Great Britain at the Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, referred to as simply "Great Britain", has been represented at every modern Olympic Games. As 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, 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, and the three Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Great Britain or Ireland, with most choosing Ireland. The use of "Great Britain" over "United Kingdom" has faced criticism in Northern 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

As the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom, the British Olympic Association membership encompasses the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom, plus the three Crown Dependencies, and all but three of the British Overseas Territories.
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.
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 Great Britain 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.
Usually most of Northern Ireland's athletes at the Olympics compete for Team Ireland. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, 6 athletes from Northern Ireland, represented Great Britain, while 31 athletes represented Ireland. In 2016, eight represented Great Britain, and 21 represented Ireland.
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.
The existence of a Great Britain team has been criticised by Welsh and Scottish nationalists, advocating for separate Welsh and Scottish Olympic teams instead.
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.

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 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".
A 2025 proposal by the Heseltine Institute would see Manchester and Liverpool launch a joint bid for the 2040 Games - this idea was backed by the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, who described the prospect of the two cities hosting the games as an opportunity to 'rebalance the country'.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games

Art competitions are not included in the medal table above, as they were non-sports events formerly part of the Olympic Games. won a total of [|nine art competition medals], across the 1920, [Art competitions at the Modern pentathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Summer Olympics|1924], [Art competitions at the Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics|1928], 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

''This table excludes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events.''

Medals by winter sport

''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	Games	Sport	Event
	Madge Syers		Figure skating	Ladies' singles
	William Jackson Thomas Murray		Curling	Men's event
	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team		[Ice hockey at the Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics\|1936 Winter Olympics\|Ice hockey]	Men's event
	Jeannette Altwegg		[Figure skating at the Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics\|1952 Winter Olympics\|Figure skating]	Ladies' singles
	Robin Dixon Tony Nash		[Bobsleigh at the Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics\|1964 Winter Olympics\|Bobsleigh]	Two man
			Figure skating	Men's singles
			Figure skating	Men's singles
			[Figure skating at the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics\|1984 Winter Olympics\|Figure skating]	Ice dancing
			[Curling at the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics\|2002 Winter Olympics\|Curling]	Women's event
	Amy Williams		Skeleton	Women's event
	Lizzy Yarnold		[Skeleton at the Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics\|2014 Winter Olympics\|Skeleton]	Women's event
	Lizzy Yarnold		[Skeleton at the Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics\|2018 Winter Olympics\|Skeleton]	Women's event
			Curling	Women's event
	Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson		Figure skating	Pairs Skating
	Arthur Cumming		Figure skating	Men's special figures
	Thomas Arnold		Bobsleigh	Four man
			Figure skating	Ladies' singles
			Skeleton	Women's event
	David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Tom Brewster		Curling	Men's event
			Curling	Men's event
	Geoffrey Hall-Say		Figure skating	Men's special figures
	Dorothy Greenhough-Smith		Figure skating	Ladies' singles
	Madge Syers Edgar Syers		Figure skating	Pairs skating
	Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams		Figure skating	Pairs Skating
			Figure skating	Ladies' singles
	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team		Ice hockey	Men's event
			Skeleton	Men's event
	Charles Green		Bobsleigh	Four man
			Figure skating	Ladies' singles
			Skeleton	Men's event
			Short track speed skating	Men's 500m
			Figure skating	Ice dancing
			Bobsleigh	Four man
			Skeleton	Women's event
			Snowboarding	Women's slopestyle
	Eve Muirhead Anna Sloan Vicki Adams Claire Hamilton Lauren Gray		Curling	Women's event
	John James Jackson Bruce Tasker Stuart Benson Joel Fearon		Bobsleigh	Four man
			Skeleton	Men's event
			Skeleton	Women's event
			Snowboarding	Men's Big Air
			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				Total
		2014–2018	F	2	0	0	2
		2014–2022	F	1	0	1	2
		1984–1994	M	1	0	1	2
		1984–1994	F	1	0	1	2
		1948–1952	F	1	0	1	2
		1908	F	1	0	1	2
		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	Games	Sport	Event
	Alain Baxter		Alpine Skiing	Men's slalom

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won at least three Olympic gold medals or four Olympic medals for Great Britain. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

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 at the 2020 Olympics. Steve Redgrave is the most consistent British Olympic athlete, winning gold medals at five consecutive Games.

