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A total of 12 entrants competed for Team GB in the three equestrian disciplines that took place in [[Hong Kong]]. [[Zara Phillips]], the reigning [[Eventing World Championship|world eventing champion]] and granddaughter of [[Queen Elizabeth II]], had been included in the squad until her horse, [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]], sustained an injury, meaning she missed her second successive Olympics.<ref>{{cite web| title=Phillips out of GB Olympic team |publisher=[[BBC|BBCSport]] |date=2008-06-11 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/equestrian/7448590.stm |accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>
A total of twelve entrants competed for Team GB in the three equestrian disciplines that took place in [[Hong Kong]]. [[Zara Phillips]], the reigning [[Eventing World Championship|world eventing champion]] and granddaughter of [[Queen Elizabeth II]], had been included in the squad until her horse, [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]], sustained an injury, meaning she missed her second successive Olympics.<ref>{{cite web| title=Phillips out of GB Olympic team |publisher=[[BBC|BBCSport]] |date=2008-06-11 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/equestrian/7448590.stm |accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>


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Revision as of 19:22, 19 September 2008

Template:Infobox Olympics Great Britain

Christine Ohuruogu after her victory in the women's 400m.

Great Britain[1] competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Great Britain 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 NOCs 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; athletes from Northern Ireland, who may elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Olympics.[2] Additionaly 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.[3] 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 now considering whether to target 3rd place in the 2012 games, which will be hosted by the United Kingdom in London, although it will not decide on a target before the autumn.[4]

Medallists

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners, and 2008 Summer Olympics highlights

The following British competitors won medals at the Games, all dates are August 2008.[5] In the 'by discipline' sections below , medallists' names are emboldened.

  • Documents have been found that seem 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. Depending on the outcome of an investigation into their ages the IOC may disqualify them, thus Beth Tweddle's 4th place standing in women's uneven bars would be changed to 2nd, giving her a silver medal.[6][7][8]

Multiple medallists

The following Team GB competitors won multiple medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
Chris Hoy  Gold
 Gold
 Gold		 Cycling Men's team sprint
Men's sprint
Men's Keirin
Bradley Wiggins  Gold
 Gold		 Cycling Men's team pursuit
Men's individual pursuit
Rebecca Adlington  Gold
 Gold		 Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle
Women's 800 m freestyle
Jason Kenny  Gold
 Silver		 Cycling Men's team sprint
Men's sprint
Tim Brabants  Gold
 Bronze		 Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m
Men's K-1 500 m
Tina Cook  Bronze
 Bronze		 Equestrian Team eventing
Individual eventing

Targets

In June 2008, UK Sport, which distributes National Lottery funding to elite sport, published its expectations for the Games. It identified 41 potential medal to target and expected to win 35 of them, including 10 to 12 gold medals.[9] 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. This led to the British Olympic Association setting a new target of 20 gold medals due to better than expected results.[10][11] 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).[12] They later exceeded the total number of targeted medals when Heather Fell secured the silver in women's modern pentathlon[13].

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[14]. 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18]

Medal ceremony at the men's team pursuit.
Sport Target Won Target met
Archery 2 0 Red XN
Athletics 5 4 Red XN
Badminton 1 0 Red XN
Boxing 2 3 Green tickY
Canoeing 2 3 Green tickY
Cycling 6 14 Green tickY
Diving 1 0 Red XN
Equestrian 3 2 Red XN
Gymnastics (artistic) 1 1 Green tickY
Judo 2 0 Red XN
Modern pentathlon 1 1 Green tickY
Rowing 4 6 Green tickY
Sailing 4 6 Green tickY
Shooting 2 0 Red XN
Swimming 3 6 Green tickY
Taekwondo 1 1 Green tickY
Triathlon 1 0 Red XN
Total 41 47 Green tickY
Total expected 35 47 Green tickY
Total gold 12 19 Green tickY
Revised total gold‡[10] 20 19 Red XN

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[19]

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 Individual 657 34  Badënov (RUS) (31)
L 109–114 		Did not advance
Simon Terry Individual 670 7  Hatava (FIN) (58)
L 104–105 		Did not advance
Alan Wills Individual 661 21  Nespoli (ITA) (44)
W 103–98 		 Galiazzo (ITA) (12)
W 110–109 		 Stevens (CUB) (28)
L 104–108 		Did not advance
Laurence Godfrey,
Simon Terry,
Alan Wills 		Team 1998 5 N/A  China (CHN) (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 Individual 623 40  Guo (CHN) (25)
W 106–104 		 Folkard (GBR) (8)
L 96–110 		Did not advance
Naomi Folkard Individual 651 8  Abed Elaal (EGY) (57)
W 107–95 		 Burgess (GBR) (40)
W 110–96 		 Hayakawa (JPN) (9)
L 97–106 		Did not advance
Alison Williamson Individual 651 7  Wei (TPE) (58)
W 108–99 		 Lorig (USA) (26)
L 108–112 		Did not advance
Charlotte Burgess,
Naomi Folkard,
Alison Williamson 		Team 1925 2 N/A Bye  Japan (JPN) (7)
W 201–196 		 China (CHN) (3)
L 202–208 		Bronze final
 France (FRA) (5)
L 201–203 		4

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22] She eventually proved fit enough to start the race but struggled to finish in 23rd position.[23]

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,[9] was a contributing factor in .[24]

Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tyrone Edgar 100 m 10.13 1 Q 10.10 3 Q 10.18 7 Did not advance
Craig Pickering 100 m 10.21 3 Q 10.18 5 Did not advance
Simeon Williamson 100 m 10.42 3 Q 10.32 4 Did not advance
Marlon Devonish 200 m 20.49 1 Q 20.43 4 Q 20.57 7 Did not advance
Christian Malcolm 200 m 20.42 2 Q 20.30 4 Q 20.25 4 Q 20.40 5
Alex Nelson 200 m Withdrew - Hamstring injury
Martyn Rooney 400 m 45.00 1 Q N/A 44.60 2 Q 45.12 6
Andrew Steele 400 m 44.94 1 Q N/A 45.59 7 Did not advance
Michael Rimmer 800 m 1:47.61 1 Q N/A 1:48.07 6 Did not advance
Andy Baddeley 1500 m 3:36.47 3 Q N/A 3:37.47 3 Q 3:35.37 7
Tom Lancashire 1500 m 3:43.40 7 N/A Did not advance
Mo Farah 5000 m 13:50.95 6 N/A Did not advance
Dan Robinson Marathon N/A 2:16:14 24
Allan Scott 110 m hurdles 13.56 3 Q 13.66 6 Did not advance
Andy Turner 110 m hurdles 13.56 2 Q 13.53 5 Did not advance
Andrew Lemoncello 3000 m steeplechase 8:36.06 10 N/A Did not advance
Martyn Bernard High jump 2.29 =6 Q N/A 2.25 9
Germaine Mason High jump 2.29 =1 Q N/A 2.34
Tom Parsons High jump 2.25 12 Q N/A 2.25 8
Greg Rutherford Long jump 8.16 3 Q N/A 7.84 10
Chris Tomlinson Long jump 7.70 13 N/A Did not advance
Larry Achike Triple jump 17.18 7 Q N/A 17.17 7
Nathan Douglas Triple jump 16.72 20 N/A Did not advance
Phillips Idowu Triple jump 17.44 1 Q N/A 17.62
Steve Lewis Pole vault No mark N/A Did not advance
Daniel Awde Decathlon N/A 7516 21
Marlon Devonish,
Tyrone Edgar,
Craig Pickering,
Simeon Williamson 		4×100 m Disqualified N/A Did not advance
From:
Michael Bingham,
Richard Buck,
Dale Garland,
Martyn Rooney,
Andrew Steele,
Rob Tobin 		4×400 m 2:59.33
Steele
Tobin
Bingham
Rooney 		1 Q N/A 2:58.81
Steele
Tobin
Bingham
Rooney 		4
Decathlon
Event Daniel Awde
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
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Montell Douglas 100 m 11.36 2 Q 11.38 4 Did not advance
Jeanette Kwakye 100 m 11.30 2 Q 11.18 3 Q 11.19 3 Q 11.14 6
Laura Turner 100 m 11.65 4 Did not advance
Emily Freeman 200 m 22.95 2 Q 22.95 3 Q 22.83 7 Did not advance
Lee McConnell 400 m 51.87 3 Q N/A 52.11 6 Did not advance
Christine Ohuruogu 400 m 51.00 1 Q N/A 50.14 1 Q 49.62
Nicola Sanders 400 m 51.81 2 Q N/A 50.71 4 Did not advance
Jennifer Meadows 800 m 2:00.33 3 Q N/A 1:59.43 6 Did not advance
Marilyn Okoro 800 m 1:59.01 2 Q N/A 1:59.53 6 Did not advance
Jemma Simpson 800 m 2:02.16 4 N/A Did not advance
Lisa Dobriskey 1500 m 4:03.22 3 Q N/A 4:02.10 4
Susan Scott 1500 m 4:14.66 4 N/A Did not advance
Stephanie Twell 1500 m 4:06.68 6 N/A Did not advance
Jo Pavey 5000 m Withdrew - Fatigue
10000 m N/A 31:12.30 12
Kate Reed 10000 m N/A 32:26.69 23
Paula Radcliffe Marathon N/A 2:32:38 23
Mara Yamauchi Marathon N/A 2:27:29 6
Liz Yelling Marathon N/A 2:33:12 26
Johanna Jackson 20 km walk N/A 1:31:33 NR 22
Sarah Claxton 100 m hurdles 12.97 3 Q N/A 12.84 4 Q 12.94 8
Tasha Danvers 400 m hurdles 55.19 1 Q N/A 54.31 2 Q 53.84
Helen Clitheroe 3000 m steeplechase 9:29.14 NR 6 N/A Did not advance
Barbara Parker 3000 m steeplechase 9:51.93 12 N/A Did not advance
Jade Johnson Long jump 6.61 11 Q N/A 6.64 7
Kate Dennison Pole Vault 4.40 7 N/A Did not advance
Philippa Roles Discus 57.44 16 N/A Did not advance
Zoe Derham Hammer 64.74 35 N/A Did not advance
Goldie Sayers Javelin 62.99 5 Q N/A 65.75 NR 4
Julie Hollman Heptathlon N/A 5729 32 31*
Kelly Sotherton Heptathlon N/A 6517 5 4*
From:
Emma Ania,
Montell Douglas,
Emily Freeman,
Jeanette Kwakye,
Ashlee Nelson,
Anyika Onuora,
Laura Turner 		4×100 m 43.02
Kwakye
Douglas
Freeman
Ania 		2 Q N/A Did not finish
From:
Vicki Barr,
Donna Fraser,
Lee McConnell,
Christine Ohuruogu,
Marilyn Okoro,
Nicola Sanders,
Kelly Sotherton 		4×400 m 3:25.48
Sanders
Sotherton
Okoro
Ohurougu 		3 Q N/A 3:22.68 5
Heptathlon
Event Julie Hollman Kelly Sotherton
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 32 31* 6517 5 4*

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[25][26] 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

Main articles: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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.[9] 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.

