Reginald Kentish

Reginald Kentish attended Malvern College and the Royal Military Academy, and then became an Army officer, eventually reaching the rank of Brigadier-General, and serving with distinction in the Boer War and in World War I, in which he was decorated for gallantry. He was influential in Army sports, and advocated for the creation of mass recreational facilities for the troops. After his Army retirement in 1922 he formed the National Playing Fields Association in 1925, and in 1931, this was recognized when the group was awarded the Olympic Cup. Kentish served as Secretary-General of the British Olympic Association in 1921-25 and was in charge of the British team at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.

Co-opted onto the IOC in June 1921, Kentish became an Executive Board Member in 1924, and served on that commission through 1931. He also chaired the Commission of the Construction of Playgrounds at the 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin. He served on the IOC until June 1933, when he resigned.