Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, China. The United Kingdom
was represented by the British Olympic Association
(BOA), and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOC
s to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
since 1896
. The delegation of 547 people included 311 competitors – 168 men, 143 women – and 236 officials. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
(whose people may elect to hold Irish citizenship
and are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland
at the Olympics). Additionally some British overseas territories
compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition.
Great Britain's medal performance at the 2008 Summer Olympics
was its best in a century; only its performance at the 1908 Summer Olympics
, which Britain also hosted in London, resulted in more gold medals being awarded. The total medal count, of 47, is also the second highest Great Britain has ever achieved, with only the 1908 Games resulting in more medals.
Great Britain finished 4th overall in the medal tables, a target previously set by UK Sport
, the public body responsible for distributing funding to elite sport, for the 2012 Games
. UK Sport is currently considering whether to target 3rd place in the 2012 Games, which will be hosted by the United Kingdom in London.
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funding to elite sport, published its expectations for the Games. It identified 41 potential medals to target and expected to win 35 of them, including 10 to 12 gold medals. Team GB exceeded the gold medal expectations on 19 August when Paul Goodison
earned Britain's 13th gold medal in the men's Laser class. The minimum medal target, of 35 medals, was passed on 20 August when they claimed their 36th medal — a bronze in the women's RS:X, won by Bryony Shaw
. The total medal target was equalled when canoeist Tim Brabants
took gold in the men's 1000 m K-1 claiming Britain's 41st physical medal (three further medals were guaranteed in boxing at the time). They later exceeded the total number of targeted medals when Heather Fell
secured the silver in women's modern pentathlon.
It should be noted that the medals claimed were not all ones that had been targeted, with Team GB falling short of targets in some disciplines whilst exceeding them in others. Nine out of seventeen disciplines met their targets.
The British cyclists, for example doubled their medal target on 19 August when Victoria Pendleton
won Britain's 12th cycling medal, a gold in the women's sprint. A further two medals were already guaranteed at this stage in the men's individual sprint, where gold and silver were soon won by Chris Hoy
and Jason Kenny
respectively. In all Team GB won seven of the ten gold medals up for grabs at the velodrome
. The swimmers also managed to double the targeted number of medals in their sport
when David Davies
won the team's sixth swimming medal — a silver medal in the men's 10 km open water marathon on 21 August. Despite the men's and women's archery teams having come second and third respectively at the 2007 world championships, British archers were unable to win either of their targeted medals. This led to criticism of the tactics used by head coach Peter Suk from members of the team.
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Great Britain's men's team placed second and its women's team placed third. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.
Men
Women
The initial squad was selected for the British team on 14 July; however, the final team was not confirmed until the outcome of a courtcase involving Dwain Chambers
. Under the rules of the BOA
, Chambers had been banned from future Games after testing positive for the steroid THG in 2003. His appeal to overturn that ban, on the grounds that it was an unfair restraint of trade, failed and he was omitted from the squad. The team included former Olympic medal winners Marlon Devonish
and Kelly Sotherton
, as well as former Olympic individual finalists Joanne Pavey, Paula Radcliffe
, Helen Clitheroe
and Tasha Danvers
. Women's marathon world record
holder Paula Radcliffe
faced a battle to be fit for the Games due to a stress fracture in her left thigh. She eventually proved fit enough to start the race but struggled to finish in 23rd position.
A total of four medals were won, one gold, two silver and one bronze. UK Athletics
performance director Dave Collins stood down after the Games. This was due in part to the team's failure to meet the UK Sport
target of winning five medals,
Men
Decathlon
Women
Heptathlon
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska
of the Ukraine
, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both British heptathletes moved up a position.
Six British badminton players went to the Games, competing in four out of the five badminton events. They did not win any medals, thus failing to reach the one medal target set by UK Sport
. The mixed doubles
pairing of Gail Emms
and Nathan Robertson
, who won silver
in the 2004 Athens Olympics
, progressed furthest amongst the British athletes, reaching the quarterfinals.
A total of eight boxers qualified. David Price
and Tony Jeffries
both won bronze medals in the super heavyweight
and light heavyweight divisions respectively. Middleweight James DeGale
won a gold medal in the middleweight class. It was the first time that Great Britain has won more than one medal in boxing in a single games since 1972, and the best result for Great Britain in boxing since 1956.
Key:
and Jessica Walker
, in the K-2 kayaking pairs, were added later after complications with the Spanish team. Three medals were won, two by Tim Brabants
, who had previously won a bronze at the 2000 Olympics
in Sydney
. This exceeded the target of two set by UK Sport
.
, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins, plus a further two medal winners from 2004, as well as several reigning track world champions
. Great Britain won fourteen cycling medals (eight gold, four silver and two bronze) in total to top the cycling medal table.
On the track Mark Cavendish
was the only member of the squad of fourteen not to win at least one medal. Chris Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympic competitor ever, and the first Briton to win 3 gold medals at a single Olympic games since Henry Taylor
in 1908. His success resulted in the velodrome
for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
in Glasgow being named in his honour. Rebecca Romero became the first British woman in history to win a medal in two different Olympic sports by following her silver medal in the quadruple sculls
rowing in 2004 with gold in the women's individual pursuit.
In the debut appearance of BMX events at the Olympics, world champion Shanaze Reade
finished out of the medals after crashing out of the women's final. Reade had been unbeaten all year and was the favourite to win the women's title.
On the road Nicole Cooke's win in the women's road race provided the first Olympic gold for an athlete from Wales
since Richard Meade
in 1972.
Men
Key: DNF=Did not finish
Women
Sprints
Pursuits
Keirin
Points races
A total of ten divers were part of Team GB in the individual and synchronised diving events, including 14 year old Tom Daley
, the 2008 European 10 m champion and one of the youngest athletes to ever compete for Great Britain at an Olympics.
Men
Women
A total of twelve entrants competed for Team GB in the three equestrian disciplines that took place in Hong Kong
. Zara Phillips
, the reigning world eventing champion
and granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, had been included in the squad until her horse, Toytown
, sustained an injury, which meant she missed her second successive Olympics.
Team
* On 21 August, 4 horses from Brazil
, Germany
, Ireland
and Norway
tested positive for a banned substance. The riders were subsequently disqualified from the individual competition and if the B samples test positive then Brazil, Germany and Norway will be disqualified from the team competition and Great Britain will move into 5th place.
Great Britain qualified three fencers for the fencing competition. Two of these came from the re-allocation of places by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
(FIE), the governing body for Olympic fencing, after the withdrawal of other fencers.
, in winning the bronze medal in the men's pommel horse, became the first ever British gymnast to win an individual apparatus medal in gymnastics
, and the first Briton to win any individual gymnastics medal since Walter Tysall
won men's all-around
medal in 1908. Laura Jones
was originally chosen for the artistic gymnastics but, due to a slipped disc in her back, she was replaced by the reserve Imogen Cairns
.
Men
Women
The result of the uneven bars final, in which Britain's Beth Tweddle placed 4th, was called into question after documents were found that seemed to say that Chinese gymnasts He Kexin
and Yang Yilin
were only 14, and therefore under the age required to compete, at the time of the games. An investigation into their ages was launched by the IOC to determine whether it was necessary to disqualify them, thus Tweddle's standing could have been changed to 2nd, giving her a silver medal. After a five and a half week investigation the Chinese athletes were cleared and the original results allowed to stand.
qualified for the men's Olympic hockey tournament after a must-win game against India
in the final of the Olympic qualifying event. Great Britain was drawn in Group B of the Olympic tournament based on world rankings on 18 April 2008. Having finished 3rd in the pool the team went on to finish 5th overall, beating South Korea
in the 5th vs. 6th place playoff. Matt Daly
was the top scorer for the team with three goals.
Team roster and tournament statistics
Legend:
Pool B
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5th and 6th place classification
qualified for the women's Olympic hockey tournament during the 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
. Great Britain was drawn in Group B of the Olympic tournament based on world rankings on 5 May 2008. Having finished 3rd in the pool and proceeded to the 5th and 6th place classification match where they lost to Australia
. Crista Cullen
was the team's top scorer in the tournament with 3 goals.
Team roster and tournament statistics
Legend:
Pool B
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5th and 6th place classification match
Team GB was represented by seven athletes in the Judo events. No British Judoka made it past the quarterfinal stages of competition or through to the medal match of the repechage
, meaning the team failed to meet the two medal target set by UK Sport
.
Men
Women
Team GB sent the maximum allowance of four competitors for the modern pentathlon
events in Beijing. For the first time since 1996
, the team had entrants in the men's competition.
There were 43 rowers in Team GB, the most since qualifying quotas were introduced after the 1992 Summer Olympics
. Crews were fielded in 12 out of a possible 14 events making Team GB the fourth biggest team. Medals were won in 6 events, which meant that GB topped the rowing medal table.
The medals won included gold in the coxless fours, for the third successive games, and Zac Purchase
and Mark Hunter
winning Great Britain's first ever lightweight rowing
Olympic medal in the men's lightweight double sculls.
Men
Women
Great Britain entered crews in all 11 sailing events at the Games. The team finished top of the sailing medal table, with six medals won, thus exceeding the target of four set by UK Sport
. Ben Ainslie
won a gold medal for the third successive Games to become the most decorated British Olympic sailor of all time.
Key
Team GB had a total of five competitors for the shooting disciplines at the 2008 Olympics, with four entered in the shotgun
events and one in the rifle
events.
Rifle
Shotgun
Thirty-seven athletes represented Team GB in the swimming events. Selection followed the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials
in Sheffield in April, with open water event swimmers selected after performance in the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships, in Seville
, Spain. In winning six medals (two gold, two silver and two bronze) the team bettered the target of three medals set by UK Sport
. The most successful swimmer was Rebecca Adlington
who won two gold medals. Her 400 m freestyle success was Britain's first Olympic swimming title since 1988, and the first swimming gold by a British woman since 1960. Her second gold, in the 800 m freestyle, meant she also equalled the best performance by a British woman, from any sport, at the summer Olympics and was the best swimming performance by a Briton at the Olympics for 100 years.
Men
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Key: NR=National record
Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Key: WR=World record; OR=Olympic record; ER=European record; CR=Commonwealth record; NR=National record; DNS=Did not start
Team GB was represented by two athletes in synchronised swimming, competing in the duet event.
Team GB entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition in Beijing. Sarah Stevenson
won Team GB's first ever medal in Olympic taekwondo - a bronze in the women's +67 kg.
* After a successful appeal by the British, judges reversed the result of the match, granting Sarah Stevenson
two points for a final round kick to her opponent's head which the judges had previously missed. The reversal of the decision, after video footage was considered, is thought to be a first for the sport. Another British hopeful, Aaron Cook
, was also unhappy with the judges after losing out on bronze in the men's -80 kg.
The Murray brothers were the sole tennis players on Team GB. Andy Murray qualified due to his world ranking and Jamie Murray
was nominated for the doubles by the International Tennis Federation
, the governing body of world tennis.
A total of five competitors were selected by Team GB for the triathlon
events in Beijing, with three in the men's event and two in the women's. Four qualified through the Olympic Qualification rankings of the International Triathlon Union
, the body responsible for organizing official world championship series races, while Helen Tucker qualified by winning the 2008 World Championships.
The only British weightlifter to qualify for the games was Michaela Breeze
who competed in her second Olympic Games. She battled through a back injury to finish 15th out of 20 competitors in her event.
The GB baseball team
finished 2nd in the 2007 European Baseball Championship
behind the Netherlands, guaranteeing them a place at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Taiwan
. However, a lack of funding forced the team to withdraw, with their place being taken by Germany.
The award of the 2012 Olympics to London has brought the question of British participation in the football tournaments to the fore, given that there is traditionally no single British national football team
. The British Olympic Association
initially refused to rule out the possibility of entry for 2008, but were unable to come to an agreement with the Scottish Football Association
. The 2007 European Under-21 Championship
, which served as the European qualifying tournament for the men's competition, saw the England U-21
team reach the semifinals, which would have meant a place at the Olympics. Because at the Olympics the team is representative of the entire UK, England were thus prevented from taking this place, with instead a play-off taking place between Portugal
and Italy
. A similar situation occurred with the England Women's team
who, by virtue of being one of the top three European sides at the 2007 World Cup, would have been granted a place at the Olympics. Instead, there was a play-off between Denmark
and Sweden
.
Legend:
, under the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events. An extensive range of broadcasting options was used to provide over 2,500 hours of coverage.
For the first time, Olympic coverage was broadcast in high-definition
on BBC HD
. Digital television
viewers had access to up to six streamed channels covering the games on BBC Red Button, whilst the BBC's website
permitted British broadband
users to view live streams from a variety of events. Live broadcasts ran overnight and throughout the day on BBC One
and BBC Two
, starting at 0200 daily; a highlights programme, Games Today, was broadcast on BBC One following the close of each day's events.
The opening and closing ceremonies were anchored by Sue Barker
and Huw Edwards
, whilst general coverage was anchored (at various times of the day) by Adrian Chiles
, Clare Balding
, Gabby Logan
, Jake Humphrey
, Sue Barker, Hazel Irvine
and John Inverdale
. Former Olympic contenders — including gold medallists Michael Johnson
, Shirley Robertson
, Adrian Moorhouse
, Steve Redgrave
, Jonathan Edwards
and Chris Boardman
— provided analysis.
Eurosport
also broadcast coverage of the Games viewable in the United Kingdom. In accordance with the ITC Code, it can show live events, provided that such events can also be broadcast by the BBC (although the BBC can choose not to do so).
Radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live
, and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra on digital radio
.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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, China. The United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was represented by the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
(BOA), and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOC
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
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since 1896
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
. The delegation of 547 people included 311 competitors – 168 men, 143 women – and 236 officials. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
(whose people may elect to hold Irish citizenship
Irish nationality law
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and are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland
Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland has contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.-Medalists:- Athletics:...
at the Olympics). Additionally some British overseas territories
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...
compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition.
Great Britain's medal performance at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
was its best in a century; only its performance at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
, which Britain also hosted in London, resulted in more gold medals being awarded. The total medal count, of 47, is also the second highest Great Britain has ever achieved, with only the 1908 Games resulting in more medals.
Great Britain finished 4th overall in the medal tables, a target previously set by UK Sport
UK Sport
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, the public body responsible for distributing funding to elite sport, for the 2012 Games
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. UK Sport is currently considering whether to target 3rd place in the 2012 Games, which will be hosted by the United Kingdom in London.