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 Men's singles  Koukal (CZE)
W 10-21 21-12 21-15 		 Zwiebler (GER)
L 16-21 21-13 21-17 		Did not advance
Tracey Hallam Women's singles  Yip (HKG)
W 21–15 2–17 		 Ludíková (CZE)
W 21–18 21–13 		 Huaiwen (GER)
L 7–21 10–21 		Did not advance
Gail Emms,
Donna Kellogg 		Women's doubles N/A Chinese Taipei Chien,
Cheng (TPE)
L 19–21 13–21 		Did not advance
Anthony Clark,
Donna Kellogg 		Mixed doubles N/A China He,
Yu (CHN)
L 15–21 8–21 		Did not advance
Gail Emms,
Nathan Robertson 		Mixed doubles N/A China Zheng,
Gao (CHN)
W 21–16 16–21 21–19 		South Korea Lee,
Lee (KOR)
L 19–21 12–21 		Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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.[27][28][29]

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  Laffita (CUB)
L 3–9 		Did not advance
Joe Murray Bantamweight  Yu (CHN)
L 7–17 		Did not advance
Frankie Gavin Lightweight Withdrew - Failed to make weight[30]
Bradley Saunders Light welterweight  Neequaye (GHA)
W 4–2 (KO) 		 Vastine (FRA)
L 7–11 		Did not advance
Billy Joe Saunders Welterweight  Kilicci (TUR)
W 14–3 		 Banteaux (CUB)
L 6–13 		Did not advance
James DeGale Middleweight  Hikal (EGY)
W 13–4 		 Estrada (USA)
W 11–5 		 Artayev (KAZ)
W 8–3 		 Sutherland (IRL)
W 10–3 		 Bayeaux (CUB)
W 16–14
Tony Jeffries Light heavyweight Bye  Alvarez (COL)
W 5–5 (PTS) 		 Szello (HUN)
W 10–2 		 Egan (IRL)
L 3–10 		Did not advance
David Price Super heavyweight N/A  Timurziev (RUS)
W 2–2 (RSC) 		 Jakšto (LTU)
W 3–1 (RSCI) 		 Cammarelle (ITA)
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

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Seven competitors joined Team GB for the canoeing events, with four in the flatwater and three in the slalom. Anna Hemmings and Jessica Walker, in the K-2 kayaking pairs, were added later after complications with the Spanish team.[31] 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.[9]

Flatwater

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tim Brabants 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,
Jessica Walker 		Women's K-2 500 m 1:47.435 9 Did not advance

Slalom

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total Rank
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Florence 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 Women's K-1 160.06 19 99.00 7 259.06 17 Did not advance
Campbell Walsh Men's K-1 86.72 14 85.72 8 172.44 9 Q 95.74 16 Did not advance

Cycling

Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy.
Main articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Team GB's cycling squad for Beijing totaled twenty five entrants in the four disciplines. Included were two reigning Olympic track cycling champions, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins, plus a further two medal winners from 2004, as well as several reigning track world champions. Great Britain won twelve cycling medals (seven gold, three 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,[32] and the first Briton to win 3 gold medals at a single Olympic games since Henry Taylor in 1908.[15]. His success resulted in the velodrome for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow being named in his honour.[33] 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.[34]

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.[35]

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.[36]

BMX

Athlete Events Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Liam Phillips Men's BMX 37.392 28 18 7 Did not advance
Shanaze Reade Women's BMX 36.882 2 N/A 10 5 Relegated 8

Mountain bike

Athlete Event Time Rank
Oli Beckingsale Men's cross-country 2:01:25 12
Liam Killeen Men's cross-country 2:00:14 7

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jonathan Bellis Road race DNF -
Steve Cummings Road race DNF -
Time trial 1:05:07.91 11
Roger Hammond Road race DNF -
Ben Swift Road race DNF -

Key: DNF=Did not finish

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nicole Cooke Road race 3:32.24
Time trial 37:14.25 15
Sharon Laws Road race 3:33.17 35
Emma Pooley Road race 3:32.55 23
Time trial 35:16.01

