Great Britain[]

Background[]

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Template:Infobox Olympics Great Britain

• Great Britain is the name used by the United Kingdom at the Olympic Games. Great Britain was one of 14 nations to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, and has competed at every Games. British athletes have won 668 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 21 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only nation to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games. The Great Britain team includes athletes from Northern Ireland, even though that constituent country is not geographically in Great Britain.

The name was assigned by the International Olympic Committee for the 1908 Summer Olympics along with the IOC country code GBR despite including athletes from Ireland, which was part of the UK, but not part of Great Britain. An attempt was made to gain "separate nation" status for Irish athletes in 1906 but was stopped by Prince George of Greece and Denmark. From the 1924 Summer Olympics, following the secession of the majority of Ireland from the United Kingdom, and the partition of Ireland, athletes from Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom, could choose to represent either Great Britain or a newly created team, Ireland.

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Hosted Games[]

The United Kingdom has hosted the Games on two occasions, and is scheduled to host the 2012 Summer Olympics for the third time:

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations
1908 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	April 27 – October 31	22
1948 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	July 29 – August 14	59
2012 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	July 27 – August 12

Summer Games results[]

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Year	Sports	Competitors	Events	Medals				Rank
				Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	7	10	14	2	3	2	7	5th
1900	14	110	35	15	6	9	30	3rd
1904	1	3	2	1	1	0	2	6th
1908	24	735	110	56	51	39	146	1st
1912				10	15	16	41	3rd
1920				15	15	13	43	3rd
1924				9	13	12	34	4th
1928				3	10	7	20	11th
1932				4	7	5	16	8th
1936				4	7	3	14	10th
1948				3	14	6	23	12th
1952				1	2	8	11	18th
1956				6	7	11	24	8th
1960				2	6	12	20	12th
1964				4	12	2	18	10th
1968				5	5	3	13	10th
1972				4	5	9	18	12th
1976				3	5	5	13	13th
1980				5	7	9	21	9th
1984				5	11	21	37	11th
1988				5	10	9	24	12th
1992				5	3	12	20	13th
1996				1	8	6	15	36th
2000				11	10	7	28	10th
2004				9	9	12	30	10th
Total				188	242	238	668	3rd

Winter Games results[]

1924 Chamonix	1	1	2	4
1928 St. Moritz	0	0	1	1
1932 Lake Placid	0	0	0	0
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	1	1	1	3
1948 St. Moritz	0	0	2	2
1952 Oslo	1	0	0	1
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	0	0	0	0
1960 Squaw Valley	0	0	0	0
1964 Innsbruck	1	0	0	1
1968 Grenoble	0	0	0	0
1972 Sapporo	0	0	0	0
1976 Innsbruck	1	0	0	1
1980 Lake Placid	1	0	0	1
1984 Sarajevo	1	0	0	1
1988 Calgary	0	0	0	0
1992 Albertville	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	2	2
1998 Nagano	0	0	1	1
2002 Salt Lake City	1	0	1	2
2006 Turin	0	1	0	1
Total	8	3	10	21

Medals by sport[]

Athletics	48	76	60	184
Rowing	22	18	8	48
Sailing	20	13	10	43
Tennis	15	13	12	40
Swimming	13	20	26	59
Boxing	13	11	21	45
Shooting	12	15	16	43
Cycling	10	20	19	49
Equestrian	6	9	10	25
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	0	3	5
Curling	2	0	0	2
Water motorsports	2	0	0	2
Fencing	1	8	0	9
Weightlifting	1	3	3	7
Bobsleigh	1	1	2	4
Ice hockey	1	0	1	2
Cricket	1	0	0	1
Judo	0	7	9	16
Canoeing	0	3	3	6
Diving	0	2	4	6
Rugby	0	2	0	2
Skeleton	0	1	3	4
Gymnastics	0	1	2	3
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
Total	196	245	248	689

Archery[]

Year	Medals				Rank
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900	Did not compete
1904
1908	2	2	1	5	1st
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	4th
1992	0	0	2	2	6th
1996	0	0	0	0	-
2000	0	0	0	0	-
2004	0	0	1	1	6th
Total	2	2	5	9	5th

Athletics[]

Year	Athletes	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	5	5	0	1	1	2	5th
1900	9	10	4	3	2	9	2nd
1904	3	2	1	1	0	2	2nd
1908	126	25	7	7	3	17	2nd
1912			2	1	5	8	4th
1912			4	4	4	12	3rd
1924			3	3	5	11	3rd
1928			2	2	1	5	4th
1932			1	4	2	7	5th
1936			2	5	0	7	4th
1948			0	6	1	7	14th
1952			1	1	4	6	5th
1956			1	4	2	7	4th
1960			1	3	4	8	6th
1964			4	7	1	12	3rd
1968			1	2	1	4	9th
1972			1	1	2	4	7th
1976			0	0	1	1	20th
1980			4	2	4	10	3rd
1984			3	7	6	16	3rd
1988			0	6	2	8	13th
1992			2	0	4	6	6th
1996			0	4	2	6	25th
2000			2	2	2	6	6th
2004			3	0	1	4	3rd
Total			45	80	60	185	3rd

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1972 (demonstration)	6	3	1	0	3	4	2nd
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	5th
2004	13	5	0	1	0	1	4th
Total	65	19	0	1	1	2	6th

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	No Competition
1904	Did not compete
1908	32	5	5	4	5	14	1st
1912	No Competition
1920			2	1	3	6	2nd
1924			2	3	0	5	2nd
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	0	0	0	-
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	2	0	2	6th
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			2	1	2	5	1st
1960			0	0	3	3	9th
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			1	0	0	1	5th
1972			0	0	3	3	15th
1976			0	0	1	1	10th
1980			0	0	1	1	11th
1984			0	0	1	1	14th
1988			0	0	1	1	15th
1992			0	0	1	1	15th
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	0	0	1	7th
2004			0	1	0	1	8th
Total			13	12	20	45	5th

Cricket[]

Great Britain and Ireland was one of only two nations to compete in the only Olympic cricket match, in 1900. The team won, making them the only nation to win an Olympic cricket contest and the only Olympic gold medallists in cricket.

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

Cycling[]

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Year	Cyclists	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	2	4	0	1	1	2	4th
1900	Did not compete
1904
1908	38	7	5	3	1	9	1st
1912			0	2	0	2	3rd
1920			1	3	1	5	1st
1924			0	1	1	2	5th
1928			0	3	1	4	5th
1932			0	1	1	2	5th
1936			0	0	1	1	6th
1948			0	3	2	5	4th
1952			0	0	1	1	6th
1956			0	1	2	3	5th
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	0	0	0	-
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	1	1	11th
1976			0	0	1	1	12th
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	0	0	-
1988			0	0	0	0	-
1992			1	0	0	1	4th
1996			0	0	2	2	12th
2000			1	1	2	4	6th
2004			2	1	1	4	3rd
Total			10	20	19	49

Diving[]

Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908.

Year	Divers	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1904	Did not compete
1908	16	2	0	0	0	0	—
1912			0	0	1	1	3rd
1920			0	1	0	1	4th
1924			0	0	1	1	4th
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	3rd
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	0	6th
Total			0	2	4	6	16th

Equestrian[]

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

Year	Fencers	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	7th
1948			0	0	1	1	7th
1952			1	0	0	1	3rd
1956			1	0	2	3	3rd
1960			0	0	1	1	7th
1964			0	0	1	1	8th
1968			1	2	1	4	1st
1972			2	1	0	3	2nd
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	2	1	3	4th
1988			0	2	1	3	4th
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			0	1	0	1	5th
2004			1	1	1	3	3rd
Total			6	9	10	25

Fencing[]

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

Year	Fencers	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	3rd
1912			0	1	0	1	5th
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			0	1	0	1	6th
1928			0	1	0	1	5th
1932			0	1	0	1	6th
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			1	0	0	1	4th
1960			0	2	0	2	5th
1964			0	0	1	1	7th
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	-
Total			1	7	1	9

Figure skating[]

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

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

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	No competition
1900	11	1	1	0	0	1	1st
1904	Did not compete
1908	11	1	1	0	0	1	1st
1912			1	0	0	1	1st
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924	Did not compete
1928
1932	No Competition
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	0	0	-
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964-2004	Did not compete
Total			3	0	0	3	2nd

Why did Great Britain stop entering a football team into the Olympics? [1]

In 1974 the FA Council abolished the official distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. This put an end to the practice of "shamateurism", whereby players claimed to be amateur but still received irregular payments from their clubs. At that time the Olympics were only open to amateur sportsmen and women, so the British Associations were no longer able to enter a football team.

