Great Britain at the Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympics
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IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 296 Silver 323 Bronze 331 Total 950
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 2020
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Athletes from the United Kingdom, all but three of its overseas territories, and the three Crown dependencies, can compete in the Olympic Games as part of Team GB. Athletes from Northern Ireland (part of the UK) can also choose to compete as part of Team Ireland instead (though most sports in NI are organised on an all-Ireland basis). It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games, since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other Western nations. From 1896 to 2020 inclusive, Great Britain & NI has won 918 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 32 at the Winter Olympic Games. It is the only national team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games, lying third globally in the winning of total medals, surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Team GB 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. In 1908, the country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history; its most successful performance both post-War and away from a home Games was in 2016, finishing second.

The most successful British Olympian by gold medals won is Jason Kenny, who has won seven gold medals in track cycling. He is followed by Sir Chris Hoy who won six. Kenny also has the most total medals with 9, followed by fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins who has eight. Laura Kenny, with five gold medals, has the most golds of any British female athlete and became the first British woman to win gold at three consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020. She shares the designation of most total medals by a British female competitor with horse-rider Charlotte Dujardin. 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.

At the Winter Olympics as a non-alpine team Great Britain has historically been unable to replicate the amount of success they have achieved in the Summer Olympics although the team enjoyed gold medal success at figure skating through the seventies and eighties, while in recent years, the expansion of the Winter Olympics to include sports such as Curling, Snowboarding, Skeleton and Freestyle skiing has brought some renewed success. Currently, Great Britain is the most successful team in women's skeleton, having won a medal six times, and every gold medal from 2010 to 2018. The most successful Winter Olympian from the Great Britain team is Lizzy Yarnold, with two gold medals, both in the women's skeleton.

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, 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]

Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Federation of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland.^[4] 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.^[5]

Hosted Games[]

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.^[6]

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[]

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[]

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[]

In February 2019, the Mayor of London announced plans to bid for the 2032 or 2036 Olympics, which was backed by UK Sport.^[7] 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[]

  Host country

List of Winter Olympic medallists[]

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
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
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
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 James H. Johnson	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 curling
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

Stripped Medal[]

Great Britain's only stripped medal in Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Alain Baxter tested positive for a banned substance, which was claimed to be as a result of Baxter using an inhaler with different chemicals in the United States.

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Alain Baxter	2002 Salt Lake City	Alpine Skiing	Men's slalom

Medals by individual[]

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 less 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 Leng	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[]

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[]

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[]

Alpine skiing[]

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
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Archery[]

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[8]	4[8]	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	–
Total			2	2	5	9	5

Artistic swimming[]

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	–
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Athletics[]

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	3	3	6	24
Total			55	84	72	211	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	2	3	2
1976–1988	No Competition
1992	12	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	22	5	0	0	0	0	–
2000	16	5	0	0	1	1	5
2004	13	5	0	1	0	1	4
2008	6[9]	5	0	0	0	0	–
2012	8	5	0	0	0	0	–
2016	8[10]	5	0	0	1	1	8
2020	7	5	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	1	2	3	7

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

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	–
2016–2020	Did not compete

Biathlon[]

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1928 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1932	Sport not held
1936 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1948 (demonstration)
1952–1956	Sport not held
1960	2	1	0	0	0	0	–
1964	4	1	0	0	0	0	–
1968	5	2	0	0	0	0	–
1972	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
1980	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1984	6	3	0	0	0	0	–
1988	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1992	5	6	0	0	0	0	–
1994	4	6	0	0	0	0	–
1998	2	6	0	0	0	0	–
2002	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2006	2	10	0	0	0	0	–
2010	1	10	0	0	0	0	–
2014	2	11	0	0	0	0	–
2018	1	11	0	0	0	0	–
2022	Did not compete
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Bobsleigh[]

Year	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924	8	1	0	1	0	1	2
1928	10	1	0	0	0	0	–
1932	Did not compete
1936	4	2	0	0	1	1	3
1948	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
1952	Did not compete
1956	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1964	8	2	1	0	0	1	1
1968	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1972	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1980	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
1984	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
1988	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1992	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1994	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1998	7	2	0	0	1	1	5
2002	14	3	0	0	0	0	–
2006	6	3	0	0	0	0	–
2010	8	3	0	0	0	0	–
2014	8	3	0	0	1	1	5
2018	10	3	0	0	0	0	–
2022	6	4
Total			1	1	3	5	9

