Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had hosted the Summer Olympic Games, equalling the record of France and the United States to that point. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 404 competitors, 335 men and 68 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.[1]
Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in London | |
Competitors | 404 (335 men and 68 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | John Emrys Lloyd |
Medals Ranked 12th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Medallists
editAthletics
edit
- 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
- DQ = Disqualified
- DNS / F = Did not start / finish
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No mark
- Track & road events
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
McDonald Bailey | 100 m | 10.5 | 1 Q | 10.6 | 2 Q | 10.6 | 3 Q | 10.81 | 6 |
Ken Jones | 10.6 | 2 Q | 10.7 | 3 Q | 11.01 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Alastair McCorquodale | 10.5 | 2 Q | 10.5 | 2 Q | 10.7 | 3 Q | 10.61 | 4 | |
John Fairgrieve | 200 m | 22.2 | 2 Q | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Alastair McCorquodale | 22.3 | 1 Q | 21.8 | 2 Q | 5 | did not advance | |||
Paul Vallé | 22.3 | 1 Q | 22.1 | 3 Q | 6 | did not advance | |||
Leslie Lewis | 400 m | 48.9 | 1 Q | 49.2 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Derek Pugh | 49.3 | 2 Q | 48.8 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Bill Roberts | 48.9 | 2 Q | 48.6 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
John Parlett | 800 m | 1:55.0 | 2 Q | — | 1:50.9 | 3 Q | 1:53.4 | 8 | |
Harry Tarraway | 1:56.6 | 4 Q | — | DNF | did not advance | ||||
Tom White | 1:56.6 | 2 Q | — | 1:53.0 | 5 | did not advance | |||
Richard Morris | 1500 m | — | 3:55.8 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Bill Nankeville | — | 3:55.8 | 2 Q | 3:52.6 | 6 | ||||
Doug Wilson | — | 3:54.8 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Jack Braughton | 5000 m | — | 8 | did not advance | |||||
Bill Lucas | — | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
Alec Olney | — | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
Stan Cox | 10,000 m | — | 31:08.0 | 7 | |||||
Steve McCooke | — | Not placed | |||||||
Jim Peters | — | 31:16.0 | 8 | ||||||
Raymond Barkway | 110 m hurdles | 15.53 | 4 | — | did not advance | ||||
Joe Birrell | 17.29 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
Don Finlay | DNF | — | did not advance | ||||||
Michael Pope | 400 m hurdles | — | 55.3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Ron Unsworth | — | 55.1 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Harry Whittle | — | 56.9 | 1 Q | 53.4 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Peter Curry | 3000 m steeplechase | 7 | — | did not advance | |||||
Rene Howell | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||||
Geoffrey Tudor | 9 | — | did not advance | ||||||
Jack Archer Jack Gregory Ken Jones Alastair McCorquodale |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.4 | 1 Q | — | 41.3 | ||||
Leslie Lewis Martin Pike Derek Pugh Bill Roberts |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.2 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||||
Jack Holden | Marathon | — | did not finish | ||||||
Stan Jones | — | 3:09:16.0 | 30 | ||||||
Tom Richards | — | 2:35:07.6 | |||||||
Harry Churcher | 10 km walk | 45:03.0 | 1 Q | — | 47:28.0 | 5 | |||
Jim Morris | 45:10.4 | 2 Q | — | 46:04.0 | 4 | ||||
Ronald West | 45:44.4 | 3 Q | — | 7 | |||||
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson | 50 km walk | — | 4:48:31 | ||||||
Herbert Martineau | — | 4:53:58 | 5 | ||||||
