Great Britain at the Olympics
Great Britain at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games, and as of the 2020 Summer Olympics is third in the all-time Summer Olympic medal table by both number of gold medals won and overall number of medals. London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times: 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 the UK or the Republic of Ireland.[a]
British athletes have won a combined total of 950 medals at the Olympic Games; 916 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 thirty-four medals, twelve 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 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 edit
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 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.
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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Gold | Madge Syers | 1908 London | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Gold | William Jackson Thomas Murray Robin Welsh Laurence Jackson | 1924 Chamonix | Curling | Men's event |
Gold | Great Britain men's national ice hockey team | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Ice hockey | Men's event |
Gold | Jeannette Altwegg | 1952 Oslo | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Gold | Robin Dixon Tony Nash | 1964 Innsbruck | Bobsleigh | Two man |
Gold | John Curry | 1976 Innsbruck | Figure skating | Men's singles |
Gold | Robin Cousins | 1980 Lake Placid | Figure skating | Men's singles |
Gold | Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean | 1984 Sarajevo | Figure skating | Ice dancing |
Gold | Rhona Martin Debbie Knox Fiona MacDonald Janice Rankin Margaret Morton | 2002 Salt Lake City | Curling | Women's event |
Gold | Amy Williams | 2010 Vancouver | Skeleton | Women's event |
Gold | Lizzy Yarnold | 2014 Sochi | Skeleton | Women's event |
Gold | Lizzy Yarnold | 2018 Pyeongchang | Skeleton | Women's event |
Gold | Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff Mili Smith | 2022 Beijing | Curling | Women's event |
Silver | Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson | 1908 London | Figure skating | Pairs Skating |
Silver | Arthur Cumming | 1908 London | Figure skating | Men's special figures |
Silver | Ralph Broome Thomas Arnold Alexander Richardson Rodney Soher | 1924 Chamonix | Bobsleigh | Four man |
Silver | Cecilia Colledge | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Silver | Shelley Rudman | 2006 Turin | Skeleton | Women's event |
Silver | David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Tom Brewster | 2014 Sochi | Curling | Men's event |
Silver | Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Ross Whyte | 2022 Beijing | Curling | Men's event |
Bronze | Geoffrey Hall-Say | 1908 London | Figure skating | Men's special figures |
Bronze | Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | 1908 London | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Bronze | Madge Syers Edgar Syers | 1908 London | Figure skating | Pairs skating |
Bronze | Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams | 1920 Antwerp | Figure skating | Pairs Skating |
Bronze | Ethel Muckelt | 1924 Chamonix | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Bronze | Great Britain men's national ice hockey team | 1924 Chamonix | Ice hockey | Men's event |
Bronze | David Carnegie | 1928 St. Moritz | Skeleton | Men's event |
Bronze | Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Bobsleigh | Four man |
Bronze | Jeannette Altwegg | 1948 St. Moritz | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Bronze | John Crammond | 1948 St. Moritz | Skeleton | Men's event |
Bronze | Nicky Gooch | 1994 Lillehammer | Short track speed skating | Men's 500m |
Bronze | Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean | 1994 Lillehammer | Figure skating | Ice dancing |
Bronze | Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood | 1998 Nagano | Bobsleigh | Four man |
Bronze | Alex Coomber | 2002 Salt Lake City | Skeleton | Women's event |
Bronze | Jenny Jones | 2014 Sochi | Snowboarding | Women's slopestyle |
Bronze | Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Lauren Gray | 2014 Sochi | Curling | Women's event |
Bronze | John James Jackson Bruce Tasker Stuart Benson Joel Fearon | 2014 Sochi | Bobsleigh | Four man |
Bronze | Dominic Parsons | 2018 Pyeongchang | Skeleton | Men's event |
Bronze | Laura Deas | 2018 Pyeongchang | Skeleton | Women's event |
Bronze | Billy Morgan | 2018 Pyeongchang | Snowboarding | Men's Big Air |
Bronze | Izzy Atkin | 2018 Pyeongchang | Freestyle skiing | 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 | Skeleton | 2014–2018 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eve Muirhead | Curling | 2014–2022 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Christopher Dean | Figure skating | 1984–1994 | M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jayne Torvill | Figure skating | 1984–1994 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jeannette Altwegg | Figure skating | 1948–1952 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Madge Syers | Figure skating | 1908 | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Phyllis Johnson | Figure skating | 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 an inhaler product which, unknowingly to him, contained different chemicals in the United States.
