Great Britain at the Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympics
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IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Great Britain or Team GB is the team that sends athletes from the United Kingdom (UK), all but three of its overseas territories, and the three Crown dependencies, to the Olympic Games. It has sent athletes to every Games since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other nations on each occasion. From 1896 to 2016 inclusive, Great Britain has won 847 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 26 at the Winter Olympic Games. It is the only national team to have won at least one Gold Medal at every Summer Games, and lies third globally in the winning of both Gold Medals and total medals, surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union.

It is organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the National Olympic Committee for the UK. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and BOA both refer to the team as 'Great Britain' and the team uses the brand name Team GB, the BOA explains that it is a contraction of the full title, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team.^[1] Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is one of only three nations (France and Switzerland being the others) to have competed at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

The most successful British Olympians by gold medals won are Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, who have won six gold medals in track cycling and two British Olympians with five gold medals - fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, and Sir Steve Redgrave, who won five gold medals in rowing. Sailor Sir Ben Ainslie jointly holds the Great Britain record for most individual Olympic gold medals with Chris Hoy and Mo Farah with four. Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has the most overall medals by a British Olympian with eight.^[2] Sir Steve Redgrave is the only British Olympian to win a Gold Medal in five consecutive Olympic Games, winning his first in 1984 Los Angeles and last in 2000 Sydney. With five golds and a bronze, Redgrave is the most successful Olympic male rower of all time.

The most successful female Olympian for GB is cyclist Laura Trott, who has four gold medals, while the most decorated female Olympians are Katherine Grainger and Kathleen McKane Godfree, with five medals - one gold and four silver for Grainger, a gold, two silver and two bronze for McKane Godfree. Grainger, Redgrave, Ainslie, Wiggins and Jack Beresford are the only British Olympians to win medals of any colour in five successive Games. In 1908, the country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history.

The most successful Winter Olympians from Great Britain are Jeannette Altwegg, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, each with one gold and one bronze medal, the latter two as a pair in ice dance.

Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny are jointly the most successful cyclists in Olympic history and Ben Ainslie, with four golds at consecutive Games and a silver medal, is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. As a non-alpine nation, Great Britain has found the bulk of its success in the Summer Olympics. Despite this, Great Britain is the most successful nation in women's skeleton, having won a medal four times, one for each time the event has been held, including a gold medal for Amy Williams in 2010, and the same for Lizzy Yarnold in 2014.

Great Britain 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 country 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 into the management and funding of British sports and facilities.^[3]

Eligibility

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, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales), plus the three Crown dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey), and all but three of the British overseas territories (Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda having their own NOCs).

Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government from a unionist background, however, have objected to the name "Team GB", and have called for it to be renamed as Team UK to make it clearer that Northern Ireland is included on the team.^[4][5]

Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Council of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland.^[6] However, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent either the UK or Ireland at the Olympics, as people from Northern Ireland. A number of Northern Ireland born athletes, particularly in boxing, have won medals for Ireland at the Games.^[7]

Hosted Games

London is the only city in the UK that has hosted the games, and the only city in the world to have hosted them three times.

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1908 Summer Olympics	London	27 April – 31 October	22	2,008	110
1948 Summer Olympics	London	29 July – 14 August	59	4,104	136
2012 Summer Olympics	London	27 July – 12 August	204	10,820	302

Medal tables

*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 8 2 3 2 7 5 1900 Paris 103 15 6 9 30 3 1904 St. Louis 3 1 1 0 2 6 1908 London 676 56 51 39 146 1 1912 Stockholm 293 10 15 16 41 3 1920 Antwerp 204 15 15 13 43 3 1924 Paris 307 9 13 12 34 4 1928 Amsterdam 234 3 10 7 20 11 1932 Los Angeles 74 4 7 5 16 8 1936 Berlin 225 4 7 3 14 10 1948 London 375 3 14 6 23 12 1952 Helsinki 293 1 2 8 11 18 1956 Melbourne 200 6 7 11 24 8 1960 Rome 252 2 6 12 20 12 1964 Tokyo 199 4 12 2 18 10 1968 Mexico City 237 5 5 3 13 10 1972 Munich 310 4 5 9 18 12 1976 Montreal 234 3 5 5 13 13 1980 Moscow 222 5 7 9 21 9 1984 Los Angeles 355 5 11 21 37 11 1988 Seoul 382 5 10 9 24 12 1992 Barcelona 389 5 3 12 20 13 1996 Atlanta 303 1 8 6 15 36 2000 Sydney 310 11 10 7 28 10 2004 Athens 270 9 9 12 30 10 2008 Beijing 313 19 13 15 47 4 2012 London 541 29 17 19 65 3 2016 Rio de Janeiro 366 27 23 17 67 2 2020 Tokyo Future event Total 263 295 289 847 3

