Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful Skeleton rider of all time winning back to back Gold Medals in 2014 and 2018. 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. Athletes have won medals in Winter Olympics only. 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. Although Great Britain has won 19 judo medals, none have been gold. Prior to the 2014 Games all Britain's Winter Olympic medals had been won in sports performed on ice. Great Britain and Ireland – now represented separately by Team Ireland and Team Great Britain – 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. The British team won, making them the only nation to win an Olympic cricket contest and the only Olympic gold medalists in cricket. Phelps’ 23 gold medals, plus three silver and two bronze, came across four Olympic Games from Athens 2004 to Rio 2016. [7][8], Under the IOC charter, the Olympic Council of Ireland is responsible for the entire island of Ireland. Their best finish is a 1st and 2nd place in the men's triathlon, and 3rd-place finish in the women's triathlon, in 2016. The most successful Games was in 2000, when Great Britain won the gold and bronze medals. At the 2012 Summer Games in London, Great Britain equaled its tally for all previous games combined, winning 4 medals to bring their all-time total to eight. [5][nb 1]. Her five medals at PyeongChang 2018 took her total to 15 - … Great Britain was then one of only two teams to compete in 1912 and also won the last Tug of War competition held in the Olympics in 1920. In February 2019, the London mayor announced plans to bid for the 2032 or 2036 Olympics, which was backed by UK Sport. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. Great Britain has won an incredible 29 gold medals at London 2012, superseding the 19 taken at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The largest Swimming Team at an Olympics was in 1976 when GB took 39 different swimmers to Montreal, the smallest squad was the six participants in Athens in 1906. Currently Great Britain is the most successful nation in women's skeleton, having won a medal six times, at least one for each time the event has been held, including a gold medal for Amy Williams in 2010, and the same for Lizzy Yarnold in 2014 and 2018. Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, rowing and tennis. In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" footballers in England. Rio saw the Swimming Team came home with one gold and five silver medals. Britain took four gold medals in the first Olympic sailing events in 1900. Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with … This table is sorted by individual totals gold medals. With five golds and a bronze, Redgrave is the most successful Olympic male rower of all time. As the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United Kingdom, the British Olympic Association (BOA) membership encompasses the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), plus the three Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey), and all but three of the British Overseas Territories (Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands have their own NOCs). This ended the practice of "shamateurism", where players claimed to be amateur but still got irregular payments from their clubs. 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. 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]. Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics. Irish Medals in the Olympic Games Gold: Ireland has won 9 gold medals in the Olympics - in total 6 Irish athletes have won a gold medal. [1] Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is one of only three nations (France and Switzerland being the others) to have competed at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games. 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. With 12 medals and eight gold medals, Jenny Thompson has won more swimming medals and gold medals than any woman in Olympic history. As a result, Great Britain usually does not participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments. This table includes seven medals – one gold, two silver, and four bronze – awarded in the 1908 and 1920 figure skating events. Trott, the first British woman to win four Olympic gold medals, wept for joy at their extraordinary success in Rio. Here is a run-down … Great Britain won its first fencing medal, a silver, in 1908 at the London Games. Sir Chris Hoy holds the record for gold medals in different events, having reached the top step in four different disciplines – men's kilo, men's team sprint, men's match sprint and men's kierin. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games. She has been the most … 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). Although not making this list, a significant achievement was by Hungarian Aladar Gerevich who won medals in 6 consecutive Olympic Games in fencing. 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. 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. Australia has 497 medals. This page was last edited on 27 January 2021, at 06:50. Great Britain have competed in all five triathlon competitions that have taken place since 2000. 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. 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. ‘This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. [2][3][4] At the 2018 Games, Izzy Atkin won Britain's first skiing medal, winning a bronze in the women's ski slopestyle. Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the debut of Olympic polo. For simplicity, when an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, only the last nation he or she represented is mentioned here. Great Britain's only stripped medal in Olympic history was an Alpine Skiing bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. 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. Does not include gold medal won as part of a mixed team. London also won the right to host the 1944 Summer Olympics. Athletes from Ireland represented Great Britain up until the 1920 Olympics while the entire island was part of the United Kingdom. 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. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Silver: Italy has won 214 silver medals in the Olympics - in total 437 Italian athletes have won a silver medal. Sir Steve Redgrave is the only British Olympian to win a gold medal in five consecutive Olympic Games, winning his first in 1984 Los Angeles and last in 2000 Sydney. British Gold Medals London Olympics 2012 set to the song "OLYMPIAN". 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. From 1896 to 2018inclusive, Great Britain & NI has wo… The list. Great Britain enjoyed a period of significant success between 1976 and 1984 in figure skating, winning golds in three successive games on the rink. When the sport returned in the 2016 Rio Olympics, after a 112-year absence, Justin Rose won gold. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Great Britain hosted the only Olympic jeu de paume tournament in 1908.