Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the Glossary
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
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467 relations: Abe Greenhalgh, Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin, Adil Candemir, Adolf Müller (wrestler), Adrian Holmes (boxer), Ahmet Şenol, Alan Bannister (cyclist), Alan Geldard, Alan Paterson, Alastair McCorquodale, Albert Pelling, Alec Olney, Alex Bollaert, Alfred Knight (weightlifter), Alfred Mellows, Allan Lindsay, André Brunaud, Andy Martin (pentathlete), Andy Wilson (wrestler), Anthony Purssell, Antoine Merle, Antoine Raeymaeckers, Anton Vogel, Antony Rowe, Archibald Craig, Arnold Parsons, Arthur Carr (equestrian), Arthur McDonald, Arthur Pilbrow, Arthur Smith (fencer), Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, ... Expand index (417 more) »
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Abe Greenhalgh
Abe Greenhalgh (14 April 1920 – 1982) was a British weightlifter.
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Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin
Omoba Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin, M.D. (11 September 1922 – 31 January 2014) was a Nigerian-born British high jumper and long jumper, who became the first Nigerian to compete in an Olympics final in 1948.
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Adil Candemir
Adil Candemir (1917 – 12 January 1989) was a Turkish sport wrestler.
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Adolf Müller (wrestler)
Adolf Müller (11 April 1914 – 7 July 2005) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Olympics.
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Adrian Holmes (boxer)
Adrian Holmes (30 May 1925 – 8 January 2014) was an Australian boxer.
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Ahmet Şenol
Ahmet Şenol (5 March 1926 – 7 April 2019) was a Turkish wrestler.
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Alan Bannister (cyclist)
Alan Bannister MBE (3 November 1922 – 18 May 2007) was an English cyclist.
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Alan Geldard
Robert Alan Geldard (16 April 1927 – 26 February 2018) was a British cyclist.
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Alan Paterson
Alan Sinclair Paterson (11 June 1928 – 8 May 1999) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.
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Alastair McCorquodale
Alastair McCorquodale (5 December 1925 – 27 February 2009) was a British athlete and cricketer.
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Albert Pelling
Albert Edward "Bert" Pelling (18 October 1903 – 1977) was a British fencer.
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Alec Olney
Alec Olney (4 January 1922 – 25 April 2017) was a British long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Alex Bollaert
Alex Bollaert (11 January 1930 – before 2016) was a Belgian boxer.
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Alfred Knight (weightlifter)
Alfred Charles Knight (5 May 1918 – 19 July 2000) was a British weightlifter.
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Alfred Mellows
Alfred Paul Mellows DFC (8 June 1922 – 11 July 1997) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Allan Lindsay
Allan Shanks Lindsay (5 March 1926 – 2 April 2014) was a British athlete.
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André Brunaud
André Alfred Brunaud (9 February 1915 – 24 May 2007) was a French wrestler.
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Andy Martin (pentathlete)
Andrew Charles Martin (18 May 1927 – 3 May 2003) was a British modern pentathlete.
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Andy Wilson (wrestler)
John Andrew Wilson (3 July 1916 – 30 July 1979) was a British wrestler.
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Anthony John Richard Purssell (born 5 July 1926), known as Tony Purssell,.
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Antoine Merle
Antoine Merle (22 March 1921 – 30 April 2013) was a French wrestler.
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Antoine Raeymaeckers
Antoine Raeymaekers (born 4 April 1919, date of death unknown) was a Belgian wrestler.
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Anton Vogel
Anton Vogel (21 July 1913 – 27 November 1971) was an Austrian wrestler.
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Antony Rowe
Antony Duncan Rowe (4 August 1924 – 5 December 2003), or Tony Rowe, was an English rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1950.
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Archibald Craig
Archibald Craig (24 March 1887 – 30 December 1960) was a British fencer.
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Arnold Parsons
Arnold Parsons (25 December 1926 – 28 September 2022) was an English wrestler.
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Arthur Carr (equestrian)
Arthur Carr (26 July 1910 – 11 September 1986) was a British equestrian and Olympic medalist.
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Arthur McDonald
Air Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald, (14 June 1903 – 26 July 1996) was a senior Royal Air Force officer.
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Arthur Pilbrow
Arthur Gordon Pilbrow (18 May 1902 – 16 July 1987) was a British fencer.
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Arthur Smith (fencer)
Arthur Radford Smith (born 4 February 1915, date of death unknown) was a British fencer.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk
The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place from 3 to 7 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, we held at Wembley Stadium on 30 and 31 July.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 6.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 2 August and 3 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 6 & August 7.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 6 and 7 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 4 and August 5.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 30 and July 31.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 31.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30, July 31 and August 2.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
The men's marathon event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 7.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 5 and August 6.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 7.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event was part of the athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Audrey Williamson
Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson (later Mitchell) (28 September 1926 – 29 April 2010) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.
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Aurelio Díaz (boxer)
Aurelio Díaz Cadaveda (born 22 May 1923) is a Spanish former welterweight boxer.
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Bert Bushnell
Bertram Harold Thomas Bushnell (3 September 1921 – 10 January 2010) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal alongside Dickie Burnell in the double sculls, having had hopes to compete in the single sculls following a series of victories whilst competing in South America.
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Bert Kinnear
Bert Kinnear (24 October 1923 – 10 January 2011) was a British swimmer.
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Bertha Crowther
Bertha Crowther (9 December 1921 – 8 August 2007) was a British athlete.
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Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott
Elizabeth Carnegy-Arbuthnott (4 February 1906 – 24 January 1985) was a British fencer.
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Bevis Reid
Bevis Shergold (13 June 1919 - 4 July 1997) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1938 European Athletics Championships and the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Bill Lucas (runner)
William Ernest Lucas (16 January 1917 – 24 March 2018) was a British RAF officer and long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Bill Nankeville
George William Nankeville (24 March 1925 – 8 January 2021) was a British middle distance athlete who won the AAA mile title four times in five years between 1948 and 1952 and ran a best recorded time of 4:08.8 in 1949.