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	16	8	2	1	3	6	2
1924	16	8	2	2	0	4	2
1928	8	8	0	0	0	0	–
1932	3	8	0	0	0	0	–
1936	8	8	0	0	0	0	–
1948	8	8	0	2	0	2	6
1952	10	10	0	0	0	0	–
1956	7	10	2	1	2	5	1
1960	10	10	0	0	3	3	9
1964	8	10	0	0	0	0	–
1968	9	11	1	0	0	1	5
1972	9	11	0	0	3	3	15
1976	7	11	0	0	1	1	10
1980	9	11	0	0	1	1	11
1984	12	12	0	0	1	1	14
1988	8	12	0	0	1	1	15
1992	10	12	0	0	1	1	15
1996	2	12	0	0	0	0	–
2000	2	12	1	0	0	1	7
2004	1	11	0	1	0	1	8
2008	7[11]	11	1	0	2	3	6[11]
2012	10	13	3	1	1	5	1
2016	12	13	1	1	1	3	6
2020	11	13	2	2	2	6	2
Total			20	15	27	62	3

Canoeing[]

Year	Canoeists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
1948	7	9	0	0	0	0	–
1952	7	9	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
1960	7	7	0	0	0	0	–
1964	5	7	0	0	0	0	–
1968	10	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972	20	11	0	0	0	0	–
1976	11	11	0	0	0	0	–
1980	11	11	0	0	0	0	–
1984	15	12	0	0	0	0	–
1988	17	12	0	0	0	0	–
1992	25	16	0	1	0	1	14
1996	17	16	0	0	0	0	–
2000	12	16	0	1	1	2	12
2004	9	16	0	1	2	3	12
2008	7	16	1	1	1	3	7
2012	15	16	2	1	1	4	3
2016	11	16	2	2	0	4	3
2020	8	16	0	1	1	2	12
Total			5	8	6	19	16

Cricket[]

Great Britain and France were the only two teams to compete in the only Olympic cricket match, in 1900. The British team won, making them the only nation to win an Olympic cricket contest and the only Olympic gold medallists in cricket.

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

Cross-country skiing[]

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924–1932	Did not compete
1936	1	3	0	0	0	0	–
1948–1952	Did not compete
1956	8	6	0	0	0	0	–
1960	3	6	0	0	0	0	–
1964	6	7	0	0	0	0	–
1968–2006	Did not compete
2010	3	12	0	0	0	0	–
2014	4	12	0	0	0	0	–
2018	4	12	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	12
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Curling[]

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924	5	1	1	0	0	1	1
1928	No competition held
1932 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1936–1984	No competition held
1988 (demonstration)	5	2	0	0	0	0	–
1992 (demonstration)	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
1994	No competition held
1998	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
2002	10	2	1	0	0	1	1
2006	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
2010	10	2	0	0	0	0	–
2014	10	2	0	1	1	2	2
2018	10	3	0	0	0	0	–
2022	10	3
Total			2	1	1	4	3

Cycling[]

Jason Kenny with seven gold and two silver medals is the most successful British Olympian, most successful British cyclist, indeed the most successful cyclist, in Olympic history. His wife, Laura Kenny is the most successful British female Olympian, and most successful Olympic female cyclist in history, with five golds and one silver. As of 2021, of the 100 cycling medals won by Great Britain, half (50) have been won in the four Games since 2008, including 28 gold medals. Great Britain had won ten golds in total between 1896 and 2008.

Year	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	6	0	1	1	2	4
1900	1	3	0	1	0	1	3
1904	Did not compete
1908	36	7	5	3	1	9	1
1912	26	2	0	2	0	2	3
1920	13	6	1	3	1	5	1
1924	12	6	0	1	1	2	5
1928	12	6	0	3	1	4	5
1932	7	6	0	1	1	2	5
1936	11	6	0	0	1	1	6
1948	10	6	0	3	2	5	4
1952	12	6	0	0	1	1	6
1956	12	6	0	1	2	3	5
1960	12	6	0	0	0	0	–
1964	12	7	0	0	0	0	–
1968	14	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972	11	7	0	0	1	1	11
1976	11	6	0	0	1	1	12
1980	12	6	0	0	0	0	–
1984	16	8	0	0	0	0	–
1988	17	9	0	0	0	0	–
1992	16	10	1	0	0	1	4
1996	19	14	0	0	2	2	12
2000	22	18	1	1	2	4	6
2004	22	18	2	1	1	4	3
2008	25[12]	18	8	4	2	14	1 [13]
2012	25	18	8[14]	2[14]	2[14]	12[14]	1 [14]
2016	26	18	6	4	2	12	1
2020	26	22	6	4	2	12	1
Total			38	35	27	100	2

Diving[]

Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908. Jack Laugher with one gold, one silver and one bronze medal is the most successful British Olympic diver in history. Tom Daley, with one gold and three bronze medals, is the most decorated.

Year	Divers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1904	Did not compete
1908	16	2	0	0	0	0	—
1912	3	4	0	0	1	1	3
1920	5	5	0	1	0	1	4
1924	11	5	0	0	1	1	4
1928	7	4	0	0	0	0	–
1932	Did not compete
1936	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1948		4	0	0	0	0	–
1952	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1956	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1960		4	0	0	2	2	3
1964	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1968	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1972	8	4	0	0	0	0	–
1976	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
1980	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1984	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1988	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
2000	8	8	0	0	0	0	–
2004	7	8	0	1	0	1	6
2008	10[15]	8[15]	0	0	0	0	–
2012	12	8	0	0	1	1	7
2016	11	8	1	1	1	3	2
2020	12	8	1	0	2	3	2
Total			2	3	8	13	10

Equestrian[]

Great Britain had one rider compete in the hacks and hunter combined event at the first Olympic equestrian events in 1900.

Year	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	1	1	0	0	0	0	–
1912	4	5	0	0	0	0	–
1920		8	0	0	0	0	–
1924	6	6	0	0	0	0	–
1928		6	0	0	0	0	–
1932		6	0	0	0	0	–
1936	6	6	0	0	1	1	7
1948	6	6	0	0	1	1	7
1952	6	6	1	0	0	1	3
1956	8	6	1	0	2	3	3
1960	10	5	0	0	1	1	7
1964	8	6	0	0	1	1	8
1968	10	6	1	2	1	4	1
1972	11	6	2	1	0	3	2
1976	11	6	0	0	0	0	–
1980	Did not compete
1984	11	6	0	2	1	3	4
1988	12	6	0	2	1	3	4
1992	12	6	0	0	0	0	–
1996	15	6	0	0	0	0	–
2000	14	6	0	1	0	1	5
2004	11	6	1	1	1	3	3
2008	12[16]	6[16]	0	0	2	2	7[17]
2012	13	6	3	1	1	5	1
2016	12	6	2	1	0	3	2
2020	9	6	2	1	2	5	2
Total			13	12	15	40	4

Fencing[]

Great Britain first competed in fencing in 1900 and won its first fencing medal, a silver, in 1908 at the London Games.

Year	Fencers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	Did not compete
1900	3	7	0	0	0	0	—
1904	Did not compete
1908	23	4	0	1	0	1	3
1912	22	5	0	1	0	1	5
1920	18	6	0	0	0	0	–
1924	20	7	0	1	0	1	6
1928	19	7	0	1	0	1	5
1932	3	7	0	1	0	1	6
1936	18	7	0	0	0	0	–
1948	19	7	0	0	0	0	–
1952	17	7	0	0	0	0	–
1956	9	7	1	0	0	1	4
1960	18	8	0	2	0	2	5
1964	13	8	0	1	0	1	7
1968	17	8	0	0	0	0	–
1972	19	8	0	0	0	0	–
1976	21	8	0	0	0	0	–
1980	11	8	0	0	0	0	–
1984	20	8	0	0	0	0	–
1988	13	8	0	0	0	0	–
1992	15	8	0	0	0	0	–
1996	2	10	0	0	0	0	–
2000	3	10	0	0	0	0	–
2004	2	10	0	0	0	0	–
2008	3	10	0	0	0	0	–
2012	12	10	0	0	0	0	–
2016	3	10	0	0	0	0	–
2020	1	12	0	0	0	0	–
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
1920	6	3	0	0	1	1	4
1924	6	3	0	0	1	1	5
1928	6	3	0	0	0	0	–
1932	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1936	12	3	0	1	0	1	4
1948	9	3	0	0	1	1	7
1952	8	3	1	0	0	1	2
1956	8	3	0	0	0	0	–
1960	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1964	5	3	0	0	0	0	–
1968	7	3	0	0	0	0	–
1972	5	3	0	0	0	0	–
1976	12	4	1	0	0	1	3
1980	9	4	1	0	0	1	3
1984	10	4	1	0	0	1	3
1988	9	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	7	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994	6	4	0	0	1	1	5
1998	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2002	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2006	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2010	7	4	0	0	0	0	–
2014	6	5	0	0	0	0	–
2018	2	5	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	5
Total			5	3	7	15	6

