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 National Flag
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| File:Map of the United Kingdom.pngLocation on Map | ||
| IOC Code: | GBR | |
| Host Years: | 1908, 1948, 2012 | |
| Participatory Years: | All since 1896 | |
| National Olympic Committee: | British Olympic Association (BOA) | |
All Olympic Medals
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| 216 | 258 | 263 |
| Total: | 737 | |
| Rank: | 4th | |
Recent Olympic Medals
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| 2010 Winter Olympics | 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 19 Gold, 13 Silver, 15 Bronze | |
Athletes
For a list of all British Athletes: Team Great Britain
Olympic History
Team GB is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team.
Every two years the Team represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the summer or winter Olympic Games. The Team is selected by the British Olympic Association, in conjunction with the governing bodies, from the best sportsmen and women to compete in 26 summer and 7 winter Olympic sports at the greatest sporting event in the world.
The sportsmen and women who are selected to participate for GB at the Olympic Games become members of the Great Britain Olympic Team, Team GB.
There is only one Olympic team from Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Team GB. There is not an Olympic swimming team or Olympic rowing team. The individual sports join to become Team GB, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team.
Results
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2012 Olympics
"At the London 2012 Olympic Games Team GB - Our Greatest Team - will be the largest single team to represent the nation in any sporting event for over 100 years. Consisting of over 500 athletes and 1,000 support staff, we will be the best prepared, best equipped, best supported and most ambitious team to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in over a century.
Team GB will compete in more sports and more disciplines and our mission is to deliver best performance, more medals, from more sports. With the support of the whole of the UK, Our Greatest Team is 60 million strong. Team GB will be the most diverse team: geographically; ethnically and socially. The athletes who compete for Team GB are ordinary men and women with extraordinary talents." [1]
Sports
Related Links
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Media Gallery
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