Medallists
The following British competitors won medals at the Games, all dates are August 2008. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are emboldened.| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Women's road race | 10th | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 400 m freestyle | 11th | ||
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Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's team sprint | 15th | |
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 800 m freestyle | 16th | ||
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Men's coxless four | 16th | |
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's individual pursuit | 16th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's Keirin | 16th | ||
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Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Yngling class | 17th | |
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Men's lightweight double sculls | 17th | |
| Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Finn class | 17th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Women's individual pursuit | 17th | ||
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Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's team pursuit | 18th | |
| Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Men's Laser class | 19th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Women's sprint | 19th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's sprint | 19th | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Women's 400 m | 19th | ||
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Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Men's Star class | 21st | |
| Canoeing Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing.... |
Men's 1000 m K-1 | 22nd | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers... |
Middleweight | 23rd | ||
| Canoeing Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing.... |
Men slalom C-1 | 12th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Women's road time trial | 13th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's Keirin | 16th | ||
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Quadruple sculls | 17th | |
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Women's individual pursuit | 17th | ||
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Men's eight | 17th | |
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Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Men's 470 | 18th | |
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's sprint | 19th | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Men's high jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
19th | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 10 km marathon | 20th | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Men's 10 km marathon | 21st | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Men's triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 17.10 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:... |
21st | ||
| Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Green Convention Center .-Medal summary:- Men :An NOC may enter up to 2 athletes in each event... |
Women's modern pentathlon | 22nd | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 400 m freestyle | 11th | ||
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Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games... |
Team eventing | 12th | |
| Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games... |
Individual eventing | 12th | ||
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Women's double sculls | 16th | |
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Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men... |
Men's double sculls | 16th | |
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's points race | 16th | ||
| Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's individual pursuit | 16th | ||
| Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing... |
Men's pommel horse | 17th | ||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 10 km marathon | 20th | ||
| Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.... |
Women's RS:X | 20th | ||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Women's 400 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:... |
20th | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers... |
Light heavyweight | 22nd | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers... |
Super heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms .... |
22nd | ||
| Canoeing Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing.... |
Men's 500 m K-1 | 23rd | ||
| Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events... |
Women's +67 kg | 23rd |
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| Medals by discipline | |||||
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| Discipline |  |
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Total | |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Canoeing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cycling | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hockey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Sailing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Synchronised swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 | |
Multiple medallists
The following Team GB competitors won multiple medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course... |
Men's team sprint Men's sprint Men's Keirin |
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Cycling | Men's team pursuit Men's individual pursuit |
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Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21... |
Women's 400 m freestyle Women's 800 m freestyle |
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Cycling | Men's team sprint Men's sprint |
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Canoeing Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing.... |
Men's K-1 1000 m Men's K-1 500 m |
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Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games... |
Team eventing Individual eventing |
Targets
In June 2008, UK SportUK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
, which distributes National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
funding to elite sport, published its expectations for the Games. It identified 41 potential medals to target and expected to win 35 of them, including 10 to 12 gold medals. Team GB exceeded the gold medal expectations on 19 August when Paul Goodison
Paul Goodison
Paul Martin Goodison MBE is an English sailor.In March 2005, he was ranked 2nd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil, and ahead of Michael Blackburn of Australia and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
earned Britain's 13th gold medal in the men's Laser class. The minimum medal target, of 35 medals, was passed on 20 August when they claimed their 36th medal — a bronze in the women's RS:X, won by Bryony Shaw
Bryony Shaw
Bryony Elisabeth Shaw is a British windsurfer.-Early life:She first began windsurfing in the south of France in 1992. She attended Cheney Upper School on Cheney Lane near Headington in Oxford gaining A levels in Art, Maths and Biology, where her father had been teaching Business Studies for PhD at...
. The total medal target was equalled when canoeist Tim Brabants
Tim Brabants
Tim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had...
took gold in the men's 1000 m K-1 claiming Britain's 41st physical medal (three further medals were guaranteed in boxing at the time). They later exceeded the total number of targeted medals when Heather Fell
Heather Fell
Heather Fell is a British modern pentathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon event.-Early life:...
secured the silver in women's modern pentathlon.
It should be noted that the medals claimed were not all ones that had been targeted, with Team GB falling short of targets in some disciplines whilst exceeding them in others. Nine out of seventeen disciplines met their targets.
The British cyclists, for example doubled their medal target on 19 August when Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...
won Britain's 12th cycling medal, a gold in the women's sprint. A further two medals were already guaranteed at this stage in the men's individual sprint, where gold and silver were soon won by Chris Hoy
Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
and Jason Kenny
Jason Kenny
Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great...
respectively. In all Team GB won seven of the ten gold medals up for grabs at the velodrome
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
. The swimmers also managed to double the targeted number of medals in their sport
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...
when David Davies
David Davies (swimmer)
David Davies is a Welsh Commonwealth Games and Olympic distance swimmer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...
won the team's sixth swimming medal — a silver medal in the men's 10 km open water marathon on 21 August. Despite the men's and women's archery teams having come second and third respectively at the 2007 world championships, British archers were unable to win either of their targeted medals. This led to criticism of the tactics used by head coach Peter Suk from members of the team.
| Sport | Target | Won | Target met |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 0 | |
| Athletics | 5 | 4 | |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | |
| Boxing | 2 | 3 | |
| Canoeing | 2 | 3 | |
| Cycling | 6 | 14 | |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | |
| Equestrian | 3 | 2 | |
| Gymnastics (artistic) | 1 | 1 | |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | |
| Rowing | 4 | 6 | |
| Sailing | 4 | 6 | |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | |
| Swimming | 3 | 6 | |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | | 41 | 47 | | |
| Total expected | | 35 | 47 | | |
| Total gold | 12 | 19 | |
Archery
At the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, Great Britain's men's team placed second and its women's team placed third. This qualified the nation to send full teams of three men and three women to the Olympics.Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Laurence Godfrey Laurence Godfrey (archer) Laurence Paul Godfrey is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery.He studied for an HND in Mechanical Manufacturing at the University of the West of England from 1997 to 2000.-2004 Summer Olympics:... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
657 | 34 | (31) L 109–114 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Simon Terry Simon Terry Simon Duncan Terry is a British archer from Grantham in Lincolnshire.-1992 Summer Olympics:Stirling-born Terry participated at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In both the Individual and Team Events he won a Bronze medal for Great Britain. In the Individual games he was beaten by Sébastien Flute... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
670 | 7 | (58) L 104–105 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Alan Wills Alan Wills Alan Wills is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:Wills represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's individual and team archery. He finished his ranking round with a total of... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
661 | 21 | (44) W 103–98 |
(12) W 110–109 |
(28) L 104–108 |
Did not advance | |||
| Laurence Godfrey Laurence Godfrey (archer) Laurence Paul Godfrey is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery.He studied for an HND in Mechanical Manufacturing at the University of the West of England from 1997 to 2000.-2004 Summer Olympics:... , Simon Terry Simon Terry Simon Duncan Terry is a British archer from Grantham in Lincolnshire.-1992 Summer Olympics:Stirling-born Terry participated at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In both the Individual and Team Events he won a Bronze medal for Great Britain. In the Individual games he was beaten by Sébastien Flute... , Alan Wills Alan Wills Alan Wills is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:Wills represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's individual and team archery. He finished his ranking round with a total of... |
Team Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's team *24 arrow matchThe following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-World Rankings Entering Olympics:-Ranking Round:-Elimination Round:-Final Match Details:... |
1998 | 5 | N/A | (12) L 210–214 |
Did not advance | 12 | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Charlotte Burgess Charlotte Burgess Charlotte Burgess is a British archer. She is part of the Olympic Team GB Archery team. At the age of 17 she emerged as one of the UK's best junior archers and came close to selection for the 2004 Summer Olympics.... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
623 | 40 | (25) W 106–104 |
(8) L 96–110 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Naomi Folkard Naomi Folkard Naomi Anne Folkard is an archer from Leamington Spa, England. She is a music graduate from Birmingham University .-2004 Summer Olympics:... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
651 | 8 | (57) W 107–95 |
(40) W 110–96 |
(9) L 97–106 |
Did not advance | |||
| Alison Williamson Alison Williamson Alison Jane Williamson is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long Mynd Archers, has represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games, from 1992-2008.... |
Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *... |
651 | 7 | (58) W 108–99 |
(26) L 108–112 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Charlotte Burgess Charlotte Burgess Charlotte Burgess is a British archer. She is part of the Olympic Team GB Archery team. At the age of 17 she emerged as one of the UK's best junior archers and came close to selection for the 2004 Summer Olympics.... , Naomi Folkard Naomi Folkard Naomi Anne Folkard is an archer from Leamington Spa, England. She is a music graduate from Birmingham University .-2004 Summer Olympics:... , Alison Williamson Alison Williamson Alison Jane Williamson is an athlete from Great Britain. She competes in archery.Williamson, who is a member of the Long Mynd Archers, has represented Great Britain at five Olympic Games, from 1992-2008.... |
Team Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's team *24 arrow matchThe following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-World rankings entering Olympics:-Ranking Round:-Elimination Round:-Final standings:-Final Match Details:... |
1925 | 2 | N/A | Bye | (7) W 201–196 |
(3) L 202–208 |
Bronze final (5) L 201–203 |
4 | |
Athletics
The initial squad was selected for the British team on 14 July; however, the final team was not confirmed until the outcome of a courtcase involving Dwain ChambersDwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
. Under the rules of the BOA
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
, Chambers had been banned from future Games after testing positive for the steroid THG in 2003. His appeal to overturn that ban, on the grounds that it was an unfair restraint of trade, failed and he was omitted from the squad. The team included former Olympic medal winners Marlon Devonish
Marlon Devonish
Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...
and Kelly Sotherton
Kelly Sotherton
Kelly Jade Sotherton is an English heptathlete and 400m sprinter. She was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, and was the heptathlon gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth...
, as well as former Olympic individual finalists Joanne Pavey, Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
, Helen Clitheroe
Helen Clitheroe
Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
and Tasha Danvers
Tasha Danvers
Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
. Women's marathon world record
World records in athletics
World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....
holder Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours...
faced a battle to be fit for the Games due to a stress fracture in her left thigh. She eventually proved fit enough to start the race but struggled to finish in 23rd position.
A total of four medals were won, one gold, two silver and one bronze. UK Athletics
UK Athletics
UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials....
performance director Dave Collins stood down after the Games. This was due in part to the team's failure to meet the UK Sport
UK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
target of winning five medals,
Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Damien Edgar is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.Edgar went to junior college in Kansas, USA in 2003 where he ran an impressive wind assisted 10.04 at the Junior College Championships... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period... |
10.13 | 1 Q | 10.10 | 3 Q | 10.18 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Craig Pickering Craig Pickering Craig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period... |
10.21 | 3 Q | 10.18 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Simeon Williamson Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. His athletics club is Highgate Harriers... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period... |
10.42 | 3 Q | 10.32 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... |
200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time... |
20.49 | 1 Q | 20.43 | 4 Q | 20.57 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Christian Malcolm Christian Malcolm Christian Sean Malcolm is a Welsh athlete, specialising in the 200m.Malcolm was born in Cardiff and resides in Newport, Wales. He won the title of World Junior Athlete of the Year in 1998 and in the 1998 World Junior Championships, he won the 200m in 20.44 seconds... |
200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time... |
20.42 | 2 Q | 20.30 | 4 Q | 20.25 | 4 Q | 20.40 | 5 |
| Alex Nelson Alex Nelson Alex Nelson is an American singer/songwriter whose work is a blend of acoustic/electric guitar-driven indie rock/pop/electronica.-Early life and college years:... |
200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time... |
Withdrew - Hamstring injury | |||||||
| Martyn Rooney Martyn Rooney Martyn Joseph Rooney is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and also finished fourth in the 4×400 metres relay. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team... |
400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:... |
45.00 | 1 Q | N/A | 44.60 | 2 Q | 45.12 | 6 | |
| Andrew Steele Andrew Steele Andrew Steele is a British 400 metres and 4x400 m relay runner in athletics.He was educated at St. Bede's College, Manchester, UK. He is the son of Dr. Chris Steele MBE, the resident health expert on ITV's This Morning.In 2008 Andrew competed in his first Olympic Games – Beijing 2008... |
400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:... |
44.94 | 1 Q | N/A | 45.59 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael Rimmer Michael Rimmer Michael Alan Rimmer is an English middle-distance runner. He was born in Southport. Originally a member of Southport Waterloo AC, he defected to rivals Liverpool Pembroke Sefton, who he still now races with. He also attended Christ The King catholic high school and broke numerous records in school... |
800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification... |
1:47.61 | 1 Q | N/A | 1:48.07 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Andrew Baddeley | 1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:... |
3:36.47 | 3 Q | N/A | 3:37.47 | 3 Q | 3:35.37 | 7 | |
| Thomas Lancashire | 1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres -Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:... |
3:43.40 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Mo Farah | 5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.... |
13:50.95 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Dan Robinson Dan Robinson (athlete) Daniel Stephen Robinson is an English long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Games.... |
Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :... |
N/A | 2:16:14 | 24 | |||||
| Allan Scott Allan Scott (athlete) Allan Scott is a Scottish hurdler. Scott, a member of the Shaftsbury Barnet Harriers athletics club, represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:**Power of 10 profile for... |
110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s... |
13.56 | 3 Q | 13.66 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Andy Turner Andy Turner (athlete) Andrew Steven "Andy" Turner is an English track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles, and occasionally the 100 and 200 metres sprints as well as long jump... |
110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s... |
13.56 | 2 Q | 13.53 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Lemoncello Andrew Lemoncello Andrew Lemoncello is a Scottish long distance runner who competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and the marathon events. He won a team junior gold medal at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and won a scholarship to attend Florida State University in 2004... |
3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:... |
8:36.06 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Martyn Bernard Martyn Bernard Martyn John Bernard is a British athlete competing in high jump.He has won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medal in the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.In Osaka in 2007 he set an outdoor best of 2.29 in qualifying, and in the final after... |
High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
2.29 | =6 Q | N/A | 2.25 | 9 | |||
| Germaine Mason Germaine Mason Germaine Mason is a Jamaican-born athlete competing in high jump. In 2006 he switched sporting allegiance, and now represents Great Britain. He attended Wolmer's School in Kingston... |
High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
2.29 | =1 Q | N/A | 2.34 | |
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| Tom Parsons Tom Parsons (athlete) Thomas Martin Parsons is a British athlete competing in high jump.Parsons has yet to make a major international breakthrough but he has competed at a high level finishing 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships, 10th in the 2005 World University Games, 11th... |
High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19.... |
2.25 | 12 Q | N/A | 2.25 | 8 | |||
| Greg Rutherford Greg Rutherford Gregory James "Greg" Rutherford is an English athlete from Milton Keynes who competes in long jump and 100 metres. His home club is Marshall Milton Keynes AC.Rutherford competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games for England... |
Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark... |
8.16 | 3 Q | N/A | 7.84 | 10 | |||
| Chris Tomlinson Chris Tomlinson Christopher George Tomlinson is an English long jumper.Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough AC at the age of 10, mostly over 100m and 200m. He attended Nunthorpe Secondary School and to this day holds many of its year group records for triple and long jump... |
Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark... |
7.70 | 13 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Larry Achike | Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 17.10 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:... |
17.18 | 7 Q | N/A | 17.17 | 7 | |||
| Nathan Douglas Nathan Douglas Nathan James Douglas is an English athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres... |
Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 17.10 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:... |
16.72 | 20 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper... |
Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 17.10 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:... |
17.44 | 1 Q | N/A | 17.62 | |
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| Steve Lewis Steven Lewis Steven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009... |
Pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22.... |
No mark | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Daniel Awde Daniel Awde Daniel Awde is a British decathlete who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.In 2002 Awde, who competes for the Woodford Green with Essex Ladies athletics club, won the bronze medal in the under-15 event at the South of England Indoor Pentathlon competition... |
Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:... |
N/A | 7516 | 21 | |||||
| Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Damien Edgar is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.Edgar went to junior college in Kansas, USA in 2003 where he ran an impressive wind assisted 10.04 at the Junior College Championships... , Craig Pickering Craig Pickering Craig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher... , Simeon Williamson Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. His athletics club is Highgate Harriers... |
4×100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay The Men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the... |
Disqualified | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| From: Michael Bingham Michael Bingham Michael Bingham is a British 400 m athlete. He is managed by Michael Johnson.He is one of five children born to British citizen Norris Bingham and his wife Mollissie in Sylva, North Carolina. His parents separated when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, attending The McCallie School... , Richard Buck Richard Buck Richard Thomas Buck is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He is from York, and trains in Loughborough, his current club is City of York A.C, , previously he had an 18 month spell at Scarborough A.C. He has been trained by his grandfather, Geoff Barraclough... , Dale Garland Dale Garland Dale Garland is a Guernsey born British athlete, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. He competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and attended the 2008 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay squad, but did not run in the competition.-Commonwealth Games:* 2002... , Martyn Rooney Martyn Rooney Martyn Joseph Rooney is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and also finished fourth in the 4×400 metres relay. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics he won a silver medal with the Great Britain relay team... , Andrew Steele Andrew Steele Andrew Steele is a British 400 metres and 4x400 m relay runner in athletics.He was educated at St. Bede's College, Manchester, UK. He is the son of Dr. Chris Steele MBE, the resident health expert on ITV's This Morning.In 2008 Andrew competed in his first Olympic Games – Beijing 2008... , Rob Tobin |
4×400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay The Men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period... |
2:59.33 Steele Tobin Bingham Rooney |
1 Q | N/A | 2:58.81 Steele Tobin Bingham Rooney |
4 | |||
Decathlon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
-Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...
