| Great Britain at the Olympic Games |
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Flag Ratio: 1:2 Flag Ratio: 3:5 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Flag or, popularly, Union Jack. ...
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1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 As Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ...
Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code GBR. It was the second appearance of the European nation. ...
Great British Medals Won 1 Gold Medal and 1 Silver medal. ...
Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ...
1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | | Winter Olympic Games appearances | | 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the name used by the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympic Games. The nation went by Great Britain and Ireland through the 1924 Summer Olympics, while the country was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The nation has competed at every Olympic Games. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, competing as Great Britain, was the host nation for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. ...
Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. ...
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. ...
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. ...
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics finished in 10th place in the medal table, with 18 medals (4 gold, 12 silver, 2 bronze). ...
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. ...
Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code GBR. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code GBR. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twentieth time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-first time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-second time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in...
Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-third time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in...
Flag of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was commonly referred to as Great Britain. ...
The Union Flag Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the name under which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympics) sent a wide-ranging delegation to the 2004 Summer Olympics, continuing its ubiquitous presence in the Olympic games — the only country to have sent competitors...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. ...
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ...
Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ...
The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Capital London Language English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy Head of State British monarch Head of Govt. ...
Great Britain and Ireland was one of 13 nations to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ...
| Year | Sports | Competitors | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5th | | 1900 | | | | | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 3rd | | 1904 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6th | | 1908 | | | | | 56 | 51 | 38 | 145 | 1st | | 1912 | | | | | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 3rd | | 1920 | | | | | 16 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 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 | The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ...
The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. ...
participants The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. ...
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ...
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ...
The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ...
The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ...
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ...
The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ...
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ...
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ...
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The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ...
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...
Participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...
The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...
Athletics
| Year | Athletes | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5th | | 1900 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2nd | The renovated Panathinaiko Stadium At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. ...
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. ...
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 | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1st | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a cricket tournament was contested. ...
Cycling | Year | Cyclists | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, six cycling events were contested. ...
Fencing | Year | Fencers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ...
Football Great Britain and Ireland 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. | Year | Footballers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1st | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. ...
Golf Great Britain was one of four nations to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900. | Year | Golfers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, two golf events were contested. ...
Gymnastics | Year | Gymnasts | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | | 1900 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ...
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ...
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 | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1st | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. ...
Rowing Britain took a bronze medal in the first Olympic rowing competition, in 1900. | Year | Rowers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6th | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, five rowing evenst were contested. ...
Rugby Britain took a silver medal in the first Olympic rugby competition, in 1900. | Year | Players | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a rugby tournament was contested. ...
Sailing Britain took five gold medals in the first Olympic sailing events, in 1900. | Year | Sailors | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2nd | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, thirteen sailing events were contested. ...
Shooting | Year | Shooters | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, five shooting events were contested. ...
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, eight shooting events were contested. ...
Swimming Great Britain was the most successful nation in swimming in 1900, its debut in the sport. Jarvis's pair of gold medals and Kemp's bronze made Britain's first outing a successful one. | Year | Swimmers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1st | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven swimming events were contested. ...
Tennis John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. Tennis in 1896 was a sport which allowed mixed teams, and both Boland and George S. Robertson joined partners from other nations to win their medals. Britain again dominated in 1900, taking all four gold medals and adding 7 other medals (3 as part of mixed teams). John Pius Boland John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish politician, and the first Olympic champion in tennis. ...
George Stuart Robertson (25 May 1872 – 29 January 1967) was a British athlete and tennis player. ...
| Year | Players | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | | 1900 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1st | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two tennis events were contested. ...
The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ...
Water polo | Year | Players | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1900 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1st | At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested. ...
Weightlifting | Year | Weight-
lifters | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1st | At the 1896 Summer Olympics, two weighlifting events were contested. ...
Wrestling | Year | Wrestlers | Events | Entries | Medals | Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | | 1896 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | | National Olympic Committees at the Summer Olympic Games | | Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | British Virgin Islands | Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Congo (Zaire) | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Fiji | Finland | France | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Great Britain | Greece | Grenada | Guam | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | North Korea | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Palestine | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Romania | Russia | Rwanda | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | São Tomé and Príncipe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia and Montenegro | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | U.S. Virgin Islands | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. ...
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