Malta at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Malta competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, from 29 July to 14 August 1948. This marked the island's third appearance at the Summer Olympics, still as a British crown colony, having previously participated in 1928 and 1936 under the name of Crown Colony of Malta. Malta sent a single competitor, sprinter Nestor Jacono, to the athletics events, with Francis Zammit Cutajar serving as the flagbearer during the opening ceremony at Wembley Stadium.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Nestor Jacono competed in the men's 100 metres sprint on 30 July 1948 at Empire Stadium. Jacono was 23 years old at the time of London Games. 63 athletes from 33 countries competed in the event. They were assigned into 12 heat groups. Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. Jacono was assigned in heat 1, finished fifth with a time of 11.3 seconds, failing to advance. The gold medal was won by Harrison Dillard from the United States with a time of 10.3 seconds, equaling the Olympic record at the time, silver by Barney Ewell from the United States and bronze by Lloyd LaBeach from Panama.

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only

Men

Track & road events

• Official Olympic Reports