Great Britain at the Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympics Great Britain Great Britain is the team that sends athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) plus the three Crown dependencies and all but three of the British overseas territories, to the Olympic Games. It is organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the National Olympic Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. While the BOA and the overall games organizers the International Olympic Committee (IOC) both refer to the team as Great Britain, allocating them the IOC country code GBR, the BOA also currently uses the brand name Team GB for the team, explaining that Team GB is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team.^[1]^[2]

Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and has competed at every Games. Athletes representing Great Britain have won 715 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 22 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games. The most successful British Olympian by gold medals won is Steve Redgrave, who won five consecutive gold medals; in the Coxed four in 1984 then Coxless pair 1988 to 1996 and finally Coxless four in 2000. Redgrave and cyclist Bradley Wiggins are the most bemedalled British Olympians with six medals each.

Eligibility

As the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United Kingdom, the British Olympic Association (BOA) membership encompasses the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales), plus the three Crown dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey), and all but three of the British overseas territories (Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda having their own NOCs).

Under the terms of a long-standing settlement between the BOA and the Olympic Council of Ireland,^{[citation needed]} athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent Ireland at the Olympics, as Northern Irish people are legally entitled to dual citizenship.^[3]

Hosted Games

London, the United Kingdom's capital, is the first and, to date, only city to host the Olympics on three occasions; the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are currently underway.

Games	Dates	Nations
1908 Summer Olympics	27 April - 31 October	22
1948 Summer Olympics	29 July - 14 August	59
2012 Summer Olympics	27 July - 12 August	204 estimate

Medals by Summer Games

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee.^[4]

Host nation

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	8	2	3	2	7	5
1900 Paris	103	15	6	9	30	3
1904 St. Louis	3	1	1	0	2	6
1908 London	676	56	51	39	146	1
1912 Stockholm	293	10	15	16	41	3
1920 Antwerp	204	15	15	13	43	3
1924 Paris	307	9	13	12	34	4
1928 Amsterdam	234	3	10	7	20	11
1932 Los Angeles	74	4	7	5	16	8
1936 Berlin	225	4	7	3	14	10
1948 London	375	3	14	6	23	12
1952 Helsinki	293	1	2	8	11	18
1956 Melbourne	200	6	7	11	24	8
1960 Rome	252	2	6	12	20	12
1964 Tokyo	199	4	12	2	18	10
1968 Mexico City	237	5	5	3	13	10
1972 Munich	310	4	5	9	18	12
1976 Montreal	234	3	5	5	13	13
1980 Moscow	222	5	7	9	21	9
1984 Los Angeles	355	5	11	21	37	11
1988 Seoul	382	5	10	9	24	12
1992 Barcelona	389	5	3	12	20	13
1996 Atlanta	303	1	8	6	15	36
2000 Sydney	320	11	10	7	28	10
2004 Athens	270	9	9	12	30	10
2008 Beijing	313	19	13	15	47	4
Total	6781	207	255	253	715	4

Medals by Winter Games

Total	874	9	3	10	22	20
Games	Competitors^[5]	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	45	1	1	2	4	6
1928 St. Moritz	33	0	0	1	1	8
1932 Lake Placid	4	0	0	0	0	-
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	39	1	1	1	3	7
1948 St. Moritz	62	0	0	2	2	13
1952 Oslo	20	1	0	0	1	8
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	45	0	0	0	0	-
1960 Squaw Valley	17	0	0	0	0	-
1964 Innsbruck	49	1	0	0	1	11
1968 Grenoble	46	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Sapporo	40	0	0	0	0	-
1976 Innsbruck	50	1	0	0	1	12
1980 Lake Placid	50	1	0	0	1	11
1984 Sarajevo	54	1	0	0	1	11
1988 Calgary	57	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	54	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	35	0	0	2	2	21
1998 Nagano	33	0	0	1	1	22
2002 Salt Lake City	51	1	0	1	2	18
2006 Turin	40	0	1	0	1	21
2010 Vancouver	50	1	0	0	1	16

Medals by individual

Steve Redgrave is the most successful British Olympian with five gold medals. Redgrave and Bradley Wiggins are the most bemedalled British Olympians with six medals each.

Country	Olympic	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	57	Steve Redgrave	Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
2	101	Chris Hoy	Track cycling	2000–2008	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
3	137	Matthew Pinsent	Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
4	137	Paulo Radmilovic	Water polo, Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
5	201	Jack Beresford	Rowing	1920–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
6	215	Bradley Wiggins	Track cycling	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
7	233	Ben Ainslie	Sailing	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
8	283	Henry Taylor	Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
9	289	Reginald Doherty	Tennis	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
10	309	Charles Sydney Smith	Water polo	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

People in bold are still active competitors

Medals by sport

Total	216	258	263	737
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	49	78	61	188
Rowing	24	20	10	54
Sailing	24	14	11	49
Cycling	18	24	21	63
Swimming	15	22	28	65
Tennis	15	13	12	40
Boxing	14	11	23	48
Shooting	12	15	16	43
Equestrian	6	9	12	27
Figure skating	5	3	7	15
Water polo	4	0	0	4
Wrestling	3	4	10	17
Field hockey	3	2	5	10
Football	3	0	0	3
Polo	2	3	1	6
Archery	2	2	5	9
Rackets	2	2	3	7
Tug of war	2	2	1	5
Modern pentathlon	2	1	3	6
Curling	2	0	0	2
Water motorsports	2	0	0	2
Fencing	1	8	0	9
Canoeing	1	4	4	9
Weightlifting	1	3	3	7
Skeleton	1	1	3	5
Bobsleigh	1	1	2	4
Ice hockey	1	0	1	2
Cricket	1	0	0	1
Judo	0	7	9	16
Diving	0	2	4	6
Rugby	0	2	0	2
Gymnastics	0	1	3	4
Badminton	0	1	1	2
Golf	0	1	1	2
Jeu de paume	0	1	1	2
Lacrosse	0	1	0	1
Short track speed skating	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1

Archery

Year	Archers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Archers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	Did not compete
1904	Did not compete
1908			2	2	1	5	1
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	1	1	4
1992			0	0	2	2	6
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	1	1	6
2008	6^[6]	4^[6]	0	0	0	0	-
Total			2	2	5	9	5

Athletics

Year	Athletes	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	5	5	0	1	1	2	5
1900	9	10	3	3	2	8	2
1904	3	2	1	1	0	2	2
1908	126	25	7	7	3	17	2
1912			2	1	5	8	4
1920			4	4	4	12	3
1924			3	3	5	11	3
1928			2	2	1	5	4
1932			2	4	2	8	5
1936			2	5	0	7	4
1948			0	6	1	7	14
1952			0	1	4	5	5
1956			1	4	2	7	4
1960			1	3	4	8	6
1964			4	7	1	12	3
1968			1	2	1	4	9
1972			1	1	2	4	7
1976			0	0	1	1	20
1980			4	2	4	10	3
1984			3	7	6	16	3
1988			0	6	2	8	13
1992			2	0	4	6	6
1996			0	4	2	6	25
2000			2	2	2	6	6
2004			3	0	1	4	3
2008	67^[7]	36^[7]	1	2	1	4	9^[8]
Total			49	78	61	188	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	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1972 (demonstration)	6	3	1	0	3	4	2
1976-1988	No Competition
1992	12	4	0	0	0	0	-
1996	22	5	0	0	0	0	-
2000	16	5	0	0	1	1	5
2004	13	5	0	1	0	1	4
2008	6^[9]	5	0	0	0	0	-
Total	65	24	0	1	1	2	6

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

Boxing

Great Britain made its Olympic boxing debut in 1908.

