ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt əlˈɪmpɪks wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ˈɑːd æz ɪt dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ðɪ ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk tˈaɪmɪŋ tə wˈʌn slˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θ əvə sˈɛkənd ðætðə pɹˈiːviəs tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː hˌæd.
The 1948 Olympics was regarded as odd as it did not have the electronic timing to 1/100th of a second that the previous two games in 1936 and 1932 had.