Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art Competitions

Architecture, Architectural Designs, Open Patrick Horsbrugh HM
Architecture, Further Entries, Open Charles Terry Pledge AC
Alexander Scott AC
Thurston Williams AC
Maxwell Ayrton AC
Berkeley Moir AC
Literature, Lyric Works, Open Walter Roberts HM
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open John Copley 2 Silver
John Skeaping HM
Laura Knight HM
Frederick Austin AC
Delmar Banner AC
John Buckland-Wright AC
Gwen Raverat AC
Laura Knight AC
Laura Knight AC
John Copley AC
Laura Knight AC
Anthony Gross AC
John Platt AC
John Skeaping AC
Anna Zinkeisen AC
Winifred Austen AC
Winifred Austen AC
Laura Knight AC
John Skeaping AC
John Skeaping AC
John Skeaping AC
Anna Zinkeisen AC
Anna Zinkeisen AC
Anna Zinkeisen AC
James Bostock AC
Russell Reeve AC
Clifford Hall AC
Winifred Austen AC
William Washington AC
John Platt HC
John Platt HC
Painting, Paintings, Open Alfred Thomson 1 Gold
Cosmo Clark HM
Vera Brookman AC
Clifford Hall AC
Alec Pecker AC
Delmar Banner AC
Frederick Austin AC
Howard Jarvis AC
Helen Sampson AC
Deirdre Henty-Creer AC
Doris Zinkeisen AC
Doris Zinkeisen AC
Paul Maze AC
Allan Walton AC
John Wheatley AC
Thomas Dugdale AC
Laura Knight AC
Laura Knight AC
Coralie de Burgh AC
H. E. Twaits AC
Dick Hart AC
Howard Jarvis AC
Edith Marion Scales AC
Cosmo Clark AC
Ethel Gabain AC
Clifford Hall AC
Richard Murry AC
Feliks Topolski AC
Richard Murry AC
Herbert Gurschner AC
Victor Coverley-Price AC
William Fisher AC
Charles Cundall AC
Cosmo Clark AC
Alfred Munnings AC
Laura Knight AC
Cosmo Clark AC
Ray Howard-Jones AC
A. Wynne-Rogers AC
Jerry Critchlow AC
A. Wynne-Rogers AC
Roy de Maistre AC
Egerton Cooper AC
Paul Maze AC
Egerton Cooper AC
Anthony Gross AC
John Sanderson-Wells AC
John Sanderson-Wells AC
Lionel Edwards AC
Lionel Edwards AC
Laura Knight AC
Laura Knight AC
Roy Beddington AC
Anthony Gross AC
Roy Beddington AC
Egerton Cooper AC
Lionel Edwards AC
John Sanderson-Wells AC
John Sanderson-Wells AC
Denholm Armour HC
Anna Zinkeisen HC
Charles Simpson HC
Egerton Cooper HC
Anna Zinkeisen HC
Frederic Whiting HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Norman Wilkinson HC
Norman Wilkinson HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Alfred Munnings HC
Norman Wilkinson HC
William Nicholson HC
Painting, Applied Arts, Open Bernard CuznerStanley Morris HM
William Wilson AC
Jack DowningCharles StanierWilliam G. Webb AC
Freda Hands AC
Ian James Scott AC
Ian James Scott AC
Peter Stebbing AC
Phyllis Platt AC
Josephine Cheesman AC
Cecily Briant AC
John Farleigh AC
John Farleigh AC
John Farleigh AC
Reginald Till AC
John Auld AC
Geoffrey Holden AC
Cyril Shiner AC
Cyril Shiner AC
Geoffrey Holden AC
Heather Child AC
Ralph Lavers AC
Joyce Himsworth AC
Ralph Lavers AC
Sculpturing, Medals And Plaques, Open Thomas Wilkinson AC
Paul Vincze AC
Sculpturing, Reliefs, Open Rosamund Fletcher 3 Bronze
Rosamund Fletcher AC
Sculpturing, Statues, Open Chintamoni Kar 2 Silver
Chintamoni Kar AC
Norman Tyrrell AC
Phyllis Bone AC
David Evans AC
Dora Gordine AC
Siegfried Charoux AC
Maurice Lambert AC
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open Rosamund Fletcher AC
V. Robinson Hodge AC
Mary Morton AC
Robert Allan Miller AC
Robert Allan Miller AC
Peter Peri AC
Eric Winters AC

