Philip Greene entered the epic works section of the literature competition at the 1948 London Olympic Games with an extract from 'Scarlet and Gold'. The art competitions ran alongside the sporting programme from 1912 to 1948, awarding Olympic medals for works on sporting themes.
Ireland's strongest result in the 1948 art competitions came in painting, where Letitia Hamilton took bronze for 'Meath Point-to-Point Races', the only Olympic medal Ireland won at those Games. The writer Stanislaus Lynch received an Honourable Mention in the same literature category Greene entered. London 1948 was the last Games at which the art competitions were held.
Arts
