Great Britain at the Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympics
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 310 Silver 344 Bronze 360 Total 1,014
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 2024
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

The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games. By end of the 2024 Summer Olympics, it is third in the all-time Summer Olympic medal table by overall number of medals, and fourth in number of gold medals won. London hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. Athletes from the United Kingdom compete as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, 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 Britain or the Republic of Ireland. British athletes have won a combined total of 1,015 medals at the Olympic Games; 981 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. Team GB is also the only team to have won at least one athletics medal at every Summer Olympic Games. The team has been less successful at the Winter Olympics, winning 34 medals, 12 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 and 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

File:14 September 2012 - Olympians and Paralympians - 14 Medi 2012 - Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd (8008934725).jpg

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, who notably compete separately in many international sports outside Olympic competition for historic reasons), 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. The existence of a Great Britain team has been criticised by Welsh and Scottish nationalists, advocating for separate Welsh and Scottish Olympic teams instead. Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Federation of Ireland is also responsible for the entire island of Ireland. 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, and a small number of athletes from Northern Ireland have represented both Team GB and Team Ireland, most recently swimming gold-medalist Jack McMillan. 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, and the Team GB claim to have won at least one gold at every Summer Games is partially founded on a single Irish athlete, Tom Kiely who won gold in the 1904 St. Louis games. While Kiely himself objected to the designation, considering himself simply Irish, Olympic historians recognise his medal as a medal for Great Britain and Ireland, thus maintaining the unique British record. Other nations that formed part of the then British Empire, however, were represented separately even before full independence in a variety of ways, either as fledgling nations such as South Africa and India, or occasionally in regional teams such as Australasia and British West Indies.

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. 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 Sadiq Khan announced plans to bid for the 2032 or 2036 Olympics, which was backed by UK Sport. 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. In July 2024, Khan revealed he was to attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and would use the opportunity to lobby members of the British Olympic Association and the Prime Minister (a potential bid would need to be both underwritten by the government and backed by the BOA) into hosting the 2040 Olympics. He claimed London could host the "greenest games ever" by reusing venues from the 2012 games including the London Stadium, the London Aquatics Centre, Lee Valley Velopark and Copper Box Arena. The idea was backed by Tom Daley, Team GB diver, commenting that "London is one of the few cities on the planet where you would be able to host the games tomorrow".

Medals

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

  Host country

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	8	2	3	2	7	5
1900 Paris	103	15	7	9	31	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	327	14	22	29	65	7
2028 Los Angeles	Future events
2032 Brisbane
Total		298	339	343	980	4

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	File:Bronze medal icon.svg 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 Milano Cortina	Future events
2030 French Alps
2034 Salt Lake City
Total		12	5	17	34	18

Medals by Summer Sport

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics	56	87	77	220
File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling	40	39	31	110
File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	34	27	17	78
File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing	32	21	13	66
File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	21	33	30	84
File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing	20	15	28	63
File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	17	14	12	43
File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	15	12	18	45
File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting	14	16	19	49
File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing	5	10	8	23
File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics	4	4	13	21
File:Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon	4	3	4	11
File:Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey	4	2	7	13
File:Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg Modern pentathlon	4	2	3	9
File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling	3	4	10	17
File:Football pictogram.svg Football	3	0	0	3
File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo	3	0	0	3
File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	2	4	12	18
File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo	2	4	4	10
File:Polo pictogram.svg Polo	2	3	1	6
File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery	2	2	5	9
File:Rackets pictogram.svg Rackets	2	2	3	7
File:Tug of war pictogram.svg Tug of war	2	2	1	5
File:Water motorsports pictogram.svg Water motorsports	2	0	0	2
File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing	1	8	0	9
File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting	1	4	4	9
File:Golf pictogram.svg Golf	1	2	1	4
File:Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket	1	0	0	1
File:Climbing pictogram.svg Sport climbing	1	0	0	1
File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo	0	8	12	20
File:Rugby union pictogram.svg Rugby	0	3	0	3
File:Open water swimming pictogram.svg Marathon swimming	0	2	1	3
File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton	0	1	2	3
File:Jeu de paume pictogram.svg Jeu de paume	0	1	1	2
File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Artistic swimming	0	1	0	1
File:Lacrosse pictogram.svg Lacrosse	0	1	0	1
File:Skateboarding pictogram.svg Skateboarding	0	0	2	2
Totals (37 entries)	298	337	339	974