Rex Whitlock | — | did not finish |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Doris Batter | 100 m | 12.6 | 1 Q | 4 | did not advance | ||
Winifred Jordan | 12.7 | 2 Q | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Dorothy Manley | 12.1 | 1 Q | 12.4 | 1 Q | 12.2 | ||
Sylvia Cheeseman | 200 m | 25.7 | 2 Q | 25.1 | 4 | did not advance | |
Margaret Walker | 25.8 | 2 Q | 25.3 | 3 Q | 25.6 | 5 | |
Audrey Williamson | 25.4 | 1 Q | 24.9 | 2 Q | 25.1 | ||
Bertha Crowther | 80 m hurdles | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Maureen Gardner | 11.6 | 1 Q | 11.8 | 3 Q | 11.2 | ||
Joan Upton | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Maureen Gardner Dorothy Manley Muriel Pletts Margaret Walker |
4 × 100 m relay | 48.4 | 1 Q | — | 48.0 | 4 |
- Field events
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin | Long jump | 7.140 | 7 q | 7.270 | 5 |
Harry Askew | 7.130 | 6 q | 6.935 | 9 | |
Harry Whittle | 7.030 | 10 q | 7.030 | 7 | |
Sidney Cross | Triple jump | 13.455 | 25 | did not advance | |
Robert Hawkey | 26 | did not advance | |||
Allan Lindsay | 13.700 | 24 | did not advance | ||
Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin | High jump | 1.87 | 1 Q | 1.90 | 12 |
Alan Paterson | 1.87 | 1 Q | 1.90 | 7 | |
Ron Pavitt | 1.80 | 27 | did not advance | ||
Richard Webster | Pole vault | 3.60 | 17 | did not advance | |
John Giles | Shot put | 14.795 | 5 Q | 13.73 | 11 |
Harold Moody | 13.400 | 19 | did not advance | ||
Jack Brewer | Discus throw | 41.95 | 21 | did not advance | |
James Nesbitt | 42.09 | 19 | did not advance | ||
Laurence Reavell-Carter | 38.04 | 25 | did not advance | ||
Morville Chote | Javelin throw | 54.84 | 19 | did not advance | |
Malcolm Dalrymple | 53.17 | 21 | did not advance | ||
Duncan Clark | Hammer throw | 49.76 | 11 Q | 48.35 | 11 |
Ewan Douglas | 47.77 | 16 | did not advance | ||
Norman Drake | 47.75 | 17 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Margaret Erskine | Long jump | 5.140 | 19 | did not advance | |
Lorna Lee | 5.120 | 20 | did not advance | ||
Joan Shepherd | 5.005 | 23 | did not advance | ||
Bertha Crowther | High jump | — | 1.58 | 6 | |
Dora Gardner | — | 1.55 | 8 | ||
Dorothy Tyler | — | 1.68 | |||
Margaret Birtwistle | Shot put | 9.740 | 19 | did not advance | |
Bevis Reid | 12.570 | 3 Q | 12.170 | 8 | |
Elspeth Whyte | 10.755 | 17 | did not advance | ||
Margaret Birtwistle | Discus throw | — | 33.02 | 19 | |
Bevis Reid | — | 35.84 | 14 | ||
Elspeth Whyte | — | 32.46 | 20 | ||
Gladys Clarke | Javelin throw | — | 29.59 | 15 | |
Kay Long | — | 30.29 | 14 |
Basketball
edit- Team roster
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- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Uruguay (17-69)
- Lost to Canada (24-44)
- Lost to Brazil (11-67)
- Lost to Italy (28-49)
- Lost to Hungary (23-60)
- Classification Matches
- 17th/23rd place: Defeated Ireland (46-21)
- 17th/20th place: Lost to China (25-54)
- 19th/20th place: Lost to Egypt (18-50) → 20th place
Boxing
editAthlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
Henry Carpenter | Flyweight | Bye | Bollaert (BEL) L |
did not advance | ||||
Tommy Proffitt | Bantamweight | Ojeda (MEX) L |
did not advance | |||||
Peter Brander | Featherweight | Ammi (FRA) L |
did not advance | |||||
Ron Cooper | Lightweight | Remie (NED) W |
McCullagh (IRL) L |
did not advance | ||||
Max Shacklady | Welterweight | Christensen (DEN) W |
Díaz (ESP) L |
did not advance | ||||
Johnny Wright | Middleweight | Schneider (SUI) W |
García (ARG) W |
Schubart (NED) W |
McKeon (IRL) W |
Papp (HUN) L |
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Don Scott | Light heavyweight | Bye | Kapocsi (HUN) W |