| Event | Daniel Awde Daniel Awde Daniel Awde is a British decathlete who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.In 2002 Awde, who competes for the Woodford Green with Essex Ladies athletics club, won the bronze medal in the under-15 event at the South of England Indoor Pentathlon competition... |
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| Result | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m (s) | 11.06 | 847 | 17 |
| Long jump (m) | 7.12 | 842 | 18 |
| Shot put (m) | 12.03 | 608 | 36 |
| High jump (m) | 1.78 | 610 | 36 |
| 400 m (s) | 47.16 | 950 | 1 |
| 110 m hurdles (s) | 14.69 | 887 | 20 |
| Discus throw (m) | 37.12 | 606 | 28 |
| Pole vault (m) | 4.90 | 880 | 7 |
| Javelin throw (m) | 53.10 | 636 | 19 |
| 1500 m (s) | 4:44.80 | 650 | 15 |
| Total | 7516 | 21 | |
Women
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| Montell Douglas Montell Douglas Montell Marcelle Douglas is a British sprinter and current British record holder for the 100 metres at 11.05.-Athletics career:... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record... |
11.36 | 2 Q | 11.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye is a British sprinter of Ghanaian origin.-Athletics career:Kwakye won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with teammates Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer and Vernicha James. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record... |
11.30 | 2 Q | 11.18 | 3 Q | 11.19 | 3 Q | 11.14 | 6 | ||
| Laura Turner Laura Turner Laura Kate Turner is a British sprinter who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, in the 4 x 100m relay and the 100m.... |
100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record... |
11.65 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Emily Freeman Emily Freeman Emily Kaye Freeman is a British senior female runner. She is currently associated with the Yorkshire / Wakefield Harriers & AC.... |
200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat ' and the next 8 fastest ' advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat ' and the next 4 fastest ' advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:... |
22.95 | 2 Q | 22.95 | 3 Q | 22.83 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... |
400 m | 51.87 | 3 Q | N/A | 52.11 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... |
400 m | 51.00 | 1 Q | N/A | 50.14 | 1 Q | 49.62 | |
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| Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... |
400 m | 51.81 | 2 Q | N/A | 50.71 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jennifer Meadows | 800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:... |
2:00.33 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:59.43 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics... |
800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:... |
1:59.01 | 2 Q | N/A | 1:59.53 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jemma Simpson Jemma Simpson Jemma Louise Simpson is a Cornish and British athlete who competes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She is the current British champion over 800m, winning both 2007, 2009 and 2010 British Championships... |
800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:... |
2:02.16 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Lisa Dobriskey Lisa Dobriskey Lisa Jane Dobriskey is an English middle distance athlete. She was the Commonwealth champion in the 1500 m in 2006. More recently, she won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships.... |
1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:... |
4:03.22 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:02.10 | 4 | |||||
| Susan Scott | 1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:... |
4:14.66 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Stephanie Twell Stephanie Twell Stephanie April "Steph" Twell is a Scottish middle distance runner. She was the winner of the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in 2008, and is a three time winner of the European Cross Country Championships junior women's race as well as being part of four winning Great Britain... |
1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:... |
4:06.68 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jo Pavey Jo Pavey Joanne Pavey is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Great Britain. She competes mainly in the 5000 metres distance but also on 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 10,000 metres events, and road racing. In 2006 she won silver in the 5000 m in the Commonwealth Games... |
5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 5000 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 6 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:... |
Withdrew - Fatigue | |||||||||
| 10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:... |
N/A | 31:12.30 | 12 | ||||||||
| Kate Reed Kate Reed Kate Amelia Reed is a British long-distance runner.She finished second at the 2006 World University Cross Country Championships and second in the team event at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships... |
10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:... |
N/A | 32:26.69 | 23 | |||||||
| Paula Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world record holder in the marathon with her time of 2:15:25 hours... |
Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00... |
N/A | 2:32:38 | 23 | |||||||
| Mara Yamauchi Mara Yamauchi Mara Rosalind Yamauchi is a British long distance track, and road running athlete. She currently holds the second fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind the world-record holder, Paula Radcliffe.... |
Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00... |
N/A | 2:27:29 | 6 | |||||||
| Liz Yelling Liz Yelling Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset... |
Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00... |
N/A | 2:33:12 | 26 | |||||||
| Johanna Jackson Johanna Jackson Johanna Jackson is a British race walker, and Commonwealth champion.-Achievements:-External links:... |
20 km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre walk The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 and 1:38.00 .-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
N/A | 1:31:33 NR | 22 | |||||||
| Sarah Claxton Sarah Claxton Sarah Claxton is an English athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.She finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
100 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualifying rule: first two of each heat plus the six fastest times qualified.-Semifinals:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.-Final:... |
12.97 | 3 Q | N/A | 12.84 | 4 Q | 12.94 | 8 | |||
| Tasha Danvers Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics... |
400 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:... |
55.19 | 1 Q | N/A | 54.31 | 2 Q | 53.84 | |
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| Helen Clitheroe Helen Clitheroe Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... |
3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.... |
9:29.14 NR | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Barbara Parker | 3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.... |
9:51.93 | 12 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jade Johnson Jade Johnson Jade Linsey Johnson is an English athlete, specialising in long jump.She is allergic to sand.Johnson came second in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Later she won the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships... |
Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:... |
6.61 | 11 Q | N/A | 6.64 | 7 | |||||
| Kate Dennison Kate Dennison Kate Dennison is an English pole vaulter. She is the British indoor record holder in the Pole Vault and she was also the British outdoor record holder in the event before Holly Bleasdale jumped 4.70 in July 2011.... |
Pole Vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualifying round :Qualifying Performance 4.60 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.... |
4.40 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Philippa Roles Philippa Roles Philippa Kate Roles is a Welsh discus thrower.Born in Neath, she studied at Neath Port Talbot College and is resident in London. Roles works for the train operating company Southern as a train driver on the London Metro services servicing South London... |
Discus Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .-Medalists:... |
57.44 | 16 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Zoe Derham Zoe Derham Zoe Lianne Derham is a female hammer thrower from England. Her personal best throw is 68.63 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Loughborough. This places her second on the British all-time list, behind Lorraine Shaw, who is also her coach.-Achievements:-External links:**... |
Hammer Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:... |
64.74 | 35 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999... |
Javelin Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20... |
62.99 | 5 Q | N/A | 65.75 NR | 4 | |||||
| Julie Hollman Julie Hollman Julie Caroline Hollman is an English heptathlete.-Early life:She grew up in Deeping St James, attending The Deepings School. Her sister Anne was also a heptathlete. Her mother Carol was a team manager at... |
Heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:... |
N/A | 5729 | ||||||||
| Kelly Sotherton Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton is an English heptathlete and 400m sprinter. She was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, and was the heptathlon gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth... |
Heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:... |
N/A | 6517 | ||||||||
| From: Emma Ania Emma Ania Emma Ania is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain.Ania represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas and Emily Freeman... , Montell Douglas Montell Douglas Montell Marcelle Douglas is a British sprinter and current British record holder for the 100 metres at 11.05.-Athletics career:... , Emily Freeman Emily Freeman Emily Kaye Freeman is a British senior female runner. She is currently associated with the Yorkshire / Wakefield Harriers & AC.... , Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Kwakye Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye is a British sprinter of Ghanaian origin.-Athletics career:Kwakye won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with teammates Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer and Vernicha James. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth... , Ashlee Nelson Ashlee Nelson Aslee Nelson is an professional English sprinter who specialises in 100m. She is the younger sister of English sprinter Alexander Nelson.Her personal best are 11.36 100m and 23.46 over 200m.... , Anyika Onuora Anyika Onuora Anyika Onuora is a British sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres, and also the 4×100 metres relay.Her first major junior international competition was the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships, where she finished fifth in the 100 m event and won a silver medal with... , Laura Turner Laura Turner Laura Kate Turner is a British sprinter who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, in the 4 x 100m relay and the 100m.... |
4×100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay The Women's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period... |
43.02 Kwakye Douglas Freeman Ania |
2 Q | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| From: Vicki Barr Vicki Barr (athlete) Victoria "Vicki" Barr is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. Her personal best for the event is 52.40 seconds. She is a frequent member of the British 4×400 m relay team and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in 2010... , Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... , Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... , Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... , Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics... , Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... , Kelly Sotherton Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton is an English heptathlete and 400m sprinter. She was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, and was the heptathlon gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth... |
4×400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x400 metre relay The Women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were only 16 NOCs competing at this event... |
3:25.48 Sanders Sotherton Okoro Ohurougu |
3 Q | N/A | 3:22.68 | 5 | |||||
Heptathlon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
-Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:...
| Event | Julie Hollman Julie Hollman Julie Caroline Hollman is an English heptathlete.-Early life:She grew up in Deeping St James, attending The Deepings School. Her sister Anne was also a heptathlete. Her mother Carol was a team manager at... |
Kelly Sotherton Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton is an English heptathlete and 400m sprinter. She was the bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also was a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, and was the heptathlon gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth... |
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| Results | Points | Rank | Results | Points | Rank | |
| 100 m hurdles (s) | 14.43 | 918 | 37 | 13.18 | 1097 | 4 |
| High jump (m) | 1.77 | 941 | 14 | 1.83 | 1016 | 6 |
| Shot put (m) | 12.45 | 691 | 32 | 13.87 | 785 | 14 |
| 200 m (s) | 25.41 | 850 | 33 | 23.39 | 1040 | 2 |
| Long jump (m) | 6.13 | 890 | 15 | 6.33 | 953 | 9 |
| Javelin throw (m) | 39.08 | 650 | 12 | 37.66 | 622 | 15 |
| 800 m (s) | 2:22.54 | 789 | 7 | 2:07.34 | 1004 | 2 |
| Total | 5729 | 6517 | ||||
Lyudmila Blonska
Lyudmyla Leonydivna Blonska , née Shevchuk is a Ukrainian heptathlete, long jumper and 2006 World Indoor champion pentathlete. She was given a lifetime ban from competition after failing a drug test at the 2008 Summer Olympics, her second doping offense.-Life and career:Blonska practiced rhythmic...
of the Ukraine
Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:- Archery:Ukraine's men's archery team took seventh place at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, earning the nation a full complement of three qualification spots for the Olympic men's competitions. The women's team finished in tenth place, six points shy of qualifying as well...
, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both British heptathletes moved up a position.
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Badminton
Six British badminton players went to the Games, competing in four out of the five badminton events. They did not win any medals, thus failing to reach the one medal target set by UK SportUK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
. The mixed doubles
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles
These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...
pairing of Gail Emms
Gail Emms
Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments....
and Nathan Robertson
Nathan Robertson
Nathan James Robertson is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event...
, who won silver
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles
These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Medalists:-Round of 32:all matches on August 14 winners in bold-Round of 16:August 15winners in bold...
in the 2004 Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, progressed furthest amongst the British athletes, reaching the quarterfinals.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Andrew Smith Andrew Smith (badminton) Andrew Michael Smith is an English badminton player.-Career:He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006... |
Men's singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
W 10–21 21–12 21–15 |
L 16–21 21–13 21–17 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Tracey Hallam Tracey Hallam -Career:Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first two rounds... |
Women's singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
W 21–15 21C–17 |
W 21–18 21–13 |
L 7–21 10–21 |
Did not advance | |||
| Gail Emms Gail Emms Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments.... , Donna Kellogg Donna Kellogg Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland... |
Women's doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles These are the results of the women's doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
N/A |  ChienChien Yu Chin Chien Yu-Chin is a female badminton player from Republic of China.Chien competed for Republic of China as Chinese Taipei in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing... , Cheng (TPE Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports. Since 1984, athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as "Chinese Taipei", not as the "Republic of China ", due to opposition from the People's Republic of China.According... ) L 19–21 13–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Anthony Clark Anthony Clark (badminton) Anthony Ian Clark is an English badminton player.-2004 Summer Olympics:Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson... , Donna Kellogg Donna Kellogg Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland... |
Mixed doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
N/A |  HeHe Hanbin He Hanbin is a male badminton player from China.- Career :A doubles specialist, He won men's doubles at the Austrian International tourney with Guo Zhendong in 2007. Most of his accomplishments, however, have come in mixed doubles with Yu Yang... , Yu Yu Yang (badminton) Yu Yang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Yu and her regular partner Du Jing have steadily emerged as one of the world's elite women's doubles teams since 2004. They confirmed this status by winning the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in... (CHN China at the 2008 Summer Olympics China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China.... ) L 15–21 8–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Gail Emms Gail Emms Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments.... , Nathan Robertson Nathan Robertson Nathan James Robertson is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event... |
Mixed doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
N/A | Zheng Zheng Bo Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first... , Gao Gao Ling Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned... (CHN China at the 2008 Summer Olympics China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China.... ) W 21–16 16–21 21–19 |
 LeeLee Yong-dae Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player... , Lee Lee Hyo-jung Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae... (KOR South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results... ) L 19–21 12–21 |
Did not advance | |||
Boxing
A total of eight boxers qualified. David PriceDavid Price (boxer)
David Price is a professional British heavyweight boxer from Liverpool.-Amateur career:The 6 ' 8 Price boxed out of Salisbury ABC and in 2003 became the youngest ever A.B.A champion in the Super-Heavyweight division, he was 19 years and 272 days old...
and Tony Jeffries
Tony Jeffries
Tony David Jeffries is an English professional boxer who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics...
both won bronze medals in the super heavyweight
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight
The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms ....
and light heavyweight divisions respectively. Middleweight James DeGale
James DeGale
He is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club...
won a gold medal in the middleweight class. It was the first time that Great Britain has won more than one medal in boxing in a single games since 1972, and the best result for Great Britain in boxing since 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Khalid Yafai | Flyweight | N/A | L 3–9 |
Did not advance | |||
| Joe Murray Joe Murray (boxer) Joseph Murray is a former amateur boxer from Levenshulme, Manchester, England. He is best known for winning a medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at bantamweight and has recently signed professional terms with Hatton Promotions. His brother John is the reigning British... |
Bantamweight | L 7–17 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Frankie Gavin Frankie Gavin (boxer) Frankie Raymond Gavin is a British professional boxer from Birmingham who, whilst an amateur, won the gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to become English boxing's first ever World Amateur champion.... |
Lightweight | Withdrew - Failed to make weight | |||||
| Bradley Saunders Bradley Saunders Bradley Saunders is a British amateur boxer who won bronze at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Amateur career:... |
Light welterweight | W 4–2 (KO) |
L 7–11 |
Did not advance | |||
| Billy Joe Saunders Billy Joe Saunders Billy Joe Saunders is a British professional boxer, who after a distinguished junior career qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Career:... |
Welterweight | W 14–3 |
L 6–13 |
Did not advance | |||
| James DeGale James DeGale He is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club... |
Middleweight | W 13–4 |
W 11–5 |
W 8–3 |
W 10–3 |
W 16–14 |
|
| Tony Jeffries Tony Jeffries Tony David Jeffries is an English professional boxer who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
Light heavyweight | Bye | W 5–5 (PTS) |
W 10–2 |
L 3–10 |
Did not advance | |
| David Price David Price (boxer) David Price is a professional British heavyweight boxer from Liverpool.-Amateur career:The 6 ' 8 Price boxed out of Salisbury ABC and in 2003 became the youngest ever A.B.A champion in the Super-Heavyweight division, he was 19 years and 272 days old... |
Super heavyweight Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Super heavyweight The super heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the heaviest class. Super heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing over 91 kilograms .... |
N/A | W 2–2 (RSC) |
W 3–1 (RSCI) |
L 1–11 (RSCH) |
Did not advance | |
Key:
- KO = Knock-out
- PTS = Overall jury points
- RSC = Referee stopped contest
- RSCH = Referee stopped contest due to head injury
- RSCI = Referee stopped contest due to injured competitor
Canoeing
Seven competitors joined Team GB for the canoeing events, with four in the flatwater and three in the slalom. Anna HemmingsAnna Hemmings
Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals....
and Jessica Walker
Jessica Walker
Jessica Samantha Walker is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event to Mark Battersby of Turkmenistan.-References:*...
, in the K-2 kayaking pairs, were added later after complications with the Spanish team. Three medals were won, two by Tim Brabants
Tim Brabants
Tim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had...
, who had previously won a bronze at the 2000 Olympics
Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. This exceeded the target of two set by UK Sport
UK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
.
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Flatwater
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tim Brabants Tim Brabants Tim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had... |
Men's K-1 500 m | 1:36.338 | 1 Q | 1:42.530 | 3 Q | 1:37.671 | |
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:27.828 | 1 Q | N/A | 3:26.323 | |
||
| Lucy Wainwright | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:50.103 | 3 Q | 1:52.580 | 2 Q | 1:53.102 | 7 |
| Anna Hemmings Anna Hemmings Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals.... , Jessica Walker Jessica Walker Jessica Samantha Walker is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 500 m event to Mark Battersby of Turkmenistan.-References:*... |
Women's K-2 500 m | 1:47.435 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
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Slalom
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | Total | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| David Florence David Florence David Florence is a British slalom canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's slalom C-1 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Early life:... |
Men's C-1 | 89.47 | 7 | 82.16 | 1 | 171.63 | 3 Q | 90.46 | 4 Q | 89.43 | 2 | 178.61 | |
| Fiona Pennie Fiona Pennie Fiona Pennie is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 1997. She won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in 2000 and won the overall Junior World Cup Series in the same year. As an Under 23 athlete, she won a team bronze medal in 2004 and an individual... |
Women's K-1 | 160.06 | 19 | 99.00 | 7 | 259.06 | 17 | Did not advance | |||||
| Campbell Walsh Campbell Walsh Campbell Walsh is a Scottish slalom canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004.... |
Men's K-1 | 86.72 | 14 | 85.72 | 8 | 172.44 | 9 Q | 95.74 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
Cycling
Team GB's cycling squad for Beijing totaled twenty five entrants in the four disciplines. Included were two reigning Olympic track cycling championsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins, plus a further two medal winners from 2004, as well as several reigning track world champions
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007...
. Great Britain won fourteen cycling medals (eight gold, four silver and two bronze) in total to top the cycling medal table.
On the track Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
was the only member of the squad of fourteen not to win at least one medal. Chris Hoy became Scotland's most successful Olympic competitor ever, and the first Briton to win 3 gold medals at a single Olympic games since Henry Taylor
Henry Taylor (swimmer)
Henry Taylor was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, and continued to swim competitively until 1926...
in 1908. His success resulted in the velodrome
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014...
in Glasgow being named in his honour. Rebecca Romero became the first British woman in history to win a medal in two different Olympic sports by following her silver medal in the quadruple sculls
Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Quadruple Sculls
These are the results of the Women's quadruple sculls competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Quadruple Sculls women:-Heat 1 - August 15, 09:40:...
rowing in 2004 with gold in the women's individual pursuit.
In the debut appearance of BMX events at the Olympics, world champion Shanaze Reade
Shanaze Reade
Shanaze Danielle Reade is a professional British Bicycle Motocross racer and track cyclist whose prime competitive years began in 2002. She has won the UCI BMX World Championships three times...
finished out of the medals after crashing out of the women's final. Reade had been unbeaten all year and was the favourite to win the women's title.
On the road Nicole Cooke's win in the women's road race provided the first Olympic gold for an athlete from Wales
Sport in Wales
The most popular sports in Wales are rugby union and football. Like the other countries of the United Kingdom, Wales enjoys independent representation in major world sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Rugby World Cup and in the Commonwealth Games, but competes as part of England in cricket...
since Richard Meade
Richard Meade
Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.In 1964, Meade won the Burghley Horse Trials on Barberry...
in 1972.
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BMX
| Athlete | Events | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Liam Phillips Liam Phillips Liam Phillips is a BMX racing cyclist. In 2008 he was selected for the Great Britain team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:... |
Men's BMX | 37.392 | 28 | 18 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Shanaze Reade Shanaze Reade Shanaze Danielle Reade is a professional British Bicycle Motocross racer and track cyclist whose prime competitive years began in 2002. She has won the UCI BMX World Championships three times... |
Women's BMX | 36.882 | 2 | N/A | 10 | 5 | Relegated | 8 | |
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Mountain bike
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oli Beckingsale Oli Beckingsale Oliver James Beckingsale , is a professional mountain biker. He represented Britain at the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and England at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006... |
Men's cross-country | 2:01:25 | 12 |
| Liam Killeen Liam Killeen Liam Killeen , is a professional mountain biker. He represented England at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 where he came 3rd, and in 2006 he won the Cross Country race... |
Men's cross-country | 2:00:14 | 7 |
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Road
Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis Jonathan Bellis is a Manx racing cyclist from Douglas, riding for . He has represented Great Britain on the track and the road.... |
Road race | DNF | - |
| Steve Cummings Steve Cummings Stephen Philip Cummings is an English racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .-Biography:Cummings won the team pursuit at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He also took bronze in the individual pursuit... |
Road race | DNF | - |
| Time trial | 1:05:07.91 | 11 | |
| Roger Hammond | Road race | DNF | - |
| Ben Swift Ben Swift Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:... |
Road race | DNF | - |
Key: DNF=Did not finish
Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Cooke Nicole Cooke Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE is a Welsh professional road bicycle racer for the Mario Cipollini - Giordana Team team, and is the current Olympic road race champion.-Early life:... |
Road race | 3:32.24 | |
| Time trial | 37:14.25 | 15 | |
| Sharon Laws Sharon Laws Sharon Laws is a British professional cyclist, riding for . She is an environmental advisor for the mining company, Rio Tinto, in Australia. She was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and has lived in Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the UK.... |
Road race | 3:33.17 | 35 |
| Emma Pooley Emma Pooley Emma Jane Pooley is an English professional cyclist and Olympic silver medallist currently riding for . Pooley was the 2010 World Time Trial Champion and is a former British Road Race and Time Trial Champion.-Biography:... |
Road race | 3:32.55 | 23 |
| Time trial | 35:16.01 | |
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Track
Sprints
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1/16 finals (Repechage) |
1/8 finals (Repechage) |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Times Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | ||
| Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner... |
Men's sprint | 9.815 73.357 |
1 Q | W 10.607 67.879 |
W 10.636 67.694 |
W 10.820, W 10.302 |
W 10.260, W 10.358 |
W 12.228, W 10.216 |
|
| Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great... |
Men's sprint | 9.857 73.044 |
2 Q | W 10.672 67.466 |
W 10.531 68.369 |
W 10.546, W 10.595 |
W 10.594, W 10.335 |
L, L |
|
| Victoria Pendleton Victoria Pendleton Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:... |
Women's sprint | 10.963 65.675 |
1 Q | N/A | W 11.736 61.349 |
W 11.839, W 11.672 |
W 11.537, W 11.885 |
W 11.363, W 11.118 |
|
| Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner... , Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great... , Jamie Staff Jamie Staff Jamie Alan Staff MBE is an English racing cyclist and coach, formerly on BMX and later on the track. A World and Olympic champion, he has also won numerous other medals at World Championships, World Cups and at the Commonwealth Games.... |
Men's team sprint | 42.950 62.863 |
1 Q | N/A |  United StatesUnited States at the 2008 Summer Olympics The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in... W 43.034 62.741 |
N/A |  FranceFrance at the 2008 Summer Olympics -Medalists:- Diving:MenNo CompetitorsWomen- Swimming:France will be represented by 35 swimmers, including Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou.MenWomen- Synchronised Swimming:... W 43.128 62.604 |
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Pursuits
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1st round | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Wendy Houvenaghel Wendy Houvenaghel Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a British racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter... |
Women's individual pursuit | 3:28.443 NR | 1 Q | 3:27.829 |
2 Q | 3:30.395 |
|
| Rebecca Romero Rebecca Romero Rebecca Jayne Romero MBE is an English sportsperson, a former World Champion and Olympic Games medallist at rowing, and a former World champion and reigning Olympic champion track cyclist.-Biography:... |
Women's individual pursuit | 3:28.641 | 2 Q | 3:27.703 NR |
1 Q | 3:28.321 |
|
| Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
Men's individual pursuit | 4:15.031 | 1 Q | 4:16.571 |
1 Q | 4:16.977 |
|
| Steven Burke Steven Burke Steven James Burke is a British track and road cyclist who rides for the . He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal... |
Men's individual pursuit | 4:22.260 | 5 Q | 4:21.558 |
3 Q | Bronze final 4:20.947 |
|
| Ed Clancy Ed Clancy Edward Clancy MBE is an English professional track and road bicycle racer who rides for the team. On the track his specialist discipline is the pursuit. He won the first stage of the 2005 Tour of Berlin. He also won 2007 team pursuit world championship... , Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... , Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
Men's team pursuit | 3:57.101 | 1 Q | 3:55.202 WR |
1 Q | 3:53.314 WR |
|
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Ross Edgar Ross Edgar Ross Edgar is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean... |
Men's keirin | 1 Q | N/A | 1 Q | |
| Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner... |
Men's keirin | 1 Q | N/A | 1 Q | |
Points races
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Newton Chris Newton Christopher Malcolm Newton is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.-Biography:Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough... |
Men's points race | 56 | |
| Rebecca Romero Rebecca Romero Rebecca Jayne Romero MBE is an English sportsperson, a former World Champion and Olympic Games medallist at rowing, and a former World champion and reigning Olympic champion track cyclist.-Biography:... |
Women's points race | 3 | 11 |
| Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... , Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
Men's madison | 6 | 9 |
Diving
A total of ten divers were part of Team GB in the individual and synchronised diving events, including 14 year old Tom DaleyTom Daley (diver)
Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley is an English diver who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and...
, the 2008 European 10 m champion and one of the youngest athletes to ever compete for Great Britain at an Olympics.
Men
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tom Daley Tom Daley (diver) Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley is an English diver who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and... |
10 m individual platform | 440.40 | 12 Q | 458.60 | 8 Q | 463.55 | 7 |
| Ben Swain Ben Swain Benjamin William Oliver Swain from Welwyn Garden City is a British synchronized diver. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Swain took part in the Mens 3m Springboard Synchronized event.-References:... |
3 m individual springboard | 390.30 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Peter Waterfield Peter Waterfield Peter Graham Waterfield is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner Leon Taylor... |
10 m individual platform | 497.65 | 4 Q | 430.95 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Blake Aldridge Blake Aldridge Blake Aldridge is a British synchronised diver, who dives for The Crystal Palace Diving Club. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics he took part in the Men's 10m Synchronised event. Aldridge and his 14-year-old diving partner, Tom Daley, finished in eighth position in the final in an event... , Tom Daley Tom Daley (diver) Thomas Robert "Tom" Daley is an English diver who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 FINA World Champion in the individual event at the age of 15. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club. He has made an impact in national and... |
10 m synchronised platform | N/A | 408.48 | 8 | |||
| Nick Robinson-Baker Nick Robinson-Baker Nicholas Robinson-Baker is a British synchronized diver. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he placed 7th overall in the springboard event.-References:... , Ben Swain Ben Swain Benjamin William Oliver Swain from Welwyn Garden City is a British synchronized diver. During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, Swain took part in the Mens 3m Springboard Synchronized event.-References:... |
3 m synchronised springboard | N/A | 402.36 | 7 | |||
Women
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tonia Couch Tonia Couch Tonia Couch is a British diver.-Diving achievements:-External links:*... |
10 m individual platform | 320.40 | 12 Q | 297.20 | 12 Q | 328.70 | 8 |
| Rebecca Gallantree | 3 m individual springboard | 232.75 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Stacie Powell | 10 m individual platform | 313.90 | 14 Q | 301.75 | 11 Q | 303.50 | 10 |
| Tonia Couch Tonia Couch Tonia Couch is a British diver.-Diving achievements:-External links:*... , Stacie Powell |
10 m synchronised platform | N/A | 303.48 | 8 | |||
| Tandi Gerrard, Hayley Sage |
3 m synchronised springboard | N/A | 278.25 | 8 | |||
Equestrian
A total of twelve entrants competed for Team GB in the three equestrian disciplines that took place in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
, the reigning world eventing champion
Eventing World Championship
The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games , began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing...
and granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, had been included in the squad until her horse, Toytown
Toytown (horse)
Toytown, a chestnut gelding born in 1992, standing at 17hh and with particularly distinctive markings including a white blaze and white spots, is a British event horse owned and ridden by Zara Phillips...
, sustained an injury, which meant she missed her second successive Olympics.
