However, the 1944 games were cancelled due to WW2. Triumphant wins for the Brits set to music. Katherine Grainger – GB’s most decorated female rower with a gold and three silvers from four successive Games. Great Britain have competed in all five triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and BOA both refer to the team as 'Great Britain' and the team uses the brand name Team GB, the BOA explains that it is a contraction of the full title, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. 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. During the Athen 2004 Summer Olympics, Phelps set several records, including Olympic records in the 100 meter butterfly, 200 meter butterfly, and 200 meter medley, as well as world records in the 400 meter medley and 4×100 meter medley. 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. British Gold Medals London Olympics 2012 set to the song "OLYMPIAN". Other records include being the only woman to win an all-around medal in a minimum of three Olympics. With 12 medals and eight gold medals, Jenny Thompson has won more swimming medals and gold medals than any woman in Olympic history. [10], Great Britain has hosted the Summer Games on three occasions – 1908, 1948 and 2012, all in London – second only to the United States. Phelps won six gold medals in Athens, eight in Beijing and four in London. Sir Chris Hoy wins a sixth Olympic gold medal to become the most successful British Olympian of all time. This list also contains the medals won in winter sports at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 06:50. Bronze: Ireland has won 12 bronze medals in the Olympics - in total 11 Irish athletes have won a bronze medal. Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics. See also references in the articles on each athlete. Australia. In 1908, the country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history; its most successful performance both post-War and away from a home Games was in 2016, finishing second. Gold Silver Bronze Total 1: Trischa Zorn United States: Swimming: 1980–2004: Summer: F: 41: 9: 5: 55: 2: Ragnhild Myklebust Norway: Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge racing: 1988–2002: Winter: F: 22: 3: 2: 27 3: Béatrice Hess France: Swimming: 1984–2004: Summer: F: 20: 5: 0: 25 4: Reinhild Moeller Germany: Alpine skiing, Athletics: 1980–2006: Winter, Summer: F: 19: 3: 1: 23 5: Michael Edgson The cyclist Bradley Wiggins has become the most decorated British Olympian after he won gold in the men's cycling time trial. This table includes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events. Great Britain appeared in the first synchronised swimming competition in 1984. 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. They competed in the nine Olympics in the table below. The most recent gold medal was won by Adam Peaty in both the 100m Breaststroke in Rio 2016. 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.[11]. Ian Thorpe In 2013, he sustained a shoulder injury which deterred his future plans to compete but was honored with a Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University for his sports philanthropy and work with indigenous rights. 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. It is the only national team to have won at least one Gold Medal at every Summer Games, lying third globally in the winning of total medals, surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union, and fourth behind Germany when considering gold medal totals. London also won the right to host the 1944 Summer Olympics. [9] However, athletes from Northern Ireland can elect to represent either the UK or Ireland at the Olympics, as people of Northern Ireland. Snowboarder Jenny Jones became the first British athlete to win a medal on snow in the 90 years of the winter games when she won a bronze medal in the women's slopestyle event. With five golds and a bronze, Redgrave is the most successful Olympic male rower of all time. Great Britain is the most successful nation 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. In addition to the above, the female British Olympian with the most medals (five) is rower Katherine Grainger who, from 2000-2016 won one gold and four silver medals. Great Britain have competed in all five taekwondo competitions that have taken place since 2000. Does not include gold medal won as part of a mixed team. Great Britain first competed in gymnastics in the inaugural 1896 Olympics, with wrestler Launceston Elliott entering the rope climbing event and finishing last. Here is the list of the top 10 athletes (males and females) with the most medals in total (includes all gold, silver and bronze medals won), from all summer Olympic Games (including 2016). The Flying Finn dominated middle-distance and long-distance running throughout the … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists Great Britain enjoyed a period of significant success between 1976 and 1984 in figure skating, winning golds in three successive games on the rink. This table is sorted by individual totals gold medals. [12] However, it has been speculated that either Manchester or Birmingham may be in the frame to host, rather than London, at least for the 2040 games. Athletes have won medals in Winter Olympics only. UPDATED: The British media sets itself to go into overdrive as the team surpasses 2008's top medal tally. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. The list. It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games, along with France and Switzerland, since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other Western nations. The most successful British Olympians by gold medals won are Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, who have won six gold (and one silver) medals each in track cycling; two British Olympians come next with five gold medals – fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, and Sir Steve Redgrave, who won five gold medals in five consecutive Games in rowing, a record for an endurance event. She cried as she watched Kenny triumph in … Athletes from Ireland represented Great Britain up until the 1920 Olympics while the entire island was part of the United Kingdom. Silver: Ireland has won 10 silver medals in the Olympics - in total 12 Irish athletes have won a silver medal. He has broken 30 world records in swimming and has tied for the most medals won (eight) at an Olympics once already at Athens four years ago. Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. In 1952, American Andrea Mead Lawrence became the first female alpine skier to win two gold medals; Henri Oreiller of France won two golds and a bronze in 1948. Athletes have won medals in both Summer … The most decorated Olympian of all time – by some distance. 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. ‘This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. Kathleen McKane Godfree also won five medals, but were one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes. There were 215 shooters from 14 nations in the shooting events, including 67 from Great Britain. Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has the most overall medals by a British Olympian (and thus often referred to in the media as the "most decorated British Olympian") with eight. Great Britain was one of four nations to play golf at the first Olympic golf events in 1900. List of most Olympic gold medals over career, List of most career gold medals in individual events, List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games, List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event, List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games, List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event, List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, Athletes at both the Summer and Winter Olympics, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists&oldid=1003062893, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. From 1896 to 2018 inclusive, Great Britain & NI has won 851 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 32 at the Winter Olympic Games. Their best result is a gold, silver and bronze in 2016. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments. This page lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Great Britain became the first country 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. 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. In addition, Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb with two gold medals in sailing, Nicola Adams in boxing and Stephanie Cook in modern pentathlon) share the position as most successful woman in their respective sports. 28 Irish athletes have won an Olympic medal - go here for a list of Irish medal winners. Great Britain hosted the only Olympic rackets tournament, in 1908. It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games, along with France and Switzerland, since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other Western nations. Croatian Janica Kostelić has won the most medals of any woman, with six (four gold, two silver). Who has the most Olympic gold medals? John Pius Boland dominated the 1896 tennis tournaments. 8) Paavo Nurmi. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Great Britain's Olympic tug of war debut came when the nation hosted the Games in 1908. The most decorated Winter Olympian in history is Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen. Athletes from the United Kingdom, all but three of its overseas territories, and the three Crown dependencies, compete in the Olympic Games as part of the team Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Team GB. Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze medals, despite having little time to rest between events. Does not include gold and bronze medals won in 1896 by mixed teams that included a British player. Great Britain hosted the only Olympic jeu de paume tournament in 1908. [5][nb 1]. Laura Trott has secured her fourth Olympic gold medal with a spectacular victory in the omnium to extend her status as Britain’s most successful woman athlete in history Great Britain won its first fencing medal, a silver, in 1908 at the London Games. Sir Chris Hoy became the greatest Olympian from the UK in history in London after securing a record sixth gold medal, but this was equalled by Jason Kenny at the Rio Games. Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with … Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. The most successful sports Gold medalist Jason Kenny (GBR) of Britain poses with his gilfriend, women's omnium gold medalist Laura Trott (GBR) of Britain. Great Britain was the third most successful nation 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.[25]. This is the only time that Great Britain has competed in handball at the Olympics. Although not making this list, a significant achievement was by Hungarian Aladar Gerevich who won medals in 6 consecutive Olympic Games in fencing. In addition, British sailors were part of two mixed teams that won gold. 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. When the sport returned in the 2016 Rio Olympics, after a 112-year absence, Justin Rose won gold. Great Britain made its Olympic boxing debut in 1908. This list currently includes all Olympians with three or more gold medals won as individuals (not as part of a team of two or more). Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, rowing and tennis. The most successful Winter Olympian from Great Britain is Lizzy Yarnold, with two gold medals in the women's skeleton. Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny are jointly the most successful cyclists in Olympic history and Ben Ainslie, with four golds at consecutive Games and a silver medal, is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. [13], .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Host country. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. Since the women's event was added in 2000, Great Britain has medalled in that event at every Games. Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny (both cycling), Ben Ainslie (sailing) Alistair Brownlee (Triathlon) and Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) are the most successful Olympic competitors in their sports, as of 2018. The most successful female Olympian for GB is cyclist Laura Trott, who has four gold medals, while the most decorated female Olympians are Katherine Grainger and Kathleen McKane Godfree, with five medals each - one gold and four silver for Grainger, a gold, two silver and two bronze for McKane Godfree. 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Great Britain made its Olympic diving debut in 1908. Alberto Tomba of Italy was the first to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title, in giant slalom in 1992. Gold: Italy has won 246 gold medals in the Olympics - in total 437 Italian athletes have won a gold medal. Michael Phelps, in only his third Olympics in Beijing 2008, has smashed the record for most gold medals awarded to one Olympian by two with three races to go.