Di Segni (ITA) W |
Holmes (AUS) W |
Hunter (RSA) L |
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Jack Gardner | Heavyweight | Bye | Ameisbichler (AUT) W |
Müller (SUI) L |
did not advance |
Canoeing
editAthlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Harold Maidment | Men's C-1 1000 m | — | 6:37.0 | 6 | |
Mike Symons Hugh Van Zwanenberg |
Men's C-2 1000 m | — | 5:50.9 | 7 | |
Norman Dobson | Men's K-1 1000 m | 5:00.1 | 8 | did not advance | |
Norman Dobson | Men's K-1 1000 m | 5:00.1 | 8 | did not advance | |
Jack Henderson John Simmons |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 4:45.0 | 7 | did not advance | |
Joyce Richards | Women's K-1 500 m | 3:00.1 | 5 | did not advance |
Cycling
editTen cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1948.
Road
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ernie Clements | Individual road race | did not finish | |
Bob Maitland | 5:18:16.2 | 6 | |
Ian Scott | 5:26:57.2 | 16 | |
Gordon Thomas | 5:18:18.2 | 8 | |
Ernie Clements Bob Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas |
Team road race | 16:03:31.6 |
Track
edit- Time trial
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Tommy Godwin | Time trial | 1:15.0 |
- Sprint, tandem and pursuit
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Reg Harris | Sprint | Feroze (IND) W 2:17.0 |
Bye | Lacourse (CAN) W 1:31.7 |
Masanés (CHI) W 2:39.8 W 2:13.0 |
Bazzano (AUS) W 4:43.8 W 2:24.4 |
Ghella (ITA) L L |
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Alan Bannister Reg Harris |
Tandem | Nemetz / Welt (AUT) W 5:37.9 |
Bye | — | Buchly / van Gelder (NED) W 7:57.8 |
Dron / Faye (FRA) W 6:06.4 |
Perona / Terruzzi (ITA) W 3:56.6 L L |
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Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilfred Waters |
Team pursuit | Canada (CAN) W 5:12.7 |
— | Denmark (DEN) W 5:02.9 |
France (FRA) L 4:59.1 |
Bronze medal race Uruguay (URU) W 4:55.8 |
Diving
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Peter J. Elliott | 3 m springboard | 91.23 | 23 |
Peter Heatly | 111.73 | 13 | |
Charles Johnson | 105.32 | 18 | |
Peter Heatly | 10 m platform | 105.29 | 5 |
Louis Marchant | 96.11 | 11 | |
Gordon Ward | 88.96 | 18 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Edna Child | 3 m springboard | 91.63 | 6 |
Kay Cuthbert | 72.40 | 14 | |
Esme Harris | 74.10 | 13 | |
Margaret Bisbrown | 10 m platform | 53.95 | 10 |
Maire Hider | 52.31 | 12 | |
Denise Newman | 53.50 | 11 |
Equestrian
editEventing
editAthlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | |||||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | |||
Lyndon Bolton | Sylveste | Individual | -109.00 | 9 | -72.00 | -181.00 | 34 | -1.00 | -182.00 | 27 |
Peter Borwick | Liberty | -167.00 | 40 | 87.00 | -80.00 | 20 | -0.25 | -80.25 | 17 | |
Douglas Stewart | Dark Seal | -116.00 | 18 | Retired | ||||||
Lyndon Bolton Peter Borwick Douglas Stewart |
See above | Team | -392.00 | 8 | Eliminated |
Jumping
editAthlete | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Penalties | Rank | |||
Arthur Carr | Gazelle | Individual | 35.00 | 19 |
Harry Llewellyn | Gazelle | 16.00 | =7 | |
Henry Nicoll | Gazelle | 16.00 | =7 | |
Arthur Carr Harry Llewellyn Henry Nicoll |
See above | Team | 67.00 |
Fencing
edit19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | ||
Charles de Beaumont | Individual épée | 5 | 2 | 3 Q | 4 | 3 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Ronald Parfitt | 3 | 3 | 2 Q | 4 | 1 | 2 Q | 6 | 2 | 1 Q | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
