Great Britain at the Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympics is a history which includes 50 games in 23 countries and 6,000+ athletes.^[1] Since 1896, sportsmen of the United Kingdom have taken part the growth of the "Olympic Movement".^[2]

Great Britain at the Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
Medals	Gold 274 Silver 299 Bronze 310 Total 883
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games  Ireland (1924–present)

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Great Britain is GBR.^[3]

History

The British National Olympic Committee was formed in 1905. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1905.^[4]

Great Britain's team first competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Berlin.^[1]

Great Britain is the name that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses when it competes at the Olympic Games.^[5] Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games in 1896. It has competed at every Games. As of 2012, Athletes from Great Britain have won 780 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have won 22 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games.

Great Britain was the name given to the United Kingdom team for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It was also given the IOC country code GBR. The team is also called "Team GB".^[5] Representatives of the devolved Northern Ireland government, do not think this is a good name. They think it suggests that Northern Ireland is not part of the British Olympic team, and they think the name should be changed to Team UK.^[6] However, British is a correct term for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as, for instance, in "the British Government".

In an agreement between the British and Irish Olympic groups, athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to be a part of the Irish Olympic team. All British people may have dual citizenship if they wish.^[7]

Summer Games results

Games	Competitors	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	8	2	3	2	7	5
1900 Paris	103	15	6	9	30	3
1904 St. Louis	3	1	1	0	2	6
1908 London (host nation)	676	56	51	39	146	1
1912 Stockholm	293	10	15	16	41	3
1920 Antwerp	204	15	15	13	43	3
1924 Paris	307	9	13	12	34	4
1928 Amsterdam	234	3	10	7	20	11
1932 Los Angeles	74	4	7	5	16	8
1936 Berlin	225	4	7	3	14	10
1948 London (host nation)	375	3	14	6	23	12
1952 Helsinki	293	1	2	8	11	18
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	200	6	7	11	24	8
1960 Rome	252	2	6	12	20	12
1964 Tokyo	199	4	12	2	18	10
1968 Mexico City	237	5	5	3	13	10
1972 Munich	310	4	5	9	18	12
1976 Montreal	234	3	5	5	13	13
1980 Moscow	222	5	7	9	21	9
1984 Los Angeles	355	5	11	21	37	11
1988 Seoul	382	5	10	9	24	12
1992 Barcelona	389	5	3	12	20	13
1996 Atlanta	303	1	8	6	15	36
2000 Sydney	320	11	10	7	28	10
2004 Athens	270	9	9	12	30	10
2008 Beijing	313	19	13	15	47	4
2012 London (host nation)	541	29	17	19	65	3
2016 Rio de Janeiro	360	27	23	17	67	2
2020 Tokyo	375	22	20	22	64	4
Total	8057	285	315	311	911

Winter Games results

Games	Competitors	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	45	1	1	2	4	6
1928 St. Moritz	33	0	0	1	1	8
1932 Lake Placid	4	0	0	0	0	-
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	39	1	1	1	3	7
1948 St. Moritz	62	0	0	2	2	13
1952 Oslo	20	1	0	0	1	8
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	45	0	0	0	0	-
1960 Squaw Valley	17	0	0	0	0	-
1964 Innsbruck	49	1	0	0	1	11
1968 Grenoble	46	0	0	0	0	-
1972 Sapporo	40	0	0	0	0	-
1976 Innsbruck	50	1	0	0	1	12
1980 Lake Placid	50	1	0	0	1	11
1984 Sarajevo	54	1	0	0	1	11
1988 Calgary	57	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Albertville	54	0	0	0	0	-
1994 Lillehammer	35	0	0	2	2	21
1998 Nagano	33	0	0	1	1	22
2002 Salt Lake City	51	1	0	1	2	18
2006 Turin	40	0	1	0	1	21
2010 Vancouver	50	1	0	0	1	16
2014 Sochi
2018 Pyeongchang
Total	874	9	3	10	22	20

Host country

London, the United Kingdom's capital, has hosted the Games on three occasions.

Games	Dates	Nations
1908 Summer Olympics	27 April - 31 October	22
1948 Summer Olympics	29 July - 14 August	59
2012 Summer Olympics	27 July - 12 August	204

In 2012, London became the first city to host the Olympics three times.

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes