Great Britain at the Olympics
Great Britain at the Olympics | |
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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.[a]
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. 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), plus the three Crown Dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey), and all but three of the British Overseas Territories (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.[2][3]
The existence of a Great Britain team has been criticised by Welsh and Scottish nationalists, advocating for separate Welsh[4] and Scottish Olympic teams instead.[5][6][7]
Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Federation of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland.[8] 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. 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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] 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]Host country
Medals by Summer Sport[edit] Leading in that sport
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] Leading in that sport
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.
Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Madge Syers | 1908 London | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | William Jackson Thomas Murray Robin Welsh Laurence Jackson | 1924 Chamonix | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Great Britain men's national ice hockey team | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Jeannette Altwegg | 1952 Oslo | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | Robin Dixon Tony Nash | 1964 Innsbruck | ![]() | Two man |
![]() | John Curry | 1976 Innsbruck | ![]() | Men's singles |
![]() | Robin Cousins | 1980 Lake Placid | ![]() | Men's singles |
![]() | Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean | 1984 Sarajevo | ![]() | Ice dancing |
![]() | Rhona Martin Debbie Knox Fiona MacDonald Janice Rankin Margaret Morton | 2002 Salt Lake City | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Amy Williams | 2010 Vancouver | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Lizzy Yarnold | 2014 Sochi | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Lizzy Yarnold | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff Mili Smith | 2022 Beijing | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson | 1908 London | ![]() | Pairs Skating |
![]() | Arthur Cumming | 1908 London | ![]() | Men's special figures |
![]() | Ralph Broome Thomas Arnold Alexander Richardson Rodney Soher | 1924 Chamonix | ![]() | Four man |
![]() | Cecilia Colledge | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | Shelley Rudman | 2006 Turin | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Tom Brewster | 2014 Sochi | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Ross Whyte | 2022 Beijing | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Geoffrey Hall-Say | 1908 London | ![]() | Men's special figures |
![]() | Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | 1908 London | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | Madge Syers Edgar Syers | 1908 London | ![]() | Pairs skating |
![]() | Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams | 1920 Antwerp | ![]() | Pairs Skating |
![]() | Ethel Muckelt | 1924 Chamonix | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | Great Britain men's national ice hockey team | 1924 Chamonix | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | David Carnegie | 1928 St. Moritz | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ![]() | Four man |
![]() | Jeannette Altwegg | 1948 St. Moritz | ![]() | Ladies' singles |
![]() | John Crammond | 1948 St. Moritz | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Nicky Gooch | 1994 Lillehammer | ![]() | Men's 500m |
![]() | Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean | 1994 Lillehammer | ![]() | Ice dancing |
![]() | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood | 1998 Nagano | ![]() | Four man |
![]() | Alex Coomber | 2002 Salt Lake City | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Jenny Jones | 2014 Sochi | ![]() | Women's slopestyle |
![]() | Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Lauren Gray | 2014 Sochi | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | John James Jackson Bruce Tasker Stuart Benson Joel Fearon | 2014 Sochi | ![]() | Four man |
![]() | Dominic Parsons | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() | Men's event |
![]() | Laura Deas | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() | Women's event |
![]() | Billy Morgan | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() | Men's Big Air |
![]() | Izzy Atkin | 2018 Pyeongchang | ![]() | Women's slopestyle |
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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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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[13] | 4[13] | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | Men's double York round |
![]() | Reginald Brooks-King | ![]() | ![]() | Men's double York round |
![]() | Queenie Newall | ![]() | ![]() | Women's double National round |
![]() | Lottie Dod | ![]() | ![]() | Women's double National round |
![]() | Beatrice Hill-Lowe | ![]() | ![]() | Women's double National round |
![]() | Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Leroy Watson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's team |
![]() | Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Simon Terry | ![]() | ![]() | Men's team |
![]() | Simon Terry | ![]() | ![]() | Men's individual |
![]() | Alison Williamson | ![]() | ![]() | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Kate Shortman Isabelle Thorpe | ![]() | ![]() | 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]Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Charles Gmelin | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |
![]() | Grantley Goulding | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
![]() | Alfred Tysoe | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 800 metres |
![]() | Charles Bennett | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Sidney Robinson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 2500 metres steeplechase |
![]() | John Rimmer | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Charles Bennett | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Sidney Robinson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Patrick Leahy | ![]() | ![]() | Men's high jump |
![]() | Patrick Leahy | ![]() | ![]() | Men's long jump |
![]() | John Daly | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 2590 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Tom Kiely | ![]() | ![]() | Men's all-around |
![]() | Wyndham Halswelle | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |
![]() | Harold Wilson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Norman Hallows | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Emil Voigt | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 5 miles |
![]() | Edward Owen | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 5 miles |
![]() | Jimmy Tremeer | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
![]() | Arthur Russell | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3200 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Arthur Robertson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3200 metres steeplechase |
![]() | William Coales Joe Deakin Arthur Robertson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3 miles team race |
![]() | George Larner | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3500 metres walk |
![]() | Ernest Webb | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3500 metres walk |
![]() | George Larner | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 miles walk |
![]() | Ernest Webb | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 miles walk |
![]() | Edward Spencer | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 miles walk |
![]() | Tim Ahearne | ![]() | ![]() | Men's triple jump |
![]() | Con Leahy | ![]() | ![]() | Men's high jump |
![]() | Denis Horgan | ![]() | ![]() | Men's shot put |
![]() | Willie Applegarth | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 200 metres |
![]() | Arnold Jackson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | George Hutson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 5000 metres |
![]() | Willie Applegarth Victor d'Arcy David Jacobs Henry Macintosh | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
![]() | Ernest Henley George Nicol Cyril Seedhouse James Soutter | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
![]() | Joe Cottrill George Hutson William Moore Edward Owen Cyril Porter | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3000 metres team race |
![]() | Ernest Webb | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
![]() | Ernest Glover Frederick Hibbins Thomas Humphreys | ![]() | ![]() | Men's team cross country |
![]() | Harry Edward | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 100 metres |
![]() | Harry Edward | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 200 metres |
![]() | Guy Butler | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |
![]() | Albert Hill | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 800 metres |
![]() | Albert Hill | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Philip Noel-Baker | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | James Wilson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10,000 metres |
![]() | Percy Hodge | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay John Ainsworth-Davis Guy Butler | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
![]() | Joe Blewitt Albert Hill William Seagrove | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3000 metres team race |
![]() | Charles Gunn | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
![]() | James Wilson Anton Hegarty Alfred Nichols | ![]() | ![]() | Men's team cross country |
![]() | Harold Abrahams | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 100 metres |
![]() | Eric Liddell | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 200 metres |
![]() | Eric Liddell | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |
![]() | Guy Butler | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |
![]() | Douglas Lowe | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 800 metres |
![]() | H. B. Stallard | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Harold Abrahams Walter Rangeley Wilfred Nichol Lancelot Royle | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
![]() | Edward Toms George Renwick Richard Ripley Guy Butler | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
![]() | Bertram Macdonald Herbert Johnston George Webber | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3000 metres team race |
![]() | Gordon Goodwin | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
![]() | Malcolm Nokes | ![]() | ![]() | Men's hammer throw |
![]() | Jack London | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 100 metres |
![]() | Walter Rangeley | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 200 metres |
![]() | Douglas Lowe | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 800 metres |
![]() | David Burghley | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
![]() | Cyril Gill Edward Smouha Walter Rangeley Jack London | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
![]() | Tommy Hampson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 800 metres |
![]() | Jerry Cornes | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 1500 metres |
![]() | Donald Finlay | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
![]() | Thomas Evenson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson David Burghley Godfrey Rampling | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
![]() | Thomas Evenson | ![]() | ![]() | Men's marathon |
![]() | Tommy Green | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
![]() | Nellie Halstead Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb | ![]() | ![]() | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
![]() | Godfrey Brown | ![]() | ![]() | Men's 400 metres |