Albert Pelling | 5 | 0 | 1 Q | 2 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Charles de Beaumont Terry Beddard Archibald Craig Michael McCready Ronald Parfitt Albert Pelling |
Team épée | 1 | 0 | 2 Q | 0 | 3 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
John Emrys Lloyd | Individual foil | 5 | 1 | 1 Q | 5 | 1 | 2 Q | 4 | 2 | 4 Q | 4 | 3 | 4 |
René Paul | 5 | 1 | 1 Q | 3 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Arthur Smith | 4 | 3 | 4 Q | 2 | 4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
Harold Cooke John Emrys Lloyd René Paul Arthur Smith Pierre Turquet Luke Wendon |
Team foil | 1 | 0 | 1 Q | 1 | 1 | 2 Q | 0 | 2 | 3 | did not advance | ||
Robin Brook | Individual sabre | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Arthur Pilbrow | 3 | 3 | 5 | did not advance | |||||||||
Roger Tredgold | 4 | 1 | 1 Q | 3 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
Robin Brook John Emrys Lloyd George Moore Arthur Pilbrow Roger Tredgold |
Team sabre | 0 | 0 | 1 Q | 0 | 2 | 3 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | Wins | Losses | Rank | ||
Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott | Individual foil | 1 | 4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||||
Mary Glen-Haig | 5 | 1 | 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 1 Q | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
Gytte Minton | 1 | 4 | 4 Q | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 0 | 5 | 5 | did not advance |
Football
edit- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |
Great Britain men's | Netherlands W 4–3 (A.E.T.) |
France W 1–0 |
Yugoslavia L 1–3 |
Bronze medal final Denmark L 3–5 |
4 |
Gymnastics
editThe British Gymnastics team competed in nine events and was made up of 16 gymnasts, (8 men and 8 women), including Frank Turner and George Weedon.
Hockey
edit- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full-time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Great Britain men's | Men's tournament | Switzerland D 0–0 |
United States W 11–0 |
Afghanistan W 8–0 |
1 | Pakistan W 2–0 |
India L 0–4 |
- Team roster
Head coach:
Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
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GK | Dave Brodie | 29 May 1910 | 38 | Babcock and Wilcox Hockey Club | 5 | 0 | |
HB | George Sime | 28 February 1915 | 33 | Stepps Hockey Club | 5 | 0 | |
LB | William Lindsay | 3 March 1916 | 32 | Corinthian Hockey Club | 5 | 0 | |
HB | Michael Walford | 27 November 1915 | 32 | Sherborne Hockey Club | 5 | 0 | |
HB | Frank Reynolds | 21 August 1917 | 30 | Army Hockey Association | 5 | 1 | |
Robin Lindsay | 11 January 1914 | 34 | Teddington Hockey Club | 5 | 0 | ||
John Peake | 26 August 1924 | 23 | Combined Services | 5 | 1 | ||
Neil White | 2 May 1920 | 28 | University of Cambridge | 4 | 3 | ||
Bob Adlard | 15 November 1915 | 32 | Cheltenham Hockey Club | 5 | 5 | ||
IL | Norman Borrett | 1 October 1917 | 30 | Taunton Vale Hockey Club | 5 | 10 | |
William Griffiths | 26 June 1922 | 26 | Newport Athletic Hockey Club | 5 | 1 | ||
Ronald Davies | 28 December 1914 | 33 | Cardiff Hockey Club | 1 | 0 | ||
Edgar Hitchman | 27 May 1915 | 33 | Cardiff Hockey Club | 0 | 0 | ||
OL | W O Greene | School of Military Engineering (Ripon) | 0 | 0 | |||
David Brynmor Thomas | 29 April 1912 | 36 | Cardiff Hockey Club | 0 | 0 | ||
LB | Peter Whitbread | 28 March 1917 | 31 | Old Kingstonian Hockey Club | 0 | 0 | |
A H Young | Whitecraigs Hockey Club | 0 | 0 |
- Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 5 | Semi-finals |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
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Lacrosse
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1948.
