Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Teams from Great Britain and the United States played a single match, which ended in a 5-5 draw. The match was played in Wembley Stadium. Team USA was composed of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team members, while Team GB fielded an all-star team.

Great Britain
An "All-England" team organized by the English Lacrosse Union represented Great Britain.


 * J. Buckland
 * N. R. Coe
 * A. L. Dennis
 * J. Fletcher
 * J. P. Foy
 * H. J. Ginn
 * J. Griffiths
 * J. H. Little
 * B. C. Makin
 * H. Prime
 * R. T. Renshaw
 * J. Swindells
 * R. V. Wilson
 * J. I. Whitehead (Capt.)
 * R. N. Whittaker
 * H. Wyatt
 * R. F. Zimmern

United States
The team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute represented the United States.


 * R. F. Barrows
 * A. D. Beard
 * R. Campbell
 * W. L. Coleman
 * O. Cook
 * R. Coons
 * M. T. Davies
 * R. Frick
 * R. Hutcheon
 * D. E. Jordan (Capt.)
 * R. E. Koch
 * C. J. McCann
 * J. A. Myers
 * R. E. Powell
 * R. J. Sneeden
 * S. W. Spaulding
 * D. R. Sutton
 * R. M. Wood

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