Panama at the 1948 Summer Olympics
# Panama at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Panama competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, returning to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1928. Panama won its first-ever Olympic medals at these Games, and did not win another Olympic medal until Irving Saladino won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Lloyd LaBeach | Athletics | 100m | 31 July |
| Bronze | Lloyd LaBeach | Athletics | 200m | 3 August |

## Athletics

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* NP = Not placed

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lloyd LaBeach | 100 m | 10.5 | 1 Q | 10.5 | 1 Q | 10.5 | 2 Q | 10.6 | |
| Lloyd LaBeach | 200 m | 21.4 | 1 Q | 21.7 | 1 Q | 21.6 | 2 Q | 21.2 | |