Most successful British Olympian progression

This table shows how the designation of most successful British Olympian has progressed over time. This table ranks athletes by golds, then silvers, then bronzes; the progression would be different if ranked purely by medals.

Athlete	Sport	Date	Gender				Total
		7 April 1896	M	1	0	0	1
		7 April 1896	M	1	1	0	2
		25 May 1900	M	2	0	0	2
		25 May 1900	M	2	0	0	2
		25 May 1900	M	2	0	0	2
		25 May 1900	M	2	0	0	2
		11 July 1900	M	2	0	0	2
		28 August 1900	M	2	0	1	3
		11 July 1908	M	3	0	1	4
		15 July 1912	M	3	0	1	4
		29 August 1920	M	4	0	0	4
		21 July 1996	M	4	0	1	5
		23 September 2000	M	5	0	1	6
		2 August 2012	M	5	1	0	6
		7 August 2012	M	6	1	0	7
'		16 August 2016	M	6	1	0	7
'		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 in their sport:

Jason Kenny
Ben Ainslie
Alex Yee
Lizzy Yarnold
John Wodehouse
John Astor
John Shepherd, Frederick Humphreys and Edwin Mills
John Field-Richards, Bernard Boverton Redwood and Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
Twelve members of the Devon and Somerset Wanderers team

Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, Rowing and Tennis. Five-time gold medalist Laura Kenny is the most successful female cyclist and Hannah Mills with two gold medals and a silver is the successful woman in sailing. Nicola Adams, with two golds, shares the title of most successful woman in Boxing.

Medals by sport

Alpine skiing

Year	Skiers	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936	8	2	0	0	0	0	–
1948	13	6	0	0	0	0	–
1952	7	6	0	0	0	0	–
1956	14	6	0	0	0	0	–
1960	8	6	0	0	0	0	–
1964	11	6	0	0	0	0	–
1968	10	6	0	0	0	0	–
[Alpine skiing at the Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics\|1972 Winter Olympics\|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	–
[Alpine skiing at the Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics\|1992 Winter Olympics\|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	–
2026	3	10
Total			0	0	0	0	–

Artistic swimming

Great Britain appeared in the first synchronised swimming competition in 1984.

Athletics

Year	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896	5		0	1	1	2	5
1900	9		3	3	2	8	2
[Athletics at the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics\|1904 Summer Olympics\|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
[Athletics at the Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics\|2008 Summer Olympics\|2008]	58		1	2	5	8	8
2012	69		4	2	0	6	3
2016	80	47	2	1	4	7	6
[Athletics at the Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics\|2020 Summer Olympics\|2020]	77	48	0	2	3	5	24
2024	63	48	1	4	5	10	7
2028
Total			56	87	77	220	3

Badminton

Great Britain has competed in all Badminton events held at the Summer Olympics since badminton made its full debut as an Olympic sport in 1992.
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.

Canoeing

Year	Canoeists	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
1948	7	9	0	0	0	0	–
1952	7	9	0	0	0	0	–
1956	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
1960	7	7	0	0	0	0	–
1964	5	7	0	0	0	0	–
1968	10	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972	20	11	0	0	0	0	–
1976	11	11	0	0	0	0	–
1980	11	11	0	0	0	0	–
1984	15	12	0	0	0	0	–
1988	17	12	0	0	0	0	–
1992	25	16	0	1	0	1	14
1996	17	16	0	0	0	0	–
2000	12	16	0	1	1	2	12
2004	9	16	0	1	2	3	12
2008	7	16	1	1	1	3	7
2012	15	16	2	1	1	4	3
2016	11	16	2	2	0	4	3
2020	8	16	0	1	1	2	12
2024	4	16	0	2	2	4	10
2028
Total			5	10	8	23	17

Cricket

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

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

Cycling

Jason Kenny with seven gold and two silver medals is the most successful British Olympian, most successful British cyclist, indeed the most successful cyclist, in Olympic history. His wife, Laura Kenny is the most successful British female Olympian, and most successful Olympic female cyclist in history, with five golds and one silver.
As of 2021, of the 100 cycling medals won by Great Britain, half 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.