Medal | Name(s) | Games | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Alain Baxter | 2002 Salt Lake City | Alpine Skiing | 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 | Track cycling | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chris Hoy | Track cycling | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bradley Wiggins | Track cycling Road cycling | 2000–2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Laura Kenny | Track cycling | 2012–2020 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steve Redgrave | Rowing | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ben Ainslie | Sailing | 1996–2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mo Farah | Athletics | 2012–2016 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Pinsent | Rowing | 1992–2004 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Paulo Radmilovic | Water polo Swimming | 1908–1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack Beresford | Rowing | 1920–1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adam Peaty | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte Dujardin | Equestrian | 2012–2020 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Max Whitlock | Gymnastics | 2012–2020 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Henry Taylor | Swimming | 1908–1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ed Clancy | Track cycling | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reginald Doherty | Tennis | 1900–1908 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Richard Meade | Equestrian | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pete Reed | Rowing | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charles Sydney Smith | Water polo | 1908–1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrew Triggs Hodge | Rowing | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 Olympic medals or more, and fewer than 3 Olympic golds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Guy | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Coe | Athletics | 1980–1984 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebecca Adlington | Swimming | 2008–2012 | Summer | F | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duncan Scott | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Katherine Grainger | Rowing | 2000–2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kathleen McKane Godfree | Tennis | 1920–1924 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Guy Butler | Athletics | 1920–1924 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charles Dixon | Tennis | 1908–1912 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liam Heath | Canoeing | 2012–2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Christine Ohuruogu | Athletics | 2008–2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Daley | Diving | 2012–2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ginny Elliott | Equestrian | 1984–1988 | Summer | F | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louis Smith | Gymnastics | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joyce Cooper | Swimming | 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 | Weightlifting | 7 April 1896 | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 April 1896 | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Lorne Currie | Sailing | 25 May 1900 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
John Gretton | Sailing | M | |||||
Linton Hope | Sailing | M | |||||
Algernon Maudslay | Sailing | M | |||||
Laurence Doherty | Tennis | 11 July 1900 | M | ||||
Reginald Doherty | Tennis | 28 August 1900 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 July 1908 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
Henry Taylor | Swimming | 15 July 1912 | M | ||||
Paul Radmilovic | Swimming Water polo | 29 August 1920 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Steve Redgrave | Rowing | 21 July 1996 | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
23 September 2000 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
Chris Hoy | Track cycling | 2 August 2012 | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
7 August 2012 | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
Jason Kenny | Track cycling | 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 2020 Olympics, the following athletes are the most successful (ordered by golds, then silvers, then bronzes) in their sport:
- Jason Kenny (Cycling)
- Ben Ainslie (Sailing)
- Alistair Brownlee (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[12] | 4[12] | 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 edit
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | William Dod | 1908 London | Archery | Men's double York round |
Silver | Reginald Brooks-King | 1908 London | Archery | Men's double York round |
Gold | Queenie Newall | 1908 London | Archery | Women's double National round |
Silver | Lottie Dod | 1908 London | Archery | Women's double National round |
Bronze | Beatrice Hill-Lowe | 1908 London | Archery | Women's double National round |
Bronze | Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Leroy Watson | 1988 Seoul | Archery | Men's team |
Bronze | Steven Hallard Richard Priestman Simon Terry | 1992 Barcelona | Archery | Men's team |
Bronze | Simon Terry | 1992 Barcelona | Archery | Men's individual |
Bronze | Alison Williamson | 2004 Athens | Archery | 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 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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 | |||||||
Total | 55 | 83 | 72 | 210 | 3 |
Medalists edit
