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Great Britain

GBR Great Britain: Summer Sports / Winter Sports

Games: 48 games in 23 countries
Events: 515 distinct events in 54 sports

Participants: 5,473 (4,234 men and 1,239 women)
Youngest Participant: Cecilia Colledge (11 years, 75 days), 1932 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Lorna Johnstone (70 years, 4 days), 1972 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Henry Taylor (8 medals)

48 Games

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Rk Games Flag Bearer Participants Men Women Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 2008 Summer Mark Foster 304 163 141 23 19 13 15 47 Chris Hoy (3 medals)
2 2006 Winter Rhona Martin 39 23 16 9 1 1 Shelley Rudman (1 medal)
3 2004 Summer Kate Howey 264 161 103 24 9 9 12 30 Bradley Wiggins (3 medals)
4 2002 Winter Mike Dixon 49 31 18 11 1 1 2 6 athletes with 1 medal
5 2000 Summer Matthew Pinsent 310 181 129 23 11 10 7 28 Jason Queally (2 medals)
6 1998 Winter Mike Dixon 34 27 7 7 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
7 1996 Summer Steven Redgrave 300 184 116 22 1 8 6 15 Roger Black (2 medals)
8 1994 Winter Mike Dixon 32 25 7 8 2 2 3 athletes with 1 medal
9 1992 Summer Steven Redgrave 371 229 142 23 5 3 12 20 3 athletes with 2 medals
10 1992 Winter Wilf O'Reilly 49 39 10 9
11 1988 Summer Ian C. B. Taylor 345 219 126 22 5 10 9 24 5 athletes with 2 medals
12 1988 Winter Nicholas Phipps 48 34 14 8
13 1984 Summer Lucinda Prior-Palmer-Green 337 229 108 20 5 11 21 37 5 athletes with 2 medals
14 1984 Winter Christopher Dean 50 37 13 7 1 1 Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (1 medal)
15 1980 Summer Richard Palmer 219 149 70 14 5 7 9 21 4 athletes with 2 medals
16 1980 Winter Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson 48 36 12 7 1 1 Robin Cousins (1 medal)
17 1976 Summer Rodney Pattisson 242 176 66 17 3 5 5 13 David Wilkie (2 medals)
18 1976 Winter John Curry 42 31 11 7 1 1 John Curry (1 medal)
19 1972 Summer David Broome 284 210 74 18 4 5 9 18 Dave Hemery and Richard Meade (2 medals)
20 1972 Winter Mike Freeman 37 30 7 7
21 1968 Summer Lynn Davies 225 175 50 16 5 5 3 13 Derek Allhusen (2 medals)
22 1968 Winter Robin Dixon 38 28 10 7
23 1964 Summer Anita Lonsbrough 204 160 44 17 4 12 2 18 Mary Bignal-Rand (3 medals)
24 1964 Winter Keith Schellenberg 36 27 9 7 1 1 Robin Dixon and Tony Nash (1 medal)
25 1960 Summer Dick McTaggart 253 206 47 17 2 6 12 20 4 athletes with 2 medals
26 1960 Winter John Moore 17 11 6 5
27 1956 Summer George MacKenzie 189 163 26 17 5 7 9 21 Alan Jackson and Derek Johnson (2 medals)
28 1956 Winter Stuart Parkinson 41 31 10 5
29 1956 Equestrian J.S.K. Oram 8 5 3 1 1 2 3 Frank Weldon (2 medals)
30 1952 Summer Harold Whitlock 257 213 44 18 1 2 8 11 31 athletes with 1 medal
31 1952 Winter John Nicks 18 8 10 3 1 1 Jeannette Altwegg (1 medal)
32 1948 Summer Emrys Lloyd 313 266 47 19 3 14 6 23 Reg Harris and Tommy Godwin (2 medals)
33 1948 Winter Graham Sharpe 55 43 12 6 2 2 John Crammond and Jeannette Altwegg (1 medal)
34 1936 Summer Jack Beresford, Jr. 208 171 37 17 4 7 3 14 Godfrey Brown (2 medals)
35 1936 Winter Freddie McEvoy 38 28 10 6 1 1 1 3 17 athletes with 1 medal
36 1932 Summer David, Lord Burghley 72 58 14 9 4 7 5 16 3 athletes with 2 medals
37 1932 Winter Mollie Phillips 4 0 4 1
38 1928 Summer Malcolm Nokes 193 164 29 13 3 10 7 20 Joyce Cooper (3 medals)
39 1928 Winter 32 29 3 5 1 1 David "John" Carnegie, Earl of Northesk (1 medal)
40 1924 Summer Arthur "Mick" Hunt 259 233 26 17 9 13 12 34 Cyril Mackworth-Praed (3 medals)
41 1924 Winter 32 29 3 5 1 1 2 4 19 athletes with 1 medal
42 1920 Summer Philip Baker 234 218 16 20 15 15 13 43 Kathleen "Kitty" McKane and Albert Hill (3 medals)
43 1912 Summer Charles Smith 271 261 10 15 10 15 16 41 3 athletes with 3 medals
44 1908 Summer John E. K. Studd 735 696 39 24 56 51 38 145 4 athletes with 3 medals
45 1906 Summer William, Lord Desborough 47 47 0 9 8 11 5 24 John Jarvis and Henry Taylor (3 medals)
46 1904 Summer 5 5 0 3 1 1 2 John Daly and Tom Kiely (1 medal)
47 1900 Summer 98 97 1 15 16 7 9 32 6 athletes with 3 medals
48 1896 Summer 10 10 0 7 2 3 2 7 Launceston Elliot and John Pius Boland (2 medals)