Diving

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

Equestrian

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

Fencing

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

Figure skating

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

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908	11	4	1	2	3	6	1
1920	6	3	0	0	1	1	4
1924	6	3	0	0	1	1	5
1928	6	3	0	0	0	0	–
1932	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1936	12	3	0	1	0	1	4
1948	9	3	0	0	1	1	7
1952	8	3	1	0	0	1	2
1956	8	3	0	0	0	0	–
1960	4	3	0	0	0	0	–
1964	5	3	0	0	0	0	–
1968	7	3	0	0	0	0	–
1972	5	3	0	0	0	0	–
1976	12	4	1	0	0	1	3
1980	9	4	1	0	0	1	3
1984	10	4	1	0	0	1	3
1988	9	4	0	0	0	0	–
1992	7	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994	6	4	0	0	1	1	5
1998	1	4	0	0	0	0	–
2002	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2006	2	4	0	0	0	0	–
2010	7	4	0	0	0	0	–
2014	6	5	0	0	0	0	–
2018	2	5	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	5	0	0	0	0	–
2026	8	5
Total			5	3	7	15	6

Football

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

Golf

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

Gymnastics

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

Handball

Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics. This is the only time that Great Britain has competed in handball at the Olympics.

Field hockey

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

Jeu de paume

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

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

Judo

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

Lacrosse

Great Britain's Olympic lacrosse debut was in 1908.

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

Modern pentathlon

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

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

Polo

Great Britain was one of four teams to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. Three of the five teams had British players, and those three teams took both the top two places and split the third place with the Mexican team. Great Britain would be the only team to play in all five of the Olympic polo tournaments, with no other nation appearing more than three times. The nation took gold and two silvers in 1908, when only British teams competed. Facing international competition in 1920, the British side won. The 1924 tournament resulted in a bronze medal for Great Britain, while the team took silver in 1936. In international play, the Great Britain team had an overall record of 5–3. 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 were against each other.

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

Rackets

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

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

Rowing

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

Rugby

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

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
Men's rugby sevens	2/2	2016	2016		0	1	0	1
Women's rugby sevens	2/2	2016			0	0	0	0	4th

Sailing

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

Shooting

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

Short track speed skating

Year	Skaters	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1988 (demonstration)	4	10	2	0	0	2	2
1992	5	4	0	0	0	0	–
1994	3	6	0	0	1	1	6
1998	5	6	0	0	0	0	–
2002	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2006	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2010	7	8	0	0	0	0	–
2014	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2018	5	8	0	0	0	0	–
2022	3	9	0	0	0	0	–
2026	1	9
Total			0	0	1	1	13

Skateboarding

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

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.

Sport climbing

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

Swimming

Great Britain was the third most successful team in swimming in 2008, with 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes, with Rebecca Adlington winning two of these, making her the most successful female British swimmer in 100 years.

Taekwondo

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

Year	Taekwondokas	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2000	2	8	0	0	0	0	–
2004	4	8	0	0	0	0	–
2008	3	8	0	0	1	1	15
2012	4	8	1	0	1	2	5
2016	4	8	1	1	1	3	3
2020	5	8	0	2	1	3	8
2024	4	8	0	1	0	1	9
2028
Total			2	4	4	10	5

Tennis

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

Triathlon

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.

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

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.

Volleyball

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

Water motorsports

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

Weightlifting

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

Medals in art competitions

In addition to its accomplishments in sport, Great Britain has also earned recognition in Olympic art competitions—one of the three non-sports events once included in the Olympic Games. The country won a total of nine art competition medals, across the 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics. These events were part of the official Olympic program in seven Summer Games, from 1912 to 1948. In 1952, the International Olympic Committee formally discontinued all non-sport events, as well as awards for feats. These were subsequently removed from official national medal counts.