Arthur Gold

Sir Arthur Abraham Gold (10 January 1917 – 25 May 2001) was one of the world's best-known sporting administrators, notable as a fearless and uncompromising enemy of drug-taking He led the British athletics teams at three Olympic Games (at Mexico in 1968, Munich, 1972, and Montreal, 1976) and was commandant of the English Commonwealth Games Team at Brisbane, Edinburgh (1986) and Auckland (1990) and of the British Olympic Team at Albertville and Barcelona in 1992. He studied at the Grocers' Company School. Later, he attended the Loughborough Summer School at the age of 17. Gold finished third behind John Lunn Newman in the high jump event at the 1937 AAA Championships.

In 1965 Gold became secretary of the governing body for athletics, the British Amateur Athletics Board, a predecessor of UK Athletics. In the 1974 Birthday Honours he was appointed CBE.

Gold also held the position of honorary life president of the European Athletics Association.

In 1991 Gold received the Olympic Order (silver) for his services.