Biography
Arthur Gold was born on January 10, 1917, in a Jewish family, to Mark and Leah Gold. He studied at the Grocers' Company School. Later, he attended the Loughborough Summer School at the age of 17. As a player, he represented the United Kingdom on the tours of Finland and Norway in 1937 at high jump. In 1974, he was appointed CBE. Between 1979 and 1990, Gold was chairman of the Commonwealth Games Council. From 1984 to 1992, he was the head of the British Olympic Association and later as its vice president. Before joining the British Olympic Association, he was knighted in 1984. Gold also held the position of the European Athletics Association for life time. In 1991, he received Olympic Order (silver) for his services.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gold, Arthur 1917 births 2001 deaths British sports executives and administrators British people of Jewish descent International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees