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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
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1906 Intercalated Games |
The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games. By end of the 2024 Summer Olympics, it is third in the all-time Summer Olympic medal table by overall number of medals, and fourth in number of gold medals won. London hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012.
Athletes from the United Kingdom compete as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team,[1] currently branded "Team GB". The team is organised by the British Olympic Association, the National Olympic Committee for the UK. Team GB also represents the United Kingdom's Overseas Territories (with the exceptions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands), and the three Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Britain or the Republic of Ireland.[nb 1]
British athletes have won a combined total of 1,015 medals at the Olympic Games; 981 of those medals were won at the Summer Olympics, where Team GB is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every games. Team GB is also the only team to have won at least one athletics medal at every Summer Olympic Games. The team has been less successful at the Winter Olympics, winning 34 medals, 12 of them gold. The United Kingdom finished in first place on the medals table at the 1908 games, placed second at the 2016 games, and third at the 1900, 1912, 1920, and 2012 games.
The most successful British Olympian by gold medals and total medals won is Sir Jason Kenny, who has won seven gold medals and nine overall, all in track cycling. The cyclist Dame Laura Kenny and the dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin share the record for the most medals won by a female British athlete, with six each; Kenny's five gold medals are the female British record. The most successful Winter Olympian from Team GB is Lizzy Yarnold, with two gold medals in the women's skeleton.
Eligibility
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As the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United Kingdom, the British Olympic Association (BOA) membership encompasses the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, who notably compete separately in many international sports outside Olympic competition for historic reasons), plus the three Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey), and all but three of the British Overseas Territories[2](Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands have their own NOCs).
Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government and others in the region, however, have objected to the name "Team GB" as discriminatory, and have called for it to be renamed as "Team UK" to make it clearer that Northern Ireland is included on the team.[3][4]
The existence of a Great Britain team has been criticised by Welsh and Scottish nationalists, advocating for separate Welsh[5] and Scottish Olympic teams instead.[6][7][8]
Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Federation of Ireland is also responsible for the entire island of Ireland.[9] However, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent either the UK (in Team GB) or Ireland at the Olympics, as people of Northern Ireland. A number of Northern Irish-born athletes, particularly in boxing, have won medals for Ireland at the Games, and a small number of athletes from Northern Ireland have represented both Team GB and Team Ireland, most recently swimming gold-medalist Jack McMillan.
All athletes from the whole of Ireland were included in the Great Britain team up until the 1920 Olympics as the entire island was part of the United Kingdom at that time, and the Team GB claim to have won at least one gold at every Summer Games is partially founded on a single Irish athlete, Tom Kiely who won gold in the 1904 St. Louis games. While Kiely himself objected to the designation, considering himself simply Irish, Olympic historians recognise his medal as a medal for Great Britain and Ireland, thus maintaining the unique British record.[10]
Other nations that formed part of the then British Empire, however, were represented separately even before full independence in a variety of ways, either as fledgling nations such as South Africa and India, or occasionally in regional teams such as Australasia and British West Indies.
Hosted games
[edit]The United Kingdom has hosted the Summer Games on three occasions – 1908, 1948 and 2012, all in London – second only to the United States. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Great Britain became the first team to win more medals at a Summer Olympics immediately after hosting a Summer Olympics; they won 67 medals overall, coming in second place in the medal table ahead of China, two more than in London in 2012. This success came 20 years after finishing 36th in the medal table, after winning just one gold and fourteen other medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, which led to significant changes in the management and funding of British sports and facilities.[11]
London also won the right to host the 1944 Summer Olympics. However, the 1944 games were cancelled due to the Second World War.
Successful bids
[edit]Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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1908 Summer Olympics | London | 27 April – 31 October | 22 | 2,008 | 110 |
1944 Summer Olympics | London | Cancelled | |||
1948 Summer Olympics | London | 29 July – 14 August | 59 | 4,104 | 136 |
2012 Summer Olympics | London | 27 July – 12 August | 204 | 10,820 | 302 |
Unsuccessful bids
[edit]Games | City | Winner of bid |
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1992 Summer Olympics | Birmingham | Barcelona, Spain |
1996 Summer Olympics | Manchester | Atlanta, United States |
2000 Summer Olympics | Manchester | Sydney, Australia |
Potential future bids
[edit]In February 2019, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced plans to bid for the 2032 or 2036 Olympics, which was backed by UK Sport.[12] However, it has been speculated that either Manchester or Birmingham may be in the frame to host future games, rather than London. In July 2021, the 2032 Games were awarded to Brisbane.
In July 2024, Khan revealed he was to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and would use the opportunity to lobby members of the British Olympic Association and the Prime Minister (a potential bid would need to be both underwritten by the government and backed by the BOA) into hosting the 2040 Olympics.[13] He claimed London could host the "greenest games ever" by reusing venues from the 2012 games including the London Stadium, the London Aquatics Centre, Lee Valley Velopark and Copper Box Arena. The idea was backed by Tom Daley, Team GB diver, commenting that "London is one of the few cities on the planet where you would be able to host the games tomorrow".
Medals
[edit]Medals by Summer Games
[edit]Host country
- Art comp. Art competitions (1912–1948) are not included in the medal table above, as they were non-sports events formerly part of the Olympic Games.[nb 2] Great Britain won a total of nine art competition medals (3 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze), across the 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.[15]
Medals by Winter Games
[edit]Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
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55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
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18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
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48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
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34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
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49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
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41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
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50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
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56 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
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58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
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50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
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Total (24/24) | 967 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 18 |
Medals by summer sport
[edit]Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 56 | 87 | 77 | 220 |
![]() | 40 | 39 | 31 | 110 |
![]() | 34 | 27 | 17 | 78 |
![]() | 32 | 21 | 13 | 66 |
![]() | 21 | 35 | 31 | 87 |
![]() | 20 | 15 | 28 | 63 |
![]() | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
![]() | 15 | 12 | 18 | 45 |
![]() | 14 | 16 | 19 | 49 |
![]() | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (36 entries) | 298 | 337 | 339 | 974 |
This table excludes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.
Medals by winter sport
[edit]Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 13 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
This table includes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.
List of Winter Olympic medallists
[edit]This list also contains the medals won in winter sports at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics, which are not counted in the overall winter Olympic total.