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Charles Gmelin | 1896 Athens | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Silver | Grantley Goulding | 1896 Athens | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
Gold | Alfred Tysoe | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Gold | Charles Bennett | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Silver | Sidney Robinson | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 2500 metres steeplechase |
Gold | John Rimmer | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
Silver | Charles Bennett | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
Bronze | Sidney Robinson | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4000 metres steeplechase |
Silver | Patrick Leahy | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's high jump |
Bronze | Patrick Leahy | 1900 Paris | Athletics | Men's long jump |
Silver | John Daly | 1904 St. Louis | Athletics | Men's 2590 metres steeplechase |
Gold | Tom Kiely | 1904 St. Louis | Athletics | Men's all-around |
Gold | Wyndham Halswelle | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Silver | Harold Wilson | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Bronze | Norman Hallows | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Gold | Emil Voigt | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 5 miles |
Silver | Edward Owen | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 5 miles |
Bronze | Jimmy Tremeer | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
Gold | Arthur Russell | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 3200 metres steeplechase |
Silver | Arthur Robertson | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 3200 metres steeplechase |
Gold | William Coales Joe Deakin Arthur Robertson | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 3 miles team race |
Gold | George Larner | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 3500 metres walk |
Silver | Ernest Webb | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 3500 metres walk |
Gold | George Larner | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 10 miles walk |
Silver | Ernest Webb | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 10 miles walk |
Bronze | Edward Spencer | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's 10 miles walk |
Gold | Tim Ahearne | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
Silver | Con Leahy | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's high jump |
Silver | Denis Horgan | 1908 London | Athletics | Men's shot put |
Bronze | Willie Applegarth | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
Gold | Arnold Jackson | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Bronze | George Hutson | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
Gold | Willie Applegarth Victor d'Arcy David Jacobs Henry Macintosh | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Bronze | Ernest Henley George Nicol Cyril Seedhouse James Soutter | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Bronze | Joe Cottrill George Hutson William Moore Edward Owen Cyril Porter | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres team race |
Silver | Ernest Webb | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
Bronze | Ernest Glover Frederick Hibbins Thomas Humphreys | 1912 Stockholm | Athletics | Men's team cross country |
Bronze | Harry Edward | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
Bronze | Harry Edward | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
Silver | Guy Butler | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Gold | Albert Hill | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Gold | Albert Hill | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Silver | Philip Noel-Baker | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Bronze | James Wilson | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres |
Gold | Percy Hodge | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
Gold | Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay John Ainsworth-Davis Guy Butler | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Silver | Joe Blewitt Albert Hill William Seagrove | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres team race |
Bronze | Charles Gunn | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
Silver | James Wilson Anton Hegarty Alfred Nichols | 1920 Antwerp | Athletics | Men's team cross country |
Gold | Harold Abrahams | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
Bronze | Eric Liddell | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
Gold | Eric Liddell | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Bronze | Guy Butler | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Gold | Douglas Lowe | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Bronze | H. B. Stallard | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Silver | Harold Abrahams Walter Rangeley Wilfred Nichol Lancelot Royle | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Bronze | Edward Toms George Renwick Richard Ripley Guy Butler | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Silver | Bertram Macdonald Herbert Johnston George Webber | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres team race |
Silver | Gordon Goodwin | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
Bronze | Malcolm Nokes | 1924 Paris | Athletics | Men's hammer throw |
Silver | Jack London | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
Silver | Walter Rangeley | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
Gold | Douglas Lowe | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Gold | David Burghley | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