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Bill Roberts (athlete)
William Roberts (5 April 1912 – 5 December 2001) was an English sprinter and winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Bob Lacourse
Bob Lacourse (14 December 1926 – 31 January 2013) was a Canadian cyclist.
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Bob Maitland
Robert John Maitland (31 March 1924 – 26 August 2010) was a British racing cyclist.
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Bob Maslen-Jones
Bob Maslen-Jones (3 May 1921 – 13 July 2005) was a British sports shooter.
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Bonar Hardie
Bonar Hardie (25 July 1925 – 4 August 2014) was a British sailor.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Featherweight
The men's featherweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Flyweight
The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The men's middleweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
The men's welterweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
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Brian Lloyd (rower)
Charles Brian Murray Lloyd (11 March 1927 – 19 July 1995) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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British Gymnastics
British Gymnastics (BG), officially the British Amateur Gymnastics Association (formerly abbreviated BAGA), is the sports governing body for competitive amateur gymnastics and trampolining in the United Kingdom.
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British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom.
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Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Catherine Gibson
Catherine Gibson (21 March 1931 – 25 June 2013), later known by her married name Catherine Brown, was a Scottish swimmer.
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Charles de Beaumont
Charles de Beaumont (5 May 1902 – 7 July 1972) was a British fencer.
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Charles Johnson (diver)
Charles Johnson (23 April 1913 – 7 July 2000) was a British diver.
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Charles Willott
Charles Willott (2 October 1904 – 18 June 1973) was a British sports shooter.
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Charlie Bazzano
Charlie Bazzano (10 October 1923 – 9 January 2014) was an Australian cyclist.
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Christian Christensen (boxer)
Christian Kjeld Kristensen known as Christian "Gentleman Chris" Christensen, (21 May 1926 – 28 January 2005), was a Danish professional middleweight boxer.
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Christopher Barton
Christopher "Chris" Bertram Ronald Barton (21 November 1927 – 18 August 2013) was an Irish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
The men's individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held on an 11.45 km course.
Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 7 to 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race
The men's team road race cycling event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 13 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial
The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
David Bond (sailor)
David John Were Bond (27 March 1922 – 23 March 2013) was a British Olympic gold medallist in sailing.
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David Brodie (field hockey)
David L. S. Brodie (29 May 1910 – 6 June 1996) was a British and Scottish International field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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David Ricketts (cyclist)
David Edward Joseph Ricketts (7 October 1920 – 11 August 1996) was a British cyclist.
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David Walker (rower)
David Secker Walker (10 June 1932 – 24 March 2014) was a British rower.
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Denis Hallett
Denis William Hallett (10 December 1922 – 11 November 2013) was a British weightlifter.
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Denise Newman
Denise Newman (later Denise St Aubyn Hubbard; 19 February 1924 – 22 January 2016) was a British diver who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Derek Pugh
Derek Charles Pugh (8 February 1926 – 2 May 2008) was a British track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events.
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Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform
The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as highboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform
The women's 10 metre platform, also reported as highboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard
The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Don Finlay
Group Captain Donald Osborne Finlay, DFC, AFC (27 May 1909 – 18 April 1970) was a British athlete and Royal Air Force officer.
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Don Irvine (wrestler)
Don Irvine (4 April 1921 – 14 July 1973) was a British wrestler.
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Don Scott (boxer)
Donald Emerson Scott (23 July 1928 – 13 February 2013) was a boxer from Great Britain, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.
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Donald Bland
Donald Bland (23 July 1931 – 6 May 2006) was a British swimmer.
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Dora Gardner
Dora Kathleen Gardner (6 May 1912 – June 1994) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.
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Doris Batter
Doris M. Batter-Hatton (22 April 1929 – 23 April 2002) was a British sprinter.
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Dorothy Manley
Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Parlett; 29 April 1927 – 31 October 2021) was a British sprinter.
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Dorothy Tyler-Odam
Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler, MBE (née Odam; 14 March 1920 – 25 September 2014) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.
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Doug Wilson (athlete)
Douglas Gordon Doug Wilson (28 January 1920 – 18 October 2010) was a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Douglas Hume
Douglas Hume (4 May 1928 – 26 April 2009) was a British sailor.
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Douglas Stewart (equestrian)
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Norman Stewart DSO MC (24 June 1913 – 25 July 1991) was a British equestrian who won a gold medal in the team event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Duncan Clark (athlete)
Duncan McDougall Munro Clark (22 June 1915 – 8 July 2003) was an Olympic track and field athlete from Scotland.
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Durward Knowles
Sir Durward Randolph Knowles (2 November 1917 – 24 February 2018) was a sailor and Olympic champion from The Bahamas.
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Eddie Bowey
Edwin Bowey (5 January 1928 – 2016) was a British wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Edel Ojeda
Edel Ojeda Malpica (November 28, 1928 – April 1, 2011) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1949 to 1957.
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Edna Child
Edna Lilian Child (later Tyn and Tinegate; 16 October 1922 – May 2023) was a British diver.
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Eduardo Assam
Eduardo Assam (19 July 1919 – 21 January 1997) was a Mexican wrestler.
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Elenor Gordon
Helen Orr "Elenor" Gordon (later McKay; 10 May 1933 – 5 July 2014) was a Scottish breaststroke swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, and Scotland at the 1950 and 1954 British Empire Games.
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Elizabeth Church
Elizabeth Mabel Church (born 11 March 1930) is a female British former swimmer.
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Elspeth Whyte
Elspeth Anderson Whyte (born 24 December 1926), later known as Elspeth Stephanson, is a British athlete.
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Elvidio Flamini
Elvidio Flamini (3 January 1925 – 28 August 2008) was an Argentine wrestler.
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Emrys Lloyd
John Emrys Lloyd OBE (8 September 1905 – 28 June 1987) was a British fencer.
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Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing
The individual eventing in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in the town of Aldershot and at the Tweseldown Racecourse from 10 to 13 August.
Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
The individual show jumping in equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London was held at the Wembley Stadium on 14 August.
Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team eventing
The team eventing in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in the town of Aldershot and at the Tweseldown Racecourse from 10 to 13 August.
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Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team jumping
The team jumping in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held at the Empire Stadium on 14 August.
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Equestrian events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1948 London Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.
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Erich Welt
Erich Welt (born 14 January 1928) is an Austrian former cyclist.
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Ernest Peppiatt
Ernest James Peppiatt (27 July 1917 – 1979) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
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Ernie Clements
Ernest J Clements (28 February 1922 – 3 February 2006) was an English road racing cyclist, frame builder and cycle shop owner.
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Ernie Roe
Ernie Roe (1919 – 2007) was a British weightlifter.
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Esme Harris
Esme Harris (20 October 1932 – 9 June 2023) was a British diver.
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Ewan Douglas
Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas (14 November 1922 – 29 December 1999) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
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Ferdinando Terruzzi
Ferdinando Teruzzi (17 February 1924 – 9 April 2014) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
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Ferenc Tóth (wrestler)
Ferenc Tóth (February 8, 1909 – February 26, 1981) was a Hungarian featherweight wrestler.
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Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.
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Flag of the United Kingdom
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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Francisco Vicera
Francisco Vicera (born 10 August 1923) was a Filipino wrestler.
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Frank Reynolds (field hockey)
Frank Owen Reynolds (21 August 1917 – 20 March 2001) was a British and English international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Frank Turner (gymnast)
Frank Conway Turner (5 November 1922 – 27 September 2010) was a British gymnast who took part in four Olympic Games, three as a competitor and the fourth as National Coach; he was captain of the British Gymnastics team in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Frans Westergren
Frans Westergren (20 April 1914 – 2 March 1993) was a Swedish wrestler.
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Fred Oberlander
Fred Oberlander (23 May 1911 – 6 July 1996) was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler.
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Frithjof Clausen
Frithjof Clausen (13 March 1916 – 9 May 1998) was a Norwegian wrestler.
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Gaston Dron
Gaston Dron (19 March 1924 – 13 August 2008) was a French cyclist.
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Geoffrey Brooke (pentathlete)
Geoffrey Brooke (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete.
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Geoffrey Tudor
Geoffrey David Claud Tudor (29 December 1923 – 2 October 2018) was a British middle-distance runner.
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George Hunter (boxer)
George Hunter (22 July 1927 – 12 December 2004) was a professional boxer from South Africa, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.
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George Jones (sport shooter)
George Jones was a British sports shooter.
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George Sime
George Brander Sime (28 February 1915 – 9 September 1990) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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George Weedon (gymnast)
George G. Weedon (3 July 1920 – 22 February 2017) was a British gymnast who competed at two Summer Olympic Games.
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Gerald Leeman
Gerald "Gerry" Leeman (June 22, 1922 – October 10, 2008) was an American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist.
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Giacomo Di Segni
Giacomo Di Segni (30 November 1919 – 7 March 1986) was an Italian boxer.
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Gladys Clarke
Gladys Clarke (15 February 1923 – 10 June 2013) was a British javelin thrower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier.
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Goldup Davies
John Goldup Davies (8 January 1914 – 11 August 1989) was a British swimmer.
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Gordon Thomas (cyclist)
Gordon W. "Tiny" Thomas (18 August 1921 – 10 April 2013) was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Gordon Ward (diver)
Gordon Ward (31 July 1920 – April 1986) was a British diver.
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Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics and Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games are great Britain at the Summer Olympics by year.
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Great Britain men's national field hockey team
The Great Britain men's national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in some international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics and the FIH Pro League.
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Great Britain men's national water polo team
The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo.
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The Great Britain Olympic football team was the men's football team that represented the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympic Games (where it competed as Great Britain, branded Team GB).
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Gustav Freij
Karl Gustav Herbert Freij (17 March 1922 – 4 August 1973) was a Swedish wrestler.
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Guy Granet (sport shooter)
Guy Granet (21 September 1887 – 20 November 1953) was a British sports shooter.
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Guy Richardson
Guy Colquhoun Richardson (8 September 1921 – 27 October 1965) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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György Kapocsi
György Kapocsi (20 December 1922 – 25 January 1999) was a Hungarian boxer.
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Gytte Minton
Gytte Minton (29 April 1901 – 11 July 1964) was a British fencer.
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Hamish Hardie
Hamish Graeme Hardie (22 September 1928 – 1 December 2023) was a British sailor.
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Hank Rushmere
Hedley William 'Hank' Rushmere (27 April 1913 – May 2002) was a British rower.
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Hans Müller (boxer)
Hans Müller (22 December 1915 – 30 April 1967) was a Swiss boxer.
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Harold Cooke
Harold Cooke (29 May 1907 – April 1986) was a British fencer.
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Harold Maidment
Harold Edward Maidment (12 February 1906 – 11 March 1977) was a British sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s.
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Harold Moody (athlete)
Harold Ernest Arundel Moody (1 November 1915 – 12 September 1986) was a British shot putter.
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Harry Askew
Henry Edward Askew (31 December 1917 – 31 October 1986) was a British athlete.
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Harry Churcher
Harry George Churcher (21 November 1910 – 24 June 1972) was a British racewalker.
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Harry Hunter (sailor)
James Henry Arrol Hunter (30 March 1924 – 15 December 1988) was a British sailor.
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Harry Llewellyn
Sir Henry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet, (18 July 1911 – 15 November 1999) was a British equestrian champion.
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Harry Parker (wrestler)
Harold Parker (9 April 1917 – 7 August 2008) was a British wrestler.
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Harry Peace
Henry Frederick Peace (10 July 1913 – 11 September 1987) was a Canadian wrestler.
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Harry Tarraway
Harry Tarraway (22 April 1925 – 21 April 2002) was a British middle-distance runner.
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Harry Whittle
Harold 'Harry' Whittle (2 May 1922 – 11 May 1990) was a British hurdler and long jumper.