Dressage
(Total scores are the average of qualifying round 2 and freestyle final for the individual competition, and average of individual round 1 scores for the team competition.)| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Freestyle final | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded... |
Mistral Hojris | Individual | 65.917 | 24 Q | 67.160 | 18 | Did not advance | 67.160 | 18 | |
| Jane Gregory Jane Gregory Jane Gregory , was an international equestrian. She first rode for her country in 1994, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at the Atlanta and Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life :Born in Bromley, Kent, Gregory came from a non-equestrian... |
Lucky Star | Individual | 63.375 | 31 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Emma Hindle Emma Hindle Emma Hindle is a British international equestrian. She first rode for her country in 2004, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at both the Athens and Beijing Olympic Games.... |
Lancet 2 | Individual | 71.125 | 4 Q | 70.440 | 9 Q | 74.250 | 6 | 72.345 | 7 |
| Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded... , Jane Gregory Jane Gregory Jane Gregory , was an international equestrian. She first rode for her country in 1994, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at the Atlanta and Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life :Born in Bromley, Kent, Gregory came from a non-equestrian... , Emma Hindle Emma Hindle Emma Hindle is a British international equestrian. She first rode for her country in 2004, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at both the Athens and Beijing Olympic Games.... |
Mistral Hojris Lucky Star Lancet 2 |
Team | 66.805 | 6 | N/A | 66.805 | 6 | |||
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Show jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifier | Final | |||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Tina Cook | Miners Frolic | Individual | 40.20 | 13 | 17.20 | 10 | - | 6 Q | - | 3 | 57.40 | |
| Daisy Dick Daisy Dick Daisy Berkeley, formerly known as Daisy Dick is a British three-day eventing rider. With her horse Spring Along, she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... |
Spring Along | Individual | 51.70 | 37 | 17.20 | 24 | 11 | 24 | Did not advance | 79.90 | 24 | |
| William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... |
Parkmore Ed | Individual | 50.20 | 34 | 10.00 | 14 | 4 | 14 Q | 4 | 12 | 68.20 | 12 |
| Sharon Hunt Sharon Hunt Sharon Ann Hunt is a British three-day eventing rider.Hunt was educated at Culford School and the Perse School for Girls... |
Tankers Town | Individual | 43.50 | 18 | 27.60 | 38 | 4 | 35 | Did not advance | 95.90 | 35 | |
| Mary King Mary King (equestrian) Mary Elizabeth King is a British Olympic equestrian sportswoman who has represented Great Britain at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008, winning one silver and one bronze medal in the team eventing... |
Call Again Cavalier | Individual | 38.10 | 9 | 18.00 | 5 | 8 | 13 Q | 4 | 11 | 68.10 | 11 |
| Tina Cook, Daisy Dick Daisy Dick Daisy Berkeley, formerly known as Daisy Dick is a British three-day eventing rider. With her horse Spring Along, she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... , William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... , Sharon Hunt Sharon Hunt Sharon Ann Hunt is a British three-day eventing rider.Hunt was educated at Culford School and the Perse School for Girls... , Mary King Mary King (equestrian) Mary Elizabeth King is a British Olympic equestrian sportswoman who has represented Great Britain at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008, winning one silver and one bronze medal in the team eventing... |
Miners Frolic Spring Along Parkmore Ed Tankers Town Call Again Cavalier |
Team | 121.80 | 4 | 51.90 | 3 | N/A | 12 | 3 | 185.70 | |
|
Show jumping
Individual| Athlete | Horse | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 3 | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round A | Round B | Total | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||
| Ben Maher Ben Maher Ben Maher is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Ben is married. His wife is Kathleen Maher, a model and a show jumper as well. Together they live in Great Britain.-2010:... |
Rolette | 1 | =14 | 4 | 5 | =13 | 0 | 5 | 6 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 20 | =20 | 20 | =20 |
| Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:... |
Russel | 1 | =14 | 8 | 9 | =22 | 13 | 22 | =31 Q | 12 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.He competes in international competitions and rides a number of horses, owned by both himself and others... |
Fresh Direct Corlato | 4 | =30 | 4 | 8 | =16 | 8 | 16 | =18 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 16 | =17 | 16 | =16 |
| John Whitaker | Peppermill | 5 | =39 | Withdrew - Lame horse | |||||||||||
| Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years... |
Suncal Portofino 63 | Withdrew - Lame horse | |||||||||||||
Team
| Athlete | Horse | Qualifying round | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | ||
| Ben Maher Ben Maher Ben Maher is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Ben is married. His wife is Kathleen Maher, a model and a show jumper as well. Together they live in Great Britain.-2010:... , Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:... , Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.He competes in international competitions and rides a number of horses, owned by both himself and others... , John Whitaker |
Rolette Russel Fresh Direct Corlato Peppermill |
6 | =6 Q | 16 | =4 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee...
, Germany
Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games...
, Ireland
Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland has contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland.-Medalists:- Athletics:...
and Norway
Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Norway competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.On 10 June, the NOC selected 50 athletes for the Olympic Games. A week later, a further eight athletes were added. More selections were made on 17 June, 1 July, 14 July and 17 July...
tested positive for a banned substance. The riders were subsequently disqualified from the individual competition and if the B samples test positive then Brazil, Germany and Norway will be disqualified from the team competition and Great Britain will move into 5th place.
Fencing
Great Britain qualified three fencers for the fencing competition. Two of these came from the re-allocation of places by the Fédération Internationale d'EscrimeFédération Internationale d'Escrime
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. It was founded on November 29, 1913 in Paris, France. Today, its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland...
(FIE), the governing body for Olympic fencing, after the withdrawal of other fencers.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
||
| Martina Emanuel | Women's individual foil | L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Richard Kruse Richard Kruse Richard Kruse is a British fencer who has twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics.... |
Men's individual foil | N/A | W 15–6 |
L 9–10 |
Did not advance | ||
| Alex O'Connell Alex O'Connell (fencer) Alexander O'Connell is a fencer who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games. O'Connell was defeated in the first round of this competition.-References:... |
Men's individual sabre | L 14–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Gymnastics
Team GB entered nine gymnasts into the artistic and trampoline events. Louis SmithLouis Smith (gymnast)
Louis Antoine Smith is an English artistic gymnast from Eye near Peterborough. He is a member of the Huntingdon Gymnastics club, training alongside teammate Daniel Keatings under coach, Paul Hall....
, in winning the bronze medal in the men's pommel horse, became the first ever British gymnast to win an individual apparatus medal in gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, and the first Briton to win any individual gymnastics medal since Walter Tysall
Walter Tysall
Walter Tysall was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Birmingham and died in Ashton-on-Ribble.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the individual all-around.-External links:*...
won men's all-around
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...
medal in 1908. Laura Jones
Laura Jones (gymnast)
Laura Victoria Jones is a British gymnast selected for the Great Britain team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games but had to drop out due to injury, to be replaced by Imogen Cairns....
was originally chosen for the artistic gymnastics but, due to a slipped disc in her back, she was replaced by the reserve Imogen Cairns
Imogen Cairns
Imogen Jane Cairns is an English gymnast. She has won the British Junior Championship twice, in 2003 & 2004. She is coached by Liz Kincaid at the Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead, Somerset. In 2005 at the DTB Cup She placed 4th on vault and 3rd for her floor exercise...
.
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Artistic
Men
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Daniel Keatings Daniel Keatings Daniel Ryan Keatings is a British artistic gymnast. He trains at the Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club under coach, Paul Hall alongside teammate Louis Smith.... |
All-around | 14.900 | 15.175 | 13.775 | 15.625 | 14.900 | 14.575 | 88.950 | 25 Q | 89.000 | 20 |
| Floor | 14.900 | N/A | 14.900 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Pommel horse | N/A | 15.175 | N/A | 15.175 | 10 | ||||||
| Rings | N/A | 13.775 | N/A | 13.775 | 64 | ||||||
| Vault | N/A | 15.625 | N/A | 15.625 | 54 | ||||||
| Parallel bars | N/A | 14.900 | N/A | 14.900 | 50 | ||||||
| Horizontal bar | N/A | 14.575 | 14.575 | 39 | |||||||
| Louis Smith Louis Smith (gymnast) Louis Antoine Smith is an English artistic gymnast from Eye near Peterborough. He is a member of the Huntingdon Gymnastics club, training alongside teammate Daniel Keatings under coach, Paul Hall.... |
All-around | 13.700 | 15.325 | 13.325 | 15.375 | 13.425 | 14.175 | 85.325 | 41 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 13.700 | N/A | 13.700 | 70 | |||||||
| Pommel horse | N/A | 15.325 | N/A | 15.325 | 5 Q | 15.725 | |
||||
| Rings | N/A | 13.325 | N/A | 13.325 | 69 | Did not advance | |||||
| Vault | N/A | 15.375 | N/A | 15.375 | 62 | ||||||
| Parallel bars | N/A | 13.425 | N/A | 13.425 | 73 | ||||||
| Horizontal bar | N/A | 14.175 | 14.175 | 56 | |||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Vault | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Imogen Cairns Imogen Cairns Imogen Jane Cairns is an English gymnast. She has won the British Junior Championship twice, in 2003 & 2004. She is coached by Liz Kincaid at the Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead, Somerset. In 2005 at the DTB Cup She placed 4th on vault and 3rd for her floor exercise... |
All-around | 14.8550 | 14.850 | 13.475 | 14.175 | 57.050 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 14.550 | N/A | 14.550 | 23 | |||||
| Vault | N/A | 14.850 | N/A | 14.850 | 30 | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 13.475 | N/A | 13.475 | 68 | ||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 14.175 | 14.175 | 52 | |||||
| Beckie Downie | All-around | 14.150 | 15.050 | 14.650 | 14.225 | 58.075 | 24 Q | 59.450 | 12 |
| Floor | 14.150 | N/A | 14.150 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vault | N/A | 15.050 | N/A | 15.050 | 22 | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 14.650 | N/A | 14.650 | 33 | ||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 14.175 | 14.175 | 50 | |||||
| Marissa King Marissa King -Biography:Marissa Petra King is a British gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as well as the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Marissa is the daughter of a British Father and Thai mother and began gymnastics at age 8... |
All-around | 13.750 | 14.875 | 13.475 | 14.325 | 56.425 | 42 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 13.750 | N/A | 13.750 | 62 | |||||
| Vault | N/A | 14.875 | N/A | 14.875 | 28 | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 13.475 | N/A | 13.475 | 69 | ||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 14.325 | 14.325 | 46 | |||||
| Beth Tweddle Beth Tweddle Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is an English gymnast. Tweddle is a three time world champion having won the 2010 World Championships and 2006 World Championshipson the uneven bars and the 2009 World Championships on the floor... |
All-around | 14.950 | - | 15.650 | - | 30.600 | 81 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 14.950 | N/A | 14.950 | 11 | |||||
| Vault | N/A | - | N/A | - | - | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 15.650 | N/A | 15.650 | 8 Q | 16.625 | 4 | ||
| Balance beam | N/A | - | - | - | Did not advance | ||||
| Hannah Whelan Hannah Whelan Hannah Kate Whelan is a British artistic gymnast from Stockport. She was the youngest member of the 2008 Summer Olympic British team where she helped the team to a 9th place finish... |
All-around | 14.125 | 13.500 | - | 14.325 | 41.950 | 78 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | 14.125 | N/A | 14.125 | 46 | |||||
| Vault | N/A | 13.500 | N/A | 13.500 | 79 | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | - | N/A | - | - | ||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 14.325 | 14.325 | 45 | |||||
| Rebecca Wing Rebecca Wing Rebecca Wing is an English artistic gymnast from Farnborough, Hampshire. She was a member of the Great British 2008 Summer Olympics artistic gymnastics team and a member of the British team that came 6th at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart... |
All-around | - | 14.550 | 14.575 | 14.575 | 43.225 | 73 | Did not advance | |
| Floor | - | N/A | - | - | |||||
| Vault | N/A | 14.550 | N/A | 14.550 | 49 | ||||
| Uneven bars | N/A | 14.575 | N/A | 14.575 | 56 | ||||
| Balance beam | N/A | 14.575 | 14.575 | 39 | |||||
| Imogen Cairns Imogen Cairns Imogen Jane Cairns is an English gymnast. She has won the British Junior Championship twice, in 2003 & 2004. She is coached by Liz Kincaid at the Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead, Somerset. In 2005 at the DTB Cup She placed 4th on vault and 3rd for her floor exercise... , Becky Downie Becky Downie Rebecca Lauren Downie is a British gymnast from Nottingham, England.-Early career:Downie began training in gymnastics at the age of 7 at Bigwood Gymnastics Club before moving to Notts Gymnastics Club as she continued to succeed. There, coached by Claire Starkey, she has won many junior titles... , Marissa King Marissa King -Biography:Marissa Petra King is a British gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as well as the 2007 and 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Marissa is the daughter of a British Father and Thai mother and began gymnastics at age 8... , Beth Tweddle Beth Tweddle Elizabeth "Beth" Kimberly Tweddle MBE is an English gymnast. Tweddle is a three time world champion having won the 2010 World Championships and 2006 World Championshipson the uneven bars and the 2009 World Championships on the floor... , Hannah Whelan Hannah Whelan Hannah Kate Whelan is a British artistic gymnast from Stockport. She was the youngest member of the 2008 Summer Olympic British team where she helped the team to a 9th place finish... , Rebecca Wing Rebecca Wing Rebecca Wing is an English artistic gymnast from Farnborough, Hampshire. She was a member of the Great British 2008 Summer Olympics artistic gymnastics team and a member of the British team that came 6th at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart... |
Team | 57.775 | 59.325 | 57.875 | 57.450 | 232.425 | 9 | Did not advance | |
The result of the uneven bars final, in which Britain's Beth Tweddle placed 4th, was called into question after documents were found that seemed to say that Chinese gymnasts He Kexin
He Kexin
He Kexin is a Chinese gymnast. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics team. In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. On the bars she was one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00...
and Yang Yilin
Yang Yilin
Yang Yilin is a Chinese gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist and a member of the gold medal winning Chinese Olympics gymnastics team. Yang was also the 2007 World Championships bronze medalist on the uneven bars.-Gymnastic career:...
were only 14, and therefore under the age required to compete, at the time of the games. An investigation into their ages was launched by the IOC to determine whether it was necessary to disqualify them, thus Tweddle's standing could have been changed to 2nd, giving her a silver medal. After a five and a half week investigation the Chinese athletes were cleared and the original results allowed to stand.
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Trampoline
- Claire WrightClaire WrightClaire Louise Wright is a British trampolinist. She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff....
was the only British competitor on the trampoline.
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Claire Wright Claire Wright Claire Louise Wright is a British trampolinist. She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.... |
Women's individual | 63.10 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Men
The Great Britain men's teamGreat Britain and Northern Ireland national field hockey team
The Great Britain national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in Olympic field hockey tournaments. They won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
qualified for the men's Olympic hockey tournament after a must-win game against India
India national field hockey team
The India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
in the final of the Olympic qualifying event. Great Britain was drawn in Group B of the Olympic tournament based on world rankings on 18 April 2008. Having finished 3rd in the pool the team went on to finish 5th overall, beating South Korea
South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics
South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results...
in the 5th vs. 6th place playoff. Matt Daly
Matt Daly
Matt Daly is an English field hockey player who plays as a centre forward or right wing.Competing for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, he represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has 66 caps representing England and 29 caps representing Great...
was the top scorer for the team with three goals.
Team roster and tournament statistics
| № | Player | GP | G | S | FG | PC | PS |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GK) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Team totals | 6 | 15 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
Legend:
Pool B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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5th and 6th place classification
Women
The Great Britain Women's teamGreat Britain and Northern Ireland women's national field hockey team
The Great Britain women's national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in Olympic field hockey tournaments. In all other competitions, including the Hockey World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, the four home nations compete in their own right: England, Ireland , Scotland and...
qualified for the women's Olympic hockey tournament during the 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship for women is the 8th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It was held in Manchester, England from August 18 to August 25, 2007.In the final, Germany upset Netherlands to clinch the first title...