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900	4	1	0	1	1	2	2nd
1904	Did not compete
Total	4	1	0	1	1	2	3rd

Gymnastics[]

Great Britain's first gymnastics medal came in 1908 with a silver in the men's individual all-around. 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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	3rd
1912	23		0	0	1	1	8th
1920	27		0	0	0	0	-
1924	27		0	0	0	0	-
1928			0	0	1	1	6th
Total			0	1	2	3	33rd

Hockey[]

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

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

Jeu de paume[]

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

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

Lacrosse[]

Great Britain's Olympic lacrosse debut was in 1908.

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

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	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	1st
1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1984	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1988	3	2	0	0	1	1	3rd
1992	3	2	0	0	0	0	-
1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	-
2000	2	1	1	0	1	2	1st
2004	1	1	0	0	1	1	5th
Total			2	0	3	5	7th

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900	7	1	1	1	1	3	1st
1904	No competition
1908	12	1	1	2	0	3	1st
1912	No competition
1920			1	0	0	1	1st
1924			0	0	1	1	3rd
1928-1932	No competition
1936			0	1	0	1	2nd
1948-2008	No competition
Total			3	4	2	9	1st

Rackets[]

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

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

Rowing[]

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

Year	Rowers	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900	1	1	0	0	1	1	6th
1904	Did not compete
1908	30	4	4	3	1	8	1st
1912	24	3	2	2	0	4	1st
1920			0	2	0	2	4th
1924			2	0	0	2	3rd
1928			1	2	1	4	2nd
1932			2	0	0	2	2nd
1936			1	1	0	2	2nd
1948			2	1	0	3	1st
1952			0	0	0	0	-
1956			0	0	0	0	-
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	1	0	1	7th
1968			0	0	0	0	-
1972			0	0	0	0	-
1976			0	2	0	2	7th
1980			0	1	2	3	6th
1984			1	0	0	1	5th
1988			1	0	1	2	5th
1992			2	0	0	2	4th
1996			1	0	1	2	7th
2000			2	1	0	3	3rd
2004			1	2	1	4	3rd
Total			21	17	8	46	3rd

Rugby[]

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

Year	Players	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	No competition
1900	15	1	0	1	0	1	2nd
1904	No competition
1908	15	1	0	1	0	1	2nd
1912	No competition
1920-1924	Did not compete
1928-2008	No competition
Total	30	1	0	2	0	2	4th

Sailing[]

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

Year	Sailors	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	No competition
1900	8	8	5	0	1	6	2nd
1904	No competition
1908	40	4	4	1	1	6	1st
1912	Did not compete
1920			2	0	0	2	4th
1924			0	1	0	1	3rd
1928			0	0	0	0	-
1932			0	1	0	1	5th
1936			1	0	1	2	2nd
1948			1	0	0	1	3rd
1952			0	1	0	1	6th
1956			0	1	2	3	5th
1960			0	0	0	0	-
1964			0	1	0	1	8th
1968			1	0	1	2	2nd
1972			1	1	0	2	2nd
1976			1	1	0	2	2nd
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			0	0	1	1	8th
1988			1	0	0	1	5th
1992			0	0	1	1	9th
1996			0	2	0	2	9th
2000			3	2	0	5	1st
2004			2	1	2	5	1st
Total			20	13	10	43	1st

Shooting[]

Great Britain's first shooting medals came when the nation hosted the 1908 Games, at which the British shooters dominated the competitions.

