Great_Britain_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- 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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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- Field events
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Team roster
More information Players, Coaches ...
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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
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | 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 | |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Ten cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1948.
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Track
- Time trial
- Sprint, tandem and pursuit
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Main article: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Eventing
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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Jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||
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Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
More information Team, First round ...
| Team | First round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |
| Great Britain men's |  NetherlandsW 4–3 (A.E.T.) |
 FranceW 1–0 |
 YugoslaviaL 1–3 |
Bronze medal final DenmarkL 3–5 |
4 |
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 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.
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full-time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
More information Team, Event ...
| 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 |  SwitzerlandD 0–0 |
 United StatesW 11–0 |
 AfghanistanW 8–0 |
1 |  PakistanW 2–0 |
 IndiaL 0–4 |
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- Team roster
Head coach:
More information Pos., Player ...
| 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 |
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- Group stage
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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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More information 8–0, Afghanistan ...
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- Semifinals
More information 2–0, Pakistan ...
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- Gold medal match
More information 0–4, India ...
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Main article: Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1948.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Great Britain had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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