. Great Britain was drawn in Group B of the Olympic tournament based on world rankings on 5 May 2008. Having finished 3rd in the pool and proceeded to the 5th and 6th place classification match where they lost to Australia
Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors...
. Crista Cullen
Crista Cullen
Crista Kerio Cullen is an English field hockey player fullback.-Early life:...
was the team's top scorer in the tournament with 3 goals.
Team roster and tournament statistics
| № | Player | GP | G | S | FG | PC | PS | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (GK) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Team totals | 6 | 7 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
Legend:
Pool B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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5th and 6th place classification match
Judo
Team GB was represented by seven athletes in the Judo events. No British Judoka made it past the quarterfinal stages of competition or through to the medal match of the repechageRepechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
, meaning the team failed to meet the two medal target set by UK Sport
UK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Euan Burton Euan Burton Euan Michael Burton is a Scottish judoka.Born in Ascot, Berkshire and living in Edinburgh, Burton represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Half-Middleweight Judo event. Burton was educated at Pencaitland Primary School and Edinburgh University... |
73-81 kg | W 0010–0001 |
W 0010–0001 |
L 0010–0121 |
Did not advance | N/A | W 0110–0001 |
L 0010–0100 |
Did not advance | ||
| Peter Cousins Peter Cousins Peter Tendai Cousins is a British judoka.Cousins represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Half-Heavyweight Judo event and was eliminated in the first round.-Achievements:-References:... |
90-100 kg | L 0000–0010 |
Did not advance | ||||||||
| Craig Fallon Craig Fallon Craig Andrew Fallon is a British judoka.CareerIn September 2005, Fallon won the -60 kg weight class at the World Judo Championships in Cairo, beating Ludwig Paischer in the final... |
-60 kg | W 1010–0000 |
L 00021–00011 |
Did not advance | N/A | W 00110–00001 |
W 01001–00010 |
L 0101–0200 |
Did not advance | ||
| Winston Gordon Winston Gordon Winston Alanzo Gordon is a British judoka, and Sensei at the in Tooting, London.He is also British Open Champion 2009.Winston is hoping to compete in his third Olympic games in London 2012.-Achievements:... |
81-90 kg | L 0020–0100 |
Did not advance | ||||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Karina Bryant Karina Bryant Karina Bryant is a British judoka.Bryant is due to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Judo Heavyweight event.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com... |
+78 kg | Bye | L 0001–0021 |
Did not advance | ||
| Sarah Clark | 57-63 kg | L 0100–1011 |
Did not advance | |||
| Michelle Rogers Michelle Rogers (judoka) Michelle Rogers is a British judoka, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 78kg class.-References:... |
70-78 kg | Bye | L 0000–0001 |
Did not advance | ||
Modern pentathlon
Team GB sent the maximum allowance of four competitors for the modern pentathlonModern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...
events in Beijing. For the first time since 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, the team had entrants in the men's competition.
| Event | Athlete | Shoot | Fence | Swim | Ride | Run | Total points | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Points | W/L | Points | Time | Points | Time | Points | Time | Points | ||||
| Women's Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's The women's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held on August 21 and August 22 at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Green Convention Centre .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were... |
Heather Fell Heather Fell Heather Fell is a British modern pentathlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in the women's modern pentathlon event.-Early life:... |
185 | 1156 | W20 L15 | 880 | 2:12.77 | 1328 | 71.58 | 1144 | 10:19.28 | 1244 | 5752 | |
| Katy Livingston Katy Livingston Katy Livingston is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games.-Early life:... |
178 | 1072 | W17 L18 | 808 | 2:15.68 | 1292 | 67.26 | 1172 | 10:29.47 | 1204 | 5548 | 7 | |
| Men's Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's The men's Modern pentathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held on Thursday, August 21, at the Olympic Green Convention Center , Ying Tung Natatorium , and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium .The results of each of the five segments of the modern pentathlon were converted... |
Sam Weale Sam Weale Samuel "Sammy" Weale is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games. Weale competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China, and finished 10th in the men's modern pentathlon. His identical twin Chris is a goalkeeper who has played for Leicester City... |
177 | 1060 | W18 L17 | 832 | 2:02.87 | 1328 | 83.56 | 1036 | 9:21.18 | 1156 | 5412 | 10 |
| Nick Woodbridge Nick Woodbridge Nicholas Lloyd "Nick" Woodbridge is a British modern pentathlete.The modern pentathlon includes the disciplines of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian, and cross country running... |
160 | 856 | W14 L21 | 736 | 1:55.96 | 1412 | 73.22 | 1060 | 9:34.46 | 1104 | 5168 | 25 | |
Rowing
There were 43 rowers in Team GB, the most since qualifying quotas were introduced after the 1992 Summer Olympics1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. Crews were fielded in 12 out of a possible 14 events making Team GB the fourth biggest team. Medals were won in 6 events, which meant that GB topped the rowing medal table.
The medals won included gold in the coxless fours, for the third successive games, and Zac Purchase
Zac Purchase
Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004...
and Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter (rower)
Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal...
winning Great Britain's first ever lightweight rowing
Lightweight rowing
Lightweight rowing is a special category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum weight of competitors. The rationale is that larger, taller people have a small but significant physical advantage and tend to dominate the sport...
Olympic medal in the men's lightweight double sculls.
Men
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alan Campbell | Single sculls | 7:14.98 | 1 | N/A | 6:52.74 | 2 Q | 7:05.24 | 2 Q | 7:04:47 | 5 | |
| Robin Bourne-Taylor Robin Bourne-Taylor Robin Edwin Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor, CGC was a British officer and sportsman. He is a three times Boat Race winner, and for his service in Afghanistan he was awarded the second-highest British gallantry medal.-Education:Bourne-Taylor was educated at Abingdon School and Christ Church, Oxford where... , Tom Solesbury |
Pairs | 6:59.48 | 4 | 6:41.43 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Stephen Rowbotham Stephen Rowbotham Stephen Christopher Rowbotham is a British rower. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in double sculls. Rowbotham was educated at Clifton College and Durham University where he switched from tennis to rowing, having previously represented the UK in tennis.... , Matt Wells Matthew Wells (rower) Matthew Wells is a British Olympic rower.Wells was born in Bradford and grew up in Hexham, where he learnt to row at Queen Elizabeth High School... |
Double sculls | 6:26.33 | 1 | N/A | 6:21.15 | 3 Q | 6:29.10 | |
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| Mark Hunter Mark Hunter (rower) Mark John Hunter MBE is a British rower.In 2007 he partnered Zac Purchase in the Great Britain Lightweight Men's Double Scull. They won medals at each World Cup Regatta through the season. At the World Rowing Championships in Munich-Oberschleissheim they won a Bronze medal... , Zac Purchase Zac Purchase Zachary Jake Nicholas 'Zac' Purchase MBE is an English rower.Born in Cheltenham, Purchase started rowing in 1999 at the King's School, Worcester. He competed at the Junior World Rowing Championships in 2003 and 2004... |
Lightweight double sculls |
6:13.69 OB |
1 | N/A | 6:29.56 | 1 Q | 6:10.99 | |
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| Tom James Tom James Thomas James MBE is a Welsh rower, Olympic Champion, and victorious Cambridge Blue.-Education:James was educated at The King's School, Chester, where he took up the sport of rowing... , Peter Reed Peter Reed (rower) Peter Reed MBE is a British Olympic rower. Reed has achieved two gold medals and two silver medals in the World Championships, and in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he earned a gold medal in the Men's coxless four.- Biography :Reed was born in Seattle, but his family moved to England several months... , Andrew Triggs-Hodge Andrew Triggs-Hodge Andrew Triggs Hodge MBE is a British rower and an Olympic and double World Champion.- Education :... , Steve Williams Steve Williams (rower) Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'... |
Fours | 6:00.59 | 1 | N/A | 5:54.77 | 1 Q | 6:06.57 | |
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| Richard Egington Richard Egington Richard Phillip Egington is a British rower. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the Men's eight.-References:... , Alastair Heathcote Alastair Heathcote Alastair Heathcote is a British rower and Captain in the British Army.Heathcote is the eldest grandson and eventual heir of Sir Gilbert Simon Heathcote, 9th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College, Newcastle University and Oxford Brookes University. His father was an Old Etonian Guards officer... , Matthew Langridge Matthew Langridge Matthew Langridge is a current Great Britain oarsman.-Junior Rowing Career:... , Tom Lucy Tom Lucy Thomas David Lucy is a Welsh international rower from Llangovan near Monmouth. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the Mens eight.... , Acer Nethercott Acer Nethercott Acer Gary Nethercott is a British coxwain, Olympic silver medallist and double Boat Race winner.-Education:... (cox), Alex Partridge Alex Partridge Alex Partridge is a British rower, and an Olympic silver medallist- Education :Partridge started rowing at Monkton Combe School, Bath, and attended Oxford Brookes University to study Technology Management... , Colin Smith Colin Smith (rower) Colin Smith is a British rower, Olympic silver medallist and three times an Oxford Blue.-Education:... , Tom Stallard Tom Stallard Thomas Alexander Stallard is a professional rower. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the Mens eight.-References:... , Josh West Josh West Joshua "Josh" West is a British rower.-Early life:West is Jewish, was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. His mother is American, and his father is British.-Rowing career:... |
Eights | 5:25.86 | 1 | N/A | 5:25.11 | |
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| Richard Chambers Richard Chambers (rower) Richard Scott Chambers is a British rower.Richard began rowing at the age of 14, at Coleraine Academical Institution, under the coaching of Bobby Platt MBE. He competed for Ireland as a junior at the 2003 Home Countries in Cork. He then attended Oxford Brookes University reading Construction... , James Clarke, James Lindsay-Fynn James Lindsay-Fynn James Lindsay-Fynn is a British rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Paul Mattick Paul Mattick (rower) Paul Mattick is a British rower.-References:*... |
Lightweight Fours |
5:52.38 | 2 | N/A | 6:08.75 | 3 Q | 5:52.12 | 5 | |||
Women
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Louisa Reeve Louisa Reeve Louisa Reeve is a British rower.Along with Olivia Whitlam she finished 6th in the women's coxless pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also rowed in the finals in the Women's eight which finished 5th.- External links :... , Olivia Whitlam Olivia Whitlam Olivia Rose Whitlam is a female rower from Daresbury, near Warrington, England. She became the Under-23 World Champion in 2007 in the pair with partner Heather Stanning. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics with new partner Louisa Reeve who were paired together only 3 months before the games... |
Pairs | 7:29.88 | 3 | 7:34.54 | 2 Q | N/A | 7:33.61 | 6 | |
| Anna Bebington Anna Bebington Anna Rose Watkins is a British rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in Double Sculls and has won 4 medals in the World Championships, most recently a successful defense of her world title with Katherine Grainger, in Bled, Slovenia in... , Elise Laverick Elise Laverick Elise Mary Laverick is a British rower. She won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the double scull with Sarah Winckless, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Anna Bebington... |
Double sculls | 7:08.65 | 3 | 6:54.76 | 1 Q | N/A | 7:07.55 | |
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| Helen Casey Helen Casey Helen Casey is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... , Hester Goodsell |
Lightweight double sculls |
6:55.23 | 3 | 7:24.23 | 1 Q | 7:17.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Debbie Flood Debbie Flood Deborah Kirsty "Debbie" Flood is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.... , Katherine Grainger Katherine Grainger Katherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time... , Frances Houghton Frances Houghton Frances Julia P. Houghton is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.... , Annie Vernon Annie Vernon Annabel Morwenna Vernon is an English rower.She was educated at Wadebridge School, Downing College, Cambridge and King's College London .... |
Quadruple sculls | 6:13.70 | 1 | N/A | 6:17.37 | |
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| Carla Ashford Carla Ashford Carla Ashford is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Jess Eddie, Katie Greves, Natasha Howard Natasha Howard Natasha Howard is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Alison Knowles Alison Knowles (rower) Alison Knowles is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Caroline O'Connor Caroline O'Connor (rower) Caroline O'Connor is a British rowing cox.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com*... (cox), Natasha Page Natasha Page Natasha Page is a British rower.She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Beth Rodford Beth Rodford Beth Rodford is a British rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... , Sarah Winckless Sarah Winckless Sarah Winckless is a former British rower. She won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006.... , Substitutes in Final, because of illness: Louisa Reeve Louisa Reeve Louisa Reeve is a British rower.Along with Olivia Whitlam she finished 6th in the women's coxless pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also rowed in the finals in the Women's eight which finished 5th.- External links :... for Howard Natasha Howard Natasha Howard is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... , Alice Freeman Alice Freeman Alice Freeman is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com* at britishrowing.org... for Knowles Alison Knowles (rower) Alison Knowles is a British rower. She rowed in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics but could not row in the finals due to illness.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
Eights | 6:08.68 | 2 | 6:12.10 | 3 Q | N/A | 6:13.74 | 5 | |
Sailing
Great Britain entered crews in all 11 sailing events at the Games. The team finished top of the sailing medal table, with six medals won, thus exceeding the target of four set by UK SportUK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
. Ben Ainslie
Ben Ainslie
Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 8 and first competed at the age of 10...
won a gold medal for the third successive Games to become the most decorated British Olympic sailor of all time.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Medal | ||||
| Ben Ainslie Ben Ainslie Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 8 and first competed at the age of 10... |
Open Finn | (10) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | CAN | N/A | 2 | 23 | |
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| Sarah Ayton Sarah Ayton Sarah Lianne Ayton Dempsey OBE is an English professional sailor.She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,... , Sarah Webb Sarah Webb Sarah Kathleen Webb Gosling OBE is a British professional sailor and two-time Olympic gold medalist.-Sailing career:... , Pippa Wilson Pippa Wilson Philippa Claire Wilson MBE is an English professional sailor.She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton.... |
Women's Yngling | 2 | 3 | 4 | (7) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | CAN | N/A | 2 | 24 | |
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| Christina Bassadone Saskia Clark |
Women's 470 | (20) DQ |
8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 5 | N/A | 8 | 82 | 6 | ||||
| Penny Clark | Women's Laser Radial | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 18 | (23) | 13 | CAN | N/A | 14 | 112 | 10 | ||||
| Nick Dempsey Nick Dempsey Nick Dempsey is an English windsurfer, who lives in Weymouth. He married Sarah Ayton in October 2008 just 2 months after their gold medal victories. In June 2009, they had a son, Thomas-Flynn.... |
Men's RS:X | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | (17) | 5 | 3 | 5 | N/A | 14 | 60 | 4 | ||||
| Jonathan Glanfield Jonathan Glanfield Jonathan "Joe" James Glanfield is a sailing competitor from Great Britain. He won a silver medal at both the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics with Nick Rogers in the 470 class. He also came 4th in the 2000 Olympics.Jonathan previously attended Exmouth Community College.-References:... , Nick Rogers |
Men's 470 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | (30) OCS |
2 | 3 | N/A | 6 | 75 | |
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| Paul Goodison Paul Goodison Paul Martin Goodison MBE is an English sailor.In March 2005, he was ranked 2nd in the world in the Laser, behind Robert Scheidt of Brazil, and ahead of Michael Blackburn of Australia and Mark Mendelblatt of the United States.He won the gold medal in the Men's Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
Men's Laser | (15) | 2 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | CAN | N/A | 18 | 63 | |
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| Will Howden, Leigh McMillan |
Open Tornado | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | (14) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | N/A | 2 | 68 | 6 | ||||
| Stevie Morrison Stevie Morrison Stephen James Morrison is a successful British Yachtsman who has enjoyed success in a classes from the International Cadet to the 49er. He is the son of Phil Morrison, the British Yacht Designer.... , Ben Rhodes Ben Rhodes (sailor) Ben Christopher Rhodes is a British sailor.Together with team mate Stevie Morrison Rhodes became the 2007 World Champion in the 49er boat... |
Open 49er | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | (20) OCS |
3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | CAN | 6 | 100 | 9 | ||
| Iain Percy Iain Percy Iain Bryden Percy OBE is a British sailor and double Olympic champion.-Sailing competitions:Percy competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in the Finn class... , Andrew Simpson Andrew Simpson (sailor) Andrew James Simpson MBE , nicknamed Bart Simpson, is a British sailor. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class... |
Men's Star | 7 | (13) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | N/A | 14 | 49 | |
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| Bryony Shaw Bryony Shaw Bryony Elisabeth Shaw is a British windsurfer.-Early life:She first began windsurfing in the south of France in 1992. She attended Cheney Upper School on Cheney Lane near Headington in Oxford gaining A levels in Art, Maths and Biology, where her father had been teaching Business Studies for PhD at... |
Women's RS:X | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | (28) OCS |
6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 4 | 45 | |
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Key
- (X) – Worst result discarded
- OCS – On the Course Side of the starting line
- DSQ – Disqualified
- DNF – Did Not Finish
- BFD – Black Flag Disqualification
- CAN – Race cancelled due to bad weather
Shooting
Team GB had a total of five competitors for the shooting disciplines at the 2008 Olympics, with four entered in the shotgunShotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
events and one in the rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
events.