Multiple medallists
[edit]The following athletes have won more than one medal for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics, or in winter disciplines. Bold denotes athletes that have not yet retired.
Athlete | Sport | Years | Gender | ![]() |
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Lizzy Yarnold | ![]() |
2014–2018 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eve Muirhead | ![]() |
2014–2022 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Christopher Dean | ![]() |
1984–1994 | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jayne Torvill | ![]() |
1984–1994 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jeannette Altwegg | ![]() |
1948–1952 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Madge Syers | ![]() |
1908 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Phyllis Johnson | ![]() |
1908–1920 | F | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Stripped medal
[edit]Great Britain's only stripped medal in Winter Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Alain Baxter tested positive for a banned substance, resulting from Baxter using a branded inhaler product bought in Salt Lake City which, unknown to him, contained different chemicals in the United States than in his native country. While the British version contained no banned substances, the American version did, albeit in small amounts. Baxter was exonerated of deliberate wrong doing, but was forced to return his medal on the basis of strict liability.
Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
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Alain Baxter | 2002 Salt Lake City | ![]() |
Men's slalom |
Medals by individual
[edit]According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won at least three Olympic gold medals or four Olympic medals for Great Britain. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | ![]() |
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Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Kenny | ![]() |
2008–2020 | Summer | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chris Hoy | ![]() |
2000–2012 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bradley Wiggins | ![]() ![]() |
2000–2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Laura Kenny | ![]() |
2012–2020 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steve Redgrave | ![]() |
1984–2000 | Summer | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ben Ainslie | ![]() |
1996–2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mo Farah | ![]() |
2012–2016 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Pinsent | ![]() |
1992–2004 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paulo Radmilovic | ![]() ![]() |
1908–1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
James Guy | ![]() |
2016–2024 | Summer | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adam Peaty | ![]() |
2016–2024 | Summer | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack Beresford | ![]() |
1920–1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte Dujardin | ![]() |
2012–2020 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Max Whitlock | ![]() |
2012–2020 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Henry Taylor | ![]() |
1908–1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ed Clancy | ![]() |
2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reginald Doherty | ![]() |
1900–1908 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Dean | ![]() |
2020–2024 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ben Maher | ![]() |
2012–2024 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Richard Meade | ![]() |
1968–1972 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pete Reed | ![]() |
2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charles Sydney Smith | ![]() |
1908–1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Triggs Hodge | ![]() |
2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 Olympic medals or more, and fewer than 3 Olympic golds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duncan Scott | ![]() |
2016–2024 | Summer | M | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
1980–1984 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Yee | ![]() |
2020–2024 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
2008–2012 | Summer | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Katherine Grainger | ![]() |
2000–2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen McKane Godfree | ![]() |
1920–1924 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elinor Barker | ![]() |
2016–2024 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Daley | ![]() |
2012–2024 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Guy Butler | ![]() |
1920–1924 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charles Dixon | ![]() |
1908–1912 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liam Heath | ![]() |
2012–2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carl Hester | ![]() |
2012–2024 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack Laugher | ![]() |
2016–2024 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Christine Ohuruogu | ![]() |
2008–2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack Carlin | ![]() |
2020–2024 | Summer | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ginny Elliott | ![]() |
1984–1988 | Summer | F | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louis Smith | ![]() |
2008–2016 | Summer | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joyce Cooper | ![]() |
1928–1932 | Summer | F | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
- People in bold are still active competitors
Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Duncan Scott is the most prolific athlete at a single Games, winning four medals (1 gold, 3 silver) at the 2020 Olympics. Steve Redgrave is the most consistent British Olympic athlete, winning gold medals at five consecutive Games (1984-2000).
Most successful British Olympian progression
[edit]This table shows how the designation of most successful British Olympian has progressed over time. This table ranks athletes by golds, then silvers, then bronzes; the progression would be different if ranked purely by medals.
Athlete | Sport | Date | Gender | ![]() |
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Launceston Elliot | ![]() |
7 April 1896 | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 April 1896 | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Lorne Currie | ![]() |
25 May 1900 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
John Gretton | ![]() |
M | |||||
Linton Hope | ![]() |
M | |||||
Algernon Maudslay | ![]() |
M | |||||
Laurence Doherty | ![]() |
11 July 1900 | M | ||||
Reginald Doherty | ![]() |
28 August 1900 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 July 1908 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
Henry Taylor | ![]() |
15 July 1912 | M | ||||
Paul Radmilovic | ![]() ![]() |
29 August 1920 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Steve Redgrave | ![]() |
21 July 1996 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
23 September 2000 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
Chris Hoy | ![]() |
2 August 2012 | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
7 August 2012 | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
Jason Kenny | ![]() |
16 August 2016 | M | ||||
3 August 2021 | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
8 August 2021 | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Most successful in their sport
[edit]As of the 2024 Olympics, the following athletes are the most successful (ordered by golds, then silvers, then bronzes) in their sport:
- Jason Kenny (Cycling)
- Ben Ainslie (Sailing)
- Alex Yee (Triathlon)
- Lizzy Yarnold (Skeleton)
- John Wodehouse (Polo)
- John Astor (Rackets)
- John Shepherd, Frederick Humphreys and Edwin Mills (Tug of War)
- John Field-Richards, Bernard Boverton Redwood and Isaac Thomas Thornycroft (Water Motorsports)
- Twelve members of the Devon and Somerset Wanderers team (Cricket)
Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, Rowing and Tennis. Five-time gold medalist Laura Kenny is the most successful female cyclist and Hannah Mills with two gold medals and a silver is the successful woman in sailing. Nicola Adams, with two golds, shares the title of most successful woman in Boxing.
Medals by sport
[edit]Alpine skiing
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1936 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1998 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Archery
[edit]Year | Archers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1900 | Did not compete | ||||||
1904 | |||||||
1908 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
1912 | No Competition | ||||||
1920 | Did not compete | ||||||
1924–1968 | No Competition | ||||||
1972 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1992 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1996 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2008 | 6[17] | 4[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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William Dod | ![]() |
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Men's double York round |
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Reginald Brooks-King | ![]() |
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Men's double York round |
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Queenie Newall | ![]() |
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Women's double National round |
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Lottie Dod | ![]() |
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Women's double National round |
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Beatrice Hill-Lowe | ![]() |
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Women's double National round |
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Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Leroy Watson |
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Men's team |
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Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Simon Terry |
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Men's team |
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Simon Terry | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Alison Williamson | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
Artistic swimming
[edit]Great Britain appeared in the first synchronised swimming competition in 1984.