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix 45 1 1 2 4 6 1928 St. Moritz 33 0 0 1 1 8 1932 Lake Placid 4 0 0 0 0 – 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 39 1 1 1 3 7 1948 St. Moritz 62 0 0 2 2 13 1952 Oslo 20 1 0 0 1 8 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 45 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Squaw Valley 17 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Innsbruck 49 1 0 0 1 11 1968 Grenoble 46 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Sapporo 40 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck 50 1 0 0 1 12 1980 Lake Placid 50 1 0 0 1 11 1984 Sarajevo 54 1 0 0 1 11 1988 Calgary 57 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 54 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 35 0 0 2 2 21 1998 Nagano 33 0 0 1 1 22 2002 Salt Lake City 51 1 0 1 2 18 2006 Turin 40 0 1 0 1 21 2010 Vancouver 50 1 0 0 1 19 2014 Sochi 56 1 1 2 4 19 2018 Pyeongchang Future event 2022 Beijing Future event Total 10 4 12 26 19

Medals by summer sport   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 55 80 66 201 Cycling 32 30 25 87 Rowing 31 24 13 68 Sailing 27 19 11 57 Boxing 18 13 25 56 Tennis 17 14 12 43 Swimming 16 28 30 74 Shooting 13 15 18 46 Equestrian 11 11 13 35 Canoeing 5 7 5 17 Field hockey 4 2 6 12 Water polo 4 0 0 4 Wrestling 3 4 10 17 Football 3 0 0 3 Gymnastics 2 4 9 15 Polo 2 3 1 6 Archery 2 2 5 9 Modern pentathlon 2 2 3 7 Rackets 2 2 3 7 Tug of war 2 2 1 5 Taekwondo 2 1 3 6 Triathlon 2 1 2 5 Water motorsports 2 0 0 2 Fencing 1 8 0 9 Diving 1 3 6 10 Weightlifting 1 3 3 7 Golf 1 1 1 3 Cricket 1 0 0 1 Judo 0 8 11 19 Rugby 0 3 0 3 Badminton 0 1 2 3 Jeu de paume 0 1 1 2 Lacrosse 0 1 0 1 Total 262 293 285 840 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 Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Figure skating 5 3 7 15 Skeleton 2 1 3 6 Curling 2 1 1 4 Bobsleigh 1 1 2 4 Ice hockey 1 0 1 2 Short track speed skating 0 0 1 1 Snowboarding 0 0 1 1 Total 11 6 16 33 This table includes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.

Medals by individual

Jason Kenny (top) shares the most gold medals of any British Olympian on six with Chris Hoy (2nd from top).

Bradley Wiggins (2nd from bottom) has the most Olympic medals of any British athlete with eight.

Ben Ainslie (bottom) is the most successful sailor in Olympic History.

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won three or more Olympic gold 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
Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy	Track cycling	2000–2012	Summer	M	6	1	0	7
Kenny, JasonJason Kenny	Track cycling	2008–2016	Summer	M	6	1	0	7
Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins	Track cycling Road cycling	2000–2016	Summer	M	5	1	2	8
Redgrave, SteveSteve Redgrave	Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
Ainslie, BenBen Ainslie	Sailing	1996–2012	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
Farah, MoMo Farah	Athletics	2012–2016	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
Pinsent, MatthewMatthew Pinsent	Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
Radmilovic, PauloPaulo Radmilovic	Water polo Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
Trott, LauraLaura Trott	Track cycling	2012–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
Beresford, JackJack Beresford	Rowing	1920–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
Dujardin, CharlotteCharlotte Dujardin	Equestrian	2012–2016	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
Taylor, HenryHenry Taylor	Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
Clancy, EdEd Clancy	Track cycling	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
Doherty, ReginaldReginald Doherty	Tennis	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
Meade, RichardRichard Meade	Equestrian	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Reed, PetePete Reed	Rowing	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Smith, Charles SydneyCharles Sydney Smith	Water polo	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Triggs Hodge, AndrewAndrew Triggs Hodge	Rowing	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Wilkinson, GeorgeGeorge Wilkinson	Water polo	1900–1912	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

• People in bold are still active competitors

In addition to the above, the female British Olympian with the most medals (five) is rower Katherine Grainger who, from 2000-2016 won one gold and four silver medals. Kathleen McKane Godfree also won five medals, but were one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes.