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Jon Hammond | Men's 10 m air rifle | 589 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 50 m 3 positions | 1148 | 42 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 50 m prone | 589 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
Shotgun
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Richard Faulds Richard Faulds Richard Bruce Faulds MBE , is an English sport shooter, who competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the men's double trap.... |
Men's double trap | 137 | 5 Q | 180 | 6 |
| Charlotte Kerwood | Women's trap | 58 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Elena Little | Women's skeet | 66 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Steve Scott Steven Scott Steven Scott is a shooter from Battle who won a gold medal in Commonwealth Games held from 3–14 October 2010 in Delhi, India.He won, with Stevan Walton, the men's double trap pairs event on 6 October 2010.-References:... |
Men's double trap | 134 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials
The British Swimming Championships 2008 were held at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield from 31 March to 6 April 2008. They also doubled as the trials for the Beijing Olympic Games....
in Sheffield in April, with open water event swimmers selected after performance in the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships, in Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Spain. In winning six medals (two gold, two silver and two bronze) the team bettered the target of three medals set by UK Sport
UK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
. The most successful swimmer was Rebecca Adlington
Rebecca Adlington
Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final...
who won two gold medals. Her 400 m freestyle success was Britain's first Olympic swimming title since 1988, and the first swimming gold by a British woman since 1960. Her second gold, in the 800 m freestyle, meant she also equalled the best performance by a British woman, from any sport, at the summer Olympics and was the best swimming performance by a Briton at the Olympics for 100 years.
Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... |
400 m freestyle | 3:47.17 NR | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Richard Charlesworth Richard Charlesworth (swimmer) Richard James Charlesworth is an English freestyle swimmer. He first started swimming with Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club and currently represents Hatfield Swimming Club... |
1500 m freestyle | 15:17.27 | 25 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Cook Christopher Cook Christopher Anthony Cook is an English swimmer.His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne... |
100 m breaststroke | 1:00.70 | 15 Q | 1:00.81 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Todd Cooper Todd Cooper Todd Alexander Cooper is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from England, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 22nd position in the 100 m butterfly... |
100 m butterfly | 52.52 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Euan Dale Euan Dale Euan Dale is a Loughborough-based Scottish swimmer who swam at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and also featured in the 4×200 m freestyle relay which he won a silver medal... |
400 m individual medley | 4:18.60 | 19 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... |
200 m freestyle | 1:47.13 | 11 Q | 1:47.35 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| David Davies David Davies (swimmer) David Davies is a Welsh Commonwealth Games and Olympic distance swimmer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics... |
1500 m freestyle | 14:46.11 | 5 Q | N/A | 14:52.11 | 6 | |
| 10 km open water | N/A | 1:51:53.1 | |
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| Mark Foster Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres.... |
50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:... |
22.35 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Gilchrist Kristopher Jon "Kris" Gilchrist is a British breaststroke swimmer.Gilchrist represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke swimming events.... |
100 m breaststroke | 1:01.34 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.13 | 15 Q | 2:10.27 NR | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| James Goddard James Goddard James Francis Goddard is a British backstroke swimmer.Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley swimming events... |
200 m individual medley | 1:59.74 | 13 Q | 1:58.63 | 6 Q | 1:59.24 | 6 |
| Thomas Haffield Thomas Haffield Thomas Paul Haffield is a Welsh individual medley swimmer.Haffield represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 m individual medley swimming event.-Personal bests and records held:... |
400 m individual medley | 4:16.72 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| James Kirton James Kirton James Alexander Kirton is a British breaststroke swimmer.Kirton represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke swimming event.-External links:**... |
200 m breaststroke | 2:15.25 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| Dean Milwain Dean Milwain Dean Milwain is a retired British freestyle swimmer.Milwain represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle swimming event. He was in the English team that won the 4x 200m freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.* Alex bird is way way way more... |
400 m freestyle | 3:48.77 | 21 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... |
200 m freestyle | 1.47.82 | 17 Q | 1.47.07 | 8 Q | 1:47.47 | 8 |
| Michael Rock Michael Rock (swimmer) Michael Paul Rock is a British butterfly stroke swimmer.Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.At the 2010 Commonwealth... |
100 m butterfly | 52.48 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:55.55 | 9 Q | 1:55.90 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Gregor Tait Gregor Tait Gregor Tait is a Scottish swimmer. He was the Commonwealth Games 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley champion at the 2006 games in Melbourne.... |
100 m backstroke | 54.62 | 16 Q | 54.37 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:57.03 | 5 Q | 1:56.72 | 6 Q | 1:57.00 | 8 | |
| Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
100 m backstroke | 53.85 | 6 Q | 53.61 | 6 Q | 53.39 NR | 6 |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:59.79 | 14 Q | 1:59.42 | 7 Q | 2:00.76 | 8 | |
| From: Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... , Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... , Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... , Ben Hockin Ben Hockin Ben Hockin is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay .... |
4×100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.In the heats, the teams with the Top 6 times all swam past the previous Olympic Record; three of which swam faster than the pre-Olympic World Record.... |
3:13.69 NR Burnett 48.20 NR Brown 48.43 Hockin 48.55 Davenport 48.51 |
8 Q | N/A | 3:12.87 NR Burnett 48.34 Brown 47.75 Hockin 48.50 Davenport 48.28 |
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| From: David Carry David Carry David Robert Carry is a Scottish swimmer of Faroese heritage. His specialism is freestyle, and he has represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games... , Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... , Ben Hockin Ben Hockin Ben Hockin is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay .... , Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... , Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... |
4×200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heats:-Final:... |
7:07.89 NR Carry 1:46.47 NR Hunter 1:46.88 Davenport 1:47.15 Renwick 1:47.39 |
4 Q | N/A | 7:05.92 NR Carry 1:46.78 Hunter 1:46.73 Renwick 1:46.16 Davenport 1:46.25 |
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| From: Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... , Christopher Cook Christopher Cook Christopher Anthony Cook is an English swimmer.His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne... , Michael Rock Michael Rock (swimmer) Michael Paul Rock is a British butterfly stroke swimmer.Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.At the 2010 Commonwealth... , Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science... |
4×100 m medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
3:33.83 NR Tancock 54.67 Cook 59.40 Rock 51.99 Burnett 47.77 |
5 Q | N/A | 3:33.69 NR Tancock 54.69 Cook 59.65 Rock 52.02 Burnett 47.33 |
6 | |
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Key: NR=National record
Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final... |
400 m freestyle | 4:02.24 CR | 2 Q | N/A | 4:03.22 | |
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| 800 m freestyle | 8:18.08 | 1 Q | N/A | 8:14.10 | |
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| Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she... |
100 m breaststroke | 1:08.30 | 14 Q | 1:09.23 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.87 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ellen Gandy Ellen Gandy Ellen May Gandy is a female butterfly swimmer from Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m butterfly swimming event.... |
200 m butterfly | 2:08.98 | 15 Q | 2:10.60 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... |
50 m freestyle | 24.93 | 8 Q | 24.80 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.93 | 5 Q | 53.94 | 5 Q | 54.29 | 8 | |
| 100 m butterfly | 58.70 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
100 m breaststroke | 1:08.18 | 11 Q | 1:08.36 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Joanne Jackson Joanne Jackson (swimmer) Joanne Amy Jackson is a British freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.... |
200 m freestyle | 1:58.00 | 14 Q | 1:58.70 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m freestyle | 4.03.80 | 4 Q | N/A | 4:03.52 | |
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| Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom... |
100 m butterfly | 58.49 | 16 Q | 57.78 =NR | 6 Q | 58.06 | 6 |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:08.07 | 10 Q | 2:07.87 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... |
100 m freestyle | DNS | - | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:56.97 | 3 Q | 1:57.73 | 7 Q | 1:57.65 | 6 | |
| Hannah Miley Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley is a British and Scottish individual medley swimmer. She currently swims for GASC . She is the reigning European 400m individual medley champion in both long course and short course formats... |
200 m individual medley | 2.11.72 | 4 Q | 2:12.35 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:36.56 | 8 Q | N/A | 4:39.44 | 6 | ||
| Cassie Patten Cassie Patten Cassandra Lily Patten is a British freestyle swimmer.-Early life:Cassie's first swimming club was Bodmin and District in Cornwall where she trained under the coaches Phil Goldman and Joe Dixon, she then attended Plymouth College as a swimming scholar from the age of 11 to 18 where she was the... |
800 m freestyle | 8:25.91 | 8 Q | 8:32.35 | 8 | ||
| 10 km open water | N/A | 1:59:31.0 | |
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| Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne is a British swimmer, specialising in marathon open water swimming, and long-distance freestyle swimming in the pool. She is a two-time World 10 km Open Water champion, and an Olympic silver medallist.Payne was born in South Africa to British parents... |
200 m individual medley | 2.12.78 | 15 Q | 2:14.14 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:38.69 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| 10 km open water | N/A | 1:59:29.2 | |
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| Elizabeth Simmonds Elizabeth Simmonds Elizabeth Clare Simmonds is a British backstroke swimmer.Simmonds represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke swimming events.... |
100 m backstroke | 1:00.53 | 12 Q | 1:00.39 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:08.66 NR | 2 Q | 2:08.96 | 7 Q | 2:08.51 NR | 6 | |
| Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English swimmer who is a world champion and record-holder in the backstroke.Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She overcame pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on future plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point... |
100 m backstroke | 1:00.11 | 6 Q | 59.79 | 5 Q | 59.38 ER | 4 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:10.56 | 16 Q | 2:09.19 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| From: Julia Beckett Julia Beckett Julia Kathleen Beckett is a British freestyle swimmer. She was born in Winchester, United Kingdom.Beckett represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... , Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... , Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg... , Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... , Jessica Sylvester Jessica Sylvester Jessica Aimee Sylvester is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.... |
4×100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.Also, in the final race of this event, Britta Steffen of Germany set a new women's 100 metre freestyle Olympic record of 53.38 as the lead-off swimmer for Germany... |
3:39.18 NR Halsall 54.36 McClatchey 54.42 Beckett 55.64 Marshall 54.76 |
8 Q | N/A | 3:38.18 NR Halsall 53.81 NR McClatchey 54.48 Sylvester 55.34 Marshall 54.55 |
7 | |
| From: Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington Rebecca "Becky" Adlington, OBE, is an English and British freestyle swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m, breaking the 19 year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800 m final... , Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... , Joanne Jackson Joanne Jackson (swimmer) Joanne Amy Jackson is a British freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.... , Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg... , Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... , Hannah Miley Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley is a British and Scottish individual medley swimmer. She currently swims for GASC . She is the reigning European 400m individual medley champion in both long course and short course formats... |
4×200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heats:-Final:... |
7:56.16 Jackson 1:57.70 Marshall 1:58.44 Miley 1:59.95 Halsall 2:00.07 |
9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| From: Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... , Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... , Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom... , Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English swimmer who is a world champion and record-holder in the backstroke.Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She overcame pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on future plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point... |
4×100 m medley Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualification summary :- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Final :* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
3:59.14 ER Spofforth 1:00.33 Haywood 1:08.00 Lowe 57.34 Halsall 53.47 |
2 Q | N/A | 3:57.50 ER Spofforth 59.05 ER Haywood 1:07.51 Lowe 58.13 Halsall 52.81 |
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Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Key: WR=World record; OR=Olympic record; ER=European record; CR=Commonwealth record; NR=National record; DNS=Did not start
Synchronised swimming
Team GB was represented by two athletes in synchronised swimming, competing in the duet event.| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank | ||
| Olivia Allison Olivia Allison Olivia Elizabeth N. Federici is a British synchronized swimmer.-Career:Her most notable achievements to date are winning two consecutive gold medals at the British Synchronized Swimming Championships in 2004 and 2005... , Jenna Randall Jenna Randall Jenna Randall is a British competitor in synchronized swimming and a Commonwealth Games silver medallist.... |
Duet | 43.917 | 14 | 44.667 | 13 | 88.584 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
Team GB entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition in Beijing. Sarah StevensonSarah Stevenson
Sarah Diana Stevenson is a British Taekwondo athlete from Bentley near Doncaster, England.Stevenson finished fourth on her Olympics debut in 2000 and after a judging error was reversed in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she went on to win a Bronze medal, the first British...
won Team GB's first ever medal in Olympic taekwondo - a bronze in the women's +67 kg.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Repechage | Bronze Final |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| Aaron Cook Aaron Cook (taekwondo athlete) Aaron Arthur Cook is a British taekwondo athlete who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Education:... |
Men's -80 kg | W 7-0 |
W 5-2 |
L 6-5 |
Did not advance | N/A | L 4-1 |
| Michael Harvey | Men's -58 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg -Repechage:... |
L 3-2 |
Did not advance | L 3-1 |
Did not advance | ||
| Sarah Stevenson Sarah Stevenson Sarah Diana Stevenson is a British Taekwondo athlete from Bentley near Doncaster, England.Stevenson finished fourth on her Olympics debut in 2000 and after a judging error was reversed in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she went on to win a Bronze medal, the first British... |
Women's +67 kg | W 3-2 |
L 4-1 |
Did not advance | N/A | W 5-1 |
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Sarah Stevenson
Sarah Diana Stevenson is a British Taekwondo athlete from Bentley near Doncaster, England.Stevenson finished fourth on her Olympics debut in 2000 and after a judging error was reversed in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she went on to win a Bronze medal, the first British...
two points for a final round kick to her opponent's head which the judges had previously missed. The reversal of the decision, after video footage was considered, is thought to be a first for the sport. Another British hopeful, Aaron Cook
Aaron Cook (taekwondo athlete)
Aaron Arthur Cook is a British taekwondo athlete who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Education:...
