Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. It was the second time that the United Kingdom had hosted the Summer Olympic Games, equalling the record of France and the United States to that point. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 404 competitors, 335 men and 68 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
Medallists
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Athletics
Track & road events
Men
Women
Field events
Men
Women
Basketball
Team roster
Preliminary Round (Group A) Lost to Uruguay (17-69) Lost to Canada (24-44) Lost to Brazil (11-67) Lost to Italy (28-49) Lost to Hungary (23-60) Classification Matches 17th/23rd place: Defeated Ireland (46-21) 17th/20th place: Lost to China (25-54) 19th/20th place: Lost to Egypt (18-50) → 20th place
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1948.
Road
Track
Time trial
Sprint, tandem and pursuit
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.
Men
Women
Football
Summary
Gymnastics
The British Gymnastics team competed in nine events and was made up of 16 gymnasts, (8 men and 8 women), including Frank Turner and George Weedon.
Hockey
Summary
Team roster
Group stage
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Lacrosse
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1948.
Rowing
Great Britain had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1948.
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented Great Britain in 1948.
Swimming
Men
Women
Water polo
Summary
Weightlifting
Wrestling
At the end of the match, all wrestlers were given "bad points", according to the results of their bouts. The loser received 3 points if the loss was by fall or unanimous decision and 2 points if the decision was 2–1. The winner received 1 point if the win was by decision and 0 points if the win was by fall. At the end of each round, any wrestler with at least 5 points was eliminated.
Art competitions
85 art competitors, 65 men and 20 women, represented Great Britain in 1948.