Most successful in their sport

Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny (both cycling) , Ben Ainslie (sailing) and Alastair Brownlee (Triathlon) are the most successful Olympic competitors in their sports, as of 2016.

Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, rowing and tennis, while Nicola Adams is the most successful female Olympian in boxing. In addition, Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb with two gold medals in sailing, Amy Williams and Lizzy Yarnold in skeleton and Stephanie Cook in modern pentathlon) share the position as most successful woman in their respective sports.

Medals by sport

Archery

Year	Archers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	Did not compete
1904
1908	41	3	2	2	1	5	1
1920	Did not compete
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	2	0	0	0	0	-
2000	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004	4	3	0	0	1	1	6
2008	6[8]	4[8]	0	0	0	0	-
2012	6	4	0	0	0	0	-
2016	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
Total			2	2	5	9	5

Athletics

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	5	5	0	1	1	2	5
1900	9	10	3	3	2	8	2
1904	3	2	1	1	0	2	2
1908	126	25	7	7	3	17	2
1912			2	1	5	8	4
1920			4	4	4	12	3
1924			3	3	5	11	3
1928			2	2	1	5	4
1932			2	4	2	8	5
1936			2	5	0	7	4
1948			0	6	1	7	14
1952			0	1	4	5	5
1956			1	4	2	7	4
1960			1	3	4	8	6
1964			4	7	1	12	3
1968			1	2	1	4	9
1972			1	1	2	4	7
1976			0	0	1	1	20
1980			4	2	4	10	3
1984			3	7	6	16	3
1988			0	6	2	8	13
1992			2	0	4	6	6
1996			0	4	2	6	25
2000			2	2	2	6	6
2004			3	0	1	4	3
2008	67[9]	36[9]	1	2	1	4	9[10]
2012			4	1	1	6	4
2016			2	1	4	7	6
Total			55	80	66	201	3

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
1972 (demonstration)	6	3	1	0	3	4	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[11]	5	0	0	0	0	-
2012			0	0	0	0	-
2016	5[12]	8	0	0	1	1	-
Total	74	32	0	1	2	3	7

The figures from 1972 do not count towards the total as badminton was a demonstration sport.

Basketball

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936	Did not compete
1948	13	1	0	0	0	0	-
1952-2008	Did not compete
2012	24	2	0	0	0	0	-
2016	Did not compete

Boxing

Great Britain made its Olympic boxing debut in 1908.

Year	Boxers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896-1900	No competition
1904	Did not compete
1908	32	5	5	4	5	14	1
1912	No competition
1920			2	1	3	6	2
1924			2	2	0	4	2
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	2	0	2	6
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			2	1	2	5	1
1960			0	0	3	3	9
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			1	0	0	1	5
1972			0	0	3	3	15
1976			0	0	1	1	10
1980			0	0	1	1	11
1984			0	0	1	1	14
1988			0	0	1	1	15
1992			0	0	1	1	15
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	0	0	1	7
2004	1	1	0	1	0	1	8
2008	7[13]	7	1	0	2	3	6[13]
2012	10	10	3	1	1	5	1
2016			1	1	1	3	6
Total			18	13	25	56	3

Canoeing

Year	Canoeists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	1	0	1	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	1	1	2	-
2004			0	1	2	3	-
2008			1	1	1	3	-
2012	15	13	2	1	1	4	3
2016			2	2	0	4	3
Total			5	7	5	17	-

Cricket

Great Britain and France were the only two nations 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 medalists in cricket.