Year | Swimmers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1984 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996–2004 | Did not compete | ||||||
2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Kate Shortman Isabelle Thorpe |
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Women's duet |
Athletics
[edit]Year | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
1900 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
1904 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
1908 | 126 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 2 | |
1912 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
1920 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
1924 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
1928 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
1932 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
1936 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
1948 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
1952 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
1956 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
1960 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
1964 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
1968 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
1972 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
1976 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
1980 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
1984 | 85 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | |
1988 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
1992 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
1996 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | |
2000 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
2004 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
2008 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
2012 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
2016 | 80 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
2020 | 77 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
2024 | 63 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 56 | 87 | 77 | 220 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]Badminton
[edit]Great Britain has competed in all Badminton events held at the Summer Olympics since badminton made its full debut as an Olympic sport in 1992.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1972 (demonstration) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
1976–1988 | No Competition | ||||||
1992 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2004 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2008 | 6[18] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 8[19] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2020 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
The figures from 1972 do not count towards the total as badminton was a demonstration sport.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
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Mixed doubles |
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Gail Emms Nathan Robertson |
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Mixed doubles |
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Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis |
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Basketball
[edit]Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1936 | Did not compete | ||||||
1948 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952–2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016–2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Biathlon
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1928 (demonstration) | Did not compete | ||||||
1932 | Sport not held | ||||||
1936 (demonstration) | Did not compete | ||||||
1948 (demonstration) | |||||||
1952–1956 | Sport not held | ||||||
1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1998 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Bobsleigh
[edit]Year | Bobsledders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1924 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1928 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1948 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | Did not compete | ||||||
1956 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1968 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2002 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Boxing
[edit]Great Britain made its Olympic boxing debut in 1908.
Year | Boxers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896–1900 | No competition | ||||||
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
1912 | No competition | ||||||
1920 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
1924 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
1928 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1936 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
1952 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
1960 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
1964 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1972 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
1976 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
1980 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
1984 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
1988 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
1992 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
1996 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2004 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
2008 | 7[20] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6[20] |
2012 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2016 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2020 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
2024 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Total | 20 | 15 | 28 | 63 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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A. Henry Thomas | ![]() |
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Bantamweight (-52.6 kg / 116 lb) |
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John Condon | ![]() |
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Bantamweight (-52.6 kg / 116 lb) |
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William Webb | ![]() |
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Bantamweight (-52.6 kg / 116 lb) |
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Richard Gunn | ![]() |
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Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
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Charles Morris | ![]() |
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Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
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Hugh Roddin | ![]() |
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Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) |
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Frederick Grace | ![]() |
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Lightweight (-63.5 kg / 140 lb) |
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Frederick Spiller | ![]() |
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Lightweight (-63.5 kg / 140 lb) |
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Harry Johnson | ![]() |
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Lightweight (-63.5 kg / 140 lb) |
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Johnny Douglas | ![]() |
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Middleweight (-71.7 kg / 158 lb) |
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William Philo | ![]() |
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Middleweight (-71.7 kg / 158 lb) |
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Albert Oldman | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/158 lb) |
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Sydney Evans | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/158 lb) |
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Frank Parks | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (over 71.7 kg/158 lb) |
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William Cuthbertson | ![]() |
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Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) |
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George McKenzie | ![]() |
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Bantamweight (−53.5 kg / 118 lb) |
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Alexander Ireland | ![]() |
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Welterweight (−66.7 kg / 147 lb) |
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Harry Mallin | ![]() |
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Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) |
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Harold Franks | ![]() |
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Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) |
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Ronald Rawson | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) |
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James McKenzie | ![]() |
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Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) |
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Harry Mallin | ![]() |
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Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) |
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John Elliott | ![]() |
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Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) |
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Harry Mitchell | ![]() |
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Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) |
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John Wright | ![]() |
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Middleweight (−73 kg) |
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Don Scott | ![]() |
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Light heavyweight (−80 kg) |
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Terence Spinks | ![]() |
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Flyweight (−51 kg) |
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Thomas Nicholls | ![]() |
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Featherweight (−57 kg) |
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Richard McTaggart | ![]() |
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Lightweight (−60 kg) |
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Nicholas Gargano | ![]() |
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Welterweight (−67 kg) |
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John McCormack | ![]() |
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Light middleweight (−71 kg) |
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Richard McTaggart | ![]() |
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Lightweight (−60 kg) |
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Jimmy Lloyd | ![]() |
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Welterweight (−67 kg) |
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William Fisher | ![]() |
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Light middleweight (−71 kg) |
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Chris Finnegan | ![]() |
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Middleweight |
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Ralph Evans | ![]() |
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Light flyweight |
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George Turpin | ![]() |
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Bantamweight |
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Alan Minter | ![]() |
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Light middleweight |
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Patrick Cowdell | ![]() |
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Bantamweight |
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Tony Willis | ![]() |
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Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
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Robert Wells | ![]() |
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Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) |
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Richard Woodhall | ![]() |
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Light middleweight (- 71 kg) |
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Robin Reid | ![]() |
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Light middleweight |
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Audley Harrison | ![]() |
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Super heavyweight |
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Amir Khan | ![]() |
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Lightweight |
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James DeGale | ![]() |
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Middleweight |
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Tony Jeffries | ![]() |
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Light heavyweight |
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David Price | ![]() |
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Super heavyweight |
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Luke Campbell | ![]() |
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Men's bantamweight |
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Fred Evans | ![]() |
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Men's welterweight |
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Anthony Ogogo | ![]() |
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Men's middleweight |
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Anthony Joshua | ![]() |
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Men's super heavyweight |
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Nicola Adams | ![]() |
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Women's flyweight |
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Joshua Buatsi | ![]() |
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Men's light heavyweight |
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Joe Joyce | ![]() |
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Men's super heavyweight |
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Nicola Adams | ![]() |
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Women's flyweight |
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Galal Yafai | ![]() |
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Men's flyweight |
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Pat McCormack | ![]() |
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Men's welterweight |
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Benjamin Whittaker | ![]() |
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Men's light heavyweight |
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Frazer Clarke | ![]() |
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Men's super heavyweight |
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Karriss Artingstall | ![]() |
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Women's featherweight |
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Lauren Price | ![]() |
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Women's middleweight |
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Lewis Richardson | ![]() |
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Men's 71 kg |
Canoeing
[edit]Year | Canoeists | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1936 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
1996 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
2004 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
2008 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
2012 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2016 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
2020 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
2024 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 17 |
Medalists
[edit]Cricket
[edit]Great Britain and France were the only two teams to compete in the only Olympic cricket match, in 1900. The British team won, making them the only nation to win an Olympic cricket contest and the only Olympic gold medallists in cricket.