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

  Leading in that sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	5	3	7	15
File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	3	2	1	6
File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	3	1	5	9
File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	1	1	3	5
File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey	1	0	1	2
File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding	0	0	2	2
File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing	0	0	1	1
File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)	13	7	21	41

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

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
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Madge Syers	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	William Jackson Thomas Murray Robin Welsh Laurence Jackson	1924 Chamonix	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Men's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey	Men's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jeannette Altwegg	1952 Oslo	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Robin Dixon Tony Nash	1964 Innsbruck	File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	Two man
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	John Curry	1976 Innsbruck	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Men's singles
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Robin Cousins	1980 Lake Placid	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Men's singles
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean	1984 Sarajevo	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ice dancing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rhona Martin Debbie Knox Fiona MacDonald Janice Rankin Margaret Morton	2002 Salt Lake City	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Women's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Amy Williams	2010 Vancouver	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Lizzy Yarnold	2014 Sochi	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Lizzy Yarnold	2018 Pyeongchang	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Eve Muirhead Vicky Wright Jennifer Dodds Hailey Duff Mili Smith	2022 Beijing	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Women's event
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Pairs Skating
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Arthur Cumming	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Men's special figures
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Ralph Broome Thomas Arnold Alexander Richardson Rodney Soher	1924 Chamonix	File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	Four man
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Cecilia Colledge	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Shelley Rudman	2006 Turin	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Tom Brewster	2014 Sochi	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Men's event
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan Jr. Ross Whyte	2022 Beijing	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Men's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Geoffrey Hall-Say	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Men's special figures
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Dorothy Greenhough-Smith	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Madge Syers Edgar Syers	1908 London	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Pairs skating
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams	1920 Antwerp	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Pairs Skating
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Ethel Muckelt	1924 Chamonix	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team	1924 Chamonix	File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey	Men's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	David Carnegie	1928 St. Moritz	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Men's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	Four man
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jeannette Altwegg	1948 St. Moritz	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ladies' singles
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	John Crammond	1948 St. Moritz	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Men's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Nicky Gooch	1994 Lillehammer	File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating	Men's 500m
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean	1994 Lillehammer	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	Ice dancing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Sean Olsson Dean Ward Courtney Rumbolt Paul Attwood	1998 Nagano	File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	Four man
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Alex Coomber	2002 Salt Lake City	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jenny Jones	2014 Sochi	File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding	Women's slopestyle
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Lauren Gray	2014 Sochi	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	Women's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	John James Jackson Bruce Tasker Stuart Benson Joel Fearon	2014 Sochi	File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh	Four man
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Dominic Parsons	2018 Pyeongchang	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Men's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Laura Deas	2018 Pyeongchang	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	Women's event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Billy Morgan	2018 Pyeongchang	File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding	Men's Big Air
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Izzy Atkin	2018 Pyeongchang	File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing	Women's slopestyle

Multiple medallists

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	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Total
Lizzy Yarnold	File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton	2014–2018	F	2	0	0	2
Eve Muirhead	File:Curling pictogram.svg Curling	2014–2022	F	1	0	1	2
Christopher Dean	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	1984–1994	M	1	0	1	2
Jayne Torvill	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	1984–1994	F	1	0	1	2
Jeannette Altwegg	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	1948–1952	F	1	0	1	2
Madge Syers	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	1908	F	1	0	1	2
Phyllis Johnson	File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating	1908–1920	F	0	1	1	2

Stripped medal

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 a branded inhaler product bought in Salt Lake City which, unknown to him, contained different chemicals in the United States than in his native country. While the British version contained no banned substances, the American version did, albeit in small amounts. Baxter was exonerated of deliberate wrong doing, but was forced to return his medal on the basis of strict liability.