Year	Cricketers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	12	1	1	0	0	1	1

Cycling

Year	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	4	0	1	1	2	4
1900	Did not compete
1904
1908	38	7	5	3	1	9	1
1912			0	2	0	2	3
1920			1	3	1	5	1
1924			0	1	1	2	5
1928			0	3	1	4	5
1932			0	1	1	2	5
1936			0	0	1	1	6
1948			0	3	2	5	4
1952			0	0	1	1	6
1956			0	1	2	3	5
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	1	1	11
1976			0	0	1	1	12
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			1	0	0	1	4
1996			0	0	2	2	12
2000			1	1	2	4	6
2004			2	1	1	4	3
2008	25[14]	17[14]	8	4	2	14	1[15]
2012			8[16]	2[16]	2[16]	12[16]	1[16]
2016			6	4	2	12	1
Total			32	30	25	87	3

Diving

Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908.

Year	Divers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1904	Did not compete
1908	16	2	0	0	0	0	—
1912			0	0	1	1	3
1920			0	1	0	1	4
1924			0	0	1	1	4
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932	Did not compete
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	2	2	3
1964	6		0	0	0	0	-
1968	5		0	0	0	0	-
1972	8		0	0	0	0	-
1976	4		0	0	0	0	-
1980	6		0	0	0	0	-
1984	6		0	0	0	0	-
1988	5		0	0	0	0	-
1992	4		0	0	0	0	-
1996	5		0	0	0	0	-
2000	8		0	0	0	0	-
2004	7		0	1	0	1	6
2008	10[17]	8[17]	0	0	0	0	-
2012			0	0	1	1	7
2016			1	1	1	3	2
Total			1	3	6	10	13

Equestrian

Great Britain first competed in the 1912 competition having not competed in the first event held in 1900.

Year	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912			0	0	0	0	-
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	1	1	7
1948			0	0	1	1	7
1952			1	0	0	1	3
1956			1	0	2	3	3
1960			0	0	1	1	7
1964			0	0	1	1	8
1968			1	2	1	4	1
1972			2	1	0	3	2
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980	Did not compete
1984			0	2	1	3	4
1988			0	2	1	3	4
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	1	0	1	5
2004			1	1	1	3	3
2008	12[18]	6[18]	0	0	2	2	7[19]
2012			3	1	1	5	1
2016			2	1	0	3	2
Total			11	11	13	35	5

Fencing

Great Britain won its first fencing medal, a silver, in 1908 at the London Games.

Year	Fencers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
1900	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
1904	Did not compete
1908	23	4	0	1	0	1	3
1912			0	1	0	1	5
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	1	0	1	6
1928			0	1	0	1	5
1932			0	1	0	1	6
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			1	0	0	1	4
1960			0	2	0	2	5
1964			0	1	0	1	7
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	3	3	0	0	0	0	-
2012			0	0	0	0	-
2016			0	0	0	0	-
Total			1	8	0	9	18

Figure skating

Great Britain hosted the first Olympic figure skating contests in 1908.

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	11	4	1	2	3	6	1

Football

Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – was one of three nations to play in the inaugural football tournament, winning their only match to take the first Olympic gold medal in football. They competed in the nine Olympics in the table below.

Year	Footballers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1912			1	0	0	1	1
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924	Did not compete
1928
1932	No Competition
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964–2008	Did not compete
2012		2	0	0	0	0	-
2016	Did not compete
Total			3	0	0	3	2

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.

Golf

Great Britain was one of four nations to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900. 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
1900	4	2	0	1	1	2	2
1904	Did not compete
1908–2012	No competition
2016	4	2	1	0	0	1	1
Total	8	4	1	1	1	3	2

Gymnastics

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.

Year	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	1	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		0	0	1	1	8
1920	27		0	0	0	0	-
1924	27		0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	1	1	6
1932	Did not compete
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	9		0	0	1	1	17
2012	10		0	1	3	4	12
2016	13		2	2	3	7	3
Total			2	4	9	15	22

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
2012	30	2	0	0	0	0	-

Hockey

Great Britain hosted the first Olympic field hockey tournament in 1908.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	45	1	1	1	2	4	1
1912	No hockey tournament
1920		1	1	0	0	1	1
1924	No hockey tournament
1928	Did not compete
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936	Did not compete
1948		1	0	1	0	1	2
1952		1	0	0	1	1	2
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964		1	0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972		1	0	0	0	0	-
1976	Did not compete
1980
1984			0	0	1	1	4
1988		2	1	0	0	1	2
1992		2	0	0	1	1	4
1996		2	0	0	0	0	-
2000		2	0	0	0	0	-
2004		1	0	0	0	0	-
2008		2	0	0	0	0	-
2012		2	0	0	1	1	5
2016		2	1	0	0	1	1
Total			4	2	6	12	5

