Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympic Games

Flag of the United Kingdom – Flag bearers
IOC code  GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
Website www.olympics.org.uk
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors 300 (184 men and 116 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearer Steve Redgrave (opening)
Roger Black (closing)
Medals Gold
1		 Silver
8		 Bronze
6		 Total
15
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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Medallists

Great Britain finished in 36th position in the final medal rankings, with one gold and 15 total medals. This was its worst medals haul since 1952 and its worst ever numerical ranking in the table (due to the greatly increased numbers of competing countries since the 1970s) and left Great Britain with many questions about the overall state of sport in the country. Ahead of Great Britain in equal 34th stood both Algeria and Ethiopia with 2 gold and one bronze; just three total medals to GB's 16. This sparked a debate in Britain as to whether a points system should be used to classify NOCs rather than most golds, as if a 10-5-2 system had been used, Britain would have placed 16th, just ahead of Greece despite winning 4 gold medals.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

Archery

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Qualification — 13:52.16
  • Semifinal — 14:08.39 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4×400 m Relay

  • Heat — 3:01.79
  • Semi Final — 3:01.36
  • Final — 2:56.60 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 49.31 s
  • Semi Final — 49.43 s (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 50.41 s (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 49.78 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

  • Heat — 8:31.26
  • Semifinals — 8:46.74 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 8:28.32
  • Semifinals — 8:28.50 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 8:46.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's 50 km Walk

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 61.64 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 54.88 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 69.32 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

  • Qualification — 3:28.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

  • Qualification — 55.29
  • Semifinals — DNF (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 6.33 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 14.55 m
  • Final — 14.49 m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification — 13.70 m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  1. Qualification — 1.90 m (→ did not advance)
  1. Qualification — 1.85 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 58.86 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 54.72 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 58.88 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification — 18.56 m
  • Final — 18.34 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 6489 points (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Marathon

Women's 10 km Walk

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Falk Huste (Germany), 9-13

Men's Heavyweight (— 91 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), referee stopped contest in third round

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 1:04:36 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 11th place)
  • Final — 02:37:06 (→ 19th place)
  • Final — 02:53:47 (→ 43rd place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

  • Final — 39:09 (→ 14th place)
  • Final — 41:16 (→ 21st place)

Track Competition

Men's Team Pursuit

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:29:10 (→ 12th place)
  • Final — 2:32:30 (→ 15th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:04.44 (→ 22nd place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 345.33
  • Semi Final — 203.46 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
  • Preliminary Heat — 318.69 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 251.73
  • Semi Final — 158.43
  • Final — 259.68 (→ 9th place)

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

Women's Team Competition

  • Great Britain — Netherlands 0-0 (Holland wins after penalty strokes, 3-4) → Fourth place

Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 22.73
  • B-Final — 23.01 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 51.03 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:49.05
  • Swim-off — 1:48.89
  • Final — 1:49.39 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 1:51.06
  • B-Final — 1:50.59 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:51.98
  • Final — 3:49.00 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15.14.81
  • Final — 15:02.48 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 15:22.65 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 56.27
  • B-Final — 56.07 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 57.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:01.35
  • B-Final — 2:02.40 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 2:07.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:02.78
  • B-Final — 1:02.51 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:14.96
  • Final — 2:14.37 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 53.73
  • B-Final — 53.23 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat — 1:58.16
  • Final — 1:58.47 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:21.34
  • Final — 3:21.52 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:21.92
  • Final — 7:18.74 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 26.39 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.40
  • B-Final — 56.32 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 56.62
  • B-Final — 56.58 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:01.46
  • B-Final — 2:02.58 (→ 13th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:14.50
  • B-Final — 4:14.13 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:37.54
  • Final — 8:41.75 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:03.89
  • B-Final — 1:03.61 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:15.12
  • B-Final — 2:14.50 (→ 12th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:10.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:31.12
  • B-Final — 2:31.39 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:18.81 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:54.64 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:48.26 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 8:14.92 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 4:13.75 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight

  • Final — 147.5 + 180.0 = 327.5 (→ 12th place)

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