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Alain Baxter	2002 Salt Lake City	File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine Skiing	Men's slalom

Medals by individual

Jason Kenny

Laura Kenny

Yarnold

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	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Total
Jason Kenny	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2008–2020	Summer	M	7	2	0	9
Chris Hoy	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2000–2012	Summer	M	6	1	0	7
Bradley Wiggins	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road cycling	2000–2016	Summer	M	5	1	2	8
Laura Kenny	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2012–2020	Summer	F	5	1	0	6
Steve Redgrave	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
Ben Ainslie	File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing	1996–2012	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
Mo Farah	File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics	2012–2016	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
Matthew Pinsent	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
Paulo Radmilovic	File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
James Guy	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	2016–2024	Summer	M	3	3	0	6
Adam Peaty	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	2016–2024	Summer	M	3	3	0	6
Jack Beresford	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	1920–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
Charlotte Dujardin	File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	2012–2020	Summer	F	3	1	2	6
Max Whitlock	File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics	2012–2020	Summer	M	3	0	3	6
Henry Taylor	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
Ed Clancy	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
Reginald Doherty	File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
Tom Dean	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	2020–2024	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Ben Maher	File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	2012–2024	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Richard Meade	File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Pete Reed	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Charles Sydney Smith	File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
Andrew Triggs Hodge	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
4 Olympic medals or more, and fewer than 3 Olympic golds
Duncan Scott	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	2016–2024	Summer	M	2	6	0	8
Sebastian Coe	File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics	1980–1984	Summer	M	2	2	0	4
Alex Yee	File:Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon	2020–2024	Summer	M	2	1	1	4
Rebecca Adlington	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	2008–2012	Summer	F	2	0	2	4
Katherine Grainger	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	2000–2016	Summer	F	1	4	0	5
Kathleen McKane Godfree	File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	1920–1924	Summer	F	1	2	2	5
Elinor Barker	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2016–2024	Summer	F	1	2	1	4
Tom Daley	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	2012–2024	Summer	M	1	1	3	5
Guy Butler	File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics	1920–1924	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
Charles Dixon	File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	1908–1912	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
Liam Heath	File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing	2012–2020	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
Carl Hester	File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	2012–2024	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
Jack Laugher	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	2016–2024	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
Christine Ohuruogu	File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics	2008–2016	Summer	F	1	1	2	4
Jack Carlin	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2020–2024	Summer	M	0	2	2	4
Ginny Elliott	File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian	1984–1988	Summer	F	0	2	2	4
Louis Smith	File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics	2008–2016	Summer	M	0	2	2	4
Joyce Cooper	File:Swimming pictogram.svg 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	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Total
Launceston Elliot	File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting	7 April 1896	M	1	0	0	1
		7 April 1896	M	1	1	0	2
Lorne Currie	File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing	25 May 1900	M	2	0	0	2
John Gretton	File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing		M
Linton Hope	File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing		M
Algernon Maudslay	File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing		M
Laurence Doherty	File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	11 July 1900	M
Reginald Doherty	File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis	28 August 1900	M	2	0	1	3
		11 July 1908	M	3	0	1	4
Henry Taylor	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming	15 July 1912	M
Paul Radmilovic	File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo	29 August 1920	M	4	0	0	4
Steve Redgrave	File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing	21 July 1996	M	4	0	1	5
		23 September 2000	M	5	0	1	6
Chris Hoy	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Track cycling	2 August 2012	M	5	1	0	6
		7 August 2012	M	6	1	0	7
Jason Kenny	File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg 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 2024 Olympics, the following athletes are the most successful (ordered by golds, then silvers, then bronzes) in their sport:

• Jason Kenny (Cycling)
• Ben Ainslie (Sailing)
• Alex Yee (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

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

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	4	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	6	5	0	0	0	0	–
2028
Total			2	2	5	9	5

Artistic swimming

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	2	2	0	1	0	1	2
2028
Total			0	1	0	1	8

Athletics

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	63	48	1	4	5	10	7
2028
Total			56	87	77	220	3

Badminton

Further information: Badminton at the Summer Olympics

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	5	0	0	0	0	–
2012	8	5	0	0	0	0	–
2016	8	5	0	0	1	1	8
2020	7	5	0	0	0	0	–
2024	3	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