Football[]

Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – was one of three teams to play in the inaugural football tournament, winning their only match to take the first Olympic gold medal in football. The men's team competed in the ten Olympics in the table below. The women's team competed in 2012, and has qualified for 2020.

In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. This ended the practice of "shamateurism", where players claimed to be amateur but still got irregular payments from their clubs. Also, Great Britain is not a member of FIFA and its athletes participate in international football competitions as members of the national teams of the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), none of which have National Olympic Committees. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments.

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	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1920	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1924	Did not compete
1928
1932	No Competition
1936	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1948	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1952	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1956	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1960	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1964–2008	Did not compete
2012	22	2	0	0	0	0	–
2016	Did not compete
2020	18	2	0	0	0	0	–
Total			3	0	0	3	3

Freestyle skiing[]

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1992	5	6	0	0	0	0	–
1994	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
1998	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
2002	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
2006	Did not compete
2010	3	6	0	0	0	0	–
2014	6	10	0	0	0	0	–
2018	11	10	0	0	1	1	11
2022	11	13
Total			0	0	1	1	20

Golf[]

Great Britain was one of four teams to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900, taking silver and bronze in the men's competition. They did not compete in the Olympic golf competition held in 1904. When the sport returned in the 2016 Rio Olympics, after a 112-year absence, Justin Rose won gold.

Year	Golfers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	4	2	0	1	1	2	2
1904	Did not compete
1908–2012	No competition
2016	4	2	1	0	0	1	1
2020	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
Total		4	1	1	1	3	2

Gymnastics[]

Great Britain first competed in gymnastics in the inaugural 1896 Olympics, with wrestler Launceston Elliot entering the rope climbing event and finishing last. Great Britain's first gymnastics medal came in 1908 with a silver in the men's individual all-around. Until 2008, Great Britain's last medal for gymnastics was a Bronze in the Women's all-round team event in 1928. At the 2012 Summer Games in London, Great Britain equaled its tally for all previous games combined, winning 4 medals to bring their all-time total to eight.

Year	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	8	0	0	0	0	–
1900	5	1	0	0	0	0	–
1904	Did not compete
1908	65	2	0	1	0	1	3
1912	23	4	0	0	1	1	8
1920	27	4	0	0	0	0	–
1924	8	9	0	0	0	0	–
1928	20	8	0	0	1	1	6
1932	Did not compete
1936	8	9	0	0	0	0	–
1948	16	9	0	0	0	0	–
1952	14	15	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	15	0	0	0	0	–
1960	12	14	0	0	0	0	–
1964	4	14	0	0	0	0	–
1968	4	14	0	0	0	0	–
1972	9	14	0	0	0	0	–
1976	12	14	0	0	0	0	–
1980	6	14	0	0	0	0	–
1984	12	14	0	0	0	0	–
1988	4	14	0	0	0	0	–
1992	8	14	0	0	0	0	–
1996	4	14	0	0	0	0	–
2000	7	14	0	0	0	0	–
2004	6	14	0	0	0	0	–
2008	8	14	0	0	1	1	17
2012	10	14	0	1	3	4	12
2016	10	14	2	2	3	7	3
2020	10	14	1	0	2	3	7
Total			3	4	11	18	21

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	–

Field 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	15	1	1	0	0	1	1
1924	No hockey tournament
1928	Did not compete
1932		1	0	0	0	0	-
1936	Did not compete
1948	12	1	0	1	0	1	2
1952	13	1	0	0	1	1	3
1956		1	0	0	0	0	–
1960		1	0	0	0	0	–
1964		1	0	0	0	0	–
1968		1	0	0	0	0	–
1972		1	0	0	0	0	–
1976	Did not compete
1980
1984		2	0	0	1	1	4
1988		2	1	0	0	1	1
1992		2	0	0	1	1	4
1996		2	0	0	0	0	–
2000		2	0	0	0	0	–
2004		2	0	0	0	0	–
2008		2	0	0	0	0	–
2012		2	0	0	1	1	5
2016		2	1	0	0	1	1
2020	32	2	0	0	1	1	5
Total			4	2	7	13	4