Bronze | Cyril Gill Edward Smouha Walter Rangeley Jack London | 1928 Amsterdam | Athletics | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Gold | Tommy Hampson | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Silver | Jerry Cornes | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
Bronze | Donald Finlay | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
Silver | Thomas Evenson | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
Silver | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson David Burghley Godfrey Rampling | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Silver | Thomas Evenson | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's marathon |
Gold | Tommy Green | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
Bronze | Nellie Halstead Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Silver | Godfrey Brown | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
Silver | Don Finlay | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
Gold | Freddie Wolff Godfrey Rampling Bill Roberts Godfrey Brown | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Silver | Ernest Harper | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's marathon |
Gold | Harold Whitlock | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
Silver | Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Silver | Dorothy Odam | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Women's high jump |
Silver | Alastair McCorquodale John Gregory Ken Jones Jack Archer | 1948 London | Athletics | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Silver | Tom Richards | 1948 London | Athletics | Men's marathon |
Bronze | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson | 1948 London | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
Silver | Dorothy Manley | 1948 London | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
Silver | Audrey Williamson | 1948 London | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
Silver | Maureen Gardner | 1948 London | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
Silver | Dorothy Tyler | 1948 London | Athletics | Women's high jump |
Bronze | McDonald Bailey | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
Bronze | John Disley | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
Bronze | Sylvia Cheeseman June Foulds Jean Desforges Heather Armitage | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Silver | Sheila Lerwill | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Women's high jump |
Bronze | Shirley Cawley | 1952 Helsinki | Athletics | Women's long jump |
Silver | Derek Johnson | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
Silver | Gordon Pirie | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
Bronze | Derek Ibbotson | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
Gold | Chris Brasher | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
Bronze | Peter Higgins Derek Johnson John Salisbury Michael Wheeler | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
Silver | Heather Armitage Anne Pashley June Paul Jean Scrivens | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Women's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Silver | Thelma Hopkins | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Women's high jump |
Bronze | Peter Radford | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
Bronze | Peter Radford David Jones David Segal Nick Whitehead | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
Bronze | Stan Vickers | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk |
Gold | Don Thompson | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
Silver | Dorothy Hyman | 1960 Rome | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
Bronze | Dorothy Hyman | 1960 Rome | great, britain, olympics, sporting, event, delegationgreat, britain, theolympicsflag, united, kingdomioc, codegbrnocbritish, olympic, associationmedalsranked, 4thgold, silver, bronze, total, 950summer, appearances18961900190419081912192019241928193219361948195. Sporting event delegationGreat Britain at theOlympicsFlag of the United KingdomIOC codeGBRNOCBritish Olympic AssociationMedalsRanked 4thGold 296 Silver 323 Bronze 331 Total 950Summer appearances189619001904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Winter appearances192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219941998200220062010201420182022Other related appearances1906 Intercalated Games The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games and as of the 2020 Summer Olympics is third in the all time Summer Olympic medal table by both number of gold medals won and overall number of medals London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times in 1908 1948 and 2012 Athletes from the United Kingdom compete as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team 91 1 93 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 the UK or the Republic of Ireland 91 a 93 British athletes have won a combined total of 950 medals at the Olympic Games 916 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 thirty four medals twelve 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 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 Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Hosted Games 2 1 Successful bids 2 2 Unsuccessful bids 2 3 Potential future bids 3 Medals 3 1 Medals by Summer Games 3 2 Medals by Winter Games 3 3 Medals by Summer Sport 3 4 Medals by Winter Sport 4 List of Winter Olympic medallists 4 1 Multiple medallists 4 2 Stripped medal 5 Medals by individual 5 1 Most successful British Olympian progression 5 2 Most