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 Men's sprint 9.815 OR
73.357 		1 Q  Dmitriev (RUS)
W 10.607
67.879 		 Watanabe (JPN)
W 10.636
67.694 		 Awang (MAS)
W 10.820, W 10.302 		 Bourgain (FRA)
W 10.260, W 10.358 		 Kenny (GBR)
W 12.228, W 10.216
Jason Kenny Men's sprint 9.857
73.044 		2 Q  Kwiatowski (POL)
W 10.672
67.466 		 Awang (MAS)
W 10.531
68.369 		 Sireau (FRA)
W 10.546, W 10.595 		 Levy (GER)
W 10.594, W 10.335 		 Hoy (GBR)
L, L
Victoria Pendleton Women's sprint 10.963 OR
65.675 		1 Q N/A  Tsukuda (JPN)
W 11.736
61.349 		 Krupeckaite (LTU)
W 11.839, W 11.672 		 Kanis (NED)
W 11.537, W 11.885 		 Mears (AUS)
W 11.363, W 11.118
Chris Hoy,
Jason Kenny,
Jamie Staff 		Men's team sprint 42.950
62.863 		1 Q N/A United States United States
W 43.034
62.741 		N/A France France
W 43.128
62.604
Pursuits
Athlete Event Qualifying 1st round Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Wendy Houvenaghel Women's individual pursuit 3:28.443 NR 1 Q  Kozlikova (CZE)
 3:27.829 		2 Q  Romero (GBR)
3:30.395
Rebecca Romero Women's individual pursuit 3:28.641 2 Q  Mactier (AUS)
 3:27.703 NR 		1 Q  Houvenaghel (GBR)
3:28.321
Bradley Wiggins Men's individual pursuit 4:15.031 OR 1 Q  Serov (RUS)
 4:16.571 		1 Q  Roulston (NZL)
4:16.977
Steven Burke Men's individual pursuit 4:22.260 5 Q  Dyudya (UKR)
4:21.558 		3 Q Bronze final
 Markov (RUS)
4:20.947
Ed Clancy,
Paul Manning,
Geraint Thomas,
Bradley Wiggins 		Men's team pursuit 3:57.101 1 Q  Russia (RUS)
3:55.202 WR 		1 Q  Denmark (DEN)
3:53.314 WR
Women's individual pursuit gold medallist Rebecca Romero.
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Finals
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Ross Edgar Men's keirin 1 Q N/A 1 Q
Chris Hoy Men's keirin 1 Q N/A 1 Q
Points races
Athlete Event Points Rank
Chris Newton Men's points race 56
Rebecca Romero Women's points race 3 11
Mark Cavendish,
Bradley Wiggins 		Men's madison 6 9

Diving

Main articles: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

A total of ten divers were part of Team GB in the individual and synchronised diving events,[37] 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.[38]

Men
Athlete Events Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tom Daley 10 m individual platform 440.40 12 Q 458.60 8 Q 463.55 7
Ben Swain 3 m individual springboard 390.30 26 Did not advance
Peter Waterfield 10 m individual platform 497.65 4 Q 430.95 13 Did not advance
Blake Aldridge,
Tom Daley 		10 m synchronised platform N/A 408.48 8
Nick Robinson-Baker,
Ben Swain 		3 m synchronised springboard N/A 402.36 7
Women
Athlete Events Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tonia Couch 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,
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

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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, meaning she missed her second successive Olympics.[39]

Dressage

(Total scores are based on sum 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 Mistral Hojris Individual 65.917 24 Q 67.160 18 Did not advance 67.160 18
Jane Gregory Lucky Star Individual 63.375 31 Did not advance 31
Emma Hindle Lancet 2 Individual 71.125 4 Q 70.440 9 Q 74.250 6 72.345 7
Laura Bechtolsheimer,
Jane Gregory,
Emma Hindle 		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 Spring Along Individual 51.70 37 17.20 24 11 24 Did not advance 79.90 24
William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed Individual 50.20 34 10.00 14 4 14 Q 4 12 68.20 12
Sharon Hunt Tankers Town Individual 43.50 18 27.60 38 4 35 Did not advance 95.90 35
Mary King Call Again Cavalier Individual 38.10 9 18.00 5 8 13 Q 4 11 68.10 11
Tina Cook,
Daisy Dick,
William Fox-Pitt,
Sharon Hunt,
Mary King 		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 Rolette 1 =14 4 5 =13 0 5 6 Q 0 =1 Q 20 =20 20 =20
Nick Skelton[40] Russel 1 =14 8 9 =22 13 22 =31 Q 12 29 Did not advance
Tim Stockdale 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 Suncal Portofino 63 Withdrew - Lame horse[40]
Team
Athlete Horse Qualifying round Final
Round 1 Round 2 Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Ben Maher,
Nick Skelton,[40]
Tim Stockdale,
John Whitaker 		Rolette
Russel
Fresh Direct Corlato
Peppermill 		6 =6 Q 16 =4 21 7 21 7*

* On 21 August, 4 horses from Brazil, Germany, Ireland and Norway tested positive for a banned substance.[41] 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

Main articles: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Great Britain qualified 3 fencers for the fencing competition. Two of these came from re-allocation by the FIE after the withdrawal of other fencers.[42]

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  Smart (USA)
L 7–15 		Did not advance
Richard Kruse Men's individual foil N/A  Saliscan (ROU)
W 15–6 		 Joppich (GER)
L 9–10 		Did not advance
Alexander O'Connell Men's individual sabre  Kovalev (RUS)
L 14–15 		Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Team GB entered 9 gymnasts into the artistic and trampoline events. Louis Smith, 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.[43]. Laura Jones was originally chosen for the artistic gymnastics but due to a slipped disc she was replaced by the reserve Imogen Cairns.[44]

Artistic

Men
Athlete [45] Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank Total Rank
Daniel Keatings 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 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 [45] Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Total Rank Total Rank
Imogen Cairns 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 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 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 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 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,
Becky Downie,
Marissa King,
Beth Tweddle,
Hannah Whelan,
Rebecca Wing 		Team 57.775 59.325 57.875 57.450 232.425 9 Did not advance

* Documents have been found that seem to indicate that Chinese athletes He Kexin and Yang Yilin are only 14, and therefore under the age required to compete at the time of the games. This has led to the IOC requesting an official investigation. If the IOC decides to disqualify them, Beth Tweddle's 4th place standing in women's uneven bars would be changed to 2nd, giving her a silver medal.[6][7][8]

Trampoline

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Claire Wright Women's individual 63.10 10 Did not advance

Hockey

Men

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament
See also: Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Great Britain men's team qualified for the mens Olympic hockey tournament after a must win game against India in the final of the Olympic qualifying event.[47] Great Britain were 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 and 6th place playoff. James Tindall and Matt Daly were the joint top scorers for the team with 3 goals apiece.

