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==Rowing==
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* [[Single scull]] - [[Antony Rowe]] - Unplaced
Great Britain had 26 male rowers participate in all seven [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] events in 1948.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1948/ROW/ |title=Great Britain Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games |accessdate= 13 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Double scull]] - [[Dickie Burnell]], [[Bert Bushnell]] - Gold

*[[Coxless pair]] - [[Ran Laurie]], [[Jack Wilson (rower)|Jack Wilson]] - Gold
*[[Coxed pair]] - M B Scott, H B James, DS Walker - Unplaced
; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men's single sculls|Men's single sculls]] - Unplaced
* [[Antony Rowe]]
* [[Coxless four]] - H W Rushmere, PC Kirkpatrick [[Tom Christie]], [[Tony Butcher]] - unplaced

* [[Coxed four]] - R M Collins, W W Woodward, W J H Leckie, A J R Purssell, J A D Healey - unplaced
; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls|Men's double sculls]] - Gold
* [[Eight (rowing)|Eight]] - [[Guy Richardson]], [[Paul Massey (rower)|Paul Massey]], [[Alfred Mellows]], [[John Meyrick]], [[Jack Dearlove]], [[Michael Lapage]], [[Brian Lloyd (rower)|Brian Lloyd]], [[Christopher Barton]], [[Paul Bircher]] - Silver
* [[Dickie Burnell]]
* [[Bert Bushnell]]

; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]] - Gold
* [[Ran Laurie]]
* [[Jack Wilson (rower)|Jack Wilson]]

; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair|Men's coxed pair]] - Unplaced
* [[Mark Scott (rower)|Mark Scott]]
* [[Howard James]]
* [[David Walker (rower)|David Walker]] (cox)

; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four|Men's coxless four]] - unplaced
* [[Peter Kirkpatrick]]
* [[Hank Rushmere]]
* [[Tom Christie]]
* [[Tony Butcher]]

; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four|Men's coxed four]] - unplaced
* [[Anthony Purssell]]
* [[Robert Collins (rower)|Robert Collins]]
* [[William Woodward (rower)|William Woodward]]
* [[William Leckie]]
* [[John Healey (rower)|John Healey]] (cox)

; [[Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's eight|Men's eight]] - Silver
* [[Christopher Barton]]
* [[Michael Lapage]]
* [[Guy Richardson]]
* [[Paul Bircher]]
* [[Paul Massey (rower)|Paul Massey]]
* [[Brian Lloyd (rower)|Brian Lloyd]]
* [[John Meyrick]]
* [[Alfred Mellows]]
* [[Jack Dearlove]] (cox)


==Sailing==
==Sailing==

Revision as of 01:51, 13 March 2018

Great Britain at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in London
Competitors404 (335 men and 68 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearerJohn Emrys Lloyd
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
14
Bronze
6
Total
23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Medallists

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Rowing 2 1 0 3
Sailing 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 6 1 7
Cycling 0 3 2 5
Boxing 0 2 0 2
Weightlifting 0 1 1 2
Field hockey 0 1 0 1
Equestrian 0 0 1 1
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Art competitions 0 0 1 1
Total 3 14 7 24

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw
  • Qualifying Round — 49.76m
  • Final Round — 48.35m (→ 11th place)
Women's Discus Throw

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

  • 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
  • Team Roster

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

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.

Hockey

Lacrosse

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1948.

Rowing

Great Britain had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's single sculls - Unplaced
Men's double sculls - Gold
Men's coxless pair - Gold
Men's coxed pair - Unplaced
Men's coxless four - unplaced
Men's coxed four - unplaced
Men's eight - Silver

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve shooters represented Great Britain in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol
300 metre rifle
50 metre rifle

Swimming

British Women’s Olympic swimming team, London, 1948

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

85 art competitors, 65 men and 20 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.

Mixed Architecture, Architectural Designs

References

  1. ^ "Great Britain at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 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 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.