Year | Cricketers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1900 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1924–1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948–1952 | Did not compete | ||||||
1956 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968–2006 | Did not compete | ||||||
2010 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Curling
[edit]Year | Curlers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1924 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1928 | No competition held | ||||||
1932 (demonstration) | Did not compete | ||||||
1936–1984 | No competition held | ||||||
1988 (demonstration) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 (demonstration) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | No competition held | ||||||
1998 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Cycling
[edit]Jason Kenny with seven gold and two silver medals is the most successful British Olympian, most successful British cyclist, indeed the most successful cyclist, in Olympic history. His wife, Laura Kenny is the most successful British female Olympian, and most successful Olympic female cyclist in history, with five golds and one silver. As of 2021, of the 100 cycling medals won by Great Britain, half (50) have been won in the four Games since 2008, including 28 gold medals. Great Britain had won ten golds in total between 1896 and 2008.
Year | Cyclists | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1900 | Did not compete | ||||||
1904 | |||||||
1908 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
1912 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1920 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
1924 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1928 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
1932 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1936 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1948 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
1952 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1956 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1960 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
1976 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
1980 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1996 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2000 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2004 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2008 | 25[21] | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 [22] |
2012 | 25 | 18 | 8[23] | 2[23] | 2[23] | 12[23] | 1 [23] |
2016 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
2020 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
2024 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 40 | 39 | 31 | 110 | 2 |
Medalists
[edit]Diving
[edit]Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908. Tom Daley, with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals, is the most decorated and most successful British Olympic diver in history, followed by Jack Laugher with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals
Year | Divers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
1912 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1920 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1924 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1928 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1952 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
1964 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2008 | 10[24] | 8[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2016 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2020 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
2024 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Isabelle White | ![]() |
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Women's 10 metre platform |
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Beatrice Armstrong | ![]() |
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Women's 10 metre platform |
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Harold Clarke | ![]() |
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Men's plain high diving |
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Brian Phelps | ![]() |
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Men's 10 metre platform |
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Elizabeth Ferris | ![]() |
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Women's 10 metre platform |
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Peter Waterfield Leon Taylor |
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Men's synchronized 10 metre platform |
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Tom Daley | ![]() |
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Men's 10 metre platform |
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Jack Laugher | ![]() |
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Men's 3 metre springboard |
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Jack Laugher Chris Mears |
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Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard |
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Tom Daley Daniel Goodfellow |
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Men's synchronized 10 metre platform |
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Jack Laugher | ![]() |
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Men's 3 metre springboard |
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Tom Daley | ![]() |
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Men's 10 metre platform |
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Tom Daley Matty Lee |
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Men's synchronized 10 metre platform |
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Noah Williams | ![]() |
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Men's 10 metre platform |
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Anthony Harding Jack Laugher |
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Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard |
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Tom Daley Noah Williams |
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Men's synchronized 10 metre platform |
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Yasmin Harper Scarlett Mew Jensen |
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Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard |
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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson |
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Women's synchronized 10 metre platform |
Equestrian
[edit]Great Britain had one rider compete in the hacks and hunter combined event at the first Olympic equestrian events in 1900.
Year | Riders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1900 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1912 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1920 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1924 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1928 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1932 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1936 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1948 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1952 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1956 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1960 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1964 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1968 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1972 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1976 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | Did not compete | ||||||
1984 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1988 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1992 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2004 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2008 | 12[25] | 6[25] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7[26] |
2012 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2016 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2020 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
2024 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 15 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 4 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Alec Scott on Bob Clive Edward Howard-Vyse on Blue Steel Richard Fanshawe on Bowie Knife |
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Team Eventing |
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Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter Henry Nicoll and Kilgeddin Arthur Carr and Monty |
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Team Jumping |
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Wilfred White and Nizefela Douglas Stewart and Aherlow Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter |
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Team Jumping |
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Francis Weldon and Kilbarry |
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Individual Eventing |
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Francis Weldon and Kilbarry Arthur Rook and Wild Venture Bertie Hill and Countryman III |
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Team Eventing |
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Francis Weldon and Kilbarry Arthur Rook and Wild Venture Bertie Hill and Countryman III |
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Team Jumping |
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David Broome and Sunsalve |
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Individual Jumping |
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Peter Robeson and Firecrest |
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Individual Jumping |
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Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar |
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Individual Eventing |
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Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar Richard Meade and Cornishman V Reuben Jones and The Poacher |
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Team Eventing |
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Marion Coakes and Stroller |
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Individual Jumping |
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David Broome and Mr. Softee |
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Individual Jumping |
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Richard Meade on Laurieston |
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Individual Eventing |
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Richard Meade and Laurieston Mary Gordon-Watson and Cornishman V Bridget Parker and Cornish Gold Mark Phillips and Great Ovation |
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Team Eventing |
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Ann Moore on Psalm |
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Individual Jumping |
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Virginia Leng and Priceless |
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Individual Eventing |
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Virginia Leng and Priceless Ian Stark and Oxford Blue Diana Clapham and Windjammer Lucinda Green and Regal Realm |
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Team Eventing |
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Michael Whitaker and Overton Amanda John Whitaker and Ryan's Son Steven Smith and Shining Example Timothy Grubb and Linky |
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Team Jumping |
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Ian Stark and Sir Wattie |
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Individual Eventing |
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Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman |
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Individual Eventing |
