Did Team GB Win Any Olympic Medals?
Richie Zboncak
2025-04-25 07:25:53
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Team GB have concluded a strong Paris 2024 with 65 medals, one more than Great Britain achieved at the Tokyo Olympics, to finish sixth in the final medal table. Great Britain did fall short of their tally of 22 golds from the last Summer Games, winning 14, with a series of near misses in the pool and in the athletics programme capping their top of the podium potential and ultimately meaning a drop of two places in the overall table. Yet history was made as first medals were won in climbing and artistic swimming, showcasing the pan-sport competitiveness of the British squad, while Emma Finucane was an individual standout, winning three medals at the velodrome.
Damon Bruen
2025-04-25 05:38:53
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Team GB won 14 golds while their 65 total medals were the third-most of any team, behind the United States and China and one ahead of hosts France. Most successful sports As so often, cycling proved to be Britain’s most successful sport with 11 medals thanks to the combination of a high number of events and Team GB’s strength across the programme. Athletics also saw a double-figure haul, the highlight being Keely Hodgkinson’s 800 metres gold. Team GB’s rowers made a major return to form with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Equestrian was another typical success story, despite the pre-Games controversy around Charlotte Dujardin, with team golds in eventing and jumping and bronze for Laura Collett in jumping and for the team and Charlotte Fry individually in dressage. There were medals in all three triathlon events, including individual gold for Alex Yee, while swimming brought four silvers plus men’s 4x200m freestyle gold.
Erica Ledner
2025-04-25 03:02:52
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Yes, Team GB has won Olympic medals. British eventing riders Ros Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen earned Team GB their first gold medal on day three in Paris. Team GB's second gold medal came in sensational fashion as Tom Pidcock fought back from a mid-race puncture to claim the second Olympic gold of his career, having won his first in Tokyo. Nathan Hales not only secured gold for himself and Team GB, but also set a new Olympic record, shooting 48 out of 50 targets in the trap final. British quartet James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott took the first gold in the pool for Team GB, retaining their title from Tokyo in the 4x200m freestyle. Alex Yee produced a huge comeback to win the gold in the men's triathlon after a sensational sprint-finish that saw him overtake New Zealander Hayden Wilde's 14-second lead.
Team GB won their first women's quadruple sculls gold in Paris as Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw pipped the Dutch crew to the line by 0.15 seconds after trailing for most of the race. Emily Craig and Imogen Grant won Team GB a second medal in the rowing after the pair triumphed in the lightweight double sculls race. Bryony Page completed her set of Olympic medals in Paris, taking gold in the trampoline final after securing bronze in Tokyo and silver in Rio. Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Harry Charles won Team GB gold in the team jumping final on day seven.
Team GB's men's eight claimed Olympic gold after winning their battle against the Netherlands. The women's track cycling sprint crew of Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell won after a thrilling day of action at the velodrome, where the world record was broken an astonishing five times. In the end, the result was never in doubt as Hodgkinson sprinted home for an emotional gold, adding to the silver she won in Tokyo. After a 48-hour drought of gold medals, Eleanor Aldridge secured Team GB's first sailing gold medal of the Paris Olympics in the women's kite final. Toby Roberts claimed Team GB's first ever medal in Olympic climbing after two solid performances in the boulder and lead final.
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