Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library XIV OLYMPIAD Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD > PUBLISHED BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD • LONDON · 1948 HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library COPYRIGHT - 1951 BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD • LONDON • 1948 t HE spirit of the Oljmpic Games, which has tarried here awhile, sets forth once more. Maj it prosper throughout the world, saje in the keeping of all those who have felt its noble impulse in this great Festival of Sport." i i LORD BURGHLEY, Chairman of the Organising Committee, for the scoreboard at the Closing Ceremony, August 14, 1948. Printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., St. Thomas Street, London, S.E.i Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library INTRODUCTION By the General Editor, The Kight Hon. The Lord Burghley, K.C.M.G. N the production and presentation of this Official Report, the Organising Committee has endeavoured to satisfy two primary objects : that the matter shall be, as far as I possible, accurate, and that it shall serve not only as a record of the work leading up to the staging of the London Games of 1948, and of the competitions themselves, but also that it may be of assistance to future Organising Committees in their work. The arrangement of the matter has been dictated, apart from the Results sections and those articles dealing with the celebration of the actual Games themselves, by the arrange­ ment of the work of the departments of the Organising Committee which it was found necessary to create. With their immensely varied ramifications the Games depend enormously for their successful organisation on the enthusiastic team spirit of all those engaged in the work. Although the shortage of time made the rapid assembly of an organisation necessary, yet in fact it suffered but little for this. If the success of the Games can be attributed to one factor more than any other, it is to the remarkable way in which the Olympic spirit fired all those who worked in the organisation, whether on a voluntary or a paid basis. It is the proudest boast of each and every one of them that they contributed to their uttermost to create a great and glorious landmark, not only in the saga of sport, but also in the achievement of youth to rise above the jealousies of the world and lay a cornerstone in that building of tolerance, understanding and friendship within which the world alone can truly prosper. Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library ACKNOWLEDGMENTS N the preparation of a Report of this magnitude, it is not possible to pay tribute to all those persons who have given of their services. The Organising Committee, however, I gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the undermentioned persons who pro­ vided the material which formed the basis of the various articles preceding the results : H. M. Abrahams, H. S. Anderson, G. A. Bark, C. L. de Beaumont, O. van Beets, The President of the Games J. Beresford, W. R. Browning, J. Dudderidge, F. G. Hands, B. Joy, Cmdr. H. Lingard, Within a few months of the conclusion of the London Games, all those connected with them suffered Major A. A. Longden, P. Longhurst, G. Mackenzie, G. T. Matveieff, T. O'Connor, a most grievous loss in the death of the President of the Games, Lord Portal. The position was J. Scott Hughes, E. A. Simmonds, O. State, Lt.-Col. O. G. White, H. Wynmalen. planned originally as a non-executive one, hut it was typical of the man that in his very busy life The Organising Committee also extends its thanks to the many technical representatives he yet found time, during those lust eighteen months, not only to attend all the meetings of the who have submitted articles and given their advice and time in the preparation of the Executive Committee, hut also to preside over the General Purposes Committee in its most important technical and administrative sections of this Report. These members of the national work. His wisdom, experience, enthusiasm and generosity played a vital part in the success of the governing bodies of sport in Great Britain, the staffs of the various organisations with Games, and all connected with their organisation mourn the loss of not only a most valued colleague whom the Organising Committee worked and the staff of the Organising Committee hut a true friend. itself, have all endeavoured to produce a true picture of the happenings in London in 1948. No list can be comprehensive but mention must be made of at least the following persons : E. A. Barker, C. J. Battersby, S. G. Briault, R. A. Brown, W. R. Browning, R. F. Church, Cmdr. F. W. Collins, Capt. B. W. Cummins, C. S. Dann, E. Dennison-Cross, J. Dudderidge, Lt.-Col. D. A. Farquharson, L. V. Fildes, Miss M. Hallifax, F. G. Hands, P. W. A. Herbert, Castleton Knight, L. Litchfield, Major A. A. Longden, S. J. de Lotbiniere, J. Mcintosh, Cmdr. E. Mount-Haes, I. Orr-Ewing, D. T. Pain, A. E. Porritt, E. A. Simmonds, E. J. Southcott, O. State, F. Usborne, B. J. Wainwright, Lt.