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Captain Mark Phillips and Cartier Karen Straker and Get Smart Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman Ian Stark and Sir Wattie |
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Team Eventing |
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Ian Stark and Jaybee Jeanette Brakewell and Over To You Pippa Funnell and Supreme Rock Leslie Law and Shear H2O |
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Team Eventing |
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Leslie Law on Shear L'Eau |
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Individual Eventing |
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Pippa Funnell on Primmore's Pride |
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Individual Eventing |
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Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You Mary King on King Solomon III Leslie Law on Shear L'Eau Pippa Funnell on Primmore's Pride William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo |
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Team Eventing |
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Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic |
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Individual Eventing |
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Sharon Hunt on Tankers Town Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Parkmore Ed Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic Mary King on Call Again Cavalier |
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Team Eventing |
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Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro |
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Individual Dressage |
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Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris |
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Individual Dressage |
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Carl Hester on Uthopia Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro |
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Team Dressage |
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Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz Mary King on Imperial Cavalier Zara Phillips on High Kingdom Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic William Fox-Pitt on Lionheart |
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Team Eventing |
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Scott Brash on Hello Sanctos Peter Charles on Vindicat Ben Maher on Tripple X Nick Skelton on Big Star |
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Team Jumping |
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Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro |
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Individual Dressage |
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Spencer Wilton on Super Nova II Fiona Bigwood on Orthilia Carl Hester on Nip Tuck Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro |
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Team Dressage |
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Nick Skelton on Big Star |
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Individual Jumping |
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Charlotte Dujardin on Gio |
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Individual Dressage |
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Charlotte Fry on Everdale Carl Hester on En Vogue Charlotte Dujardin on Gio |
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Team Dressage |
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Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser |
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Individual Eventing |
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Laura Collett on London 52 Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser Oliver Townend on Ballaghmore Class |
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Team Eventing |
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Ben Maher on Explosion W |
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Individual Jumping |
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Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale |
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Individual Dressage |
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Becky Moody on Jagerbomb Carl Hester on Fame Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale |
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Team Dressage |
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Laura Collett on London 52 |
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Individual Eventing |
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Rosalind Canter on Lordships Graffalo Tom McEwan on JD Dublin Laura Collett on London 52 |
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Team Eventing |
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Ben Maher on Dallas Vegas Batilly Harry Charles on Romeo 88 Scott Brash on Jefferson |
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Fencing
[edit]Great Britain first competed in fencing in 1900 and won its first fencing medal, a silver, in 1908 at the London Games.
Year | Fencers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | Did not compete | ||||||
1900 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1912 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1920 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1924 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
1928 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1932 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
1936 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1960 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
1964 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1968 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
2028 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Charles Leaf Daniell Cecil Haig Martin Holt Robert Montgomerie |
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Men's team épée |
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Edgar Amphlett John Blake Percival Davson Arthur Everitt Martin Holt Sydney Mertineau Robert Montgomerie Edgar Seligman |
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Men's team épée |
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Gladys Davis | ![]() |
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Women's foil |
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Muriel Freeman | ![]() |
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Women's foil |
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Judy Guinness | ![]() |
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Women's foil |
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Gillian Sheen | ![]() |
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Women's foil |
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Allan Jay | ![]() |
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Men's épée |
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Allan Jay Michael Howard John Pelling Henry Hoskyns Raymond Harrison Michael Alexander |
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Men's team épée |
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Henry Hoskyns | ![]() |
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Men's épée |
Figure skating
[edit]Great Britain hosted the first Olympic figure skating contests in 1908.
Year | Skaters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1908 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
1920 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1924 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1928 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1936 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1948 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1952 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1956 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1980 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1984 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1988 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1998 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
Football
[edit]Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – was one of three teams to play in the inaugural football tournament, winning their only match to take the first Olympic gold medal in football. The men's team competed in the ten Olympics in the table below. The women's team competed in 2012 and 2020.
In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. This ended the practice of "shamateurism", where players claimed to be amateur but still got irregular payments from their clubs. Also, Great Britain is not a member of FIFA and its athletes participate in international football competitions as members of the national teams of the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), none of which have National Olympic Committees. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Having qualified as hosts in both tournaments in 2012, pressure arose to find a way for Great Britain, and at least a women's team, to take part in Olympic football competitions. The solution, first instituted in time for the 2020 Games, and following the precedent set out by field hockey and rugby sevens was for the results of the England women's team, as the highest ranked national team within Great Britain, to be treated as qualification results for the purposes of UEFA quota places. When both England and Scotland qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup, the UEFA designated qualification tournament, England's results were treated as Great Britain results for Olympic qualification purposes, while Scottish results were ignored for the same purposes. England's U23 men's team do not have a similar arrangement. Notwithstanding the arrangement, in the event of qualification, Scottish and Welsh players are eligible.
Year | Footballers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | No competition | ||||||
1900 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1912 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1920 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1924 | Did not compete | ||||||
1928 | |||||||
1932 | No Competition | ||||||
1936 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964–2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | Did not compete | ||||||
2020 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
2028 | |||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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James Jones Claude Buckenham William Gosling Alfred Chalk Tom Burridge William Quash Richard Turner Fred Spackman John Nicholas Jack Zealley Henry Haslam |
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Horace Bailey Arthur Berry Frederick Chapman Walter Corbett Harold Hardman Robert Hawkes Kenneth Hunt Herbert Smith Harold Stapley Clyde Purnell Vivian Woodward George Barlow[27] Albert Bell Ronald Brebner W. Crabtree Walter Daffern Thomas Porter Albert Scothern |
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Men's tournament |
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Arthur Berry Ronald Brebner Thomas Burn Joseph Dines Edward Hanney Gordon Hoare Arthur Knight Henry Littlewort Douglas McWhirter Ivan Sharpe Harold Stamper Harold Walden Vivian Woodward Gordon Wright |
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Freestyle skiing
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1988 (demonstration) | Did not compete | ||||||
1992 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1998 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | Did not compete | ||||||
2010 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
2022 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Golf
[edit]Great Britain was one of four teams to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900, taking silver and bronze in the men's competition. They did not compete in the Olympic golf competition held in 1904. When the sport returned in the 2016 Rio Olympics, after a 112-year absence, Justin Rose won gold.