Ice hockey[]

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1920	Did not compete
1924	10	1	0	0	1	1	3
1928	12	1	0	0	0	0	–
1932	Did not compete
1936	13	1	1	0	0	1	1
1948	14	1	0	0	0	0	–
1952–2022	Did not compete
Total			1	0	1	2	5

Jeu de paume[]

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

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	9	1	0	1	1	2	2

Judo[]

Great Britain has competed in all judo events held at the Summer Olympics since judo made its full debut as an Olympic sport in 1964. Although Great Britain has won 20 judo medals, none have been gold.

Year	Judokas	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
1968	No Judo tournament
1972	5	6	0	1	2	3	4
1976	3	6	0	1	1	2	5
1980	8	8	0	1	1	2	8
1984	8	8	0	1	2	3	5
1988	3	7	0	0	1	1	11
1992	14	14	0	2	2	4	11
1996	13	14	0	0	0	0	–
2000	9	14	0	1	0	1	12
2004	8	14	0	0	0	0	–
2008	7	14	0	0	0	0	–
2012	14	14	0	1	1	2	13
2016	7	14	0	0	1	1	21
2020	6	15	0	0	1	1	17
Total			0	8	12	20	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

Luge[]

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964	2	3	0	0	0	0	–
1968	2	3	0	0	0	0	–
1972	6	3	0	0	0	0	–
1976	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1980	7	3	0	0	0	0	–
1984	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1988	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1992	2	3	0	0	0	0	–
1994	1	3	0	0	0	0	–
1998	Did not compete
2002	1	3	0	0	0	0	–
2006	2	3	0	0	0	0	–
2010	1	3	0	0	0	0	–
2014	Did not compete
2018	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2022	1	4
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Modern pentathlon[]

Great Britain's Olympic modern pentathlon debut was in 1912 when it was first included in the Olympics. Their most successful games were the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Great Britain won both the available gold medals.

Year	Pentathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1920	4	1	0	0	0	0	–
1924	4	1	0	0	0	0	–
1928	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1932	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1936	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1948	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1952	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1960	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1964	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1968	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1972	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1984	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1988	3	2	0	0	1	1	3
1992	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	–
2000	2	2	1	0	1	2	1
2004	2	2	0	0	1	1	5
2008	4	2	0	1	0	1	4
2012	4	2	0	1	0	1	3
2016	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
2020	4	2	2	0	0	2	1
Total			4	2	3	9	4

Nordic combined[]

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924–1932	Did not compete
1936	1	1	0	0	0	0	–
1948–2022	Did not compete
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Polo[]

Great Britain was one of four teams to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. Three of the five teams had British players, and those three teams took both the top two places and split the third place with the Mexican team. Great Britain would be the only team to play in all five of the Olympic polo tournaments, with no other nation appearing more than three times. The nation took gold and two silvers in 1908, when only British teams competed. Facing international competition in 1920, the British side won. The 1924 tournament resulted in a bronze medal for Great Britain, while the team took silver in 1936. In international play, the Great Britain team had an overall record of 5–3 (semifinal and final wins in 1920, a 2–2 record the 1924 round-robin, and a first-round win and final loss in 1936). There were 2 games in 1908 pitting teams from Great Britain against each other, necessarily resulting in a 2–2 record that year. The mixed teams in 1900 had records of 3–0, 1–1, and 0–1, though both losses (and, of course, therefore two of the wins) were against each other.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	7	As part of the  Mixed team
1904	No competition
1908	12	1	1	2	0	3	1
1912	No competition
1920	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
1924	4	1	0	0	1	1	3
1928–1932	No competition
1936	2	1	0	1	0	1	2
1948–Present	No competition
Total			2	3	1	6	1

Event	No. of appearances	First appearance	First medal	First gold medal	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Best finish
Men's	5/5	1900	1908	1908	2	3	1	6[18]	(1908, 1920)

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[]

