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)
| 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) |