Year | Golfers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1900 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908–2012 | No competition | ||||||
2016 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Walter Rutherford | ![]() |
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David Robertson | ![]() |
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Justin Rose | ![]() |
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Tommy Fleetwood | ![]() |
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Gymnastics
[edit]Great Britain first competed in gymnastics in the inaugural 1896 Olympics, with wrestler Launceston Elliot entering the rope climbing event and finishing last. Great Britain's first gymnastics medal came in 1908 with a silver in the men's individual all-around. Until 2008, Great Britain's last medal for gymnastics was a Bronze in the Women's all-round team event in 1928. At the 2012 Summer Games in London, Great Britain equaled its tally for all previous games combined, winning 4 medals to bring their all-time total to eight. A record seven medals, including first ever gold medals, were won in 2016, while a further three, including one gold, were won at the 2020 Games. Having won only four medals in total between 1896 and 2008, 14 medals, including 3 gold medals were secured between 2012 and 2020.
Year | Gymnasts | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1900 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1912 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1920 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1924 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1928 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
2012 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
2016 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
2020 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2024 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 19 |
Medalists
[edit]Handball
[edit]Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics. This is the only time that Great Britain has competed in handball at the Olympics.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1936 | Did not compete | ||||||
1948–1968 | No competition | ||||||
1972–2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016–2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Field hockey
[edit]Great Britain hosted the first Olympic field hockey tournament in 1908.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1908 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
1912 | No hockey tournament | ||||||
1920 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1924 | No hockey tournament | ||||||
1928 | Did not compete | ||||||
1932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
1936 | Did not compete | ||||||
1948 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1952 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1976 | Did not compete | ||||||
1980 | |||||||
1984 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2020 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
Medalists
[edit]Ice hockey
[edit]Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1920 | Did not compete | ||||||
1924 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1928 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1948 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952–2022 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Jeu de paume
[edit]Great Britain hosted the only Olympic jeu de paume tournament in 1908.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1908 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Judo
[edit]Great Britain has competed in all judo events held at the Summer Olympics since judo made its full debut as an Olympic sport in 1964. Although Great Britain has won 20 judo medals, none have been gold.
Year | Judokas | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1964 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | No Judo tournament | ||||||
1972 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1976 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1980 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
1984 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1988 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
1992 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
1996 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
2004 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
2016 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
2020 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
2024 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 |
Medalists
[edit]Lacrosse
[edit]Great Britain's Olympic lacrosse debut was in 1908.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1908 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Luge
[edit]Year | Lugers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1964 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1998 | Did not compete | ||||||
2002 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | Did not compete | ||||||
2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Great Britain's Olympic modern pentathlon debut was in 1912 when it was first included in the Olympics. Their most successful games were the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Great Britain won both the available gold medals.
Year | Pentathletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1912 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1920 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1924 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1928 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1936 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1980 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1992 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2012 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2016 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Jim Fox Danny Nightingale Adrian Parker |
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Richard Phelps Dominic Mahony Graham Brookhouse |
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Stephanie Cook | ![]() |
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Kate Allenby | ![]() |
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Georgina Harland | ![]() |
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Heather Fell | ![]() |
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Samantha Murray | ![]() |
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Joe Choong | ![]() |
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Kate French | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
Nordic combined
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1924–1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948–2022 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Polo
[edit]Great Britain was one of four teams to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. Three of the five teams had British players, and those three teams took both the top two places and split the third place with the Mexican team. Great Britain would be the only team to play in all five of the Olympic polo tournaments, with no other nation appearing more than three times. The nation took gold and two silvers in 1908, when only British teams competed. Facing international competition in 1920, the British side won. The 1924 tournament resulted in a bronze medal for Great Britain, while the team took silver in 1936. In international play, the Great Britain team had an overall record of 5–3 (semifinal and final wins in 1920, a 2–2 record the 1924 round-robin, and a first-round win and final loss in 1936). There were 2 games in 1908 pitting teams from Great Britain against each other, necessarily resulting in a 2–2 record that year. The mixed teams in 1900 had records of 3–0, 1–1, and 0–1, though both losses (and, of course, therefore two of the wins) were against each other.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1900 | 7 | as part of the ![]() | |||||
1904 | No competition | ||||||
1908 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1912 | No competition | ||||||
1920 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1924 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1928–1932 | No competition | ||||||
1936 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1948–Present | No competition | ||||||
Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Rackets
[edit]Great Britain hosted the only Olympic rackets tournament, in 1908.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1908 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Rowing
[edit]Great Britain took a bronze medal in the first Olympic rowing competition, in 1900.
Games | No. Rowers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1896 Athens | Event wasn't held | ||||||
1900 Paris | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1904 St Louis | 0 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1908 London | 32 | (8)/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
1912 Stockholm | 24 | (4)/4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1920 Antwerp | 10 | 2/5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1924 Paris | 17 | 4/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1928 Amsterdam | 19 | 5/7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
1932 Los Angeles | 16 | 4/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1936 Berlin | 18 | 5/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1948 London | 26 | 7/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1952 Helsinki | 23 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 Melbourne | 13 | 3/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1960 Rome | 26 | 7/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1964 Tokyo | 8 | 3/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7= |
1968 Mexico City | 10 | 2/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1972 Munich | 17 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1976 Montreal | 32 | 8/14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
1980 Moscow | 43 | 11/14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1984 Los Angeles | 42 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6= |
1988 Seoul | 32 | 8/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1992 Barcelona | 46 | 12/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4= |
1996 Atlanta | 37 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7= |
2000 Sydney | 36 | 10/14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2004 Athens | 36 | 11/14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2008 Beijing | 43 | 12/14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
2012 London | 47 | 13/14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
2016 Rio | 43 | 12/14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2020 Tokyo | 43 | 11/14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
2024 Paris | 40 | 9/14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Total | 780 | 264 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 78 | 2 |
Medalists
[edit]Rugby
[edit]Great Britain took a silver medal in the first Olympic rugby competition, in 1900. They repeated as silver medallists by losing the only match in 1908. Great Britain did not compete in 1920 or 1924. When the sport returned in 2016 as rugby sevens, Great Britain earned a third silver medal (in men's) as well as placing 4th in the first women's rugby competition.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | No competition | ||||||
1900 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1904 | No competition | ||||||
1908 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1912 | No competition | ||||||
1920–1924 | Did not compete | ||||||
1928–2012 | No competition | ||||||
2016 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
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Men's rugby union | 2/4 | 1900 | 1900 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
Men's rugby sevens | 2/2 | 2016 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
Women's rugby sevens | 2/2 | 2016 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (2016, 2020) |
Sailing
[edit]Great Britain took four gold medals in the first Olympic sailing events in 1900. In addition, British sailors were part of two mixed teams that won gold.