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

Year	Rowers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	1	5	0	0	1	1	6
1904	Did not compete
1908	30	4	4	3	1	8	1
1912	24	4	2	2	0	4	1
1920	10	5	0	2	0	2	4
1924	21	7	2	0	0	2	3
1928	23	7	1	2	1	4	2
1932	15	7	2	0	0	2	2
1936	18	7	1	1	0	2	2
1948	26	7	2	1	0	3	1
1952	23	7	0	0	0	0	–
1956	12	7	0	0	0	0	–
1960	26	7	0	0	0	0	–
1964	8	7	0	1	0	1	7
1968	11	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972	17	7	0	0	0	0	–
1976	31	14	0	2	0	2	7
1980	43	14	0	1	2	3	6
1984	42	14	1	0	0	1	5
1988	30	14	1	0	1	2	5
1992	46	14	2	0	0	2	4
1996	37	14	1	0	1	2	7
2000	36	14	2	1	0	3	3
2004	37	14	1	2	1	4	3
2008	44	14	2	2	2	6	1
2012	47	14	4	2	3	9	1
2016	43	14	3	2	0	5	1
2020	41	14	0	1	1	2	14
Total			31	25	14	70	3

Rugby[]

Great Britain took a silver medal in the first Olympic rugby competition, in 1900. They repeated as silver medallists by losing the only match in 1908. Great Britain did not compete in 1920 or 1924. When the sport returned in 2016 as rugby sevens, Great Britain earned a third silver medal (in men's) as well as placing 4th in the first women's rugby competition.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	15	1	0	1	0	1	2
1904	No competition
1908	15	1	0	1	0	1	2
1912	No competition
1920–1924	Did not compete
1928–2012	No competition
2016	24	2	0	1	0	1	3
2020	24	2	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	3	0	3

Event	No. of appearances	First appearance	First medal	First gold medal	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Best finish
Men's rugby union	2/4	1900	1900	N/A	0	2	0	2	(1900, 1908)
Men's rugby sevens	2/2	2016	2016	N/A	0	1	0	1	(2016)
Women's rugby sevens	2/2	2016	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	4th (2016, 2020)

Sailing[]

Great Britain took four gold medals in the first Olympic sailing events in 1900. In addition, British sailors were part of two mixed teams that won gold.

Year	Sailors	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	8	7	4	1	1	6[19]	2
1904	No competition
1908	41	4	4	1	1	6	1
1912	Did not compete
1920	6	14	2	0	0	2	4
1924	5	3	0	1	0	1	3
1928	7	3	0	0	0	0	–
1932	2	4	0	1	0	1	5
1936	14	4	1	0	1	2	2
1948	13	5	1	0	0	1	3
1952	14	5	0	1	0	1	6
1956	12	5	0	1	2	3	5
1960	11	5	0	0	0	0	–
1964	9	5	0	1	0	1	8
1968	5	5	1	0	1	2	2
1972	13	6	1	1	0	2	2
1976	12	6	1	1	0	2	2
1980	Did not compete
1984	13	7	0	0	1	1	8
1988	15	8	1	0	0	1	5
1992	16	10	0	0	1	1	9
1996	16	10	0	2	0	2	9
2000	16	11	3	2	0	5	1
2004	18	11	2	1	2	5	1
2008	18	11	4	1	1	6	1
2012	16	10	1	4	0	5	3
2016	15	10	2	1	0	3	1
2020	15	10	3	1	1	5	1
Total			31	21	12	64	1

Shooting[]

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

Year	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	5	0	0	0	0	–
1900	1	9	0	0	0	0	–
1904	Sport not held
1908	67	15	6	7	8	21	1
1912	38	18	1	4	4	9	4
1920	7	21	0	0	0	0	–
1924	22	10	1	2	0	3	3
1928	Sport not held
1932		2	0	0	0	0	–
1936		5	0	0	0	0	–
1948	12	5	0	0	0	0	–
1952	12	6	0	0	0	0	–
1956	6	6	0	0	0	0	–
1960	10	6	0	0	0	0	–
1964	8	6	0	0	0	0	–
1968	10	7	1	0	0	1	4
1972	14	7	0	0	1	1	16
1976	13	7	0	0	0	0	–
1980	Did Not Compete
1984	18	11	1	0	3	4	5
1988	8	13	1	1	0	2	4
1992	7	13	0	0	0	0	–
1996	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
2000	6	17	1	1	0	2	6
2004	6	17	0	0	0	0	–
2008	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
2012	11	15	1	0	0	1	5
2016	6	15	0	0	2	2	17
2020	5	15	0	0	1	1	17
Total			13	15	19	47	6

