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Great Britain

GBR Great Britain: Summer Sports / Winter Sports

Games: 50 games in 23 countries
Events: 568 distinct events in 58 sports

Participants: 6,044 (4,579 men and 1,465 women)
Youngest Participant: Cecilia Colledge (11 years, 73 days), 1932 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Lorna Johnstone (70 years, 4 days), 1972 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Henry Taylor (8 medals)

50 Games

Rk Games Flag Bearer Participants Men Women Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 2012 Summer Chris Hoy 530 273 257 32 29 17 19 65 12 athletes with 2 medals
2 2010 Winter Shelley Rudman 52 28 24 11 1 1 Amy Williams (1 medal)
3 2008 Summer Mark Foster 304 163 141 23 19 13 15 47 Chris Hoy (3 medals)
4 2006 Winter Rhona Martin 39 23 16 9 1 1 Shelley Rudman (1 medal)
5 2004 Summer Kate Howey 264 161 103 24 9 9 12 30 Bradley Wiggins (3 medals)
6 2002 Winter Mike Dixon 49 31 18 11 1 1 2 6 athletes with 1 medal
7 2000 Summer Matthew Pinsent 310 181 129 23 11 10 7 28 Jason Queally (2 medals)
8 1998 Winter Mike Dixon 34 27 7 7 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
9 1996 Summer Steven Redgrave 300 184 116 22 1 8 6 15 Roger Black (2 medals)
10 1994 Winter Mike Dixon 32 25 7 8 2 2 3 athletes with 1 medal
11 1992 Summer Steven Redgrave 371 229 142 23 5 3 12 20 3 athletes with 2 medals
12 1992 Winter Wilf O'Reilly 49 39 10 9
13 1988 Summer Ian C. B. Taylor 345 219 126 22 5 10 9 24 5 athletes with 2 medals
14 1988 Winter Nick Phipps 48 34 14 8
15 1984 Summer Lucinda Prior-Palmer-Green 337 229 108 20 5 11 21 37 5 athletes with 2 medals
16 1984 Winter Christopher Dean 50 37 13 7 1 1 Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (1 medal)
17 1980 Summer Richard Palmer 219 149 70 14 5 7 9 21 4 athletes with 2 medals
18 1980 Winter Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson 48 36 12 7 1 1 Robin Cousins (1 medal)
19 1976 Summer Rodney Pattisson 242 176 66 17 3 5 5 13 David Wilkie (2 medals)
20 1976 Winter John Curry 42 31 11 7 1 1 John Curry (1 medal)
21 1972 Summer David Broome 284 210 74 18 4 5 9 18 Richard Meade and Dave Hemery (2 medals)
22 1972 Winter Mike Freeman 37 30 7 7
23 1968 Summer Lynn Davies 225 175 50 16 5 5 3 13 Derek Allhusen (2 medals)
24 1968 Winter Robin Dixon 38 28 10 7
25 1964 Summer Anita Lonsbrough 204 160 44 17 4 12 2 18 Mary Bignal-Rand (3 medals)
26 1964 Winter Keith Schellenberg 36 27 9 7 1 1 Robin Dixon and Tony Nash (1 medal)
27 1960 Summer Dick McTaggart 253 206 47 17 2 6 12 20 4 athletes with 2 medals
28 1960 Winter John Moore 17 11 6 5
29 1956 Summer George MacKenzie 189 163 26 17 5 7 9 21 Alan Jackson and Derek Johnson (2 medals)
30 1956 Winter Stuart Parkinson 41 31 10 5
31 1956 Equestrian John Oram 8 5 3 1 1 2 3 Frank Weldon (2 medals)
32 1952 Summer Harold Whitlock 257 213 44 18 1 2 8 11 31 athletes with 1 medal
33 1952 Winter John Nicks 18 8 10 3 1 1 Jeannette Altwegg (1 medal)
34 1948 Summer Emrys Lloyd 398 330 68 20 4 16 7 27 Tommy Godwin and Reg Harris (2 medals)
35 1948 Winter Graham Sharp 55 43 12 6 2 2 John Crammond and Jeannette Altwegg (1 medal)
36 1936 Summer Jack Beresford, Jr. 208 171 37 17 4 7 3 14 Godfrey Brown (2 medals)
37 1936 Winter Freddie McEvoy 38 28 10 6 1 1 1 3 17 athletes with 1 medal
38 1932 Summer David, Lord Burghley 108 90 18 10 5 7 5 17 3 athletes with 2 medals
39 1932 Winter Mollie Phillips 4 0 4 1
40 1928 Summer Malcolm Nokes 232 201 31 14 4 11 7 22 Joyce Cooper (3 medals)
41 1928 Winter 32 29 3 5 1 1 David, Earl of Northesk (1 medal)
42 1924 Summer Arthur Hunt 267 239 28 18 9 14 12 35 Cyril Mackworth-Praed (3 medals)
43 1924 Winter 44 41 3 6 1 1 2 4 31 athletes with 1 medal
44 1920 Summer Philip Baker 235 219 16 21 14 16 13 43 Kitty McKane and Albert Hill (3 medals)
45 1912 Summer Charles Smith 274 264 10 16 10 15 16 41 3 athletes with 3 medals
46 1908 Summer Kynaston Studd 735 696 39 24 56 51 39 146 4 athletes with 3 medals
47 1906 Summer William, Lord Desborough 47 47 0 9 8 11 5 24 John Jarvis and Henry Taylor (3 medals)
48 1904 Summer 6 6 0 3 1 1 2 John Daly and Tom Kiely (1 medal)
49 1900 Summer 104 103 1 16 15 8 9 32 6 athletes with 3 medals
50 1896 Summer 10 10 0 7 2 3 2 7 John Pius Boland and Launceston Elliot (2 medals)