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men George Weedon 60
Frank Turner 67
Ken Buffin 79
Alec Wales 83
Percy May 92
Jack Flaherty 98
Glyn Hopkins 111
Ivor Vice 112
Team All-Around, Men Great Britain 12
George WeedonFrank TurnerKen BuffinAlec WalesPercy MayJack FlahertyGlyn HopkinsIvor Vice
Floor Exercise, Men Frank Turner =61
George Weedon =65
Ken Buffin 82
Alec Wales 87
Percy May =89
Ivor Vice 96
Glyn Hopkins =103
Jack Flaherty 111
Horse Vault, Men George Weedon =50
Frank Turner =56
Ken Buffin 72
Percy May 86
Ivor Vice 99
Glyn Hopkins 106
Alec Wales 116
Jack Flaherty 117
Parallel Bars, Men George Weedon =41
Frank Turner =44
Alec Wales 67
Ken Buffin 82
Percy May =84
Jack Flaherty 95
Glyn Hopkins 111
Ivor Vice 116
Horizontal Bar, Men Jack Flaherty 30
George Weedon =38
Ken Buffin =57
Alec Wales 86
Frank Turner 88
Percy May 105
Glyn Hopkins 117
Ivor Vice 118
Rings, Men Frank Turner =57
Jack Flaherty =63
Alec Wales 71
George Weedon 90
Percy May 93
Ken Buffin 100
Ivor Vice 107
Glyn Hopkins 108
Pommelled Horse, Men Alec Wales 39
Frank Turner =66
George Weedon =74
Ken Buffin 86
Percy May 87
Jack Flaherty 88
Glyn Hopkins 94
Ivor Vice 96
Team All-Around, Women Great Britain 9
Cissy DaviesJoan AireyPat HirstPat EvansDorothy HeyAudrey RennardIrene HirstDorothy Smith

Athletics

100 metres, Men Alastair McCorquodale 4
McDonald Bailey 6
Ken Jones 6 h2 r3/4
200 metres, Men Alastair McCorquodale 5 h2 r3/4
Paul Vallé 6 h1 r3/4
John Fairgrieve 4 h3 r2/4
400 metres, Men Les Lewis 4 h1 r2/4
Bill Roberts 4 h2 r2/4
Derek Pugh 5 h4 r2/4
800 metres, Men John Parlett 8
Tom White 5 h3 r2/3
Harry Tarraway AC h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Men Bill Nankeville 6
Doug Wilson 5 h2 r1/2
Dick Morris 6 h4 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Bill Lucas 7 h2 r1/2
Alec Olney 7 h3 r1/2
Jack Braughton 8 h1 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Stan Cox 7
Jim Peters 8
Steve McCooke TNK
Marathon, Men Tom Richards 2 Silver
Stan Jones 30
Jack Holden DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Ray Barkway 4 h1 r1/3
Joe Birrell 4 h3 r1/3
Don Finlay AC h5 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Harry Whittle 4 h2 r2/3
Ron Unsworth 3 h4 r1/3
Michael Pope 4 h3 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Peter Curry 7 h1 r1/2
Rene Howell 7 h3 r1/2
Geoffrey Tudor 9 h2 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Jack ArcherJack GregoryAlastair McCorquodaleKen JonesKen Anderson (DNS)Allan Watt (DNS)John Fairgrieve (DNS)Paul Vallé (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Great Britain 3 h1 r1/2
Les LewisDerek PughMartin PikeBill RobertsTom Collier (DNS)Ken Crowe (DNS)David Mackenzie (DNS)Terry Higgins (DNS)
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men Jim Morris 4
Harry Churcher 5
Ron West 7
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Lloyd Johnson 3 Bronze
Bert Martineau 5
Rex Whitlock DNF
High Jump, Men Alan Paterson =7
Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin 12
Ron Pavitt 27 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Dick Webster =17 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin 5
Harry Whittle 7
Harry Askew 9
Triple Jump, Men Allan Lindsay 24 r1/2
Sidney Cross 25 r1/2
Robert Hawkey AC r1/2
Shot Put, Men John Giles 11
Harold Moody 19
Discus Throw, Men Jim Nesbitt 19 r1/2
Jack Brewer 21 r1/2
Laurence Reavell-Carter 25 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Men Duncan Clark 11
Ewan Douglas 16 r1/2
Norman Drake 17 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Men Morville Chote 19 r1/2
Malcolm Dalrymple 21 r1/2
100 metres, Women Dorothy Manley 2 Silver
Doris Batter 4 h1 r2/3
Winnie Jordan 5 h3 r2/3
200 metres, Women Audrey Williamson 2 Silver
Margaret Walker 5
Sylvia Cheeseman 4 h2 r2/3
80 metres Hurdles, Women Maureen Gardner 2 Silver
Joan Upton 4 h1 r2/3
Bertha Crowther 5 h3 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Great Britain 4
Dorothy ManleyMuriel PlettsMargaret WalkerMaureen GardnerDoris Batter (DNS)Sylvia Cheeseman (DNS)Winnie Jordan (DNS)Audrey Williamson (DNS)
High Jump, Women Dorothy Tyler 2 Silver
Bertha Crowther 6
Dora Gardner 8
Long Jump, Women Margaret Erskine 20 r1/2
Lorna Lee 21 r1/2
Joan Shepherd 24 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Bevis Reid 8
Elspeth Whyte NP r1/2
Margaret Birtwistle NP r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Bevis Reid 14
Margaret Birtwistle 19
Elspeth Whyte 20
Javelin Throw, Women Kay Long 14
Gladys Clarke 15