Short track speed skating[]

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988 (demonstration)	4	10	2	0	0	2	2
1992	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994	3	6	0	0	1	1	6
1998	5	6	0	0	0	0	–
2002	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2006	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2010	7	8	0	0	0	0	–
2014	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2018	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	9
Total			0	0	1	1	12

Skateboarding[]

Year	Skateboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2020	2	4	0	0	1	1	5
Total			0	0	1	1	5

Skeleton[]

Great Britain is the most successful team in Skeleton winning a medal at every Games in which the sport has been included and has won at least one medal in each of the five contests of Women's skeleton since its introduction with five different athletes. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful Skeleton rider of all time winning back to back gold medals in 2014 and 2018. No other rider has successfully defended a gold medal.

Year	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1928	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
1932–1936	No competition held
1948	4	1	0	0	1	1	3
1952–1998	No competition held
2002	2	2	0	0	1	1	3
2006	3	2	0	1	0	1	3
2010	4	2	1	0	0	1	1
2014	4	2	1	0	0	1	2
2018	4	2	1	0	2	3	1
2022	4	2
Total			3	1	5	9	2

Ski jumping[]

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924–1984	Did not compete
1988	1	2	0	0	0	0	–
1992–1998	Did not compete
2002	1	2	0	0	0	0	–
2006–2022	Did not compete
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Snowboarding[]

Year	Snowboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1998	Did not compete
2002	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2006	4	6	0	0	0	0	–
2010	4	6	0	0	0	0	–
2014	7	10	0	0	1	1	14
2018	5	10	0	0	1	1	13
2022	3	11
Total			0	0	2	2	20

Speed skating[]

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924	4	5	0	0	0	0	–
1928	3	3	0	0	0	0	–
1932–1936	Did not compete
1948	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1952	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
1960	2	8	0	0	0	0	–
1964	3	8	0	0	0	0	–
1968	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
1972	2	8	0	0	0	0	–
1976	2	10	0	0	0	0	–
1980	6	10	0	0	0	0	–
1984	1	10	0	0	0	0	–
1988	2	10	0	0	0	0	–
1992	1	10	0	0	0	0	–
1994–2018	Did not compete
2022	1	14
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Sport climbing[]

Year	Climbers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2020	1	2	0	0	0	0	-
Total			0	0	0	0

Swimming[]

Great Britain was the third most successful team in swimming in 2008, with 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes, with Rebecca Adlington winning two of these, making her the most successful female British swimmer in 100 years.^[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	25	6	4	2	1	7	1
1912	18	9	1	2	3	6	5
1920	18	10	0	1	1	2	3
1924	26	11	1	2	1	4	2
1928	21	11	0	2	2	4	7
1932	15	11	0	0	2	2	6
1936	22	11	0	0	0	0	–
1948	32	11	0	0	1	1	7
1952	26	11	0	0	1	1	9
1956	22	13	1	0	1	2	4
1960	32	15	1	1	1	3	3
1964	33	18	0	1	0	1	6
1968	27	29	0	1	0	1	9
1972	36	29	0	1	0	1	10
1976	40	26	1	1	1	3	5
1980	32	26	1	3	1	5	4
1984	33	29	0	1	4	5	6
1988	31	31	1	1	1	3	5
1992	28	31	0	0	1	1	16
1996	39	32	0	1	1	2	12
2000	32	32	0	0	0	0	–
2004	37	32	0	0	2	2	18
2008	24	34	2	2	2	6	3
2012	44	34	0	1	2	3	14
2016	28	34	1	5	0	6	6
2020	32	37	4	3	1	8	3
Total			20	31	31	82	7

Table tennis[]

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
2000	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004	Did not compete
2008
2012	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
2016	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
2020	3	5	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	0	0	-

Taekwondo[]

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

Year	Taekwondokas	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2000	2	8	0	0	0	0	–
2004	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2008	3	8	0	0	1	1	15
2012	4	8	1	0	1	2	5
2016	4	8	1	1	1	3	3
2020	5	8	0	2	1	3	8
Total			2	3	4	9	4

Tennis[]

John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport that allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. Great Britain again dominated in 1900, taking all four gold medals and adding seven others (three as part of mixed teams).