Jeu de paume

Great Britain hosted the only Olympic jeu de paume tournament in 1908.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
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 18 judo medals, none have been gold.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964		4	0	0	0	0	-
1968	No Judo tournament
1972		6	0	1	2	3	4
1976		6	0	1	1	2	5
1980		8	0	1	1	2	8
1984		8	0	1	2	3	5
1988		7	0	0	1	1	11
1992		14	0	2	2	4	11
1996		14	0	0	0	0	-
2000		14	0	1	0	1	12
2004		14	0	0	0	0	-
2008		14	0	0	0	0	-
2012		14	0	1	1	2	13
2016		14	0	0	1	1	21
Total	'	'	0	8	11	19	34

Lacrosse

Great Britain's Olympic lacrosse debut was in 1908.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	12	1	0	1	0	1	2

Modern pentathlon

Great Britain's Olympic modern pentathlon debut was in 1912 when the it was first included in the Olympics. Since the women's event was added in 2000, Great Britain has medalled in that event at every Games. The most successful Games was in 2000, when Great Britain won the gold and bronze medals.

Year	Pentathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912	3	1	0	0	0	0	-
1920	4	1	0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932	3	1	0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			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	1	1	0	1	2	1
2004	1	1	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	-
Total			2	2	3	7	=6

Polo

Great Britain was one of four nations 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.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	7	As part of the Mixed team
1904	No competition
1908	12	1	1	2	0	3	1
1912	No competition
1920			1	0	0	1	1
1924			0	0	1	1	3
1928-1932	No competition
1936			0	1	0	1	2
1948–Present	No competition
Total			2	3	1	6	1

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

Britain took a bronze medal in the first Olympic rowing competition, in 1900.

Year	Rowers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	1	1	0	0	1	1	6
1904	Did not compete
1908	30	4	4	3	1	8	1
1912	24	3	2	2	0	4	1
1920	10	2	0	2	0	2	4
1924	19	4	2	0	0	2	3
1928	18	5	1	2	1	4	2
1932	16	4	2	0	0	2	2
1936	18	5	1	1	0	2	2
1948	26	7	2	1	0	3	1
1952	23	6	0	0	0	0	-
1956	12	3	0	0	0	0	-
1960	26	7	0	0	0	0	-
1964	8	3	0	1	0	1	7
1968	11	2	0	0	0	0	-
1972	17	6	0	0	0	0	-
1976	31	8	0	2	0	2	7
1980	43	11	0	1	2	3	6
1984	42	10	1	0	0	1	5
1988	30	8	1	0	1	2	5
1992	46	11	2	0	0	2	4
1996	37	9	1	0	1	2	7
2000	37	10	2	1	0	3	3
2004	37	11	1	2	1	4	3
2008	45	12	2	2	2	6	1
2012	47	13	4	2	3	9	1
2016	43	12	3	2	0	5	1
Total			31	24	13	68	3

Rugby

Britain took a silver medal in the first Olympic rugby competition, in 1900.

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	-	2	0	1	0	1	3
Total			0	3	0	3	6

Sailing

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	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	8	7	3	0	1	4	2
1904	No competition
1908		4	4	1	1	6	1
1912	Did not compete
1920		16	2	0	0	2	4
1924		3	0	1	0	1	3
1928		3	0	0	0	0	-
1932		4	0	1	0	1	5
1936		4	1	0	1	2	2
1948		5	1	0	0	1	3
1952		5	0	1	0	1	6
1956		5	0	1	2	3	5
1960		5	0	0	0	0	-
1964		5	0	1	0	1	8
1968		5	1	0	1	2	2
1972		6	1	1	0	2	2
1976		6	1	1	0	2	2
1980	Did not compete
1984		7	0	0	1	1	8
1988		8	1	0	0	1	5
1992		10	0	0	1	1	9
1996		10	0	2	0	2	9
2000		11	3	2	0	5	1
2004		11	2	1	2	5	1
2008		11	4	1	1	6	1
2012		10	1	4	0	5	3
2016		10	2	1	0	3	1
Total			27	19	11	57	1

Shooting

Great Britain's first shooting medals came when the nation hosted the 1908 Games, at which the British shooters dominated the competitions. There were 215 shooters from 14 nations in the shooting events, including 67 from Great Britain.