Further information: Basketball at the Summer Olympics

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	–
2016–2024	Did not compete
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Biathlon

Further information: Biathlon at the Winter Olympics

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

Further information: Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

Year	Bobsledders	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	0	0	0	0	–
Total			1	1	3	5	9

Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the Summer Olympics

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	1	0	2	3	6
2012	10	13	3	1	1	5	1
2016	12	13	1	1	1	3	6
2020	11	13	2	2	2	6	2
2024	6	13	0	0	1	1	20
Total			20	15	28	63	3

Canoeing

Further information: Canoeing and kayaking at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	4	16	0	2	2	4	10
2028
Total			5	10	8	23	17

Cricket

Further information: Cricket at the Olympics

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

Further information: Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

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	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Curling

Further information: Curling at the Winter Olympics

Year	Curlers	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	1	1	0	2	1
Total			3	2	1	6	3

Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the Summer Olympics

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	Did not compete
1904
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	18	8	4	2	14	1
2012	25	18	8	2	2	12	1
2016	26	18	6	4	2	12	1
2020	26	22	6	4	2	12	1
2024	30	22	2	5	4	11	5
2028
Total			40	39	31	110	2

Diving

Further information: Diving at the Summer Olympics

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

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	8	0	0	0	0	–
2012	12	8	0	0	1	1	7
2016	11	8	1	1	1	3	2
2020	12	8	1	0	2	3	2
2024	11	8	0	1	4	5	2
2028
Total			2	4	12	18	10

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Isabelle White	1912 Stockholm	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Women's 10 metre platform
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Beatrice Armstrong	1920 Antwerp	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Women's 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Harold Clarke	1924 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's plain high diving
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Brian Phelps	1960 Rome	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Elizabeth Ferris	1960 Rome	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Women's 10 metre platform
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Peter Waterfield Leon Taylor	2004 Athens	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tom Daley	2012 London	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 10 metre platform
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Jack Laugher	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 3 metre springboard
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jack Laugher Chris Mears	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tom Daley Daniel Goodfellow	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Jack Laugher	2020 Tokyo	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 3 metre springboard
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Tom Daley	2020 Tokyo	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 10 metre platform
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Tom Daley Matty Lee	2020 Tokyo	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Noah Williams	2024 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Anthony Harding Jack Laugher	2024 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Tom Daley Noah Williams	2024 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Men's synchronized 10 metre platform
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Yasmin Harper Scarlett Mew Jensen	2024 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson	2024 Paris	File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving	Women's synchronized 10 metre platform

Equestrian

Further information: Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics

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	6	0	0	2	2	7
2012	13	6	3	1	1	5	1
2016	12	6	2	1	0	3	2
2020	9	6	2	1	2	5	2
2024	9	6	2	0	3	5	2
2028
Total			15	12	18	45	4