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Héctor García (Argentine boxer)
Héctor García (born 11 December 1926) was an Argentine boxer.
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Helen Yate
Helen Marie Yate (1 January 1921 – 11 August 2020) was a British swimmer.
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Henry Carpenter (boxer)
Henry Francis Carpenter (28 December 1925 – 20 March 2001) was a British boxer.
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Henry Nicoll (equestrian)
Henry Nicoll (17 April 1908 – 4 December 1999) was a British equestrian and Olympic medalist.
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Henry Steele (sport shooter)
Henry Steele (10 September 1911 – 1983) was a British sports shooter.
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Henry Swire
Henry Swire (28 April 1901 – 9 July 1964) was a British sports shooter.
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Henry Wittenberg
Henry Wittenberg (September 18, 1918 – March 9, 2010) was an American New York police officer, coach, competitor and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
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Herbert Martineau
Herbert Arthur Martineau (24 December 1914 – 3 May 1994) was a British racewalker.
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Hermann Schneider (boxer)
Hermann Schneider (born 1921) was a Swiss boxer.
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Howard James
Howard James (18 November 1923 – 14 March 2000) was a British rower.
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Howden Hume
Howden Hume (30 March 1903 – 28 May 1981) was a British sailor.
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Hugh Van Zwanenberg
Hugh Arnold van Zwanenberg (5 November 1916 – 1 September 1984) was a British sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s.
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Ian Scott (cyclist)
Ian Scott (9 January 1915 – 15 May 1980) was a British cyclist.
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Ibrahim Orabi
Ibrahim Orabi (1912 – 2 July 1957) was an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler.
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Jack Archer (sprinter)
John Archer (10 August 1921 – 29 July 1997) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Jack Braughton
Jack Braughton (22 February 1921 – 30 October 2016) was a British long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Jack Brewer (discus thrower)
Jack Brewer (21 October 1914 – 16 July 1993) was a British athlete.
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Jack Dearlove
Jack Gilroy Dearlove (5 June 1911 – 11 July 1967) was an English rower who competed as coxwain for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Jack Gardner (boxer)
Jack Leonard Gardner (6 November 1926 – 11 November 1978) was a British heavyweight boxer.
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Jack Gregory (sprinter)
John ("Jack") Arthur Gregory (22 June 1923 &ndash) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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Jack Hale (swimmer)
Jack Irwin Hale (8 June 1922 – 29 February 2008) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and England in the British Empire Games.
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Jack Henderson (canoeist)
Jack Lewis Henderson (24 May 1914 – 2000) was a British sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s.
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Jack Holden (runner)
John Thomas Holden (13 March 1907 – 7 March 2004) was a long-distance runner from England, who won four consecutive national titles in the marathon (1947–1950).
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Jack Lumsden
John Michael George "Jack" Lumsden (25 April 1927 – 22 October 2012) was a British modern pentathlete.
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Jack Mortimer (wrestler)
Jack Mortimer (17 March 1913 – 11 March 2007) was a British wrestler.
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Jack Wardrop
John Caldwell "Jack" Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain and Scotland.
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Jack Wilson (rower)
John Hyrne Tucker Wilson (17 September 1914 – 16 February 1997) was a British rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist.
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James Halliday (weightlifter)
James "Jumping Jim" Halliday (19 January 1918 – 6 June 2007) was a weightlifter from Great Britain.
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James Nesbitt (athlete)
James E. Nesbitt (22 September 1913 – October 1992) was a British/Irish athlete.
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Jan Remie
Jan Remie (2 March 1924 – 26 June 1950) was a Dutch boxer.
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Jan Schubart
Jan Schubart (26 February 1924 – 10 May 2010) was a Dutch boxer.
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József Tarányi
József Tarányi (1 January 1912 – 21 February 1964) was a Hungarian wrestler.
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Jean Caplin
Jean Marguerite Caplin (21 February 1930 – 1 March 2014) was a British swimmer.
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Jean-Baptiste Benoy
Jean-Baptiste Benoy (13 August 1926 – 20 June 1980) was a Belgian wrestler.
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Jim Armstrong (wrestler)
James Michael Armstrong (14 July 1917 – 8 July 1981) was a great Australian sport wrestler and rugby league player.
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Jim Morris (athlete)
Caleb James Morris (2 January 1915 – 1985) was a British racewalker.
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Jim Peters (athlete)
James Henry Peters (24 October 1918 in Hackney, London – 9 January 1999 in Thorpe Bay, Essex) was a long-distance runner from England.
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Joan Shepherd
Joan Shepherd (5 May 1924 – 24 November 2012) was a British athlete.
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Joan Upton
Joan Muriel Upton (16 December 1922 – 18 December 2016) was a British hurdler.
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Jocelyn Barlow
Jocelyn Barlow (26 August 1901 – 31 January 1975) was a British sports shooter.
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Joe Birrell
Joe Birrell (born 11 March 1930) is a British hurdler.
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John Brockway (swimmer)
William John Brockway (8 October 1928 – 26 July 2009) was a male Welsh competitive swimmer.
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John Chandler (sport shooter)
John Chandler (27 June 1924 – 13 July 2016) was a British sports shooter.
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John Fairgrieve
John Fairgrieve (18 April 1926 – 20 July 2014) was a British sprinter.
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John Gallie
John Gallie (26 November 1899 – 9 December 1949) was a British sports shooter.
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John Giles (athlete)
John Alfred Giles (9 February 1927 - 7 April 2024) was a British shotputter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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John Healey (rower)
John Alexander Dirk Healey (born 25 October 1927) is a British former rower.
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John Holt (swimmer)
John Holt (27 May 1922 – 4 February 1966) was a British swimmer.
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John Knott (sport shooter)
John Knott (3 July 1914 – 2 October 1965) was a British sports shooter.