Squad list Group stage Semifinal
(Classification round) 		Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
From:
Richard Alexander,
Jonathan Bleby,
Jonathan Clarke,
Matthew Daly,
Stephen Dick,
Ben Hawes,
Ashley Jackson,
Glenn Kirkham,
Richard Mantell,
Simon Mantell,
Benjamin Marsden,
Alistair McGregor,
Barry Middleton,
Rob Moore,
James Tindall,
Alastair Wilson 		 Pakistan
W 4-2 		3  South Korea
W 5-2 		5 Did not advance
 Netherlands
L 0-1
 South Africa
W 2-0
 Canada
D 1-1
 Australia
D 3-3
Pool B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Netherlands 13 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10
 Australia 11 4 3 2 0 27 10 +17
 Great Britain 7 4 2 2 1 13 10 +3
 Pakistan 6 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2
 Canada 4 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7
 South Africa 0 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21
  Qualified for semifinals
11 August
10:30		Pakistan 2 – 4 Great Britain
Abbasi field hockey ball 45'
Waqas field hockey ball 59'		GoalsTindall field hockey ball 2'
Moore field hockey ball 14'
Jackson field hockey ball 29'
Daly field hockey ball 62'
13 August
21:00		Netherlands 1 – 0 Great Britain
Taekema field hockey ball 63'Goals
15 August
21:00		South Africa 0 – 2 Great Britain
GoalsTindall field hockey ball 20'
Daly field hockey ball 66'
17 August
08:30		Great Britain 1 – 1 Canada
Daly field hockey ball 67'GoalsPereira field hockey ball 47'
19 August
20:30		Australia 3 – 3 Great Britain
George field hockey ball 40'
Dwyer field hockey ball 45'
Ockenden field hockey ball 68'		GoalsMiddleton field hockey ball 34'
R. Mantell field hockey ball 47'
Moore field hockey ball 55'
5th and 6th place classification
23 August
11:00		South Korea 2 – 5 Great Britain
Jang Jong-Hyun field hockey ball 48'
Hyun Hye-Sung field hockey ball 67'		GoalsMiddleton field hockey ball 44'
Jackson field hockey ball 49'
Clarke field hockey ball 54' field hockey ball 63'
Kirkham field hockey ball 70'

Women

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament
See also: 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier

The Great Britain Women's team qualified for the women's Olympic hockey tournament during the 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. Great Britain were 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.

Squad list Group stage Semifinal
(Classification round) 		Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
From:
Jennie Bimson,
Melanie Clewlow,
Charlotte Craddock,
Crista Cullen,
Alexandra Danson,
Joanne Ellis,
Joanne Ellis,
Anne Panter,
Helen Richardson,
Chloe Rogers,
Elizabeth Storry,
Sarah Thomas,
Rachel Walker,
Kate Walsh,
Lisa Wooding
Lucilla Wright 		 Germany
L 1-5 		3  Australia
L 0-2 		6 Did not advance
 Argentina
D 2-2
 New Zealand
W 2-1
 Japan
W 2-1
 United States
D 0-0
Pool B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 12 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4
 Argentina 11 5 3 2 0 13 7 +6
 Great Britain 8 5 2 2 1 7 9 −2
 United States 6 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1
 Japan 4 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2
 New Zealand 0 5 0 0 5 6 13 −7
  Qualified for semifinals
10 August
21:00		Germany 5 – 1 Great Britain
Rinne field hockey ball 26' field hockey ball 52'
Hoffmann field hockey ball 31' field hockey ball 49'
Rodewald field hockey ball 60'		GoalsCullen field hockey ball 29'
12 August
08:30		Argentina 2 – 2 Great Britain
Garcia field hockey ball 10'
Gulla field hockey ball 27'		GoalsThomas field hockey ball 49'
Clewlow field hockey ball 51'
14 August
21:00		New Zealand 1 – 2 Great Britain
Flynn field hockey ball 28'GoalsDanson field hockey ball 31'
Cullen field hockey ball 50'
16 August
20:30		Great Britain 2 – 1 Japan
Panter field hockey ball 32'
Cullen field hockey ball 70'		GoalsMiura field hockey ball 58'
18 August
18:00		 Great Britain0 – 0 United States
 Goals 
5th and 6th place classification match
22 August
11:00		Australia 2 – 0 Great Britain
Blyth field hockey ball 29'
Munro field hockey ball 68'		Goals

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Team GB were represented by 7 athletes in the Judo events.[48] 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.[9]

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
Euan Burton 73-81 kg  Lucenti (ARG)
W 0010–0001 		 Attaf (MAR)
W 0010–0001 		 Gontiuk (UKR)
L 0010–0121 		Did not advance N/A  Valles (COL)
W 0110–0001 		 Camilo (BRA)
L 0010–0100 		Did not advance
Peter Cousins 90-100 kg  Zhorzholiani (GEO)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance
Craig Fallon -60 kg  Siccardi (MON)
W 1010–0000 		 Paischer (AUT)
L 00021–00011 		Did not advance N/A  Ahamdi (MAR)
W 00110–00001 		 Kyong (PRK)
W 01001–00010 		 Yekutiel (ISR)
L 0101–0200 		Did not advance
Winston Gordon 81-90 kg  Nabiev (UZB)
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
Karina Bryant +78 kg Bye  Zambotti (MEX)
L 0001–0021 		Did not advance
Sarah Clark 57-63 kg  Heill (AUT)
L 0100–1011 		Did not advance
Michelle Rogers 70-78 kg Bye  Gyeongmi (KOR)
L 0000–0001 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.[49]