Year	Shooters	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	1st
1912			1	4	4	9	4th
1920			0	0	0	0	-
1924			1	2	0	3	3rd
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	4th
1972			0	0	1	1	16th
1976			0	0	0	0	-
1980			0	0	0	0	-
1984			1	0	3	4	5th
1988			1	1	0	2	4th
1992			0	0	0	0	-
1996			0	0	0	0	-
2000			1	1	0	2	6th
2004			0	0	0	0	-
Total			12	15	16	43

Swimming[]

2012[]

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/swimming/8379525/London-2012-Olympics-British-swimming-unhappy-as-trials-for-Games-opened-up-to-foreign-competitors.html News from March 2011 that the Swimming Trials will be open to foreign swimmers.

History[]

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900	7	5	2	0	1	3	1st
1904	Did not compete
1908	28	6	4	2	1	7	1st
1912			1	2	3	6	5th
1920			0	1	1	2	3rd
1924			1	2	1	4	2nd
1928			0	2	2	4	7th
1932			0	0	2	2	6th
1936			0	0	0	0	-
1948			0	0	1	1	7th
1952			0	0	1	1	9th
1956			1	0	1	2	4th
1960			1	1	1	3	3rd
1964			0	1	0	1	6th
1968			0	1	0	1	9th
1972			0	1	0	1	10th
1976			1	1	1	3	5th
1980			1	3	1	5	4th
1984			0	1	4	5	6th
1988			1	1	1	3	5th
1992			0	0	1	1	16th
1996			0	1	1	2	12th
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	2	2	18th
Total			13	20	26	59

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• Murray to play singles, doubles tennis for Britain 07/19/08 - LONDON (AP) -- Ninth-ranked Andy Murray will represent Great Britain (also known as GBR) in singles tennis at next month's Olympic Games, his first, and partner brother Jamie Murray in the doubles.

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
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	2	1	1	0	0	1	2nd
1900	6	4	4	1	3	8	1st
1904	Did not compete
1908	22	6	6	5	4	15	1st
1912			2	2	2	6	2nd
1920			2	3	1	6	1st
1924			0	1	2	3	3rd
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	5th
2000			0	0	0	0	-
2004			0	0	0	0	-
Total			15	13	12	40	2nd

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Great Britain have competed in the first two triathlon competitions held in 2000 and 2004. As yet Great Britain has failed to win a medal, there best finish is a 6th place in the women's triathlon in 2004.

Year	Athletes	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2000	6	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004	6	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	Athletes	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1908	24	1	1	1	1	3	1st
1912	8	1	0	1	0	1	2nd
1920	11	1	1	0	0	1	1st
1924-present	No Competition
Total	43	3	2	2	1	5	1st

Water motorsports[]

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

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

Water polo[]

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

Weightlifting[]

Year	Weight- lifters	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	1	2	1	1	0	2	1st
1900	Sport not held
1904	Did not compete
1908	Sport not held

Wrestling[]

Year	Wrestlers	Events	Medals				Rank
			Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
1900	Sport not held
1904	Did not compete
1908	53	9	3	4	4	11	1st

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English reportedly to comprise U.K. Oly. team

By Ricky Brooks, Special to SI.com, Goal.com

According to a various report emanating from the British media, an accord has been reached which would allow Great Britain to be represented at the London 2012 Olympics.

Apparently, the Football Associations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have written to FIFA to confirm they are happy for a U.K. team to be fielded, provided only English players are selected.

"I think the English are going to go it alone," Scottish FA spokesman Rob Shorthouse is quoted as saying by the BBC.

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"We have not been able to come to a common agreement because England want to take part and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don't," said Shorthouse. Our stance has not changed. We will not be taking part in Team GB. England do want to go ahead. They are under unique pressure with the Olympics being in their home country.

"The debate is around whether we make a real issue about England going alone," he continued. "[Scotland has] to preserve our independent status as a member of FIFA. We are sticking to our guns.

However, it seems that there should be a men's and women's under-23 team for the Olympics. Rules also allow three players aged 24 and over to compete.

An official announcement is expected to be made at the FIFA Congress which is being held between June 2-3, 2009.

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