Basketball

Basketball, Men Great Britain 20
Frank ColeTrevor DaviesAlex EkeMalcolm FinlayColin HuntDoug LeggRon LeggStan McMeekanSid McMeekanBob NorrisLionel PriceHarry WestonStanley Weston

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Henry Carpenter =9
Peter Keenan DNS
Bantamweight, Men Tommy Proffitt =17
Tommy Miller DNS
Featherweight, Men Peter Brander =17
Charlie Tucker DNS
Lightweight, Men Ron Cooper =9
Tot Glanville DNS
Welterweight, Men Max Shacklady =9
Johnny Ryan DNS
Middleweight, Men Johnny Wright 2 Silver
Roy Agland DNS
Light-Heavyweight, Men Don Scott 2 Silver
Heavyweight, Men Jack Gardner =5
Johnny Morkus DNS

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Norman Dobson DNS

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Norman Dobson 8 h2 r1/2
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Great Britain 7 h1 r1/2
Jack HendersonJohn Simmons
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Howard Maidment 6
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Great Britain 7
Mike SymonsHugh Van Zwanenberg
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Joyce Richards 5 h1 r1/2

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Bob Maitland 6
Tiny Thomas 8
Ian Scott 16
Ernie Clements DNF
Road Race, Team, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Bob MaitlandTiny ThomasIan ScottErnie Clements

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Reg Harris 2 Silver
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Tommy Godwin 3 Bronze
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Reg HarrisAlan Bannister
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Great Britain 3 Bronze
Alan GeldardTommy GodwinDave RickettsWilf Waters

Diving

Springboard, Men Peter Heatly 13
Charles Johnson 18
Peter Elliott 23
Platform, Men Peter Heatly 5
Louis Marchant 11
Gordon Ward 18
Springboard, Women Edna Child 6
Esme Harris 13
Kay Cuthbert 14
Platform, Women Margaret Bisbrown 10
Denise Newman 11
Maire Hider 12

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Men Peter Borwick 17
Lyndon Bolton 27
Duggie Stewart DNF
Team, Men Great Britain DNF
Peter BorwickLyndon BoltonDuggie Stewart

Equestrian Jumping

Individual, Men Harry Llewellyn =7
Harry Nicoll =7
Arthur Carr 19
Team, Men Great Britain 3 Bronze
Harry LlewellynHarry NicollArthur Carr

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Emrys Lloyd 4
René Paul 5 p3 r2/4
Arthur Smith 6 p2 r2/4
Foil, Team, Men Great Britain =5
René PaulArthur SmithHarry CookeEmrys LloydPierre TurquetLuke Wendon
Épée, Individual, Men Ron Parfitt 10
Charles de Beaumont 4 p2 r2/4
Bert Pelling 5 p3 r2/4
Épée, Team, Men Great Britain 4 p2 r2/4
Charles de BeaumontTerry BeddardRon ParfittDavid CraigMichael McCreadyBert Pelling
Sabre, Individual, Men Roger Tredgold 5 p3 r2/4
Robin Brook =5 p4 r2/4
Arthur Pilbrow 5 p1 r1/4
Sabre, Team, Men Great Britain 3 p2 r2/4
Arthur PilbrowGeorge MooreEmrys LloydRoger TredgoldRobin BrookCharles de Beaumont (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Mary Glen-Haig 8
Gytte Minton 6 p2 r3/4
Betty Arbuthnott 5 p5 r1/4

Football

Football, Men Great Britain 4
Andy AitkenBill AmorAllan BoydAngus CarmichaelFrank DonovanEric FrightBob HardistyTommy HopperDenis KelleherPeter KippaxEric LeeKevin McAlindenDouglas McBainJimmy McCollHarry McIlvennyGwyn ManningJack NealeJack RawlingsRonnie SimpsonDavid Letham (DNS)Ron Phipps (DNS)Julian Smith (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Dave BrodieGeorge SimeWilliam LindsayMicky WalfordFrank ReynoldsRobin LindsayJohn PeakeNeil WhiteBob AdlardNorman BorrettBill GriffithsRonald DaviesA. H. Young (DNS)Bryn Thomas (DNS)Edgar Hitchman (DNS)Gill Hudson (DNS)Peter Whitbread (DNS)Trevor Lake (DNS)W. O. Greene (DNS)