Event Athlete Shoot Fence Swim Ride Run Total points Rank
Score Points W/L Points Time Points Time Points Time Points
Women's Heather Fell 185 1156 W20 L15 880 2:12.77 1328 71.58 1144 10:19.28 1244 5752
Katy Livingston 178 1072 W17 L18 808 2:15.68 1292 67.26 1172 10:29.47 1204 5548 7
Men's Sam Weale 177 1060 W18 L17 832 2:02.87 1328 83.56 1036 9:21.18 1156 5412 10
Nick Woodbridge 160 856 W14 L21 736 1:55.96 1412 73.22 1060 9:34.46 1104 5168 25

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

There were 43 rowers in Team GB, the most since qualifying quotas were introduced after the 1992 Summer Olympics.[50] Crews were fielded in 12 out of a possible 14 events making Team GB the fourth biggest team. Medals were won in 6 events, including gold in the coxless fours for the third successive games, meaning GB topped the rowing medal table.[51] Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter won Great Britain's first ever lightweight rowing Olympic medal in the men's lightweight double sculls.[52]

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,
Tom Solesbury 		Pairs 6:59.48 4 6:41.43 4 Did not advance
Stephen Rowbotham,
Matt Wells 		Double sculls 6:26.33 1 N/A 6:21.15 3 Q 6:29.10
Mark Hunter,
Zac Purchase 		Lightweight
double sculls 		6:13.69
OB 		1 N/A 6:29.56 1 Q 6:10.99
Tom James,
Peter Reed,
Andrew Triggs-Hodge,
Steve Williams 		Fours 6:00.59 1 N/A 5:54.77 1 Q 6:06.57
Richard Egington,
Alastair Heathcote,
Matthew Langridge,
Tom Lucy,
Acer Nethercott (cox),
Alex Partridge,
Colin Smith,
Tom Stallard,
Josh West 		Eights 5:25.86 1 N/A 5:25.11
Richard Chambers,
James Clarke,
James Lindsay-Fynn,
Paul Mattick 		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,
Olivia Whitlam 		Pairs 7:29.88 3 7:34.54 2 Q N/A 7:33.61 6
Anna Bebington,
Elise Laverick 		Double sculls 7:08.65 3 6:54.76 1 Q N/A 7:07.55
Helen Casey,
Hester Goodsell 		Lightweight
double sculls 		6:55.23 3 7:24.23 1 Q 7:17.67 5 Did not advance
Debbie Flood,
Katherine Grainger,
Frances Houghton,
Annie Vernon 		Quadruple sculls 6:13.70 1 N/A 6:17.37
Carla Ashford,
Jess Eddie,
Katie Greves,
Natasha Howard,
Alison Knowles,
Caroline O'Connor (cox),
Natasha Page,
Beth Rodford,
Sarah Winckless,
Substitutes in Final,
because of illness:
Laura Reeve for Howard,
Alice Freeman for Knowles 		Eights 6:08.68 2 6:12.10 3 Q N/A 6:13.74 5

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Great Britain entered crews in all 11 sailing events at the Games.[53] The team finished top of the sailing medal table, with six medals won,[54] thus exceeding the target of four set by UK Sport.[9] Ben Ainslie won a gold medal for the third successive games to become the most decorated British Olympic sailor of all time.[55]

Athlete[56] Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Medal
Ben Ainslie Open Finn (10) 1 4 1 1 10 2 2 CAN N/A 2 23
Sarah Ayton,
Sarah Webb,
Pippa Wilson 		Women's Yngling 2 3 4 (7) 4 2 2 5 CAN N/A 2 24
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 Men's RS:X 11 9 3 2 1 7 (17) 5 3 5 N/A 14 60 4
Jonathan Glanfield,
Nick Rogers 		Men's 470 19 5 1 4 9 6 20 (30)
OCS 		2 3 N/A 6 75
Paul Goodison Men's Laser (15) 2 15 1 9 7 1 4 6 CAN N/A 18 63
Will Howden,
Leigh McMillan 		Open Tornado 6 8 13 8 (14) 7 7 2 3 12 N/A 2 68 6
Stevie Morrison,
Ben Rhodes 		Open 49er 4 3 5 14 14 15 (20)
OCS 		3 2 8 11 15 CAN 6 100 9
Iain Percy,
Andrew Simpson 		Men's Star 7 (13) 3 5 8 2 1 1 2 6 N/A 14 49
Bryony Shaw Women's RS:X 4 3 11 6 (28)
OCS 		6 5 3 1 2 N/A 4 45

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

Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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
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 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 Men's double trap 134 14 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington.

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 6 medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) the team bettered the target of three medals set by UK Sport.[9] 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.[57]

Men
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Carry 400 m freestyle 3:47.17 NR 15 N/A Did not advance
Richard Charlesworth 1500 m freestyle 15:17.27 25 N/A Did not advance
Chris Cook 100 m breaststroke 1:00.70 15 Q 1:00.81 15 Did not advance
Todd Cooper 100 m butterfly 52.52 29 Did not advance
Euan Dale 400 m individual medley 4:18.60 19 N/A Did not advance
Ross Davenport 200 m freestyle 1:47.13 11 Q 1:47.35 10 Did not advance
David Davies 1500 m freestyle 14:46.11 5 Q N/A 14:52.11 6
10 km open water N/A 1:51:53.1
Mark Foster 50 m freestyle 22.35 23 Did not advance
Kristopher Gilchrist 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 200 m individual medley 1:59.74 13 Q 1:58.63 6 Q 1:59.24 6
Thomas Haffield 400 m individual medley 4:16.72 17 N/A Did not advance
James Kirton 200 m breaststroke 2:15.25 37 Did not advance
Dean Milwain 400 m freestyle 3:48.77 21 N/A Did not advance
Robert Renwick 200 m freestyle 1.47.82 17 Q 1.47.07 8 Q 1:47.47 8
Michael Rock 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 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 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,
Simon Burnett,
Ross Davenport,
Ben Hockin 		4×100 m freestyle 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 		8
From:
David Carry,
Ross Davenport,
Ben Hockin,
Andrew Hunter,
Robert Renwick 		4×200 m freestyle 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 		6
From:
Simon Burnett,
Christopher Cook,
Michael Rock,
Liam Tancock 		4×100 m medley 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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rebecca Adlington 400 m freestyle 4:02.24 CR 2 Q N/A 4:03.22
800 m freestyle 8:18.08 OR 1 Q N/A 8:14.10 WR
Kirsty Balfour 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 200 m butterfly 2:08.98 15 Q 2:10.60 15 Did not advance
Francesca Halsall 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 100 m breaststroke 1:08.18 11 Q 1:08.36 11 Did not advance
Joanne Jackson 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
Jemma Lowe 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 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 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 800 m freestyle 8:25.91 8 Q 8:32.35 8
10 km open water N/A 1:59:31.0
Keri-Anne Payne 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
Elizabeth Simmonds 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 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,
Francesca Halsall,
Melanie Marshall,[58]
Caitlin McClatchey,
Jessica Sylvester 		4×100 m freestyle 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,
Francesca Halsall,
Joanne Jackson,
Melanie Marshall,
Caitlin McClatchey,
Hannah Miley 		4×200 m freestyle 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,
Kate Haywood,
Jemma Lowe,
Gemma Spofforth 		4×100 m medley 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 		4

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

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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)
Points Rank Points Rank Total points Rank Points Rank Total points Rank
Olivia Allison,
Jenna Randall 		Duet 43.917 14 44.667 13 88.584 14 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Team GB entered three entrants into the taekwondo competition in Beijing. Sarah Stevenson won Team GB's first ever medal in taekwondo - a bronze in the women's +67 kg.[59]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Repechage Bronze Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Aaron Cook Men's -80 kg  Jason (MHL)
W 7-0 		 Vásquez (VEN)
W 5-2 		 Sarmiento (ITA)
L 6-5 		Did not advance N/A  Zhu (CHN)
L 4-1
Michael Harvey Men's -58 kg  Perez (MEX)
L 3-2 		Did not advance  Nikpai (AFG)
L 3-1 		Did not advance
Sarah Stevenson Women's +67 kg  Dwani (JOR)
W 3-2 		 Chen (CHN)
L 1-0 W 1-2 Protested* 		 Espinoza (MEX)
L 4-1 		Did not advance N/A  Abd Rabo (EGY)
W 5-1

* 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.[59] Another British hopeful, Aaron Cook, was also unhappy with the judges after losing out on bronze in the men's -80 kg.[60]

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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 ITF.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Andy Murray Singles  Lu (TPE)
L 6-7, 4-6 		Did not advance
Andy Murray,
Jamie Murray 		Doubles N/A Canada Nestor,
Niemeyer (CAN)
W 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 		France Clement,
Llodra (FRA)
L 1-6, 3-6 		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 ITU Olympic Qualification rankings, while Helen Tucker qualified by winning the 2008 World Championship.

Event Athlete Swim T1 Cycle T2 Run Total time Rank
Men's Alistair Brownlee 18:11 0:27 59:05 0:29 32:07 1:50:19 12
Will Clarke 18:53 0:27 58:23 0:31 32:18 1:50:32 14
Tim Don 18:54 0:26 Lapped on bike (Eliminated)
Women's Hollie Avil 20:09 0:32 Did not finish
Helen Tucker 19:52 0:31 1:04:17 0:36 37:39 2:02:55 21

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

The only British weightlifter to qualify for the games was Michaela Breeze who competed in her second Olympics games.[61] She battled through a back injury to finish 15th out of 20 competitors in her event.[62]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Michaela Breeze Women's -63 kg 85 15 100 15 185 15

Other sports

British representatives participated in the qualifying tournaments of a number of other Olympic sports in the lead up to the 2008 games, only for outside events to prevent their further participation in the games.

Baseball

Main articles: Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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.[63]

Football

Main articles: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

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.[64] 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.

Records

The following records were set by British athletes during competition in the games.