-Col. O. G. White, L. D. Williams, H. Wynn-Jones. Acknowledgment is made to the following organisations for the use of material for which they hold the copyright : Messrs. Omega, Ltd. (Timing Report) ; The Race Finish Recording Co. Ltd. (Photo-Finish Report) ; Messrs. Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd. (Flame Report) ; The Olympic Photographic Association (on behalf of the various member agencies) ; The Olympic Film Company ; The B.B.C. and H.M. Postmaster-General (for photographs of the B.B.C. and Post Office arrangements) ; Mr. F. J. Coyne (for certain photographs taken privately by him). Lord Burghley, together with Mr. E. J. Holt, Mr. C. L. Elliott and Mr. Ε. B. Christie, acknowledge with grateful thanks the assistance rendered to them by all persons, both in voluntary and paid capacities, in the production of this work. Many former members of the staff of the Organising Committee spent many hours in the checking of proofs, results sections and like matter, a task of no small magnitude. In particular, it extends its thanks to Mrs. B. F. Syer, Miss E. Brie and Mr. J. Ashenden, the representative of Messrs. McCorquodale & Co. Ltd. Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library "·1 ••(> : •· •: • Κ -·» ·•- CONTENTS Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... η Acknowledgments ... ^ Contents „ International Olympic Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12) International and British Sporting Associations 14 XIV Olympiad, London, 1948 PART I—Organisation of the Games ... j g Organising Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... j g Staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Finance ... ... Attaches ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ___ Technical Department ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ___ ^ Programmes and Dates ^ Arenas 42 Equipment ^ j Training 60 Entry Forms 55 Identity Cards ^ Programmes ^ Telecommunications ... Press Department _ Radio and Television ... ... ... TT , II4 Olympic Film ... ... ___ I2^ Box Office ... I2^ Housing Department Transport Department I(52 Medical Services jg0 Reception Committee ι8^ Fine Arts Department ^ Opening Ceremony ... ... ... ^ Torch Relay 2oo Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PART II—Events of the Games Torch Relay FOUNDER BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN Opening Ceremony PRESIDENT Athletics MR. J SIGFRID EDSTROM Basketball... MEMBERS Boxing ARGENTINE Mr R. C. Aldao INDIA Mr G. D. Sondhi Mr Horacio Bustos Moron H.H. Raja Bhalinder Singh Canoeing AUSTRALIA Sir Harold Luxton ITALY Count Alberto Bonacossa Mr Hugh Weir Count Paolo Thaon de Revel Cycling AUSTRIA Dr Manfred von Mautner- General Giorgio Vaccaro Equestrian Markliof JAPAN Count Michimasa Soyeshima BELGIUM Baron de Trannoy Dr Sh. Takaishi Fencing ... Mr R. W. Seeldrayers Dr Matsuzo Nagai BRAZIL Mr Arnaldo Guinle LATVIA Mr J. Dikmanis Football .. Dr J. Ferreira Santos LIECHTENSTEIN H.H. Prince Francois-Joseph Mr Antonio Prado de Liechtenstein Gymnastics CANADA Mr C. J. Patteson LUXEMBOURG H.R.H. Prince Jean of Mr A. Sidney Dawes Luxemburg Hockey CHINA H.E. Dr C. T. Wang MEXICO Mr Marte R. Gomez Dr H. H. Kung NETHERLANDS Colonel P. W. Scharroo Modern Pentathlon Prof Shou-Yi Tung Lt-Col C. F. Pahud de Mortanges CUBA Dr Miguel A. Moenck Rowing NEW ZEALAND Mr A. E. Porritt CZECHOSLOVAKIA Dr J. Gruss NORWAY Mr Thos. Fearnley Shooting DENMARK H.R.H. Prince Axel of Denmark PERU H.E. Alfredo Benavides EGYPT H.E. Mohammed Taher Pacha PHILIPPINES Hon Jorge B. Vargas Swimming Mr J. J. Keane PORTUGAL Dr Jose Pontes ROUMANIA Mr Georges A. Plagino Weightlifting FINLAND Mr Ernst Krogius Mr J. W. Rangell SOUTH AFRICA Mr S. Dowsett Mr Reginald Honey Wrestling FRANCE Marquis Melchior de Polignac Mr Francois Pietri SPAIN Baron de Guell Yachting Mr Armand Massard Count de Vallellano GERMANY H.E. Duke Adolphe-Frederic SWEDEN Mr J. Sigfrid Edstrom Demonstrations ... de Mecklenburg Count Clarence de Rosen GREAT BRITAIN The Rt Hon The Lord Aberdare SWITZERLAND Major Albert Mayer Arts Competitions The Rt Hon The Lord Burghley TURKEY Mr Rechid Saffet Atabinen Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett UNITED STATES Mr W. M. Garland Closing Ceremony GREECE Mr Angelo Bolanachi OF AMERICA Mr Avery Brundage Mr. J. Ketseas Mr Frederic Rene Coudert Statistics ... HUNGARY Mr Nicolas de Horthy, jr URUGUAY Mr Joaquin Serratosa Cibils Index of Competitors ... ICELAND Mr Ben G. Waage YUGOSLAVIA General S. Djoukitch EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE I.O.C. CHAIRMAN Mr J. Sigfrid Edstrom VICE-CHAIRMAN Mr Avery Brundage MEMBERS Marquis Melchior de Polignac Count Alberto Bonacossa The Rt Hon The Lord Aberdare Colonel P. W. Scharroo CHANCELLOR Mr Otto Mayer SECRETARY Madame L. Zanchi OFFICE ADDRESS Mon Repos, Lausanne Switzerland 13 Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library INTERNATIONAL AND BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AND BRITISH SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS MODERN PENTATHLON SWIMMING ATHLETICS EQUESTRIAN Comité International du Pentathlon Moderne Olympique Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur International Amateur Athletic Federation Federation Equestre Internationale President Alderman H.