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John Meyrick
Sir David John Charlton Meyrick, 4th Baronet (2 December 1926 – 6 February 2004) was a British agriculturalist and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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John Parlett
Harold John Parlett (19 April 1925 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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John Peake (field hockey)
John Morris Peake (26 August 1924 – 30 March 2022) was a British and English international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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John Service (swimmer)
John Service (4 December 1930 – 28 August 1996) was a British swimmer.
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John Simmons (canoeist)
John Simmons (16 July 1912 – 25 June 2005) was a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1940s.
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Johnny Sullivan (wrestler)
John Sullivan (7 February 1920 – 22 February 2008) was an Irish-born wrestler who competed for Great Britain.
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Johnny Wright (boxer)
John Alan Wright (19 May 1929 – 12 July 2001) was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Josef Růžička
Josef Růžička (17 March 1925 – 11 April 1986) was a Czechoslovak wrestler.
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Josef Schmidt (wrestler)
Josef Schmidt was an Austrian wrestler.
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Joyce Richards
Joyce Richards (17 December 1920 – 10 November 2005) was a British sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s.
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Julian Creus
Julian Creus (30 June 1917 – 9 September 1992) was a British weightlifter.
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Julien Dobbelaere
Julien Dobbelaere (22 February 1921 – 19 August 1961) was a Belgian wrestler.
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Karl Ameisbichler
Karl Ameisbichler (born 25 March 1927) was an Austrian boxer.
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Karl-Erik Nilsson (wrestler)
Karl-Erik Nilsson (4 January 1922 – 14 December 2017) was a light-heavyweight (-87 kg) Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden.
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Kay Cuthbert
Kathleen Rebecca Cuthbert (6 February 1925 – 7 January 2017) was a British diver.
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Kay Long
Kay Long (24 September 1920 – 27 December 2007) was a British athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Ken Irvine (wrestler)
Kenneth Hugh Irvine (12 February 1923 – 3 May 2011) was a British wrestler.
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Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)
Kenneth Jeffrey Jones OBE (30 December 1921 – 18 April 2006) was a Welsh sprinter and record breaking Welsh international rugby union footballer.
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Kenneth Richmond
Kenneth Alan Richmond (10 July 1926 – 3 August 2006) was an English heavyweight wrestler.
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Klaas Buchly
Nicolaas "Klaas" Buchly (26 January 1910 – 19 May 1965) was a Dutch track cyclist.
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Kurt Nemetz
Kurt Nemetz (21 July 1926 – 6 February 2008) was an Austrian cyclist.
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Laurence Reavell-Carter
Laurence Reavell-Carter CBE (27 August 1914 – 4 October 1985) was an English discus thrower.
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László Bakos
László Bakos (14 October 1919 – 18 March 1998) was a Hungarian wrestler.
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László Papp
László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest.
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Len Pidduck
Leonard Bertie James Pidduck (January 1926 – 10 February 2014) was a British wrestler.
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Leslie Lewis (sprinter)
Leslie Charles "Les" Lewis (26 December 1924 – 7 April 1986) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Lillian Preece
Lillian Preece married name Parrington (1 April 1928 – July 2004) was a British swimmer.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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Lorna Lee
Lorna Lee (16 July 1931 – 6 January 2023) was a British athlete.
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Louis Marchant
Louis Walter George Marchant (5 July 1916 – 1983) was an English diver who competed for England.
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Luke Wendon
Ulrich Luke Wendon (17 April 1926 – 6 December 2016) was a German born, British fencer.
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Lyndon Bolton
Brigadier Lyndon Bolton DSO & Bar DL (15 May 1899 – 7 April 1995) was a British Olympic horseman.
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Maire Hider
Maire Alice Hider (11 June 1919 – 29 June 2006) was a British diver.
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Malcolm Dalrymple
Malcolm Dalrymple (2 December 1922 – 17 November 2008) was a British athlete.
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Marco Gavelli
Marco Gavelli (25 April 1915 – 15 October 1995) was an Italian wrestler.
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Margaret Birtwistle
Margaret Jean Birtwistle (née Lucas, 26 July 1925 – 18 May 1992) was a British track and field athlete and a British team member in the 1948 London Olympics.
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Margaret Bisbrown
Lettice Margaret Everton Bisbrown (8 June 1919 – 20 October 2009) was a British diver.
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Margaret Erskine (athlete)
Margaret Erskine (31 July 1925 – 21 May 2006) was a British athlete.
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Margaret Walker (athlete)
Margaret Walker (2 January 1925 – 10 May 2016) was a British sprinter.
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Margaret Wellington
Margaret Olive Wellington (23 December 1926 – 10 March 2015) was a British swimmer.
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Mario Ghella
Mario Ghella (23 June 1929 – 10 February 2020) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
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Mario Masanés
Mario Masanés (18 September 1927 – 1979) was a Chilean cyclist.
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Mark Scott (rower)
Mark Bodley Scott (17 April 1923 – 11 February 2013) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Martin Pike (athlete)
Martin William Pike (12 July 1920 – 10 January 1997) was a British athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Mary Glen-Haig
Dame Mary Alison Glen-Haig, (née James; 12 July 1918 – 15 November 2014) was a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960.
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Maureen Gardner
Maureen Angela Jane Dyson (née Gardner, 12 November 1928 – 2 September 1974) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 80 metres hurdles.
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Max Shacklady
Maximilian Baldwin Shacklady (31 December 1918 – 6 March 1986) was a British boxer.
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Maxie McCullagh
Maxie McCullagh (21 June 1922 – 30 March 2001) was an Irish boxer.
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McDonald Bailey
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (8 December 1920 – 4 December 2013) was a British and Trinidadian athlete, who was born in Williamsville, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Michael Lapage
Michael Clement Lapage (15 November 1923 – 20 July 2018) was an English missionary and rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Michael Pope (athlete)
Michael Pope (25 February 1927 – 16 May 2016) was a British hurdler.
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Michael Walford
Michael Moore Walford (27 November 1915 – 16 January 2002), often known as "Micky Walford", was an all-round sportsman: a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, a first-class cricket player for Oxford University and Somerset and a rugby union centre three-quarter and stand-off half good enough to play in an international trial for the England national rugby union team.