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Alec Scott on Bob Clive Edward Howard-Vyse on Blue Steel Richard Fanshawe on Bowie Knife	1936 Berlin	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter Henry Nicoll and Kilgeddin Arthur Carr and Monty	1948 London	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team jumping
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Wilfred White and Nizefela Douglas Stewart and Aherlow Harry Llewellyn and Foxhunter	1952 Helsinki	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Francis Weldon and Kilbarry	1956 Melbourne|Stockholm	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Francis Weldon and Kilbarry Arthur Rook and Wild Venture Bertie Hill and Countryman III	1956 Melbourne|Stockholm	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Francis Weldon and Kilbarry Arthur Rook and Wild Venture Bertie Hill and Countryman III	1956 Melbourne|Stockholm	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	David Broome and Sunsalve	1960 Rome	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Peter Robeson and Firecrest	1964 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar	1968 Mexico City	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar Richard Meade and Cornishman V Reuben Jones and The Poacher	1968 Mexico City	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Marion Coakes and Stroller	1968 Mexico City	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	David Broome and Mr. Softee	1968 Mexico City	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Richard Meade on Laurieston	1972 Munich	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Richard Meade and Laurieston Mary Gordon-Watson and Cornishman V Bridget Parker and Cornish Gold Mark Phillips and Great Ovation	1972 Munich	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Ann Moore on Psalm	1972 Munich	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Virginia Leng and Priceless	1984 Los Angeles	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Virginia Leng and Priceless Ian Stark and Oxford Blue Diana Clapham and Windjammer Lucinda Green and Regal Realm	1984 Los Angeles	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Michael Whitaker and Overton Amanda John Whitaker and Ryan's Son Steven Smith and Shining Example Timothy Grubb and Linky	1984 Los Angeles	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Jumping
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Ian Stark and Sir Wattie	1988 Seoul	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman	1988 Seoul	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Captain Mark Phillips and Cartier Karen Straker and Get Smart Virginia Leng and Master Craftsman Ian Stark and Sir Wattie	1988 Seoul	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Ian Stark and Jaybee Jeanette Brakewell and Over To You Pippa Funnell and Supreme Rock Leslie Law and Shear H2O	2000 Sydney	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Leslie Law on Shear L'Eau	2004 Athens	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Pippa Funnell on Primmore's Pride	2004 Athens	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You Mary King on King Solomon III Leslie Law on Shear L'Eau Pippa Funnell on Primmore's Pride William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo	2004 Athens	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic	2008 Beijing	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Sharon Hunt on Tankers Town Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Parkmore Ed Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic Mary King on Call Again Cavalier	2008 Beijing	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro	2012 London	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Dressage
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris	2012 London	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Dressage
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Carl Hester on Uthopia Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro	2012 London	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Dressage
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz Mary King on Imperial Cavalier Zara Phillips on High Kingdom Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic William Fox-Pitt on Lionheart	2012 London	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Scott Brash on Hello Sanctos Peter Charles on Vindicat Ben Maher on Tripple X Nick Skelton on Big Star	2012 London	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Jumping
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Dressage
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Spencer Wilton on Super Nova II Fiona Bigwood on Orthilia Carl Hester on Nip Tuck Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Dressage
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Nick Skelton on Big Star	2016 Rio de Janeiro	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Charlotte Dujardin on Gio	2020 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Dressage
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Charlotte Fry on Everdale Carl Hester on En Vogue Charlotte Dujardin on Gio	2020 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Dressage
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser	2020 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Laura Collett on London 52 Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser Oliver Townend on Ballaghmore Class	2020 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ben Maher on Explosion W	2020 Tokyo	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Jumping
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale	2024 Paris	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Dressage
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Becky Moody on Jagerbomb Carl Hester on Fame Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale	2024 Paris	File:Equestrian Dressage pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Dressage
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Laura Collett on London 52	2024 Paris	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Individual Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rosalind Canter on Lordships Graffalo Tom McEwan on JD Dublin Laura Collett on London 52	2024 Paris	File:Equestrian Eventing pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Eventing
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ben Maher on Dallas Vegas Batilly Harry Charles on Romeo 88 Scott Brash on Jefferson	2024 Paris	File:Equestrian Jumping pictogram.svg Equestrian	Team Jumping

Fencing

Further information: Fencing at the Summer Olympics

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	–
2024	Did not compete
2028
Total			1	8	0	9	18

Figure skating

Further information: Figure Skating at the Olympic Games

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	0	0	0	0	–
Total			5	3	7	15	6

Football

Further information: Football at the Summer Olympics

Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – was one of three teams to play in the inaugural football tournament, winning their only match to take the first Olympic gold medal in football. The men's team competed in the ten Olympics in the table below. The women's team competed in 2012, and has qualified for 2020. In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. This ended the practice of "shamateurism", where players claimed to be amateur but still got irregular payments from their clubs. Also, Great Britain is not a member of FIFA and its athletes participate in international football competitions as members of the national teams of the home nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), none of which have National Olympic Committees. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments. Having qualified as hosts in both tournaments in 2012, pressure arose to find a way for Great Britain, and at least a women's team, to take part in Olympic football competitions. The solution, first instituted in time for the 2020 Games, and following the precedent set out by field hockey and rugby sevens was for the results of the England women's team, as the highest ranked national team within Great Britain, to be treated as qualification results for the purposes of UEFA quota places. When both England and Scotland qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup, the UEFA designated qualification tournament, England's results were treated as Great Britain results for Olympic qualification purposes, while Scottish results were ignored for the same purposes. England's U23 men's team do not have a similar arrangement. Notwithstanding the arrangement, in the event of qualification, Scottish and Welsh players are eligible.