Athlete | Event | Riding (Show jumping) |
Fencing (Épée one touch) |
Shooting (rapid-fire pistol, 20 shots) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Running (4000 m) |
Total | |||||||
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Penalties | Rank | Wins | Rank | Hits | Score | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Geoffrey Brooke | Modern pentathlon | 143.5 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 153 | 41 | 6:29.6 | 37 | 15:48.4 | 15 | 145 | 37 |
Jack Lumsden | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 167 | 37 | 6:31.3 | 38 | 16:10.7 | 20 | 132 | 34 | |
Andy Martin | 4.0 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 182 | 23 | 5:33.4 | 31 | 15:40.7 | 11 | 108 | 20 |
Rowing
editGreat Britain had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Antony Rowe | Single sculls | 7:30.5 | 1 Q | Bye | — | 8:22.8 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Dickie Burnell Bert Bushnell |
Double sculls | 6:56.9 | 2 | 1 Q | — | 7:55.7 | 1 Q | 6:51.3 | |||
Ran Laurie Jack Wilson |
Coxless pair | 7:20.3 | 1 Q | Bye | — | 8:05.9 | 1 Q | 7:21.1 | |||
Howard James Mark Scott David Walker |
Coxed pair | 8:06.8 | 2 | 8:01.7 | 2 | — | did not advance | ||||
Tony Butcher Tom Christie Peter Kirkpatrick Hank Rushmere |
Coxless four | 6:37.0 | 1 Q | Bye | — | 7:16.3 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Robert Collins John Healey William Leckie Anthony Purssell William Woodward |
Coxed four | 7:01.9 | 2 | 6:58.4 | 1 Q | 7:36.6 | 2 | did not advance | |||
Christopher Barton Paul Bircher Jack Dearlove Michael Lapage Brian Lloyd Paul Massey Alfred Mellows John Meyrick Guy Richardson |
Eight | 6:05.3 | 1 Q | Bye | — | 6:38.1 | 1 Q | 6:06.9 |
Sailing
editAthlete | Event | Race | Total | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Rank | ||
Arthur McDonald | Firefly | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | DNF | 3456 | 9 |
Sloane Farrington Durward Knowles |
Star | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | DSQ | DNF | 4372 | 4 |
David Bond Stewart Morris |
Swallow | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | DSQ | 4 | 5625 | |
George Brown Eric Strain Jack Wallace |
Dragon | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3943 | 4 |
Bonar Hardie Hamish Hardie Douglas Hume Howden Hume Harry Hunter |
6 Metre | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2879 | 5 |
Shooting
editTwelve shooters represented Great Britain in 1948.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Jocelyn Barlow | 300 m free rifle, three positions | 949 | 28 |
John Knott | 966 | 26 | |
Bob Maslen-Jones | 981 | 25 | |
John Chandler | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 15 |
Victor Gilbert | 591 | 21 | |
George Jones | 592 | 18 | |
Henry Steele | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 545 | 27 |
Henry Swire | 538 | 39 | |
Charles Willott | 554 | 12 | |
John Gallie | 50 m pistol | 517 | 23 |
Guy Granet | 519 | 21 | |
Peter Marchant | 484 | 43 |
Swimming
edit- Key
- Note–Ranks given are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- DQ = Disqualified
- DNS / F = Did not start / finish
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Trevor Harrop | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.3 | 6 | did not advance | |||
Pat Kendall | 1:02.1 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
Ronald Stedman | 1:01.3 | 2 Q | 1:01.0 | 7 | did not advance | ||