Lacrosse

Lacrosse, Men All-England Team =1
John Sizmur (DNS)H. WyattJohn FoyDerek GleaveJack WhiteheadBrian MakinAnthony Leslie DennisHenry PrimeRoy WhittakerJohn BucklandReggie RenshawJack LittleRick WilsonJoe Swindells (DNS)Norman Coe (DNS)Hugh Ginn (DNS)Jack Griffith (DNS)Richard Zimmern (DNS)John Fletcher (DNS)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Andy Martin 20
Jack Lumsden 34
Geoffrey Brooke 37

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Tony Rowe 3 h2 r3/4
Double Sculls, Men Great Britain 1 Gold
Dickie BurnellBert Bushnell
Coxless Pairs, Men Great Britain 1 Gold
Jack WilsonRan Laurie
Coxed Pairs, Men Great Britain 2 h2 r2/4
Mark ScottHoward JamesDavid Walker
Coxless Fours, Men Great Britain 2 h2 r3/4
Peter KirkpatrickHank RushmereTom ChristieTony Butcher
Coxed Fours, Men Great Britain 2 h6 r3/5
Tony PurssellRobert CollinsWilliam WoodwardWilliam LeckieJohn Healey
Eights, Men Great Britain 2 Silver
Chris BartonMichael LapageGuy RichardsonPaul BircherPaul MasseyBrian LloydJohn MeyrickPaul MellowsJack Dearlove

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Arthur McDonald 9
Two Person Keelboat, Open Swift 1 Gold
Stewart MorrisDavid Bond
Two Person Keelboat, Open Gem II 4
Durward KnowlesSloane Farrington
Three Person Keelboat, Open Ceres II 4
Eric StrainGeorge BrownJack Wallace
6 metres, Open Johan 5
Douglas HumeBonar HardieHamish HardieHarry HunterHowden Hume

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Charles Willott 12
Henry Steele 27
Henry Swire 39
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Guy Granet 21
John Gallie 23
Peter Marchant 43
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men Bob Maslen-Jones 25
John Knott 26
Jocelyn Barlow 28
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men John Chandler 15
George Jones 18
Victor Gilbert 21

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Ron Stedman 7 h2 r2/3
Trevor Harrop 6 h6 r1/3
Pat Kendall 7 h2 r1/3
400 metres Freestyle, Men Jack Hale 7
Roy Botham 3 h1 r1/3
Tom Holt 6 h6 r1/3
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Don Bland 7
Jack Hale 2 h2 r1/3
Jack Wardrop 3 h1 r1/3
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Great Britain 5 h2 r1/2
Roy BothamJack HaleNorman WainwrightJohn HoltRon Stedman (DNS)Ray Legg (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men John Brockway 7
Bert Kinnear 8
Tony Summers 4 h4 r1/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Roy Romain 5 h1 r2/3
John Service 5 h1 r1/3
Goldup Davies 6 h2 r1/3
100 metres Freestyle, Women Lillian Preece 6 h2 r2/3
Pat Nielsen 7 h1 r2/3
Margaret Wellington 4 h4 r1/3
400 metres Freestyle, Women Cathie Gibson 3 Bronze
Pat Nielsen 5 h1 r2/3
Margaret Wellington 7 h2 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Great Britain 4
Pat NielsenMargaret WellingtonLillian PreeceCathie GibsonMargaret Girvan (DNS)Margaret Linton (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Helen Yate 4 h2 r2/3
Cathie Gibson 6 h1 r2/3
Vera Ellery 7 h2 r2/3
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Elizabeth Church 6
Jean Caplin 6 h1 r2/3
Elenor Gordon 8 h2 r2/3

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Great Britain =13
Ian JohnsonReg PotterDavid MurrayPeter HardieCharlie BrandRoy GarforthForbes GentlemanTrevor LewisJack Jones (DNS)Bobby Mitchell (DNS)Reg Webber (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Julian Creus 2 Silver
Abe Greenhalgh 13
Featherweight, Men Denis Hallett 14
Sid Kemble 20
Lightweight, Men Jim Halliday 3 Bronze
Ron Eland 13
Middleweight, Men Bill Watson 8
Ernie Peppiatt 15
Light-Heavyweight, Men Ernie Roe 9
Heavyweight, Men Alf Knight 4

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Walter McGuffie AC
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ken Irvine AC
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Jack Mortimer AC
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ray Myland AC
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Andy Wilson AC
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Stan Bissell AC
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ken Richmond 5
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Len Pidduck AC
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Harry Parker AC
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Ray Cazaux =5
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Arnold Parsons AC
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Peter Luck AC
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Don Irvine AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Eddie Bowey AC
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Johnny Sullivan AC
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Fred Oberlander AC