Year | Sailors | Boats competing/Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1896 | Scheduled but event wasn't held | ||||||
1900 | 73 | 16/13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
1904 | Not Scheduled | ||||||
1908 | 41 | 7/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
1912 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1916 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1920 | 6 | 2/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1924 | 6 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1928 | 8 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1932 | 3 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1936 | 14 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1940 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1944 | Games Cancelled | ||||||
1948 | 13 | 5/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1952 | 14 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
1956 | 12 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1960 | 11 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1964 | 9 | 4/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
1968 | 11 | 5/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1972 | 13 | 6/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1976 | 12 | 6/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1980 | 0 | 0/6 | Sport Choose to Boycott | ||||
1984 | 13 | 7/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1988 | 15 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1992 | 17 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1996 | 16 | 10/10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
2000 | 16 | 10/11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2004 | 18 | 11/11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
2008 | 18 | 11/11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
2012 | 16 | 10/10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2016 | 15 | 10/10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2020 | 15 | 10/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2024 | 14 | 10/10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 32 | 21 | 13 | 66 | 1 |
Medalists
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Great Britain's first shooting medals came when the United Kingdom hosted the 1908 Games, at which the British shooters dominated the competitions. There were 215 shooters from 14 teams in the shooting events, including 67 from Great Britain.
Year | Shooters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1900 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1904 | Sport not held | ||||||
1908 | 67 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
1912 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
1920 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1924 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1928 | Sport not held | ||||||
1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1936 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1948 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
1972 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
1976 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
1984 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1988 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1992 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2004 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2016 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
2020 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
2024 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 14 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 6 |
Medalists
[edit]Short track speed skating
[edit]Year | Skaters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 (demonstration) | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1992 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1998 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2002 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2022 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Skateboarding
[edit]Year | Skateboarders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Sky Brown | ![]() |
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Women's park |
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Sky Brown | ![]() |
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Women's park |
Skeleton
[edit]Great Britain is the most successful team in Skeleton winning a medal at every Games in which the sport has been included and has won at least one medal in each of the five contests of Women's skeleton since its introduction with five different athletes. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful Skeleton rider of all time winning back to back gold medals in 2014 and 2018. No other rider has successfully defended a gold medal.
Year | Racers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1932–1936 | No competition held | ||||||
1948 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1952–1998 | No competition held | ||||||
2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2010 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Ski jumping
[edit]Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924–1984 | Did not compete | ||||||
1988 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992–1998 | Did not compete | ||||||
2002 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006–2022 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Snowboarding
[edit]Year | Snowboarders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Did not compete | ||||||
2002 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2006 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2010 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2014 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
2018 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
2022 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Speed skating
[edit]Year | Skaters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1928 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1932–1936 | Did not compete | ||||||
1948 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1952 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1964 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1968 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1994–2018 | Did not compete | ||||||
2022 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Sport climbing
[edit]Year | Climbers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Toby Roberts | ![]() |
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Men's combined |
Swimming
[edit]Great Britain was the third most successful team in swimming in 2008, with 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes, with Rebecca Adlington winning two of these, making her the most successful female British swimmer in 100 years.[30]
Year | Swimmers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | Did not compete | ||||||
1900 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
1912 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
1920 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1924 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
1928 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1932 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1936 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1952 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1956 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1960 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1964 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
1968 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
1972 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
1976 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1980 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
1984 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1988 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1992 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
1996 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
2000 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
2008 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
2012 | 44 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
2016 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
2020 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
2024 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 21 | 35 | 31 | 87 | 7 |
Medalists
[edit]Table tennis
[edit]Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | Did not compete | ||||||
2008 | |||||||
2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Taekwondo
[edit]Great Britain have competed in all six taekwondo competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best result is a gold, silver and bronze in 2016.
Year | Taekwondokas | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
2012 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2016 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2020 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2024 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Sarah Stevenson | ![]() |
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Women's Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
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Jade Jones | ![]() |
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Women's Lightweight (57 kg) |
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Lutalo Muhammad | ![]() |
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Men's Middleweight (80 kg) |
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Jade Jones | ![]() |
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Women's Featherweight (57 kg) |
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Lutalo Muhammad | ![]() |
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Men's Welterweight (80 kg) |
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Bianca Walkden | ![]() |
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Women's Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
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Bradly Sinden | ![]() |
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Men's Featherweight (68 kg) |
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Lauren Williams | ![]() |
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Women's Welterweight (67 kg) |
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Bianca Walkden | ![]() |
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Women's Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
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Caden Cunningham | ![]() |
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Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Tennis
[edit]
John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport that allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. Great Britain again dominated in 1900, taking all four gold medals and adding seven others (three as part of mixed teams).
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[31] | 2 |
1900 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
1912 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
1920 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
1924 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1924–1964 | No competition held | ||||||
1968 (demonstration) | Did not compete | ||||||
1972–1980 | No competition held | ||||||
1984 (demonstration) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
2000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43[31] | 2 |
Medalists
[edit]Triathlon
[edit]Great Britain have competed in all Six triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best finish is 2 1st-place finishes in the men's individual triathlon event, and a 1st-place finish in the mixed triathlon relay event, in 2020(2021).
Year | Triathletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2016 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2020 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2024 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Alistair Brownlee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Jonathan Brownlee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Alistair Brownlee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Jonathan Brownlee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Vicky Holland | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Alex Yee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Georgia Taylor-Brown | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Jess Learmonth Jonathan Brownlee Georgia Taylor-Brown Alex Yee |
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Mixed relay |
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Alex Yee | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Beth Potter | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Alex Yee Georgia Taylor-Brown Sam Dickinson Beth Potter |
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Mixed relay |
Tug of war
[edit]Great Britain's Olympic tug of war debut came when the United Kingdom hosted the Games in 1908. Great Britain was then one of only two teams to compete in 1912 and also won the last Tug of War competition held in the Olympics in 1920.
Year | Contestants | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1908 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1912 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1920 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1924–present | No Competition | ||||||
Total | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Volleyball
[edit]Prior to participating, as host nation, in the 2012 volleyball tournaments, Great Britain had never competed in Olympic volleyball with the exception of the women's team participating in the inaugural Beach volleyball tournament in 1996.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964–1992 | Did not compete | ||||||
1996 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000–2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016–2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Water motorsports
[edit]The United Kingdom hosted the only Olympic water motorsports contests, in 1908.