Roy Botham | 400 m freestyle | 5:03.4 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Jack Hale | 4:53.3 | 1 Q | 4:51.4 | 4 q | 4:55.9 | 7 | |
Tom Holt | 5:20.7 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Donald Bland | 1500 m freestyle | 20:13.9 | 2 Q | 20:19.8 | 4 q | 20:19.8 | 7 |
Jack Hale | 20:31.9 | 2 Q | DNS | did not advance | |||
Jack Wardrop | 20:43.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
John Brockway | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.2 | 1 Q | 1:09.1 | 3 Q | 1:09.2 | 7 |
Bert Kinnear | 1:09.7 | 2 Q | 1:09.2 | 2 Q | 1:09.6 | 8 | |
Tony Summers | 1:11.2 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Goldup Davies | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.6 | 6 | did not advance | |||
Roy Romain | 2:49.4 | 3 q | 2:49.6 | 5 | did not advance | ||
John Service | 3:00.4 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Roy Botham Jack Hale John Holt Norman Wainwright |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 9:26.6 | 5 | — | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Patricia Nielsen | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.4 | 5 q | 1:09.6 | 7 | did not advance | |
Lillian Preece | 1:09.0 | 3 q | 1:09.6 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Margaret Wellington | 1:09.8 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Catherine Gibson | 400 m freestyle | 5:26.9 | 1 Q | 5:31.0 | 4 q | 5:22.5 | |
Patricia Nielsen | 5:40.4 | 3 q | 5:39.5 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Margaret Wellington | 5:40.0 | 5 q | 5:38.2 | 7 | did not advance | ||
Vera Ellery | 100 m backstroke | 1:20.9 | 5 q | 1:20.8 | 7 | did not advance | |
Catherine Gibson | 1:19.7 | 3 Q | 1:18.6 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Helen Yate | 1:18.3 | 3 Q | 1:18.7 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Jean Caplin | 200 m breaststroke | 3:17.0 | 5 q | 3:14.4 | 6 | did not advance | |
Elizabeth Church | 3:07.4 | 4 Q | 3:07.1 | 5 q | 3:06.1 | 6 | |
Elenor Gordon | 3:13.3 | 4 Q | 3:15.8 | 8 | did not advance | ||
Catherine Gibson Patricia Nielsen Lillian Preece Margaret Wellington |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:36.1 | 3 Q | — | 4:34.7 | 4 |
Water polo
edit- Summary
- FT – After full time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Great Britain men's | Men's tournament | Hungary L 2–11 |
Egypt D 3–3 |
3 | did not advance | 13 |
Weightlifting
editAthlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Julian Creus | −56 kg | 82.5 | 6 | 95.0 | 1 | 120.0 | =2 | 297.5 | |
Abe Greenhalgh | 92.5 | 2 | 75.0 | 17 | 100.0 | =15 | 267.5 | 13 | |
Denis Hallett | −60 kg | 87.5 | =8 | 87.5 | 15 | 117.5 | =12 | 292.5 | 14 |
Sidney Kemble | 87.5 | =8 | 80.0 | =20 | 105.0 | =20 | 272.5 | 20 | |
Ron Eland | −67.5 kg | 95.0 | =7 | 95.0 | =11 | 120.0 | =14 | 310.0 | 13 |
James Halliday | 90.0 | =12 | 110.0 | =2 | 140.0 | =3 | 340.0 | ||
Ernest Peppiatt | −75 kg | 100.0 | =11 | 102.5 | =12 | 125.0 | =14 | 327.5 | 15 |
William Watson | 100.0 | =11 | 110.0 | =5 | 140.0 | =6 | 350.0 | 8 | |
Ernie Roe | −82.5 kg | 110.0 | =3 | 105.0 | =14 | 140.0 | =7 | 355.0 | 9 |
Alfred Knight | +82.5 kg | 117.5 | =6 | 117.5 | 4 | 155.0 | =4 | 390.0 | 4 |
Wrestling
editAt the end of the match, all wrestlers were given "bad points", according to the results of their bouts. The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2–1. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated.