Date Sport: Event Athletes Record Type Ref
9 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 400 m freestyle: Heat David Carry 3:47.17 NR [65]
9 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 4×100 m freestyle: Heat Francesca Halsall 54.36
Caitlin McClatchey 54.42
Julia Beckett 55.64
Melanie Marshall 54.76 		3:39.18 NR [65]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 100 m butterfly: Semifinal Jemma Lowe 57.78 NR= [66]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 4×100 m freestyle: Final Francesca Halsall 53.18
Caitlin McClatchey 54.48
Jessica Sylvester 55.34
Melanie Marshall 54.55 		3:38.18 NR [66]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 100 m freestyle
(during 4×100 m freestyle: Final) 		Francesca Halsall 53.18 NR [67]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 400 m freestyle: Heat Rebecca Adlington 4:02.24 CR, NR [68]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×100 m freestyle: Heat Simon Burnett 48.20
Adam Brown 48.43
Benjamin Hockin 48.55
Ross Davenport 48.51 		3:13.69 NR [68]
10 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 100 m freestyle
(during 4×100 m freestyle: Heat) 		Simon Burnett 48.20 NR [68]
11 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke: Semifinal Gemma Spofforth 59.79 NR [citation needed]
11 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×100 m freestyle: Final Simon Burnett 48.34
Adam Brown 47.75
Benjamin Hockin 48.50
Ross Davenport 48.28 		3:12.87 NR [citation needed]
12 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke: Final Gemma Spofforth 59.38 ER, CR, NR [69]
12 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 100 m backstroke: Final Liam Tancock 53.39 NR [69]
12 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×200 m freestyle: Heat David Carry 1:46.47
Andrew Hunter 1:46.88
Ross Davenport 1:47.15
Robert Renwick 1:47.38 		7:07.89 NR [70]
12 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 200 m freestyle
(during 4×200 m freestyle: Heat) 		David Carry 1:46.47 NR [70]
13 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 200 m breaststroke: Semifinal Kristopher Gilchrist 2:10.27 NR [71]
13 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×200 m freestyle: Final David Carry 1:46.78
Andrew Hunter 1:46.73
Robert Renwick 1:46.16
Ross Davenport 1:46.25 		7:05.92 NR [71]
14 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 800 m freestyle: Heat Rebecca Adlington 8:18.06 OR, ER, CR, NR [72]
14 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 200 m backstroke: Heat Elizabeth Simmonds 2:08.66 NR [72]
15 August 2008 Cycling: Men's team sprint: Qualifying Chris Hoy
Jason Kenny
Jamie Staff 		42.95 WB, NR [73]
15 August 2008 Cycling: Men's individual pursuit: Qualifying Bradley Wiggins 4:15.031 OR, NR [74]
15 August 2008 Cycling: Women's individual pursuit: Qualifying Wendy Houvenaghel 3:28.443 NR [citation needed]
15 August 2008 Athletics: Women's 3000 m steeplechase: Heat Helen Clitheroe 9:29.14 NR [75]
15 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 4×100 m medley: Heat Gemma Spofforth 1:00.33
Kate Haywood 1:08.00
Jemma Lowe 57.34
Francesca Halsall 53.47 		3:59.14 ER, NR [76]
15 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×100 m medley: Heat Liam Tancock 54.67
Christopher Cook 59.40
Michael Rock 51.99
Simon Burnett 47.77 		3:33.83 NR [76]
16 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 800 m freestyle: Final Rebecca Adlington 8:14.10 WR, OR, ER, CR, NR [57]
16 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 200 m backstroke: Final Elizabeth Simmonds 2:08.51 NR [77]
16 August 2008 Cycling: Women's individual pursuit: Round 1 Rebecca Romero 3:27.703 NR [78]
17 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 4×100 m medley: Final Gemma Spofforth 59.05
Kate Haywood 1:07.51
Jemma Lowe 58.13
Francesca Halsall 52.81 		3:57.50 ER, NR [79]
17 August 2008 Swimming: Women's 100 m backstroke
(during 4×100 m medley: Final) 		Gemma Spofforth 59.05 ER, CR, NR [79]
17 August 2008 Swimming: Men's 4×100 m medley: Final Liam Tancock 54.69
Christopher Cook 59.65
Michael Rock 52.02
Simon Burnett 47.33 		3:33.69 NR [79]
17 August 2008 Cycling: Women's sprint: Qualifying Victoria Pendleton 10.963 OR, NR [78]
17 August 2008 Cycling: Men's sprint: Qualifying Jason Kenny 9.857 OR, NR [78]
17 August 2008 Cycling: Men's sprint: Qualifying Chris Hoy 9.815 OR, NR [78]
17 August 2008 Cycling: Men's team pursuit: Round 1 Ed Clancy
Paul Manning
Geraint Thomas
Bradley Wiggins 		3:55.202 WR, OR, NR [78]
18 August 2008 Cycling: Men's team pursuit: Final Ed Clancy
Paul Manning
Geraint Thomas
Bradley Wiggins 		3:53.31 WR, OR, NR [78]
21 August 2008 Athletics: Women's 20 m walk Johanna Jackson 1:31:33 NR [80]
21 August 2008 Athletics: Women's javelin throw Goldie Sayers 65.75 m NR [81]

Key

  • WR: World record
  • WB: World best
  • OR: Olympic record
  • ER: European record
  • CR: Commonwealth record
  • NR: British national record

Media coverage

The main rights to Olympic coverage in the UK are held by the BBC, under the ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events. An extensive range of broadcasting options was used to provide over 2,500 hours of coverage.[82]

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 BBCi, whilst the BBC's website permitted UK broadband users to view live streams from a variety of events, and other countries to view delayed highlights. 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, Claire Balding, Gabby Logan, Jake Humphrey, Sue Barker, Hazel Irvine and John Inverdale. Former Olympic contenders — including Michael Johnson, Steve Cram, Adrian Moorhouse, Steve Redgrave, Jonathan Edwards and Chris Boardman — provided analysis.

Eurosport also broadcast coverage of the Games viewable in the UK[83] — 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.[82]

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