<P> The event came to be known as the Austerity Games , because of the difficult economic climate and rationing imposed in the aftermath of World War II . No new venues were built for the games ( with events taking place mainly at Wembley Stadium and the Empire Pool at Wembley Park ) , and athletes were housed in existing accommodation at the Wembley area instead of an Olympic Village , as were the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and the subsequent 1952 Games . A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes , 3,714 men and 390 women , in 19 sport disciplines . Germany and Japan were not invited to participate in the games ; however , the Soviet Union was invited but chose not to send any athletes . The United States team won the most total medals , 84 , and the most gold medals , 38 . The host nation won 23 medals , three of them gold . </P>
<P> The event came to be known as the Austerity Games , because of the difficult economic climate and rationing imposed in the aftermath of World War II . No new venues were built for the games ( with events taking place mainly at Wembley Stadium and the Empire Pool at Wembley Park ) , and athletes were housed in existing accommodation at the Wembley area instead of an Olympic Village , as were the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and the subsequent 1952 Games . A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes , 3,714 men and 390 women , in 19 sport disciplines . Germany and Japan were not invited to participate in the games ; however , the Soviet Union was invited but chose not to send any athletes . The United States team won the most total medals , 84 , and the most gold medals , 38 . The host nation won 23 medals , three of them gold . </P>
which country was invited to the london olympics 1948 but did not attend
which country was invited to the london olympics 1948 but did not attend
Soviet Union
Soviet Union