Year | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1908 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Water polo
[edit]Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1912 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1920 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1928 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
1960–2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016–2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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George Cornet Charles Forsyth George Nevinson Paul Radmilovic Charles Smith Thomas Thould George Wilkinson |
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Men's tournament |
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Charles Sydney Smith George Cornet George Wilkinson Charles Bugbee Arthur Edwin Hill Paul Radmilovic Isaac Bentham |
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Men's tournament |
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Charles Sydney Smith Paul Radmilovic Charles Bugbee Noel Purcell Christopher Jones William Peacock William Henry Dean |
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Men's tournament |
Weightlifting
[edit]Great Britain's only gold medal in weightlifting came at the first Games in 1896, when Launceston Elliot won the one-hand lift.
Year | Weightlifters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1900 | Sport not held | ||||||
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | Sport not held | ||||||
1912 | Sport not held | ||||||
1920–1936 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1952 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1956 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1960 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1964 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1968 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1972 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
1988 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2004 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
2024 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
2028 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Launceston Elliot | ![]() |
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Men's one hand lift |
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Launceston Elliot | ![]() |
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Men's two hand lift |
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Julian Creus | ![]() |
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Men's 56 kg |
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James Halliday | ![]() |
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Men's 67.5 kg |
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Louis Martin | ![]() |
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Men's 90 kg |
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Louis Martin | ![]() |
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Men's 90 kg |
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David Mercer | ![]() |
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Men's 90 kg |
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Emily Campbell | ![]() |
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Women's +87 kg |
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Emily Campbell | ![]() |
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Women's +81 kg |
Wrestling
[edit]Year | Wrestlers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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1896 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1900 | Sport not held | ||||||
1904 | Did not compete | ||||||
1908 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
1912 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1920 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1924 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
1928 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
1932 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1936 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- |
1948 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1952 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- |
1956 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- |
1960 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- |
1964 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- |
1968 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- |
1972 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1976 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1980 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1984 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
1988 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1992 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1996 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2000 | Did not compete | ||||||
2004 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2008 | Did not compete | ||||||
2012 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016–2024 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 |
Medalists
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William J. Press | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle bantamweight |
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James Slim | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle featherweight |
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William McKie | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle featherweight |
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George de Relwyskow | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle lightweight |
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William Wood | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle lightweight |
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Albert Gingell | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle lightweight |
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Stanley Bacon | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle middleweight |
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George de Relwyskow | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle middleweight |
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Frederick Beck | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle middleweight |
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Con O'Kelly | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle heavyweight |
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Edward Barrett | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle heavyweight |
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Bernard Bernard | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle featherweight |
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Herbert Wright | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle lightweight |
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Archie MacDonald | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle heavyweight |
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Samuel Rabin | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle middleweight |
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Kenneth Richmond | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle heavyweight |
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Noel Loban | ![]() |
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Men's freestyle 90 kg |
Medals in art competitions
[edit]In addition to its accomplishments in sport, Great Britain has also earned recognition in Olympic art competitions—one of the three non-sports events once included in the Olympic Games. The country won a total of nine art competition medals (3 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze), across the 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.[15] These events were part of the official Olympic program in seven Summer Games, from 1912 to 1948. In 1952, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally discontinued all non-sport events (including art competitions), as well as awards for feats (such as alpinism and aeronautics). These were subsequently removed from official national medal counts.[32][nb 2]
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Games | Event | Piece |
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Theodore Andrea Cook | ![]() |
Literature | "Olympic Games of Antwerp"[33][34] |
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Margaret Stuart | ![]() |
Literature | "Sword Songs"[35][36] |
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William Nicholson | ![]() |
Painting, Graphic Arts | "Un Almanach de douze Sports"[37][38][39] |
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Laura Knight | ![]() |
Painting, Paintings | "Boxeurs"[40][41] |
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John Hughes | ![]() |
Architecture, Town planning | Design for a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool[42][43] |
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Alfred Thomson | ![]() |
Painting, Paintings | "London Amateur Championships"[44][45] |
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John Copley | ![]() |
Painting, Graphic Arts | "Polo Players"[46][47] |
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Chintamoni Kar | ![]() |
Sculpturing, Statues | "The Stag"[48][49] |
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Rosamund Fletcher | ![]() |
Sculpturing, Reliefs | "The End of the Covert"[50][51] |
See also
[edit]- List of flag bearers for Great Britain at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Great Britain
- Great Britain at the Paralympics
- Great Britain at the European Games
- Great Britain at the Youth Olympics
- Sport in the United Kingdom
- Sport in England
- Sport in Northern Ireland
- Sport in Scotland
- Sport in Wales
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Northern Ireland most sports (such as basketball and hockey) are organised on an all-Ireland basis. Athletes in these sports are therefore effectively compelled to represent the Republic of Ireland.
- ^ a b In 1952, art competition medals, as well as the gold medal awards for feats in alpinism and aeronatics, were removed from the official national medal counts.[32] Only since 2021 have they been officially listed again by the IOC in the medal tables and respective NOC profile on its website. Great Britain won a total of nine art competition medals (3 gold, 5 silver, and 1 bronze), across the 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.[15]
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- ^ Those players were also in squad, but did not play any matches.
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- ^ Does not include a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal as part of mixed teams in 1900.
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- ^ a b Does not include gold and bronze medals won in 1896 by mixed teams that included a British player.
- ^ a b McGillivray, Mary (31 July 2024). "ABC TV's The Art Of explores the surprising history of art competitions at the Olympics". ABC News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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- ^ "Olympedia – Literature, Open 1924". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Dorothy Margaret Stuart - Team GB". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Olympedia – Painting, Graphic Arts, Open 1928". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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- ^ "Olympedia – Painting, Paintings, Open 1928". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Laura Knight - Team GB". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Olympedia – Architecture, Designs For Town Planning, Open 1932". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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External links
[edit]- "Great Britain". International Olympic Committee.
- "Great Britain". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/GBR". olympanalyt.com.
- Office for National Statistics (2000). Britain 2001: The Official Handbook of the United Kingdom. London: Stationery Office Books. ISBN 978-0-11-621278-8.