Year	Boxers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Boxers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No Competition
1904	Did not compete
1908	32	5	5	4	5	14	1
1912	No Competition
1920			2	1	3	6	2
1924			2	3	0	5	2
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	2	0	2	6
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			2	1	2	5	1
1960			0	0	3	3	9
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			1	0	0	1	5
1972			0	0	3	3	15
1976			0	0	1	1	10
1980			0	0	1	1	11
1984			0	0	1	1	14
1988			0	0	1	1	15
1992			0	0	1	1	15
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	0	0	1	7
2004			0	1	0	1	8
2008	7^[10]	7	1	0	2	3	6^[10]
Total			14	12	23	49	5

Cricket

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

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

Cycling

Year	Cyclists	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Cyclists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	4	0	1	1	2	4
1900	Did not compete
1904	Did not compete
1908	38	7	5	3	1	9	1
1912			0	2	0	2	3
1920			1	3	1	5	1
1924			0	1	1	2	5
1928			0	3	1	4	5
1932			0	1	1	2	5
1936			0	0	1	1	6
1948			0	3	2	5	4
1952			0	0	1	1	6
1956			0	1	2	3	5
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	1	1	11
1976			0	0	1	1	12
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			1	0	0	1	4
1996			0	0	2	2	12
2000			1	1	2	4	6
2004			2	1	1	4	3
2008	25^[11]	17^[11]	8	4	2	14	1^[12]
Total			18	24	21	63	3rd

Diving

Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908.

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

Equestrian

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

Year	Riders	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Riders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912			0	0	0	0	-
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	1	1	7
1948			0	0	1	1	7
1952			1	0	0	1	3
1956			1	0	2	3	3
1960			0	0	1	1	7
1964			0	0	1	1	8
1968			1	2	1	4	1
1972			2	1	0	3	2
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980	Did not compete
1984			0	2	1	3	4
1988			0	2	1	3	4
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	1	0	1	5
2004			1	1	1	3	3
2008	12^[14]	6^[14]	0	0	2	2	7^[15]
Total			6	9	12	27	8

Fencing

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

Year	Fencers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Fencers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
1900	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
1904	Did not compete
1908	23	4	0	1	0	1	3
1912			0	1	0	1	5
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	1	0	1	6
1928			0	1	0	1	5
1932			0	1	0	1	6
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			1	0	0	1	4
1960			0	2	0	2	5
1964			0	0	1	1	7
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	3	3	0	0	0	0	-
Total			1	7	1	9	16

Figure skating

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

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

Football

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

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

In 1974 the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. This ended the practice of "shamateurism", where players claimed to be amateur but still got irregular payments from their clubs. At that time the Olympics were only open to amateur competitors, so the British Associations were no longer able to enter a football team.^[16] Also, Great Britain is not a member of FIFA and its athletes participate in international football competitions as members of the national teams of the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), none of which have National Olympic Committees. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments.

Golf

Great Britain was one of four nations to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900. They did not compete in the only other Olympic golf competition held in 1904.

Year	Golfers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Golfers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	4	1	0	1	1	2	2
1904	Did not compete
Total	4	1	0	1	1	2	3

Gymnastics

Great Britain's first gymnastics medal came in 1908 with a silver in the men's individual all-around. Until 2008, Great Britain's last medal for gymnastics was a Bronze in the Women's all-round team event in 1928.

Year	Gymnasts	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Gymnasts	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
1900	5	1	0	0	0	0	-
1904	Did not compete
1908	65	2	0	1	0	1	3
1912	23		0	0	1	1	8
1920	27		0	0	0	0	-
1924	27		0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	1	1	6
2008	9		0	0	1	1	13
Total			0	1	3	4	33

Hockey

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

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	45	1	1	1	2	4	1
1912	No hockey tournament
1920		1	1	0	0	1	1
1924	No hockey tournament
1928	Did not compete
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936	Did not compete
1948		1	0	1	0	1	2
1952		1	0	0	1	1	2
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964		1	0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972		1	0	0	0	0	-
1976	Did not compete
1980	Did not compete
1984			0	0	1	1	4
1988		2	1	0	0	1	2
1992		2	0	0	1	1	4
1996		2	0	0	0	0	-
2000		2	0	0	0	0	-
2004		1	0	0	0	0	-
2008		2	0	0	0	0	-
Total			3	2	5	10	5

Jeu de paume

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

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
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.