Year	Footballers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1912	11	1	1	0	0	1	1
1920	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1924	Did not compete
1928
1932	No Competition
1936	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1948	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1952	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1956	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1960	11	1	0	0	0	0	–
1964–2008	Did not compete
2012	22	2	0	0	0	0	–
2016	Did not compete
2020	18	2	0	0	0	0	–
2024	Did not compete
2028
Total			3	0	0	3	3

Freestyle skiing

Further information: Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics

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	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	1	1	22

Golf

Further information: Golf at the Summer Olympics

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	–
2024	4	2	0	1	0	1	3
2028
Total			1	2	1	4	2

Gymnastics

Further information: Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics

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. A record seven medals, including first ever gold medals, were won in 2016, while a further three, including one gold, were won at the 2020 Games. Having won only four medals in total between 1896 and 2008, 14 medals, including 3 gold medals were secured between 2012 and 2020.

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	15	0	0	0	0	–
1992	8	15	0	0	0	0	–
1996	4	16	0	0	0	0	–
2000	7	18	0	0	0	0	–
2004	6	18	0	0	0	0	–
2008	8	18	0	0	1	1	17
2012	10	18	0	1	3	4	12
2016	10	18	2	2	3	7	3
2020	10	18	1	0	2	3	7
2024	13	18	1	0	2	3	7
2028
Total			4	4	13	21	19

Handball

Further information: Handball at the Summer Olympics

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
1936	Did not compete
1948–1968	No competition
1972–2008	Did not compete
2012	30	2	0	0	0	0	–
2016–2024	Did not compete
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Field hockey

Further information: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	32	2	0	0	0	0	–
2028
Total			4	2	7	13	5

Ice hockey

Further information: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

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

Further information: Judo at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	8	12	20	34

Lacrosse

Further information: Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics

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

Further information: Luge at the Winter Olympics

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

Modern pentathlon

Further information: Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics

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

Year	Pentathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1912	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1920	4	1	0	0	0	0	–
1924	4	1	0	0	0	0	–
1928	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1932	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1936	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1948	3	1	0	0	0	0	–
1952	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1960	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1964	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1968	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1972	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976	3	2	1	0	0	1	1
1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1984	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1988	3	2	0	0	1	1	3
1992	3	2	0	0	0	0	–
1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	–
2000	2	2	1	0	1	2	1
2004	2	2	0	0	1	1	5
2008	4	2	0	1	0	1	4
2012	4	2	0	1	0	1	3
2016	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
2020	4	2	2	0	0	2	1
2024	4	2	0	0	0	0	–
2028
Total			4	2	3	9	4

Nordic combined

Further information: Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics

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

Further information: Polo at the Summer Olympics

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 File:Olympic flag.svg 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	1st place, gold medalist(s) (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

Further information: Rowing at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	42	14	3	2	3	8	2
2028
Total			34	27	17	78	2

Rugby

Further information: Rugby union at the Summer Olympics

Further information: Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

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

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	No competition
1900	15	1	0	1	0	1	2
1904	No competition
1908	15	1	0	1	0	1	2
1912	No competition
1920–1924	Did not compete
1928–2012	No competition
2016	24	2	0	1	0	1	3
2020	24	2	0	0	0	0	–
2024	12	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	—	0	2	0	2	2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1900, 1908)
Men's rugby sevens	2/2	2016	2016	—	0	1	0	1	2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2016)
Women's rugby sevens	2/2	2016	—	—	0	0	0	0	4th (2016, 2020)

Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the Summer Olympics

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

Year	Sailors	Boats competing/Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
1896	Scheduled but event wasn't held
1900	73	16/13	4	1	1	6	2
1904	Not Scheduled
1908	41	7/4	4	1	1	6	1
1912	0	0/4	0	0	0	0
1916	Games Cancelled
1920	6	2/14	2	0	0	2	4
1924	6	2/3	0	1	0	1	3
1928	8	2/3	0	0	0	0
1932	3	2/4	0	1	0	1	5
1936	14	4/4	1	0	1	2	2
1940	Games Cancelled
1944	Games Cancelled
1948	13	5/5	1	0	0	1	3
1952	14	5/5	0	1	0	1	6
1956	12	5/5	0	1	2	3	5
1960	11	5/5	0	0	0	0
1964	9	4/5	0	1	0	1	8
1968	11	5/5	1	0	1	2	2
1972	13	6/6	1	1	0	2	2
1976	12	6/6	1	1	0	2	2
1980	0	0/6	Sport Choose to Boycott
1984	13	7/7	0	0	1	1	8
1988	15	8/8	1	0	0	1	5
1992	17	10/10	0	0	1	1	9
1996	16	10/10	0	2	0	2	9
2000	16	10/11	3	2	0	5	1
2004	18	11/11	2	1	2	5	1
2008	18	11/11	4	1	1	6	1
2012	16	10/10	1	4	0	5	3
2016	15	10/10	2	1	0	3	1
2020	15	10/10	3	1	1	5	1
2024	14	10/10	1	0	1	2	6
2028
Total			32	21	13	66	1

Shooting

Further information: Shooting at the Summer Olympics

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

Year	Shooters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	2	5	0	0	0	0	–
1900	1	9	0	0	0	0	–
1904	Sport not held
1908	67	15	6	7	8	21	1
1912	38	18	1	4	4	9	4
1920	7	21	0	0	0	0	–
1924	22	10	1	2	0	3	3
1928	Sport not held
1932		2	0	0	0	0	–
1936		5	0	0	0	0	–
1948	12	5	0	0	0	0	–
1952	12	6	0	0	0	0	–
1956	6	6	0	0	0	0	–
1960	10	6	0	0	0	0	–
1964	8	6	0	0	0	0	–
1968	10	7	1	0	0	1	4
1972	14	7	0	0	1	1	16
1976	13	7	0	0	0	0	–
1980	Did Not Compete
1984	18	11	1	0	3	4	5
1988	8	13	1	1	0	2	4
1992	7	13	0	0	0	0	–
1996	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
2000	6	17	1	1	0	2	6
2004	6	17	0	0	0	0	–
2008	5	15	0	0	0	0	–
2012	11	15	1	0	0	1	5
2016	6	15	0	0	2	2	17
2020	5	15	0	0	1	1	17
2024	6	15	1	1	0	2	5
2028
Total			14	16	19	49	6

Short track speed skating

Further information: Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988 (demonstration)	4	10	2	0	0	2	2
1992	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994	3	6	0	0	1	1	6
1998	5	6	0	0	0	0	–
2002	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2006	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2010	7	8	0	0	0	0	–
2014	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2018	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	1	1	13

Skateboarding

Further information: Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics

Year	Skateboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2020	2	4	0	0	1	1	5
2024	3	4	0	0	1	1	5
2028
Total			0	0	2	2	5

Skeleton

Further information: Skeleton at the Winter Olympics

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

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

Ski jumping

Further information: Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics

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

Further information: Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics

Year	Snowboarders	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1998	Did not compete
2002	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2006	4	6	0	0	0	0	–
2010	4	6	0	0	0	0	–
2014	7	10	0	0	1	1	14
2018	5	10	0	0	1	1	13
2022	3	11	0	0	0	0	–
Total			0	0	2	2	22

Speed skating

Further information: Speed skating at the Winter Olympics

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

Sport climbing

Further information: Sport climbing at the Summer Olympics

Year	Climbers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2020	1	2	0	0	0	0	–
2024	3	4	1	0	0	1	2
2028
Total			1	0	0	1	3

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Toby Roberts	2024 Paris	File:Sport climbing pictogram.svg Sport climbing	Men's combined

Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the Summer Olympics

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.