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	2	1	0	0	1[21]	2
1900	6	4	4	1	3	8	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	22	6	6	5	4	15	1
1912	11	8	2	2	2	6	2
1920	8	5	2	3	1	6	1
1924	10	5	0	1	2	3	3
1924–1964	No competition held
1968 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1972–1980	No competition held
1984 (demonstration)	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
1988	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	5	4	0	1	0	1	5
2000	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2008	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2012	8	5	1	1	0	2	2
2016	7	5	1	0	0	1	2
2020	6	5	0	0	0	0	–
Total			17	14	12	43[21]	2

Triathlon[]

Great Britain have competed in all Six triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best finish is two 2nd place's in the men's and women's individual triathlon event's, and a 1st-place finish in the mixed triathlon relay event, in 2020(2021).

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
2020	5	3	1	2	0	3	1
Total			3	3	2	8	1

Tug of war[]

Great Britain's Olympic tug of war debut came when the United Kingdom hosted the Games in 1908. Great Britain was then one of only two teams to compete in 1912 and also won the last Tug of War competition held in the Olympics in 1920.

Year	Contestants	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	24	1	1	1	1	3	1
1912	8	1	0	1	0	1	2
1920	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1924–present	No Competition
Total	43	3	2	2	1	5	1

Volleyball[]

Prior to participating, as host nation, in the 2012 volleyball tournaments, Great Britain had never competed in Olympic volleyball with the exception of the women's team participating in the inaugural Beach volleyball tournament in 1996.

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964–1992	Did not compete
1996	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2000–2008	Did not compete
2012	28	4	0	0	0	0	–
2016–2020	Did not compete
Total	–	–	0	0	0	0	-

Water motorsports[]

The United Kingdom hosted the only Olympic water motorsports contests, in 1908.

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	13	3	2	0	0	2	1

Water polo[]

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900		1	0	0	0	0	-
1904	Did not compete
1908	7	1	1	0	0	1	1
1912	7	1	1	0	0	1	1
1920	7	1	1	0	0	1	1
1924		1	0	0	0	0	–
1928		1	0	0	0	0	–
1932	Did not compete
1936		1	0	0	0	0	–
1948		1	0	0	0	0	–
1952		1	0	0	0	0	–
1956		1	0	0	0	0	–
1960–2008	Did not compete
2012	26	2	0	0	0	0	–
2016–2020	Did not compete
Total	–	–	3	0	0	3	5

Weightlifting[]

Great Britain's only gold medal in weightlifting came at the first Games in 1896, when Launceston Elliot won the one-hand lift.

Year	Weightlifters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	2	1	1	0	2	1
1900	Sport not held
1904	Did not compete
1908	Sport not held
1912	Sport not held
1920–1936	22	5	0	0	0	0	–
1948	10	6	0	1	1	2	3
1952	5	7	0	0	0	0	–
1956	5	7	0	0	0	0	–
1960	7	7	0	0	1	1	6
1964	5	7	0	1	0	1	7
1968	7	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972	9	9	0	0	0	0	–
1976	8	9	0	0	0	0	–
1980	10	10	0	0	0	0	–
1984	10	10	0	0	1	1	10
1988	10	10	0	0	0	0	–
1992	6	10	0	0	0	0	–
1996	1	10	0	0	0	0	–
2000	1	15	0	0	0	0	–
2004	2	15	0	0	0	0	–
2008	1	15	0	0	0	0	–
2012	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
2016	2	15	0	0	0	0	–
2020	4	14	0	1	0	1	14
Total			1	4	3	8	32

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	13	0	0	1	1	12
1932	2	14	0	0	0	0	–
1952	6	16	0	0	1	1
1972	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1976	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1980	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1984	7	20	0	0	1	1	14
1988	7	20	0	0	0	0	–
1992	1	20	0	0	0	0	–
1996	1	20	0	0	0	0	–
2000	Did not compete
2004	1	18	0	0	0	0	–
2008	Did not compete
2012	1	18	0	0	0	0	–
2016–2020	Did not compete
Total			3	4	10	17	24

See also[]

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

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Britain at the Olympic Games.

• "Great Britain". International Olympic Committee.
• "Great Britain". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/GBR". olympanalyt.com.
• Office for National Statistics (2000). Britain 2001: The Official Handbook of the United Kingdom. London: Stationery Office Books. ISBN 978-0-11-621278-8.