Key:
- VFA – Victory by fall.
- VIN – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- VPO – Decision by points.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Points | Opposition Result |
Points | Opposition Result |
Points | Opposition Result |
Points | Points | Rank | |||||
Harry Parker | Freestyle –52 kg | Bye | Johansson (SWE) WVFA |
3 | Baudric (FRA) L VA |
6 | did not advance | |||||||
Ray Cazaux | Freestyle –57 kg | Vicera (PHI) W 3–0VPO |
1 | Leeman (USA) L VFA |
4 | Shehata (EGY) W 3–0VPO |
5 | did not advance | ||||||
Arnold Parsons | Freestyle –62 kg | Suryavanshi (IND) W 2–1VPO |
1 | Raeymaeckers (BEL) L 0–3VPO |
4 | Gavelli (ITA) WVFA |
4 | Müller (SUI) LVFA |
7 | did not advance | ||||
Peter Luck | Freestyle –67 kg | Plumb (CAN) L 0–3VPO |
3 | Bakos (HUN) L 0–3VPO |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Don Irvine | Freestyle –73 kg | Westergren (SWE) L 1–2VPO |
2 | Peace (CAN) L VFA |
5 | did not advance | ||||||||
Eddie Bowey | Freestyle –79 kg | Assam (MEX) W 3–0VPO |
1 | Brunaud (FRA) L 3–0VPO |
4 | Candemir (TUR) L VFA |
7 | did not advance | ||||||
Johnny Sullivan | Freestyle –87 kg | Tarányi (HUN) W 3–0VPO |
1 | Wittenberg (USA) LVFA |
4 | Morton (RSA) L 1–2VPO |
6 | did not advance | ||||||
Fred Oberlander | Freestyle +87 kg | Armstrong (AUS) L 0–3VPO |
3 | Růžička (TCH) L 1–2VPO |
5 | did not advance | ||||||||
Walter McGuffie | Greco-Roman –52 kg | Abdel-El (EGY) L VFA |
3 | Clausen (NOR) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Ken Irvine | Greco-Roman –57 kg | Biris (GRE) L VFA |
3 | Bye | Flamini (ARG) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | |||||||
Jack Mortimer | Greco-Roman –62 kg | Merle (FRA) L VFA |
3 | Tóth (HUN) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Ray Myland | Greco-Roman –67 kg | Freij (SWE) L VFA |
3 | Şenol (TUR) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Andy Wilson | Greco-Roman –73 kg | Josef Schmidt (AUT) L VFA |
3 | Dobbelaere (BEL) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Stanley Bissell | Greco-Roman –79 kg | Vogel (AUT) L VFA |
3 | Benoy (BEL) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | ||||||||
Kenneth Richmond | Greco-Roman –87 kg | Orabi (EGY) L VFA |
3 | Bye | Avcioğlu-Çakmak (TUR) W VFA |
3 | Nilsson (SWE) L VFA |
6 | did not advance | |||||
Len Pidduck | Greco-Roman +87 kg | Nilsson (SWE) L VFA |
3 | Inderbitzin (SUI) L 0–3VPO |
6 | did not advance |
Art competitions
edit85 art competitors, 65 men and 20 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.
- Mixed Architecture, Architectural Designs
References
edit- ^ "Great Britain at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.