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Mick McKeon
Mick McKeon (c. 1923 – 15 July 1987) was an Irish boxer.
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Mike Symons
James Michael Dalrymple Symons (7 December 1918 – 28 July 1984) was a British sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s.
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Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.
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Mohamed Abdel-El
Mohamed Abdel-El is an Egyptian wrestler.
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Mohamed Ammi
Mohamed Ammi (born 1928) was an Algerian boxer during the colonial period of Algeria.
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Morgan Plumb
George Morgan Plumb (April 12, 1913 – August 1, 1971) was a Canadian wrestler.
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Moritz Inderbitzin
Moritz Inderbitzin (24 September 1921 – 21 October 1993) was a Swiss wrestler.
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Morville Chote
Morville Vincent William Chote (6 October 1924 – 2023) was a British javelin thrower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Muriel Pletts
Muriel Pletts (born 23 February 1931) is a British sprinter.
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Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak (19 December 1909 – 30 November 2009) was a Turkish wrestler.
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Nikolaos Biris
Nikolaos Biris (born 1911, date of death unknown) was a Greek wrestler.
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Norman Borrett
Norman Francis Borrett (1 October 1917 – was a Cambridge hockey and squash Blue, an England and Great Britain field hockey player, a county cricketer, a tennis player, and an England and Great Britain squash player. Described in his obituary in The Times as "arguably Britain's most talented post-war all-round amateur sportsman" Norman Borrett taught at Allhallows School at Roudson and later at Framlingham Collegewhere he had been a pupil..
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Norman Dobson
Norman William Dobson (5 April 1925 – 2 March 2009) was a British canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1940s.
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Norman Drake
Norman Percy Drake (7 July 1912 – 16 November 1972) was a British athlete.
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Norman Wainwright
Norman Wainwright (4 July 1914 – 2 May 2000) was an English freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Pat Kendall
Patrick Hume Kendall (8 March 1927 – 18 July 1968) was an English competitive swimmer.
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Pat Morton (wrestler)
Pat Morton (21 December 1920 – 20 February 2003) was a South African wrestler.
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Patricia Nielsen
Patricia Nielsen (22 June 1930 – 1985) was a British swimmer.
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Patrick Horsbrugh
Patrick Horsbrugh (21 June 1920 – 12 January 2014) was a British architecture professor.
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Paul Bircher
Ernest Augustus Paul Bircher (11 December 1928 – 6 October 2019) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Paul Massey (rower)
Paul Mackintosh Orgill Massey (12 March 1926 – 21 October 2009) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Paul Vallé
Paul Vallé (31 December 1926 – 29 December 2004) was a British sprinter.
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Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)
In field hockey, a penalty shootout is a method used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a tied game.
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Peter Borwick
Peter Malise Borwick (1913-1983) was an English cricketer active in 1932 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants).
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Peter Brander
Peter Brander (20 July 1927 – 2 April 2013) was a British boxer.
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Peter Curry
Thomas Peter Ellison Curry Q.C. (22 July 1921 – 25 January 2010) was a prominent English Barrister and athlete.
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Peter Heatly
Sir Peter Heatly, (9 June 192417 September 2015) was a Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation.
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Peter J. Elliott
Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016) was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.
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Peter Kirkpatrick
Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick (24 August 1916 – 6 October 1995) was a British rower.
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Peter Luck (wrestler)
Peter Geoffrey Luck (4 August 1925 – 29 June 2015) was a British wrestler.
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Peter Marchant (sport shooter)
Peter Marchant (31 December 1920 – 12 September 1977) was a British sports shooter.
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Pierre Turquet
Pierre Maurice Turquet (13 December 1913 – 27 December 1975) was an English psychiatrist and psychoanalyst at the Tavistock Clinic with a special interest in group relations.
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Pin (sport wrestling)
A pin is a predicament in wrestling that ends a match regardless of when it occurs.
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Ran Laurie
William George Ranald Mundell "Ran" Laurie (4 May 1915 – 19 September 1998) was an English physician, Olympic rowing champion and gold medallist.
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Ray Cazaux
Raymond "Ray" Cazaux (3 July 1917 – 11 September 1999) was an English freestyle sport wrestler, born in Liverpool, who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Ray Myland
Raymond Myland (30 July 1927 – 12 January 2014) was an English wrestler who competed for Great Britain and England.
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Raymond Barkway
Raymond Charles Barkway (24 August 1924 – 1 July 1956) ran the 110M high hurdles for Great Britain in the 1948 London Olympics.
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Reg Harris
Reginald Hargreaves Harris OBE (1 March 1920 – 22 June 1992) was a British track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Renato Perona
Renato Perona (14 November 1927 – 9 April 1984) was an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.
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René Faye
René Faye (20 December 1923 – 8 January 1994) was a French cyclist.
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René Paul
Ronald René Charles Paul (20 January 1921 – 16 June 2008) was a British fencer.
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Rene Howell
Rene William Howell (19 December 1916 – 1989) was a British middle-distance runner.
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Rex Whitlock
George Bernard Rex Whitlock (8 September 1910 – 26 June 1982) was a British racewalker.
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Richard Burnell
Richard Desborough Burnell (26 July 1917 – 29 January 1995) was an English rower who won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics alongside Bert Bushnell in the double sculls.
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Richard Morris (athlete)
Richard Morris (9 July 1921 – 9 November 1995) was a British middle-distance runner.
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Richard Webster (athlete)
Frederick Richard Webster (31 December 1914 – 28 September 2009) was a British Army officer (brigadier) and Olympic pole vaulter.
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Robert Adlard
Robert Edward Adlard (15 November 1915 – 22 October 2008) was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.
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Robert Collins (rower)
Robert Anthony Collins (18 April 1924 – 27 January 2012) was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Robert Hawkey
Robert Hawkey (19 March 1915 – 26 January 1976) was a British athlete.
