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Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The British and Irish athletes were the fifth most successful in terms of overall medals (9) and gold medals (3). Image File history File links Union Flag / Union Jack: Flag of the United Kingdom For more information, see Court of the Lord Lyon, Flags. ... Image File history File links Union Flag / Union Jack: Flag of the United Kingdom For more information, see Court of the Lord Lyon, Flags. ... The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ...

Results by medal

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Great Britain and Ireland	3*	3	3*	9

^* One of the gold medals and one of the bronze medals were part of mixed teams, with Germany and Australia, respectively. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Image File history File links Union Flag / Union Jack: Flag of the United Kingdom For more information, see Court of the Lord Lyon, Flags. ... The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ...

Gold

• John Pius Boland - tennis, singles
• Launceston Elliot - weightlifting, one-handed
• John Pius Boland (with Friedrich Traun of Germany) - tennis, doubles

John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish politician, and the first Olympic champion in tennis. ... Launceston Elliott in a postcard 1910 Launceston Elliott (June 9, 1874 - August 8, 1930) was a British weightlifter. ...

Silver

• Grantley Goulding - athletics, 110 metres hurdles
• Frank Keeping - cycling, 12 hour race
• Launceston Elliot - weightlifting, two-handed

Grantley Goulding was a British athlete. ...

Bronze

• Edward Battel - cycling, road race
• Charles Gmelin - athletics, 400 metres
• George S. Robertson (with Teddy Flack of Australia) - tennis, doubles

Charles Gmelin was a British athlete. ... George Stuart Robertson was a British athlete. ... Edwin Harold Teddy Flack (November 5, 1873 – January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. ...

Results by event

Athletics

100 metres: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. ...

• Launceston Elliot - 3rd place in heat, did not advance
• Charles Gmelin - 3rd place in heat, did not advance
• George Marshall - 5th place in heat, did not advance

400 metres: Launceston Elliott in a postcard 1910 Launceston Elliott (June 9, 1874 - August 8, 1930) was a British weightlifter. ... Charles Gmelin was a British athlete. ...

• Charles Gmelin - final, bronze medal

800 metres:

• George Marshall - 4th place in heat, did not advance

110 metres hurdles:

• Grantley Goulding - final, silver medal

Discus throw: Grantley Goulding was a British athlete. ...

• George S. Robertson - 4th place, 25.20 metres

George Stuart Robertson was a British athlete. ...

Cycling

333 metres: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested. ...

• Edward Battel - 4th place, 26.2 seconds
• Frank Keeping - 5th place, 27.0 seconds

100 kilometres:

• Edward Battel - did not finish

12 hour race:

• Frank Keeping - silver medal, 314.664 kilometres

Road race:

• Edward Battel - bronze medal

Gymnastics

• Launceston Elliiot - 5th place

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ...

Shooting

Military rifle: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five shooting events were contested. ...

• Sidney Merlin - 10th place, 1,156 points
• Machonet - also competed

Free rifle:

• Sidney Merlin - also competed

Military pistol:

• Sidney Merlin - did not finish

Rapid fire pistol:

• Sidney Merlin - did not finish

Tennis

Singles: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested. ...

• John Pius Boland - final, gold medal (4-0)
• George S. Robertson - first round, 8th place (0-1)

Doubles: John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish politician, and the first Olympic champion in tennis. ...

• John Pius Boland (with Friedrich Traun of Germany) - final, gold medal (2-0)
• George S. Robertson (with Teddy Flack of Australia) - semifinal, bronze medal (0-1)

Edwin Harold Teddy Flack (November 5, 1873 – January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. ...

Weightlifting

One-handed: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weighlifting events were contested. ...

• Launceston Elliot - gold medal, 71.0 kilograms

Two-handed:

• Launceston Elliot - silver medal, 111.5 kilograms

Wrestling

Greco-Roman: At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. ...

• Launceston Elliot - first round, 4th place (0-1)