Year	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	4	0	0	0	0	-
1900	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
1904	Sport not held
1908	67	15	6	7	8	21	1
1912			1	4	4	9	4
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			1	2	0	3	3
1928	Sport not held
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			1	0	0	1	4
1972			0	0	1	1	16
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			1	0	3	4	5
1988			1	1	0	2	4
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	1	0	2	6
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	5	4	0	0	0	0	-
2012			1	0	0	1	5
2016			0	0	2	2	17
Total			13	15	18	46	6

Swimming

Great Britain was the third most successful nation 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.^[20]

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	28	6	4	2	1	7	1
1912			1	2	3	6	5
1920			0	1	1	2	3
1924			1	2	1	4	2
1928			0	2	2	4	7
1932			0	0	2	2	6
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	1	1	7
1952			0	0	1	1	9
1956			1	0	1	2	4
1960			1	1	1	3	3
1964			0	1	0	1	6
1968			0	1	0	1	9
1972			0	1	0	1	10
1976			1	1	1	3	5
1980			1	3	1	5	4
1984			0	1	4	5	6
1988			1	1	1	3	5
1992			0	0	1	1	16
1996			0	1	1	2	12
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	2	2	18
2008	37	34	2	2	2	6	3
2012			0	1	2	3	14
2016			1	5	0	6	6
Total			16	28	30	74	7

Synchronized swimming

Great Britain appeared in the first synchronized swimming competition in 1984.

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
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	1	0	0	0	0	-
2012	8	2	0	0	0	0	-
2016	2	1	0	0	0	0	-
Total	18	10	0	0	0	0	-

Taekwondo

Great Britain have competed in all four taekwondo competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best result is a gold,silver and bronze in 2016.

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2000	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004	4	4	0	0	0	0	-
2008	3	3	0	0	1	1	15
2012	4	4	1	0	1	2	5
2016	4	4	1	1	1	3	3
Total	17	17	2	1	3	6	6

Tennis

Fans celebrate Andy Murray winning gold, 5 August 2012

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. 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	1	1	0	0	1	2
1900	6	4	4	1	3	8	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	22	6	6	5	4	15	1
1912			2	2	2	6	2
1920			2	3	1	6	1
1924			0	1	2	3	3
1924-1964	No competition held
1968 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1972-1980	No competition held
1984 (demonstration)			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	1	0	1	5
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
2012	8	5	1	1	0	2	2
2016	7	5	1	0	0	1	2
Total			17	14	12	43	2

Triathlon

Great Britain have competed in all four triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best finish is a 1st and 2nd place in the men's triathlon, and 3rd place finish in the women's triathlon, in 2016.

Year	Athletes	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
Total	29	10	2	1	2	5	=1

Tug of war

Great Britain's Olympic tug of war debut came when the nation 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	1	0	0	0	0	-
2000-2008	Did not compete
2012	28	4	0	0	0	0	-
2016	Did not compete
Total	-	-	0	0	0	0	-

Water motorsports

Great Britain 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	8	1	1	0	0	1	1
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	Did not compete
Total	-	-	4	0	0	4	3

Weightlifting

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			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	1	1	2	3
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	1	1	6
1964			0	1	0	1	7
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	1	1	10
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008			0	0	0	0	-
2012	5	5	0	0	0	0	-
2016	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
Total			1	3	3	7	29

Wrestling

Year	Wrestlers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
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	6	0	0	1	1	12
1932	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
1952		16	0	0	1	1
1972	6	6	0	0	0	0	-
1976	6	6	0	0	0	0	-
1980	6	6	0	0	0	0	-
1984	7	7	0	0	1	1	14
1988	7	7	0	0	0	0	-
1992	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
2000	Did not compete
2004	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
2008	Did not compete
2012	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
2016	Did not compete
Total			3	4	10	17	24

See also

• List of flag bearers for Great Britain at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Great Britain
• Great Britain at the Paralympics

References

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External links

• "Great Britain". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Great Britain". Sports-Reference.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.