Year	Swimmers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	Did not compete
1900	7	5	2	0	1	3	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	25	6	4	2	1	7	1
1912	18	9	1	2	3	6	5
1920	18	10	0	1	1	2	3
1924	26	11	1	2	1	4	2
1928	21	11	0	2	2	4	7
1932	15	11	0	0	2	2	6
1936	22	11	0	0	0	0	–
1948	32	11	0	0	1	1	7
1952	26	11	0	0	1	1	9
1956	22	13	1	0	1	2	4
1960	32	15	1	1	1	3	3
1964	33	18	0	1	0	1	6
1968	27	29	0	1	0	1	9
1972	36	29	0	1	0	1	10
1976	40	26	1	1	1	3	5
1980	32	26	1	3	1	5	4
1984	33	29	0	1	4	5	6
1988	31	31	1	1	1	3	5
1992	28	31	0	0	1	1	16
1996	39	32	0	1	1	2	12
2000	32	32	0	0	0	0	–
2004	37	32	0	0	2	2	18
2008	24	34	2	2	2	6	3
2012	44	34	0	1	2	3	14
2016	28	34	1	5	0	6	6
2020	32	37	4	3	1	8	3
2024	33	37	1	4	0	5	9
2028
Total			21	35	31	87	7

Table tennis

Further information: Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

Year	Players	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	4	4	0	0	0	0	–
2000	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004	Did not compete
2008
2012	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
2016	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
2020	3	5	0	0	0	0	–
2024	2	5	0	0	0	0	–
2028
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Taekwondo

Further information: Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	4	8	0	1	0	1	9
2028
Total			2	4	4	10	5

Tennis

Further information: Tennis at the Summer Olympics

File:Spectators at Live Site East (7724461770).jpg

Fans celebrate Great Britain men's tennis player Andy Murray winning gold, 5 August 2012

John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport that allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. 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	2
1900	6	4	4	1	3	8	1
1904	Did not compete
1908	22	6	6	5	4	15	1
1912	11	8	2	2	2	6	2
1920	8	5	2	3	1	6	1
1924	10	5	0	1	2	3	3
1924–1964	No competition held
1968 (demonstration)	Did not compete
1972–1980	No competition held
1984 (demonstration)	3	4	0	0	0	0	–
1988	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
1996	5	4	0	1	0	1	5
2000	6	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2008	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2012	8	5	1	1	0	2	2
2016	7	5	1	0	0	1	2
2020	6	5	0	0	0	0	–
2024	7	5	0	0	0	0	–
2028
Total			17	14	12	43	2

Triathlon

Further information: Triathlon at the Summer Olympics

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

Year	Triathletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2000	6	2	0	0	0	0	–
2004	6	2	0	0	0	0	–
2008	5	2	0	0	0	0	–
2012	6	2	1	0	1	2	1
2016	6	2	1	1	1	3	1
2020	5	3	1	2	0	3	1
2024	5	3	1	0	2	3	1
2028
Total			4	3	4	11	1

Tug of war

Further information: Tug of war at the Summer Olympics

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

Further information: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

Further information: Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics

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	–
2016–2024	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

Further information: Water polo at the Summer Olympics

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	–
2016–2024	Did not compete
Total	–	–	3	0	0	3	5

Weightlifting

Further information: Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics

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
2024	1	10	0	0	1	1	16
2028
Total			1	4	4	9	35

Wrestling

Further information: Wrestling at the Summer Olympics

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	-
1936	6	14	0	0	0	0	-
1948	16	16	0	0	0	0	-
1952	6	16	0	0	1	1	-
1956	4	16	0	0	0	0	-
1960	6	16	0	0	0	0	-
1964	6	16	0	0	0	0	-
1968	4	16	0	0	0	0	-
1972	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1976	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1980	6	20	0	0	0	0	–
1984	7	20	0	0	1	1	14
1988	7	20	0	0	0	0	–
1992	1	20	0	0	0	0	–
1996	1	20	0	0	0	0	–
2000	Did not compete
2004	1	18	0	0	0	0	–
2008	Did not compete
2012	1	18	0	0	0	0	–
2016–2024	Did not compete
Total			3	4	10	17	28

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
• Great Britain at the Youth Olympics
• Sport in the United Kingdom
• Sport in England
• Sport in Northern Ireland
• Sport in Scotland
• Sport in Wales

External links

• "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.