England at the Olympics?

[Whisky7up]

Canadian TV is currently promoting a movie about Roger Bannister, the first sub 4 minute miler. I have no idea who is responsible but one of the characters makes an optimistic reference to prospects of "a Gold Medal for England" at the coming Olympics.
Did no researchers know that it's Great Britain in the Olympic Games or am I jumping to the wrong conclusion about the character using this line?

 

[R. Richard]

Canadian TV is currently promoting a movie about Roger Bannister, the first sub 4 minute miler. I have no idea who is responsible but one of the characters makes an optimistic reference to prospects of "a Gold Medal for England" at the coming Olympics.
Did no researchers know that it's Great Britain in the Olympic Games or am I jumping to the wrong conclusion about the character using this line?

At least through the 2004 Olympics Ireland and Scotland competed separately. Am I missing something here?

 

[Whisky7up]

GB has competed as GB for at least my lifetime.

 

[minsue]

You forget that to many in this hemisphere, "England" & "Great Britain" are interchangeable. Like "U.S." & "America".

 

[Weird Harold]

You forget that to many in this hemisphere, "England" & "Great Britain" are interchangeable. Like "U.S." & "America".

But that's the point, really. Roger Bannister was and "Englishman" and just little bit of research would keep ameri-centric scriptwriters from putting such a silly mistake in his mouth.

However, I'm not all that sure that it is a mistake -- I don't remember when England quit competing as "England" and started competing as "Great Britain" in international competitions.

 

[Whisky7up]

You forget that to many in this hemisphere, "England" & "Great Britain" are interchangeable. Like "U.S." & "America".

I've heard too many people say Wales is part of England to forget that. lol
But it was a British character uttering the line anyway.


As for when GB entered instead of England, I'm not sure, but I don't think it was at that time. I believe the British Olympic Association was formed about 100 years ago.

 

[Liar]

Well, it's different in different sports, at least outside the Olympics. In a Track & Feild world championship, the athletes compete for Britain, and in football, it's England, Scotland, and so on.

How does that look in the Olympic footie tournament?

 

[Guest]

so, i was thinking this was an announcement that Lauren had finished her Olympics story.
*sigh*

 

[Alex756]

As for when GB entered instead of England, I'm not sure, but I don't think it was at that time. I believe the British Olympic Association was formed about 100 years ago.

I just looked up the 1952 and 1956 results, BOTH years the results record Great Britain not England

Just an FYI

~alex