, was also unhappy with the judges after losing out on bronze in the men's -80 kg.
Tennis
The Murray brothers were the sole tennis players on Team GB. Andy Murray qualified due to his world ranking and Jamie MurrayJamie Murray
Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,...
was nominated for the doubles by the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
, the governing body of world tennis.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Andy Murray | Singles | L 6-7, 4-6 |
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| Andy Murray, Jamie Murray Jamie Murray Jamie Robert Murray is a British tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles and is Britain's number 1 doubles player. He is the older brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac,... |
Doubles | N/A |  NestorDaniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... , Niemeyer Frederic Niemeyer Frédéric Niemeyer is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec... (CAN Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee , competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to 24, 2008. Canadian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900, except the 1980 Summer Olympics which they boycotted... ) W 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
Clément Arnaud Clément Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland... , Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... (FRA France at the 2008 Summer Olympics -Medalists:- Diving:MenNo CompetitorsWomen- Swimming:France will be represented by 35 swimmers, including Alain Bernard and Laure Manaudou.MenWomen- Synchronised Swimming:... ) L 1-6, 3-6 |
Did not advance | |||
Triathlon
A total of five competitors were selected by Team GB for the triathlonTriathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
events in Beijing, with three in the men's event and two in the women's. Four qualified through the Olympic Qualification rankings of the International Triathlon Union
International Triathlon Union
The International Triathlon Union or ITU is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations...
, the body responsible for organizing official world championship series races, while Helen Tucker qualified by winning the 2008 World Championships.
| Event | Athlete | Swim | T1 | Cycle | T2 | Run | Total time | Rank |
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| Men's Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's The men's triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The race was held over the "international distance" and consisted of swimming, , road bicycling, and road running... |
Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing.... |
18:11 | 0:27 | 59:05 | 0:29 | 32:07 | 1:50:19 | 12 |
| Will Clarke Will Clarke (triathlete) William Clarke is a professional triathlete, World and European U23 triathlon champion 2006, Beijing Olympian and British National Champion 2008 and 2009.-Results:-External links:* *** *... |
18:53 | 0:27 | 58:23 | 0:31 | 32:18 | 1:50:32 | 14 | |
| Tim Don Tim Don Timothy Philip Don is a triathlete from the United Kingdom.-Career:Don competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took tenth place with a total time of 1hr 49min 28.85sec. In the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics he was placed eighteenth with a... |
18:54 | 0:26 | Lapped on bike (Eliminated) | |||||
| Women's Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's The women's triathlon was part of the triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 2000. The race was held over the "international distance" and consisted of swimming, , road bicycling, and road running... |
Hollie Avil Hollie Avil Hollie May Avil is an English triathlete who was the European and world junior triathlon champion in 2007. She is the youngest athlete ever to podium at successive debut World Cup races.... |
20:09 | 0:32 | Did not finish | ||||
| Helen Tucker Helen Tucker Helen Rebecca Jenkins, née Tucker , is a British professional triathlete and the 2008 and 2011 ITU World Champion... |
19:52 | 0:31 | 1:04:17 | 0:36 | 37:39 | 2:02:55 | 21 | |
Weightlifting
The only British weightlifter to qualify for the games was Michaela BreezeMichaela Breeze
Michaela Alica Breeze MBE is a British weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School. She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen...
who competed in her second Olympic Games. She battled through a back injury to finish 15th out of 20 competitors in her event.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Michaela Breeze Michaela Breeze Michaela Alica Breeze MBE is a British weightlifter. Breeze was born in Watford and raised in Cornwall and educated at Wadebridge School. She started weightlifting under the guidance of PE teacher Dave Allen... |
Women's -63 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was the fourth women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 12, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B... |
85 | 15 | 100 | 15 | 185 | 15 |
Sports not contested in Beijing
British representatives participated in the qualifying tournaments of a number of other Olympic sports in the lead up to the 2008 games, only for events outside of the athletes' control to prevent their further participation in the games.
Baseball
The GB baseball teamGreat Britain national baseball team
The Great Britain national baseball team is the national baseball team of Great Britain. It is governed by the British Baseball Federation, which is a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball.-History:...
finished 2nd in the 2007 European Baseball Championship
2007 European Baseball Championship
The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic...
behind the Netherlands, guaranteeing them a place at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. However, a lack of funding forced the team to withdraw, with their place being taken by Germany.
Football
The award of the 2012 Olympics to London has brought the question of British participation in the football tournaments to the fore, given that there is traditionally no single British national football teamUnited Kingdom national football team
No United Kingdom national football team currently exists, as there are separate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in football. These national teams compete in the World Cup and European Championships and other internationals. A UK team has played in friendly...
. The British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
initially refused to rule out the possibility of entry for 2008, but were unable to come to an agreement with the Scottish Football Association
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations...
. The 2007 European Under-21 Championship
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship....
, which served as the European qualifying tournament for the men's competition, saw the England U-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
team reach the semifinals, which would have meant a place at the Olympics. Because at the Olympics the team is representative of the entire UK, England were thus prevented from taking this place, with instead a play-off taking place between Portugal
Portugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
and Italy
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
. A similar situation occurred with the England Women's team
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
who, by virtue of being one of the top three European sides at the 2007 World Cup, would have been granted a place at the Olympics. Instead, there was a play-off between Denmark
Denmark women's national football team
The Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association .-World Cup:*1970 : Winner *1971 : Winner...
and Sweden
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers...
.
Records
The following records were set by British athletes during competition in the Games.| Date | Sport: Event | Athletes | Record | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming: Men's 400 m freestyle: Heat | 3:47.17 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 4×100 m freestyle: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.Also, in the final race of this event, Britta Steffen of Germany set a new women's 100 metre freestyle Olympic record of 53.38 as the lead-off swimmer for Germany... |
54.36 Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... 54.42 Julia Beckett Julia Beckett Julia Kathleen Beckett is a British freestyle swimmer. She was born in Winchester, United Kingdom.Beckett represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 55.64 Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg... 54.76 |
3:39.18 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 100 m butterfly: Semifinal | 57.78 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 4×100 m freestyle: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.Also, in the final race of this event, Britta Steffen of Germany set a new women's 100 metre freestyle Olympic record of 53.38 as the lead-off swimmer for Germany... |
53.18 Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey Caitlin McClatchey is a Scottish swimmer. To date her greatest sporting achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.... 54.48 Jessica Sylvester Jessica Sylvester Jessica Aimee Sylvester is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.... 55.34 Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall Melanie Marshall is a former British swimmer.Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, brought up in Wrangle and currently residing in Loughborough with her two dogs, Missy and Jetson, she is 1.7 m , 62 kg... 54.55 |
3:38.18 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 100 m freestyle (during 4×100 m freestyle: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.Also, in the final race of this event, Britta Steffen of Germany set a new women's 100 metre freestyle Olympic record of 53.38 as the lead-off swimmer for Germany... ) |
53.18 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 400 m freestyle: Heat | 4:02.24 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 4×100 m freestyle: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.In the heats, the teams with the Top 6 times all swam past the previous Olympic Record; three of which swam faster than the pre-Olympic World Record.... |
48.20 Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 48.43 Benjamin Hockin 48.55 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 48.51 |
3:13.69 | |||
| Swimming: Men's 100 m freestyle (during 4×100 m freestyle: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.In the heats, the teams with the Top 6 times all swam past the previous Olympic Record; three of which swam faster than the pre-Olympic World Record.... ) |
48.20 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke: Semifinal | 59.79 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 4×100 m freestyle: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.In the heats, the teams with the Top 6 times all swam past the previous Olympic Record; three of which swam faster than the pre-Olympic World Record.... |
48.34 Adam Brown Adam Brown (swimmer) Adam Thorp Brown is a British freestyle swimmer.Brown represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 47.75 Benjamin Hockin 48.50 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 48.28 |
3:12.87 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke: Final | 59.38 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 100 m backstroke: Final | 53.39 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 4×200 m freestyle: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heats:-Final:... |
1:46.47 Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 1:46.88 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 1:47.15 Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... 1:47.38 |
7:07.89 | |||
| Swimming: Men's 200 m freestyle (during 4×200 m freestyle: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heats:-Final:... ) |
1:46.47 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 200 m breaststroke: Semifinal | 2:10.27 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 4×200 m freestyle: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heats:-Final:... |
1:46.78 Andrew Hunter Andrew Hunter (swimmer) Andrew Roy Philip Hunter is a British freestyle swimmer.Hunter represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×200 m freestyle relay swimming event.-External links:**... 1:46.73 Robert Renwick Robert Renwick Robert Peter "Robbie" Renwick is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... 1:46.16 Ross Davenport Ross Davenport Ross Paul Davenport is a British swimmer. He won two gold medals in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne for the 200 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle relay.... 1:46.25 |
7:05.92 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 800 m freestyle: Heat | 8:18.06 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 200 m backstroke: Heat | 2:08.66 | ||||
| Cycling: Men's team sprint: Qualifying | Jason Kenny Jason Kenny Jason Francis Kenny MBE is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. After winning multiple World and European Junior titles in 2006 and achieving medals in the under 23 European championships in 2007, Kenny was selected ahead of Ross Edgar to compete for Great... Jamie Staff Jamie Staff Jamie Alan Staff MBE is an English racing cyclist and coach, formerly on BMX and later on the track. A World and Olympic champion, he has also won numerous other medals at World Championships, World Cups and at the Commonwealth Games.... |
42.95 | |||
| Cycling: Men's individual pursuit: Qualifying | 4:15.031 | ||||
| Cycling: Women's individual pursuit: Qualifying | 3:28.443 | ||||
| Athletics: Women's 3000 m steeplechase: Heat Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.... |
9:29.14 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 4×100 m medley: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualification summary :- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Final :* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
1:00.33 Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... 1:08.00 Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom... 57.34 Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... 53.47 |
3:59.14 | |||
| Swimming: Men's 4×100 m medley: Heat Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
54.67 Christopher Cook Christopher Cook Christopher Anthony Cook is an English swimmer.His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne... 59.40 Michael Rock Michael Rock (swimmer) Michael Paul Rock is a British butterfly stroke swimmer.Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.At the 2010 Commonwealth... 51.99 Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... 47.77 |
3:33.83 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 800 m freestyle: Final | 8:14.10 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 200 m backstroke: Final | 2:08.51 | ||||
| Cycling: Women's individual pursuit: Round 1 | 3:27.703 | ||||
| Swimming: Women's 4×100 m medley: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualification summary :- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Final :* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
59.05 Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... 1:07.51 Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom... 58.13 Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... 52.81 |
3:57.50 | |||
| Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke (during 4×100 m medley: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualification summary :- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Final :* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... ) |
59.05 | ||||
| Swimming: Men's 4×100 m medley: Final Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification summary:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Final:* Q = Qualified, DSQ = Disqualified* WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record... |
54.69 Christopher Cook Christopher Cook Christopher Anthony Cook is an English swimmer.His specialism is breaststroke, and took gold in the 50 and 100 metre finals representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne... 59.65 Michael Rock Michael Rock (swimmer) Michael Paul Rock is a British butterfly stroke swimmer.Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.At the 2010 Commonwealth... 52.02 Simon Burnett Simon Burnett Simon Andrew Burnett is an English swimmer.He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyles, he trains at the USA's University of Arizona--where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.-Career:... 47.33 |
3:33.69 | |||
| Cycling: Women's sprint: Qualifying | 10.963 | ||||
| Cycling: Men's sprint: Qualifying | 9.857 | ||||
| Cycling: Men's sprint: Qualifying | 9.815 | ||||
| Cycling: Men's team pursuit: Round 1 | Paul Manning Paul Manning (cyclist) Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
3:55.202 | |||
| Cycling: Men's team pursuit: Final | Paul Manning Paul Manning (cyclist) Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... |
3:53.31 | |||
| Athletics: Women's 20 m walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre walk The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 and 1:38.00 .-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
1:31:33 | ||||
| Athletics: Women's javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20... |
65.75 m |
Legend:
Media coverage
The main rights to Olympic coverage in the United Kingdom are held by the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, under the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events. An extensive range of broadcasting options was used to provide over 2,500 hours of coverage.
For the first time, Olympic coverage was broadcast in high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
on BBC HD
BBC HD
BBC HD is a high-definition television network provided by the BBC. The service was initially run as a trial from 15 May 2006 until becoming a full service on 1 December 2007...
. Digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
viewers had access to up to six streamed channels covering the games on BBC Red Button, whilst the BBC's website
Bbc.co.uk
BBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...
permitted British broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
users to view live streams from a variety of events. Live broadcasts ran overnight and throughout the day on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, starting at 0200 daily; a highlights programme, Games Today, was broadcast on BBC One following the close of each day's events.
The opening and closing ceremonies were anchored by Sue Barker
Sue Barker
Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3...
and Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards (journalist)
Huw Edwards is a BAFTA award-winning Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader.He is a news presenter for BBC News in the United Kingdom. Edwards presents Britain's most watched news programme, BBC News at Ten, which is also the corporation's flagship news broadcast...
, whilst general coverage was anchored (at various times of the day) by Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles is a British television and radio presenter, currently working for ITV Sport presenting football coverage....
, Clare Balding
Clare Balding
Clare Balding is a BBC sports presenter, journalist and jockey.-Early life:In 1989 and 1990, Balding was a leading amateur flat jockey and Champion Lady Rider in 1990....
, Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan is a television presenter and radio presenter, as well as a former Wales international gymnast. She currently hosts programmes for BBC Sport, mainly focusing on football.- Early life :...
, Jake Humphrey
Jake Humphrey
Jacob John "Jake" Humphrey is an English television presenter, currently best known for his work with BBC Sport, being the youngest ever presenter to host Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. He currently presents the BBC's Formula One coverage and BBC Sports Personality of the Year...
, Sue Barker, Hazel Irvine
Hazel Irvine
Hazel Irvine , is a television presenter from the United Kingdom.- Life and career :Educated at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, she achieved an M.A. in History of Art at the University of St. Andrews, and competed in golf, netball and athletics at university level. In her final year she was...
and John Inverdale
John Inverdale
John Inverdale , is an English radio and television broadcaster who works for the BBC, mainly covering sporting events.-Biography:...
. Former Olympic contenders — including gold medallists Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (athlete)
Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...
, Shirley Robertson
Shirley Robertson
Shirley Ann Robertson, OBE is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it in the history books by becoming the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....
, Adrian Moorhouse
Adrian Moorhouse
Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
, Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals...
, Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards (athlete)
Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995....
and Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman
Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...
— provided analysis.
Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
also broadcast coverage of the Games viewable in the United Kingdom. In accordance with the ITC Code, it can show live events, provided that such events can also be broadcast by the BBC (although the BBC can choose not to do so).
Radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
, and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra on digital radio
Digital audio broadcasting
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.
See also
- Great Britain at the Olympics
- Great Britain at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsGreat Britain at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsGreat Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports at the Games...
- 2008 Summer Olympics medal table
- List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners