ___MASK78___ , 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 ___MASK78___ . This was the second occasion that ___MASK78___ had hosted the Olympic Games , having previously been the venue in 1908 . The Olympics again returned to ___MASK78___ in 2012 , making it thus far the only city to host the games three times . These were the first of two summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Sigfrid Edström . ___MASK24___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and ___MASK42___ to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK24___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK24___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . ___MASK78___ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK78___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK78___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK78___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK78___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK78___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK78___ and the ___MASK78___ Assembly . The United ___MASK3___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Helsinki is the capital and largest city of ___MASK80___ . It is in the region of Uusimaa , in southern ___MASK80___ , on the shore of the Gulf of ___MASK80___ . Helsinki has a population of , an urban population of 1 , 214 , 210 , and a metropolitan population of over 1 . 4 million , making it the most populous municipality and urban area in ___MASK80___ . Helsinki is located some north of Tallinn , Estonia , east of Stockholm , ___MASK25___ , and west of Saint Petersburg , Russia . Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities . Rolf Julin ( 14 April 1918 -- 26 July 1997 ) was a Swedish water polo player . He was part of the Swedish team that finished fifth at the 1948 Summer Olympics . His father Harald and younger brother Åke were also Olympic water polo players . Tokyo , officially Tokyo Metropolis , is the capital of ___MASK53___ and one of its 47 prefectures . The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world . It is the seat of the Emperor of ___MASK53___ and the Japanese government . Tokyo is in the Kant region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands . Formerly known as Edo , it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters . It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868 ; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo . Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . Johannes Sigfrid Edström ( November 11 , 1870  March 18 , 1964 ) was a Swedish industrialist , chairman of the ___MASK25___ - America Foundation , and 4th President of the International Olympic Committee .