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Robin Brook
Sir Ralph Ellis "Robin" Brook (19 June 1908 – 25 October 1998) was a British merchant banker and a director of the Bank of England.
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Robin Lindsay
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Robert Lindsay MC, DSO (11 January 1914 – 6 April 2011) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Roger Tredgold
Roger Francis Tredgold (23 October 1911 – 24 December 1975) was a British fencer.
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Roland Baudric
Roland Georges Baudric (25 January 1925 – 21 November 2012) was a French wrestler.
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Ron Cooper (boxer)
Ronald Dennis Cooper (5 February 1928 – 15 March 2023) was a British boxer.
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Ron Eland
William Ronald Eland (20 February 1923 – 12 February 2003) was a South African weightlifter.
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Ron Pavitt
Ronald Cecil John Pavitt (15 September 1926 – 31 January 1988) was a British athlete.
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Ron Unsworth
Ron Unsworth (8 November 1923 – 23 December 2008) was a British hurdler.
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Ronald Davis (field hockey)
Ronald Davis (28 December 1914 – 24 October 1989) was a British and Welsh international field hockey player.
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Ronald Parfitt
Ronald Parfitt (3 June 1913 – 4 January 2011) was a British fencer and radiotherapist.
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Ronald Stedman
Ronald Edwin Stedman (3 June 1927 – 16 October 2022) was a British swimmer.
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Ronald West
Ronald Albert West (27 April 1914 – 22 October 1992) was a British racewalker.
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Rowing (sport)
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only.
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four
The men's coxed four competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley-on-Thames, London.
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley-on-Thames, London.
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four
The men's coxless four competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley-on-Thames, London.
Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
The men's coxless pairs competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London.
Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Henley Royal Regatta Course on the Henley-on-Thames.
Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's eight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, near London.
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
The men's single sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London, United Kingdom.
Roy Botham
Roy Botham (19 April 1923 – 19 June 2007) was a British swimmer.
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Roy Romain
Royston Isaac Romain (27 July 1918 – 19 December 2010) was a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London.
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Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
The Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club is a yacht club in Cultra, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south shore of Belfast Lough.
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines).
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon
The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly
The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star
The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow
The Swallow was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.
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Sarjarao Suryavanshi
Sarjarao Suryavanshi (born 1926) was an Indian wrestler.
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Sayed Hafez Shehata
Sayed Hafez Shehata (born 25 April 1927) was an Egyptian wrestler.
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Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
The men's 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone
The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.
Sidney Cross (athlete)
Sidney Cross (7 July 1925 – 11 May 2010) was a British athlete.
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Sidney Kemble
Sidney Kemble (23 January 1914 – 10 April 1979) was a British weightlifter.
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Sloane Farrington
Sloane Elmo Farrington (17 May 1923 – 1997) was a Bahamian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.
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Stan Cox
Stanley Ernest Walter Cox (15 July 1918 – 27 June 2012) was a British athlete who competed in two Olympic games in 1948 and 1952.
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Stan Jones (athlete)
Stan Jones (26 December 1914 – 18 May 2006) was a British long-distance runner.
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Stanley Bissell
Stanley John Bissell (26 October 1906 – January 1999) was an English freestyle and Greco-Roman sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Steve McCooke (athlete)
Stephen Hunter McCooke (4 September 1918 – 16 March 2007) was a British long-distance runner.
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Stewart Morris
Stewart Morris, OBE, (25 May 1909 – 24 February 1991) was a British sailor, born in Bromley, Kent.
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Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.
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Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 11 swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.
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Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 August, at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 30 and 31 July at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 August, at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 2 and 3 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 31 July and 4 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 3 and 5 August, at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 30 July and 2 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics, took place from 30 July to 3 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 4 and 6 August at the Empire Pool.
Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 5 and 7 August at the Empire Pool.
Sylvia Cheeseman
Sylvia Cheeseman (born 19 May 1929) is an English retired sprinter.
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Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
Terence Lloyd "Tebbs Lloyd" Johnson ('7 April 1900, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire – 26 December 1984, Coventry, West Midlands) was a British speed-walker.
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Terry Beddard
Terence Elliott Beddard (30 October 1901 – 21 August 1966) was a British fencer.
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Thure Johansson (wrestler)
Thure Emanuel Johansson (11 September 1912 – 12 March 1986) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Tinus van Gelder
Martinus "Tinus" van Gelder (2 December 1911 – 26 August 1999) was a Dutch cyclist.
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Tom Christie (rower)
Thomas Hildred Christie (26 March 1927 – 11 October 2017) was a doctor and rower who represented Great Britain rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics and twice won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.
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Tom Holt (swimmer)
Tom Holt (21 October 1923 – 17 August 2004) was a British swimmer.
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Tom Richards (athlete)
Thomas John Henry Richards (15 March 1910 – 19 January 1985) was a Welsh athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
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Tom White (athlete)
Tom White (16 November 1917 – 30 January 1985) was a British middle-distance runner.
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Tommy Godwin (cyclist, born 1920)
Thomas Charles Godwin (5 November 1920 – 3 November 2012) was a British track cyclist, active during the 1940s and 1950s.
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Tommy Proffitt
Thomas Proffitt (13 July 1927 – 23 March 2023) was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Tony Butcher
Anthony Sidney Fairbank Butcher (1 June 1926 – 20 August 2009) was an English rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games and won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.
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Tony Summers
Tony Phillip Summers (3 January 1924 – 21 November 2013) was a British competition swimmer and Olympian.
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Tor Nilsson
Tor Folke René Nilsson (20 March 1919 – 13 April 1989) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Trevor Harrop
Trevor James Harrop (19 April 1927 – 9 April 2022) was a British swimmer.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Vera Ellery
Vera Ellery (10 August 1926 – 31 October 1998) was a British swimmer.
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Victor Gilbert
Victor Gilbert (27 May 1905 – 6 December 1978) was a British sports shooter.
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Walter McGuffie
Walter McGuffie (7 December 1916 – 8 April 1996) was a British wrestler.
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Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics played at Finchley Lido.
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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only.
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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg
The men's +82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 11 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 9 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
The men's 60 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 9 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg
The men's 67.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 10 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg
The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 10 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg
The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 11 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wilfred Waters
Wilfred Waters (4 January 1923 –1 April 2006), or sometimes referred to as Wilfrid Waters, was a British racing cyclist, one of the top British riders in the 1940s.
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William Griffiths (field hockey)
William Satterlee "Bill" Griffiths (26 June 1922 – 27 October 2010) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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William Leckie
William Leckie (25 August 1928 – 24 February 2023) was a British rower.
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William Lindsay (field hockey)
William L. C. Lindsay (3 March 1916 – 23 May 1971) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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William Watson (weightlifter)
William George Watson (1 July 1918 – 4 November 1998) was a British weightlifter.
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William White (field hockey)
William Neil White (2 May 1920 – 19 February 1990) was a Scottish sportsman who played first-class cricket and field hockey.
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William Woodward (rower)
William Winslow Woodward (14 October 1920 – 18 January 1987) was an Australian surgeon.
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Winifred Jordan
Winifred Sadie Jeffrey, later Jordan (15 March 1920 – 13 April 2019), was an English athlete who competed at the 1938 British Empire Games, 1946 European Athletics Championships, and 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight
The men's freestyle bantamweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight
The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight
The men's freestyle flyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight
The men's freestyle heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight
The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight
The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight
The men's freestyle welterweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 29 July to 31 July at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
The men's Greco-Roman bantamweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
The men's Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
The men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
The men's Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight
The men's Greco-Roman welterweight competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place from 3 August to 6 August at the Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1948 Summer Olympics are 1948 in British sport.
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See also
1948 in British sport
- 1947–48 British Home Championship
- 1948 AAA Championships
- 1948 Men's British Open Squash Championship
- 1948 Summer Olympics
- 1948 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
- 1948 Wightman Cup
- 1948–49 British Home Championship
- Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Great Britain at the Summer Olympics by year
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- Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Also known as Great Britain & NI at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1948 Summer Olympics, United Kingdom at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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(equestrian), Duncan Clark (athlete), Durward Knowles, Eddie Bowey, Edel Ojeda, Edna Child, Eduardo Assam, Elenor Gordon, Elizabeth Church, Elspeth Whyte, Elvidio Flamini, Emrys Lloyd, Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing, Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team eventing, Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, Equestrian events at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Erich Welt, Ernest Peppiatt, Ernie Clements, Ernie Roe, Esme Harris, Ewan Douglas, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre, Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's foil, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Ferenc Tóth (wrestler), Field hockey at the 1948 Summer 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John Parlett, John Peake (field hockey), John Service (swimmer), John Simmons (canoeist), Johnny Sullivan (wrestler), Johnny Wright (boxer), Josef Růžička, Josef Schmidt (wrestler), Joyce Richards, Julian Creus, Julien Dobbelaere, Karl Ameisbichler, Karl-Erik Nilsson (wrestler), Kay Cuthbert, Kay Long, Ken Irvine (wrestler), Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921), Kenneth Richmond, Klaas Buchly, Kurt Nemetz, Laurence Reavell-Carter, László Bakos, László Papp, Len Pidduck, Leslie Lewis (sprinter), Lillian Preece, London, Lorna Lee, Louis Marchant, Luke Wendon, Lyndon Bolton, Maire Hider, Malcolm Dalrymple, Marco Gavelli, Margaret Birtwistle, Margaret Bisbrown, Margaret Erskine (athlete), Margaret Walker (athlete), Margaret Wellington, Mario Ghella, Mario Masanés, Mark Scott (rower), Martin Pike (athlete), Mary Glen-Haig, Maureen Gardner, Max Shacklady, Maxie McCullagh, McDonald Bailey, Michael Lapage, Michael Pope (athlete), Michael Walford, Mick McKeon, Mike Symons, Modern pentathlon at 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Elliott, Peter Kirkpatrick, Peter Luck (wrestler), Peter Marchant (sport shooter), Pierre Turquet, Pin (sport wrestling), Ran Laurie, Ray Cazaux, Ray Myland, Raymond Barkway, Reg Harris, Renato Perona, René Faye, René Paul, Rene Howell, Rex Whitlock, Richard Burnell, Richard Morris (athlete), Richard Webster (athlete), Robert Adlard, Robert Collins (rower), Robert Hawkey, Robin Brook, Robin Lindsay, Roger Tredgold, Roland Baudric, Ron Cooper (boxer), Ron Eland, Ron Pavitt, Ron Unsworth, Ronald Davis (field hockey), Ronald Parfitt, Ronald Stedman, Ronald West, Rowing (sport), Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls, Roy Botham, Roy Romain, Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Swallow, Sarjarao Suryavanshi, Sayed Hafez Shehata, Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol, Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions, Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol, Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone, Sidney Cross (athlete), Sidney Kemble, Sloane Farrington, Stan Cox, Stan Jones (athlete), Stanley Bissell, Steve McCooke (athlete), Stewart Morris, Summer Olympic Games, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle, Sylvia Cheeseman, Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Terry Beddard, Thure Johansson (wrestler), Tinus van Gelder, Tom Christie (rower), Tom Holt (swimmer), Tom Richards (athlete), Tom White (athlete), Tommy Godwin (cyclist, born 1920), Tommy Proffitt, Tony Butcher, Tony Summers, Tor Nilsson, Trevor Harrop, United Kingdom, United States, Vera Ellery, Victor Gilbert, Walter McGuffie, Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg, Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg, Wilfred Waters, William Griffiths (field hockey), William Leckie, William Lindsay (field hockey), William Watson (weightlifter), William White (field hockey), William Woodward (rower), Winifred Jordan, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle featherweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle flyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle heavyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle light heavyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle lightweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle middleweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle welterweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman flyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight, Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman welterweight, 1948 Summer Olympics.