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1964		4	0	0	0	0	-
1968	No Judo tournament
1972		6	0	1	2	3	4
1976		6	0	1	1	2	5
1980		8	0	1	1	2	8
1984		8	0	1	2	3	5
1988		7	0	0	1	1	11
1992		14	0	2	2	4	11
1996		14	0	0	0	0	-
2000		14	0	1	0	1	12
2004		14	0	0	0	0	-
2008		14	0	0	0	0	-
Total	'	'	0	7	9	16	28

Lacrosse

Great Britain's Olympic lacrosse debut was in 1908.

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

Modern Pentathlon

Great Britain's Olympic modern pentathlon debut was in 1912 when the it was first included in the Olympics. When the women's event was added in 2000 Great Britain won the gold and bronze medals.

Year	Pentathletes	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Pentathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912	3	1	0	0	0	0	-
1920	4	1	0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932	3	1	0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1972	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1976	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1984	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1988	3	2	0	0	1	1	3
1992	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
2000	2	1	1	0	1	2	1
2004	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
2008	4	2	0	1	0	1	4
Total			2	1	3	6	7

Polo

Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. Three of the five teams had British players, and those three teams took both the top two places and split the third place with the Mexican team.

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	7	1	1	1	1	3	1
1904	No competition
1908	12	1	1	2	0	3	1
1912	No competition
1920			1	0	0	1	1
1924			0	0	1	1	3
1928-1932	No competition
1936			0	1	0	1	2
1948-2008	No competition
Total			3	4	2	9	1

Rackets

Great Britain hosted the only Olympic rackets tournament, in 1908.

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	7	2	2	2	3	7	1

Rowing

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

Year	Rowers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Rowers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	1	1	0	0	1	1	6
1904	Did not compete
1908	30	4	4	3	1	8	1
1912	24	3	2	2	0	4	1
1920	10	2	0	2	0	2	4
1924	19	4	2	0	0	2	3
1928	18	5	1	2	1	4	2
1932	16	4	2	0	0	2	2
1936	18	5	1	1	0	2	2
1948	26	7	2	1	0	3	1
1952	23	6	0	0	0	0	-
1956	12	3	0	0	0	0	-
1960	26	7	0	0	0	0	-
1964	8	3	0	1	0	1	7
1968	11	2	0	0	0	0	-
1972	17	6	0	0	0	0	-
1976	31	8	0	2	0	2	7
1980	43	11	0	1	2	3	6
1984	42	10	1	0	0	1	5
1988	30	8	1	0	1	2	5
1992	46	11	2	0	0	2	4
1996	37	9	1	0	1	2	7
2000	37	10	2	1	0	3	3
2004	37	11	1	2	1	4	3
2008	45	12	2	2	2	6	1
Total			24	20	10	54	3

Rugby

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

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
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
1928-2008	No competition
Total	30	1	0	2	0	2	4

Sailing

Britain took three gold medals in the first Olympic sailing events, in 1900.

Year	Sailors	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Sailors	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	8	7	3	0	1	4	2
1904	No competition
1908	40	4	4	1	1	6	1
1912	Did not compete
1920			2	0	0	2	4
1924			0	1	0	1	3
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	1	0	1	5
1936			1	0	1	2	2
1948			1	0	0	1	3
1952		5	0	1	0	1	6
1956		5	0	1	2	3	5
1960		5	0	0	0	0	-
1964		5	0	1	0	1	8
1968		5	1	0	1	2	2
1972		6	1	1	0	2	2
1976		6	1	1	0	2	2
1980	Did not compete
1984		7	0	0	1	1	8
1988		8	1	0	0	1	5
1992		10	0	0	1	1	9
1996		10	0	2	0	2	9
2000		11	3	2	0	5	1
2004		11	2	1	2	5	1
2008		11	4	1	1	6	1
Total			24	14	11	49	1

Shooting

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

Year	Shooters	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	4	0	0	0	0	-
1900	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
1904	Sport not held
1908	67	15	6	7	8	21	1
1912			1	4	4	9	4
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			1	2	0	3	3
1928	Sport not held
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			1	0	0	1	4
1972			0	0	1	1	16
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			1	0	3	4	5
1988			1	1	0	2	4
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	1	0	2	6
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	5	4	0	0	0	0	-
Total			12	15	16	43	6

Swimming

Great Britain was the most successful nation in swimming in 1900, its debut in the sport. Jarvis's pair of gold medals and Kemp's bronze made Britain's first outing a successful one.