successful in their sport 6 Medals by sport 6 1 Alpine skiing 6 2 Archery 6 2 1 Medalists 6 3 Artistic swimming 6 4 Athletics 6 4 1 Medalists 6 5 Badminton 6 5 1 Medalists 6 6 Basketball 6 7 Biathlon 6 8 Bobsleigh 6 9 Boxing 6 9 1 Medalists 6 10 Canoeing 6 10 1 Medalists 6 11 Cricket 6 12 Cross country skiing 6 13 Curling 6 14 Cycling 6 14 1 Medalists 6 15 Diving 6 15 1 Medalists 6 16 Equestrian 6 16 1 Medalists 6 17 Fencing 6 17 1 Medalists 6 18 Figure skating 6 19 Football 6 19 1 Medalists 6 20 Freestyle skiing 6 21 Golf 6 21 1 Medalists 6 22 Gymnastics 6 22 1 Medalists 6 23 Handball 6 24 Field hockey 6 24 1 Medalists 6 25 Ice hockey 6 26 Jeu de paume 6 27 Judo 6 27 1 Medalists 6 28 Lacrosse 6 29 Luge 6 30 Modern pentathlon 6 30 1 Medalists 6 31 Nordic combined 6 32 Polo 6 33 Rackets 6 34 Rowing 6 34 1 Medalists 6 35 Rugby 6 36 Sailing 6 36 1 Medalists 6 37 Shooting 6 37 1 Medalists 6 38 Short track speed skating 6 39 Skateboarding 6 39 1 Medalists 6 40 Skeleton 6 41 Ski jumping 6 42 Snowboarding 6 43 Speed skating 6 44 Sport climbing 6 45 Swimming 6 45 1 Medalists 6 46 Table tennis 6 47 Taekwondo 6 47 1 Medalists 6 48 Tennis 6 48 1 Medalists 6 49 Triathlon 6 49 1 Medalists 6 50 Tug of war 6 51 Volleyball 6 52 Water motorsports 6 53 Water polo 6 53 1 Medalists 6 54 Weightlifting 6 54 1 Medalists 6 55 Wrestling 6 55 1 Medalists 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links Eligibility edit A heroes welcome for Welsh Olympians and Paralympians at the Senedd building 2012 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 91 2 93 91 3 93 The existence of a Great Britain team has been criticised by Welsh and Scottish nationalists advocating for separate Welsh 91 4 93 and Scottish olympic teams instead 91 5 93 91 6 93 91 7 93 Under the IOC charter the Olympic Federation of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland 91 8 93 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 91 9 93 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 91 10 93 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 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 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 announced plans to bid for the 2032 or 2036 Olympics which was backed by UK Sport 91 11 93 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 Medals edit See also All time Olympic Games medal table 160 160 Host country Medals by Summer Games edit Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes 160 Gold 160 Silver 160 Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 8 2 3 2 7 5 1900 Paris 103 15 8 9 32 3 1904 St Louis 3 1 1 0 2 9 1908 London 676 56 51 39 146 1 1912 Stockholm 293 10 15 16 41 3 1920 Antwerp 204 14 15 13 42 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 19 51 4 2012 London 541 29 18 18 65 3 2016 Rio de Janeiro 366 27 23 17 67 2 2020 Tokyo 376 22 20 22 64 4 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 284 318 314 916 3 Medals by Winter Games edit Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes 160 Gold 160 Silver 160 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 55 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 3 5 19 2018 Pyeongchang 58 1 0 4 5 19 2022 Beijing 50 1 1 0 2 19 2026 Milan Cortina future event Total 12 5 17 34 18 32 Medals by Summer Sport edit 160 160 Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotalAthletics558372210Cycling383527100Rowing31251470Sailing31211264Swimming20293079Boxing20152762Tennis17141243Shooting13151947Equestrian13121540Canoeing58619Field hockey42713Modern pentathlon4239Gymnastics341118Wrestling341017Triathlon3328Football3003Water polo3003Diving23813Taekwondo2349Polo2316Archery2259Rackets2237Tug of war2215Water motorsports2002Fencing1809Weightlifting1438Golf1113Cricket1001Judo081220Rugby0303Marathon swimming0213Badminton0123Jeu de paume0112Lacrosse0101Skateboarding0011Totals 35 entries 284316310910 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 160 160 Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotalFigure skating53715Curling3216Skeleton3159Bobsleigh1135Ice hockey1012Snowboarding0022Freestyle skiing0011Short track speed skating0011Totals 8 entries 1372141 This table includes seven medals one gold two silver and four bronze awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events 32 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 160 Gold Madge Syers 1908 London Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Gold William Jackson Thomas Murray Robin Welsh Laurence Jackson 1924 Chamonix Curling Men s event 160 Gold Great Britain men s national ice hockey team 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen Ice hockey Men s event 160 Gold Jeannette Altwegg 1952 Oslo Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Gold Robin Dixon Tony Nash 1964 Innsbruck Bobsleigh Two man 160 Gold John Curry 1976 Innsbruck Figure skating Men s singles 160 Gold Robin Cousins 1980 Lake Placid Figure skating Men s singles 160 Gold Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean 1984 Sarajevo Figure skating Ice dancing 160 Gold Rhona Martin Debbie Knox Fiona MacDonald Janice Rankin Margaret Morton 2002 Salt Lake City Curling Women s event 160 Gold Amy Williams 2010 Vancouver Skeleton Women s event 160 Gold Lizzy Yarnold 2014 Sochi Skeleton Women s event 160 Gold Lizzy Yarnold 2018 Pyeongchang Skeleton Women s event 160 Gold Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff Mili Smith 2022 Beijing Curling Women s event 160 Silver Phyllis Johnson James H Johnson 1908 London Figure skating Pairs Skating 160 Silver Arthur Cumming 1908 London Figure skating Men s special figures 160 Silver Ralph Broome Thomas