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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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  1. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Great Britain at the Summer Olympics by year

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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