Great Britain in the Olympics
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Olympic facts about Great Britain | ||||||
NOC: | Great Britain | |||||
IOC code: |
GBR |
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Olympic debut: |
Summer: |
Athens 1896 |
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Winter: | Chamonix 1924 | |||||
Olympic participation: |
Summer |
1896 and onwards |
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Winter: | 1924 and onwards | |||||
British Olympic Medals | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
Summer Olympics | 298 | 339 | 343 | 0 | ||
Winter Olympics | 11 | 5 | 17 | 0 | ||
Top Sports | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
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56 | 87 | 77 | 220 | |
2. | 40 | 39 | 31 | 110 | ||
3. | 34 | 27 | 17 | 78 | ||
4. | 30 | 20 | 13 | 63 | ||
5. | 21 | 36 | 31 | 88 | ||
Complete list of Great Britain's medals in Olympic sports | ||||||
Notes: | ||||||
Great Britain has also won medals in cooperation with other NOCS. For a list of these medals see List of medals won by cooperating NOCs. The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side. |
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These facts about Great Britain at the Olympics are based on the official reports of the Games and the Olympian Database | ||||||