Arnold Alexander Richardson Rodney Soher 1924 Chamonix Bobsleigh Four man 160 Silver Cecilia Colledge 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Silver Shelley Rudman 2006 Turin Skeleton Women s event 160 Silver David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Tom Brewster 2014 Sochi Curling Men s event 160 Silver Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr Ross Whyte 2022 Beijing Curling Men s event 160 Bronze Geoffrey Hall Say 1908 London Figure skating Men s special figures 160 Bronze Dorothy Greenhough Smith 1908 London Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Bronze Madge Syers Edgar Syers 1908 London Figure skating Pairs skating 160 Bronze Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams 1920 Antwerp Figure skating Pairs Skating 160 Bronze Ethel Muckelt 1924 Chamonix Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Bronze Great Britain men s national ice hockey team 1924 Chamonix Ice hockey Men s event 160 Bronze David Carnegie 1928 St Moritz Skeleton Men s event 160 Bronze Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen Bobsleigh Four man 160 Bronze Jeannette Altwegg 1948 St Moritz Figure skating Ladies singles 160 Bronze John Crammond 1948 St Moritz Skeleton Men s event 160 Bronze Nicky Gooch 1994 Lillehammer Short track speed skating Men s 500m 160 Bronze Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean 1994 Lillehammer Figure skating Ice dancing 160 Bronze Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood 1998 Nagano Bobsleigh Four man 160 Bronze Alex Coomber 2002 Salt Lake City Skeleton Women s event 160 Bronze Jenny Jones 2014 Sochi Snowboarding Women s slopestyle 160 Bronze Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Lauren Gray 2014 Sochi Curling Women s event 160 Bronze John James Jackson Bruce TaskerStuart BensonJoel Fearon 2014 Sochi Bobsleigh Four man 160 Bronze Dominic Parsons 2018 Pyeongchang Skeleton Men s event 160 Bronze Laura Deas 2018 Pyeongchang Skeleton Women s event 160 Bronze Billy Morgan 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboarding Men s Big Air 160 Bronze Izzy Atkin 2018 Pyeongchang Freestyle skiing 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 Lizzy Yarnold Skeleton 2014 2018 F 2 0 0 2 Eve Muirhead Curling 2014 2022 F 1 0 1 2 Christopher Dean Figure skating 1984 1994 M 1 0 1 2 Jayne Torvill Figure skating 1984 1994 F 1 0 1 2 Jeannette Altwegg Figure skating 1948 1952 F 1 0 1 2 Madge Syers Figure skating 1908 F 1 0 1 2 Phyllis Johnson Figure skating 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 an inhaler product which unknowingly to him contained different chemicals in the United States Medal Name s Games Sport Event 160 Bronze Alain Baxter 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine Skiing Men s slalom Medals by individual edit Jason Kenny top has won the most gold medals of any British Olympian with seven his wife Laura Kenny centre has the most gold medals of any female British Olympian with five Lizzy Yarnold bottom is the most successful British Winter Olympian with two gold medals 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 Jason Kenny Track cycling 2008 2020 Summer M 7 2 0 9 Chris Hoy Track cycling 2000 2012 Summer M 6 1 0 7 Bradley Wiggins Track cycling Road cycling 2000 2016 Summer M 5 1 2 8 Laura Kenny Track cycling 2012 2020 Summer F 5 1 0 6 Steve Redgrave Rowing 1984 2000 Summer M 5 0 1 6 Ben Ainslie Sailing 1996 2012 Summer M 4 1 0 5 Mo Farah Athletics 2012 2016 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Matthew Pinsent Rowing 1992 2004 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Paulo Radmilovic Water polo Swimming 1908 1920 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Jack Beresford Rowing 1920 1936 Summer M 3 2 0 5 Adam Peaty Swimming 2016 2020 Summer M 3 2 0 5 Charlotte Dujardin Equestrian 2012 2020 Summer F 3 1 2 6 Max Whitlock Gymnastics 2012 2020 Summer M 3 0 3 6 Henry Taylor Swimming 1908 1920 Summer M 3 0 2 5 Ed Clancy Track cycling 2008 2016 Summer M 3 0 1 4 Reginald Doherty Tennis 1900 1908 Summer M 3 0 1 4 Richard Meade Equestrian 1968 1972 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Pete Reed Rowing 2008 2016 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Charles Sydney Smith Water polo 1908 1920 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Andrew Triggs Hodge Rowing 2008 2016 Summer M 3 0 0 3 4 Olympic medals or more and fewer than 3 Olympic golds James Guy Swimming 2016 2020 Summer M 2 3 0 5 Sebastian Coe Athletics 1980 1984 Summer M 2 2 0 4 Rebecca Adlington Swimming 2008 2012 Summer F 2 0 2 4 Duncan Scott Swimming 2016 2020 Summer M 1 5 0 6 Katherine Grainger Rowing 2000 2016 Summer F 1 4 0 5 Kathleen McKane Godfree Tennis 1920 1924 Summer F 1 2 2 5 Guy Butler Athletics 1920 1924 Summer M 1 1 2 4 Charles Dixon Tennis 1908 1912 Summer M 1 1 2 4 Liam Heath Canoeing 2012 2020 Summer M 1 1 2 4 Christine Ohuruogu Athletics 2008 2016 Summer F 1 1 2 4 Tom Daley Diving 2012 2020 Summer M 1 0 3 4 Ginny Elliott Equestrian 1984 1988 Summer F 0 2 2 4 Louis Smith Gymnastics 2008 2016 Summer M 0 2 2 4 Joyce Cooper Swimming 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 Launceston Elliot Weightlifting 7 April 1896 M 1 0 0 1 7 April 1896 M 1 1 0 2 Lorne Currie Sailing 25 May 1900 M 2 0 0 2 John Gretton Sailing M Linton Hope Sailing M Algernon Maudslay Sailing M Laurence Doherty Tennis 11 July 1900 M Reginald Doherty Tennis 28 August 1900 M 2 0 1 3 11 July 1908 M 3 0 1 4 Henry Taylor Swimming 15 July 1912 M Paul Radmilovic Swimming Water polo 29 August 1920 M 4 0 0 4 Steve Redgrave Rowing 21 July 1996 M 4 0 1 5 23 September 2000 M 5 0 1 6 Chris Hoy Track cycling 2 August 2012 M 5 1 0 6 7 August 2012 M 6 1 0 7 Jason Kenny Track cycling 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 2020 Olympics the following athletes are the most successful ordered by golds then silvers then bronzes in their sport Jason Kenny Cycling Ben Ainslie Sailing Alistair Brownlee 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 Further information Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics and List of British alpine skiers Year Skiers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 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 Further information Archery at the Summer Olympics Year Archers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 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 91 12 93 4 91 12 93 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 edit Medal Name Games Sport Event 160 Gold William Dod 1908 London Archery Men s double York round 160 Silver Reginald Brooks King 1908 London Archery Men s double York round 160 Gold Queenie Newall 1908 London Archery Women s double National round 160 Silver Lottie Dod 1908 London Archery Women s double National round 160 Bronze Beatrice Hill Lowe 1908 London Archery Women s double National round 160 Bronze Steven HallardRichard PriestmanLeroy Watson 1988 Seoul Archery Men s team 160 Bronze Steven HallardRichard PriestmanSimon Terry 1992 Barcelona Archery Men s team 160 Bronze Simon Terry 1992 Barcelona Archery Men s individual 160 Bronze Alison Williamson 2004 Athens Archery Women s individual Artistic swimming edit Further information Artistic swimming at the Summer Olympics Great Britain appeared in the first synchronised swimming competition in 1984 Year Swimmers 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 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 Total 0 0 0 0 Athletics edit Further information Athletics at the Summer Olympics Year Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 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 Total 55 83 72 210 3 Medalists edit Medal Name Games Sport Event 160 Bronze Charles Gmelin 1896 Athens Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Silver Grantley Goulding 1896 Athens Athletics Men s 110 metres hurdles 160 Gold Alfred Tysoe 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Gold Charles Bennett 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Silver Sidney Robinson 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 2500 metres steeplechase 160 Gold John Rimmer 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 4000 metres steeplechase 160 Silver Charles Bennett 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 4000 metres steeplechase 160 Bronze Sidney Robinson 1900 Paris Athletics Men s 4000 metres steeplechase 160 Silver Patrick Leahy 1900 Paris Athletics Men s high jump 160 Bronze Patrick Leahy 1900 Paris Athletics Men s long jump 160 Silver John Daly 1904 St Louis Athletics Men s 2590 metres steeplechase 160 Gold Tom Kiely 1904 St Louis Athletics Men s all around 160 Gold Wyndham Halswelle 1908 London Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Silver Harold Wilson 1908 London Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Bronze Norman Hallows 1908 London Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Gold Emil Voigt 1908 London Athletics Men s 5 miles 160 Silver Edward Owen 1908 London Athletics Men s 5 miles 160 Bronze Jimmy Tremeer 1908 London Athletics Men s 400 metres hurdles 160 Gold Arthur Russell 1908 London Athletics Men s 3200 metres steeplechase 160 Silver Arthur Robertson 1908 London Athletics Men s 3200 metres steeplechase 160 Gold William CoalesJoe DeakinArthur Robertson 1908 London Athletics Men s 3 miles team race 160 Gold George Larner 1908 London Athletics Men s 3500 metres walk 160 Silver Ernest Webb 1908 London Athletics Men s 3500 metres walk 160 Gold George Larner 1908 London Athletics Men s 10 miles walk 160 Silver Ernest Webb 1908 London Athletics Men s 10 miles walk 160 Bronze Edward Spencer 1908 London Athletics Men s 10 miles walk 160 Gold Tim Ahearne 1908 London Athletics Men s triple jump 160 Silver Con Leahy 1908 London Athletics Men s high jump 160 Silver Denis Horgan 1908 London Athletics Men s shot put 160 Bronze Willie Applegarth 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 200 metres 160 Gold Arnold Jackson 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Bronze George Hutson 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 5000 metres 160 Gold Willie ApplegarthVictor d ArcyDavid JacobsHenry Macintosh 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Bronze Ernest HenleyGeorge NicolCyril SeedhouseJames Soutter 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Bronze Joe CottrillGeorge HutsonWilliam MooreEdward OwenCyril Porter 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 3000 metres team race 160 Silver Ernest Webb 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s 10 kilometres walk 160 Bronze Ernest GloverFrederick HibbinsThomas Humphreys 1912 Stockholm Athletics Men s team cross country 160 Bronze Harry Edward 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 100 metres 160 Bronze Harry Edward 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 200 metres 160 Silver Guy Butler 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Gold Albert Hill 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Gold Albert Hill 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Silver Philip Noel Baker 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Bronze James Wilson 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 10 000 metres 160 Gold Percy Hodge 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 3000 metres steeplechase 160 Gold Cecil GriffithsRobert LindsayJohn Ainsworth DavisGuy Butler 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Silver Joe BlewittAlbert HillWilliam Seagrove 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 3000 metres team race 160 Bronze Charles Gunn 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s 10 kilometres walk 160 Silver James WilsonAnton HegartyAlfred Nichols 1920 Antwerp Athletics Men s team cross country 160 Gold Harold Abrahams 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 100 metres 160 Bronze Eric Liddell 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 200 metres 160 Gold Eric Liddell 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Bronze Guy Butler 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Gold Douglas Lowe 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Bronze H B Stallard 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Silver Harold AbrahamsWalter RangeleyWilfred NicholLancelot Royle 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Bronze Edward TomsGeorge RenwickRichard RipleyGuy Butler 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Silver Bertram MacdonaldHerbert JohnstonGeorge Webber 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 3000 metres team race 160 Silver Gordon Goodwin 1924 Paris Athletics Men s 10 kilometres walk 160 Bronze Malcolm Nokes 1924 Paris Athletics Men s hammer throw 160 Silver Jack London 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men s 100 metres 160 Silver Walter Rangeley 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men s 200 metres 160 Gold Douglas Lowe 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Gold David Burghley 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men s 400 metres hurdles 160 Bronze Cyril GillEdward SmouhaWalter RangeleyJack London 1928 Amsterdam Athletics Men s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Gold Tommy Hampson 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Silver Jerry Cornes 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 1500 metres 160 Bronze Donald Finlay 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 110 metres hurdles 160 Silver Thomas Evenson 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 3000 metres steeplechase 160 Silver Crew StoneleyTommy HampsonDavid BurghleyGodfrey Rampling 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Silver Thomas Evenson 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s marathon 160 Gold Tommy Green 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Men s 50 kilometres walk 160 Bronze Nellie HalsteadEileen HiscockGwendoline PorterViolet Webb 1932 Los Angeles Athletics Women s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Silver Godfrey Brown 1936 Berlin Athletics Men s 400 metres 160 Silver Don Finlay 1936 Berlin Athletics Men s 110 metres hurdles 160 Gold Freddie WolffGodfrey RamplingBill RobertsGodfrey Brown 1936 Berlin Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Silver Ernest Harper 1936 Berlin Athletics Men s marathon 160 Gold Harold Whitlock 1936 Berlin Athletics Men s 50 kilometres walk 160 Silver Eileen HiscockViolet OlneyAudrey BrownBarbara Burke 1936 Berlin Athletics Women s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Silver Dorothy Odam 1936 Berlin Athletics Women s high jump 160 Silver Alastair McCorquodaleJohn GregoryKen JonesJack Archer 1948 London Athletics Men s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Silver Tom Richards 1948 London Athletics Men s marathon 160 Bronze Tebbs Lloyd Johnson 1948 London Athletics Men s 50 kilometres walk 160 Silver Dorothy Manley 1948 London Athletics Women s 100 metres 160 Silver Audrey Williamson 1948 London Athletics Women s 200 metres 160 Silver Maureen Gardner 1948 London Athletics Women s 80 metres hurdles 160 Silver Dorothy Tyler 1948 London Athletics Women s high jump 160 Bronze McDonald Bailey 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men s 100 metres 160 Bronze John Disley 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men s 3000 metres steeplechase 160 Bronze Sylvia CheesemanJune FouldsJean DesforgesHeather Armitage 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Silver Sheila Lerwill 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women s high jump 160 Bronze Shirley Cawley 1952 Helsinki Athletics Women s long jump 160 Silver Derek Johnson 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men s 800 metres 160 Silver Gordon Pirie 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men s 5000 metres 160 Bronze Derek Ibbotson 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men s 5000 metres 160 Gold Chris Brasher 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men s 3000 metres steeplechase 160 Bronze Peter HigginsDerek JohnsonJohn SalisburyMichael Wheeler 1956 Melbourne Athletics Men s 4 x 400 metres relay 160 Silver Heather ArmitageAnne PashleyJune PaulJean Scrivens 1956 Melbourne Athletics Women s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Silver Thelma Hopkins 1956 Melbourne Athletics Women s high jump 160 Bronze Peter Radford 1960 Rome Athletics Men s 100 metres 160 Bronze Peter RadfordDavid JonesDavid SegalNick Whitehead 1960 Rome Athletics Men s 4 x 100 metres relay 160 Bronze Stan Vickers 1960 Rome Athletics Men s 20 kilometres walk 160 Gold Don Thompson 1960 Rome Athletics Men s 50 kilometres walk 160 Silver Dorothy Hyman 1960 Rome Athletics Women s 100 metres 160 Bronze Dorothy Hyman 1960 Rome img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |