Lead section
First section
Section
Medals by sport
Archery
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[1] | 4[1] | 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 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Medalists
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 |
Athletics
Section
Badminton
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[2] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2012 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2016 | 8[3] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2020 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
The figures from 1972 do not count towards the total as badminton was a demonstration sport.
Medalists
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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Men's doubles |
Basketball
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 | – |
2016–2020 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Biathlon
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
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
Section
Canoeing
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 | |||||||
Total | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 16 |
Medalists
Cricket
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
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
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
Section
Diving
Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908. Jack Laugher with one gold, one silver and one bronze medal is the most successful British Olympic diver in history. Tom Daley, with one gold and three bronze medals, is the most decorated.
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[4] | 8[4] | 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 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Medalists
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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Yasmin Harper Scarlett Mew Jensen |
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Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard |
Equestrian
Section
Fencing
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 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Medalists
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
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
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 has qualified for 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 | |||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medalists
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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Men's tournament |
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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[5] 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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Men's tournament |
Freestyle skiing
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
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 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Walter Rutherford | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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David Robertson | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Justin Rose | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
Gymnastics
Section
Handball
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 | – |
2016–2020 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Field hockey
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 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
Medalists
Ice hockey
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
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
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 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 |
Medalists
Lacrosse
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
Year | Lugers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Jim Fox Danny Nightingale Adrian Parker |
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Men's team |
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Richard Phelps Dominic Mahony Graham Brookhouse |
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Men's team |
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Stephanie Cook | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Kate Allenby | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Georgina Harland | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Heather Fell | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Samantha Murray | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
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Joe Choong | ![]() |
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Men's individual |
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Kate French | ![]() |
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Women's individual |
Nordic combined
Year | Skiers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924–1932 | Did not compete | ||||||
1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
1948–2022 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Polo
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's | 5/5 | 1900 | 1908 | 1908 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6[7] | ![]() |
Rackets
Great Britain hosted the only Olympic rackets tournament, in 1908.
Year | Players | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1908 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Rowing
Section
Rugby
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 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Event | No. of appearances |
First appearance |
First medal |
First gold medal |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||||
Total | 31 | 21 | 12 | 64 | 1 |
Medalists
Shooting
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 | |||||||
Total | 13 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 6 |
Medalists
Short track speed skating
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
Year | Skateboarders | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Women's park |
Skeleton
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 |
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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
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
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
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
Year | Climbers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2024 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Swimming
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.[8]
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 | |||||||
Total | 20 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 7 |
Medalists
Table tennis
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 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Taekwondo
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 |
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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 | |||||||
Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Sarah Stevenson | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
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Jade Jones | ![]() |
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Lightweight (57 kg) |
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Lutalo Muhammad | ![]() |
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Middleweight (80 kg) |
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Jade Jones | ![]() |
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Featherweight (57 kg) |
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Lutalo Muhammad | ![]() |
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Welterweight (80 kg) |
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Bianca Walkden | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
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Bradly Sinden | ![]() |
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Featherweight (68 kg) |
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Lauren Williams | ![]() |
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Welterweight (67 kg) |
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Bianca Walkden | ![]() |
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Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Tennis
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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[9] | 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 | |||||||
Total | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43[9] | 2 |
Medalists
Triathlon
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 | |||||||
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Medalists
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 |
Tug of war
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
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 | – |
2016–2020 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Water motorsports
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
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 | – |
2016–2020 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Medalists
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
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 |
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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 | |||||||
Total | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
Medalists
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 |
Wrestling
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 |
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1948 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1952 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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1956 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | – |
2016–2020 | Did not compete | ||||||
Total | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 24 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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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 |
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References
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- ^ "Team GB for Beijing – Badminton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Badminton players selected for Team GB at Rio Olympics". www.badmintonengland.co.uk. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Team GB for Beijing – Swimming". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Those players were also in squad, but did not play any matches.
- ^ a b These players are listed exclusively in the International Olympic Committee medal database Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Colin Campbell is not even listed by the British Olympic Association Archived 2 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine as a team member in Antwerp. However Harold Cooke is listed (as team member not as medalist), but born in 1907, he had to be a 13-year-old boy and he had to become a fencer later on to participate in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- ^ Does not include a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal as part of mixed teams in 1900.
- ^ "Rebecca Adlington". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ a b Does not include gold and bronze medals won in 1896 by mixed teams that included a British player.