Year	Swimmers	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Swimmers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	7	5	2	0	1	3	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	28	6	4	2	1	7	1
1912			1	2	3	6	5
1920			0	1	1	2	3
1924			1	2	1	4	2
1928			0	2	2	4	7
1932			0	0	2	2	6
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	1	1	7
1952			0	0	1	1	9
1956			1	0	1	2	4
1960			1	1	1	3	3
1964			0	1	0	1	6
1968			0	1	0	1	9
1972			0	1	0	1	10
1976			1	1	1	3	5
1980			1	3	1	5	4
1984			0	1	4	5	6
1988			1	1	1	3	5
1992			0	0	1	1	16
1996			0	1	1	2	12
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	2	2	18
2008	37	34	2	2	2	6	3
Total			15	22	28	65	7

Tennis

John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport which allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. Britain again dominated in 1900, taking all four gold medals and adding 7 other medals (3 as part of mixed teams).

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	1	1	0	0	1	2
1900	6	4	4	1	3	8	1hi
1904	Did not compete
1908	22	6	6	5	4	15	1
1912			2	2	2	6	2
1920			2	3	1	6	1
1924			0	1	2	3	3
1924-1964	No competition held
1968 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1972-1980	No competition held
1984 (demonstration)			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	1	0	1	5
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
2008	2	2	0	0	0	0	-
Total			15	13	12	40	2

Triathlon

Great Britain have competed in all three triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. Their best finish is a 6th place in the women's triathlon in 2004.

Year	Athletes	Events	Medals				Rank
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	-
Total	12	4	0	0	0	0	-

Tug of war

Great Britain's Olympic tug of war debut came when the nation hosted the Games in 1908. Great Britain were then one of only 2 teams to compete in 1912 and they also won the last Tug of War competition held in the Olympics in 1920.

Year	Contestants	Events	Medals				Rank
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

Water motorsports

Great Britain hosted the only Olympic water motorsports contests, in 1908.

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

Water polo

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900	8	1	1	0	1	2	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	7	1	1	0	0	1	1
Total	-	-	2	0	1	3	3

Weightlifting

Year	Weight- lifters	Events	Medals				Rank
Year	Weight- lifters	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

Wrestling

Year	Wrestlers	Events	Medals				Rank
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

References

Notes

^ "Great Britain". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "FAQ". BOA. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
^ "Full text of the constitution" (PDF). Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 17 February 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Great Britain". olympic.org. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ "Team GB Statistics". BOA. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing - Athletics". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Athletics". BBC Sport. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Team GB for Beijing - Badminton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing - Boxing". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing - Cycling". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Cycling". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing - Swimming". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Team GB for Beijing - Equestrian". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Equestrian". BBC Sport. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Why did Great Britain stop entering a football team into the Olympics?". The FA. Retrieved 4 August 2008. ^{[dead link]}

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[2] "FAQ". BOA. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

[3] "Full text of the constitution" (PDF). Department of the Taoiseach. Retrieved 17 February 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[4] "Great Britain". olympic.org. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

[5] "Team GB Statistics". BOA. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[oly2-6] "Team GB for Beijing". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[athletics-7] "Team GB for Beijing - Athletics". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[8] "Athletics". BBC Sport. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[9] "Team GB for Beijing - Badminton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[boxing-10] "Team GB for Beijing - Boxing". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[cycling-11] "Team GB for Beijing - Cycling". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[12] "Cycling". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[swimming-13] "Team GB for Beijing - Swimming". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[equestrian-14] "Team GB for Beijing - Equestrian". BBC Sport. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

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