| Noc: | GBR |
| Nocname: | British Olympic Association |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the United Kingdom |
| Location: | St. Moritz |
| Competitors: | 55 (43 men, 12 women) |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Henry Graham Sharp |
| Rank: | 13 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | ||||
| Men's individual |
See main article: article and Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peter Boumphrey | Men's downhill | DNF | - | ||||
| Ian Appleyard | 4:25.2 | 91 | |||||
| Harry Taylor | 4:17.4 | 88 | |||||
| Stuart Parkinson | 4:03.0 | 81 | |||||
| James Palmer-Tomkinson | 3:54.1 | 74 | |||||
| Donald Garrow | 3:41.3 | 60 | |||||
| John Boyagis | Men's slalom | 2:30.0 | 65 | 1:44.1 | 59 | 4:14.1 | 63 |
| Harry Taylor | 2:05.5 | 59 | 2:04.4 | 65 | 4:09.9 | 61 | |
| Ian Appleyard | 1:47.0 | 53 | 1:33.1 | 54 | 3:20.1 | 55 | |
| Donald Garrow | 1:37.0 | 47 | 1:24.3 | 48 | 3:01.3 | 49 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| James Palmer-Tomkinson | - | - | - | DNF | - | |
| Donald Garrow | 1:36.8 (+0:05) | 1:26.3 | 44 | 46.98 | 45 | |
| Harry Taylor | 1:45.8 | 1:37.8 | 62 | 75.99 | 61 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Xanthe Ryder | Women's downhill | 3:01.4 | 34 | ||||
| Sheena Mackintosh | 3:00.0 | 33 | |||||
| Rosemarie Sparrow | 2:52.3 | 30 | |||||
| Isobel Roe | 2:47.3 | 27 | |||||
| Bunty Greenland | Women's slalom | DNF | - | - | - | DNF | - |
| Bridget Duke-Wooley | 1:34.7 | 25 | 1:19.0 | 21 | 2:53.7 | 24 | |
| Isobel Roe | 1:24.5 | 23 | 1:25.1 | 24 | 2:49.6 | 23 | |
| Sheena Mackintosh | 1:10.5 | 18 | 1:20.4 | 22 | 2:30.9 | 21 | |
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Isobel Roe | 1:28.1 | 1:15.5 | 25 | 34.91 | 23 | |
| Xanthe Ryder | 1:25.0 | 1:24.8 | 26 | 47.10 | 27 | |
| Rosemarie Sparrow | 1:22.0 | 1:19.7 | 24 | 37.16 | 25 | |
| Sheena Mackintosh | 1:10.9 | 1:19.0 | 23 | 36.00 | 24 | |
See main article: article and Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| GBR-1 | William Coles Raymond Collings | Two-man | 1:25.2 | 7 | 1:24.4 | 4 | 1:24.2 | 9 | 1:24.1 | 5 | 5:37.9 | 5 | |
| GBR-2 | Anthony Gadd Basil Wellicome | Two-man | 1:27.9 | 15 | 1:26.8 | 14 | DNF | - | - | - | DNF | - | |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| GBR-1 | William Coles William McLean Raymond Collings George Holliday | Four-man | 1:18.5 | 8 | 1:20.9 | 6 | 1:21.5 | 3 | 1:23.0 | 6 | 5:23.9 | 7 | |
| GBR-2 | Richard Jeffrey Edgar Meddings George Powell-Sheddon James Iremonger | Four-man | 1:20.8 | 15 | 1:24.3 | 14 | 1:29.8 | 15 | 1:26.2 | 15 | 5:41.1 | 15 | |
See main article: article and Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidie Jill Linzee | 19 | 18 | 140.200 | 145 | 19 | |
| Marion Tiefy Davies | 11 | 12 | 144.766 | 104 | 10 | |
| Bridget Shirly Adams | 5 | 16 | 148.644 | 69 | 7 | |
| Jeannette Altwegg | 2 | 6 | 156.166 | 28 |
| Athletes | Points | Places | Final rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Nicks John Nicks | 9.700 | 98 | 8 | |
| Winifred Silverthorne Dennis Silverthorne | 10.572 | 53 | 5 |
See main article: article and Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 5th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 | ||
| * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
| Contestants Lennie Baker George Baillie Jimmy Chappell Gerry Davey Freddie Dunkelman Art Green Frankie Green Frank Jardine Johnny Murray Johnny Oxley Stan Simon Bert Smith Archie Stinchcombe Tom Syme |
See main article: article and Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Clarke | 49.7 | 12 | 49.9 | 12 | 49.3 | 11 | 1:03.5 | 8 | 1:03.8 | 10 | 1:02.8 | 9 | 5:39.0 | 9 | |
| James Coates | 48.8 | 8 | 48.7 | 7 | 49.0 | 9 | 1:02.3 | 7 | 1:01.7 | 7 | 1:01.4 | 6 | 5:31.9 | 7 | |
| Richard Bott | 48.3 | 6 | 48.9 | 9 | 49.2 | 10 | 1:01.5 | 6 | 1:01.4 | 4 | 1:01.4 | 6 | 5:30.7 | 6 | |
| John Crammond | 47.4 | 1 | 47.7 | 3 | 47.9 | 3 | 1:00.9 | 5 | 1:00.9 | 3 | 1:00.3 | 1 | 5:25.1 | ||
See main article: article and Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Henry Howes | 46.9 | 35 |
| Dennis Blundell | 46.5 | 32 | |
| Bruce Peppin | 46.4 | 29 | |
| Johnny Cronshey | 46.0 | 25 | |
| 1500 m | Thomas Ross | 2:32.6 | 41 |
| Dennis Blundell | 2:29.2 | 30 | |
| Bruce Peppin | 2:24.7 | 23 | |
| Henry Howes | 2:23.0 | 18 | |
| 5000 m | Dennis Blundell | 9:22.2 | 32 |
| Thomas Ross | 9:18.3 | 28 | |
| Henry Howes | 8:56.6 | 19 | |
| Johnny Cronshey | 8:45.6 | 11 | |
| 10,000 m | Henry Howes | DNF | - |
| Johnny Cronshey | DNF | - | |