Alan Bairner, professor of sport and social theory at Loughborough University, said that a primary factor in the numbers was the existence of excellent sports facilities and specialized coaching at the private schools and lack of the same at many state-sponsored schools. Victoria Pendleton: Women’s keirin gold. As hosts, Great Britain received one automatic qualification place per gender. [14], The only sport which Team GB failed to meet its medal target was in Swimming.[15][16][17]. Great Britain qualified in all track events. UK Sport, the body responsible for distributing £300 million in Olympic and Paralympic sports, revealed on 4 July 2012 a target of finishing in the top four of the medal table and winning at least 48 medals across at least 12 sports based on an aggregate medal range of 40–70. Women's flyweight details: Nicola Adams Great Britain: Ren Cancan China: Marlen Esparza … [43] Selby won the first bout, following which Yafai failed to make the weight for the second bout by 300 grams, meaning that Selby would represent Great Britain at the Olympics. [94], The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The team, known by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Great Britain, selects athletes from all four of the Home Nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), as well as the three Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey), and all but three of the British overseas territories (Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda having their own NOCs). Pre-event favourites Farah in the 10000 metres, Jessica Ennis in heptathlon, and the world leading, but slightly less favoured Greg Rutherford in the long jump, won 3 gold medals for Great Britain in the space of 49 minutes on the middle Saturday of the Games. Moynihan called the numbers, "one of the worst statistics in British sport" and said that it was "wrong and unacceptable" that so many elite British athletes came from privileged backgrounds. [143], A celebratory parade took place on 10 September 2012 to commemorate the Olympic and Paralympic Games. She's now got 11 golds in her collection, the same amount as British record holders Dame Tanni Grey … Soon, it will be joined by Paris in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028 in hosting the Olympic Games for a third time. Katherine Grainger, winning her first gold medal with Anna Watkins in the women's double sculls, became the first Great Britain female athlete to win four Olympic medals, and at four successive games (having previously won three silver medals). [9] The day saw the team win 6 gold medals, starting in the rowing for Alex Gregory, Tom James, Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge in the men's coxless four and Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking in the women's lightweight double sculls, followed in the cycling by Dani King, Joanna Rowsell Shand and Laura Trott in the women's team pursuit. Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin won the most gold medals at the games with four each. Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland, in the women's lightweight double sculls, completed the hat-trick as part of Super Saturday. [95][96], The following is the British roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [120], Team GB fielded a six-strong table tennis team at the 2012 Olympic Games after being granted permission to use host nation qualification places. [110][111], In the heats of the women's coxless pair, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning set a new Olympic record with a time of six minutes 57.29 seconds. In the Games, Great Britain had their best track and field performance since the Moscow Games in 1980, with 4 gold medals including a double gold for Mo Farah over the 5000 and 10000 metres. The most decorated female British athlete is rower Katherine Grainger, who won five medals during a 16-year Olympic career. [128] On 24 July, Heather Watson, one of Great Britain's other women's doubles pair, was given an entry to the women's singles as a replacement for Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine, who withdrew due to injury. Due to the lack of wind the 5–8th place classification races were cancelled. [39], The following is the Great Britain roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. As a result, Sharp's inclusion meant the exclusion of four other runners that had achieved the ‘A’ standard, including 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist Jenny Meadows. Women's (57kg) Taekwondo: Jason Kenny: Cycling: Men's Sprint: Jessica Ennis: Women … The sports which received the highest funding were rowing, cycling, athletics, sailing and swimming. On 18 June 2012, British Cycling confirmed two accredited 'P' places – sprinters Ross Edgar and Becky James – essentially, substitute riders officially selected for the Olympic squad in the event of injury or illness. The BOA selected a team of 541 athletes, 279 men and 262 women, to compete in all sports after gaining automatic qualification places in their respective events. [51], In the road events Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal and Chris Froome the bronze in the men's time trial. This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in cycling Current events BMX Freestyle. Ukrainian-born Olga Butkevych was selected in the women's 55 kg category. Greatest Day Of Sport For Britain", "London 2012 Olympics: Sebastian Coe hails Super Saturday as 'greatest day' of sport ever", "Team GB hits UK Sport's minimum targets at the London Olympics", "London 2012: UK Sport wants top four finish from Team GB", "London 2012: Team GB 'will win 27 golds at Olympics, "Robin Scott Elliot: Don't look down at the Aussies – GB should target third place", "Team GB will win 27 gold medals at London 2012, research predicts", "London 2012: Which sports won and lost at GB's home Olympics? For the first time in Olympic history Team GB have selected judokas in every weight category, as a … On 28 May 2012, the Great Britain team was confirmed. London is the only city to host the Summer Olympics on three different occasions, having previously done so in 1908 and 1948. History in the making for the equestrian team - riders Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Charlotte Dujardin won Britain's first ever gold medal in a dressage team event. [127] On 12 July, the IOC confirmed that withdrawals from the women's doubles event had created a vacancy in that event, and Great Britain's entries in the singles event, Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong would team up to enter. Stamps featuring Great Britain's gold medal winners from day six of the Olympic Games go into print ahead of their release on Friday. [121], Britain did not take any formal part in qualification tournaments in taekwondo, as the GB team already had four guaranteed places at their disposal, two for men, two for women. Competitors in the individual sprint and keirin events to be chosen from respective team sprint squads. [134], The following is the British roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The individual sprint was first Olympic in 1988 and has been so ever since. Gold medalist Jason Kenny (GBR) of Britain poses with his gilfriend, women's omnium gold medalist Laura Trott (GBR) of Britain. [71] Former England captain David Beckham, who was involved in promoting London's bid to host the Games, had expressed an interest in appearing as one of the three over-23 players in the squad. following disqualifications as a result of retested samples. Ann Packer, the first British woman to win Olympic track gold, recalls her triumph in Tokyo, retiring at 22 - and taking geese for a walk. In the Olympic cycle from 2008 until 2012 the government agency UK Sport allocated a total budget of more than £264 million towards funding Team GB and the individual athletes and teams specifically for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. British athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, alongside Australia, France and Greece, though Great Britain is the only one to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. A squad of 77 athletes was initially selected for the Games. [93] This is the first time that Great Britain has competed in handball at the Olympics. British Taekwondo nominated four athletes to take up their host quota places. Victory parade: The women proudly show off their Olympic gold medals Golden girl: Jessica Ennis clinches the Olympic heptathlon title after a … No replacement was selected. Nicola Adams became the first female champion in Olympic boxing history as her sport made its debut at the Games. [64] On 1 June 2012, the BOA announced the first seven of ten fencers, and confirmed the remaining three fencers would be in foil events. With three medals (two golds and one silver) in total, Victoria Pendleton became Great Britain's most successful female Olympic athlete, surpassing the record of two golds and one bronze medal, previously held by Kelly Holmes, and briefly shared with Rebecca Adlington. [119] British Swimming announced the squad on 8 May 2012. Nicola Wilson was promoted from the reserve team[62]. 16. [20], British Olympic Association chief Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan condemned the disproportionate number of British Olympic competitors who had attended expensive, elite private schools. [12], Team GB was also highly rated by other expert and professional sport bodies prior to the Olympics. [63] On 22 April 2012, Natalia Sheppard attained a qualifying place at the Zonal European Qualifier in women's foil. Qualification for the women's events was held at the AIBA 2012 Women's World Championships only. [44], In the subsequent AIBA European Qualification Tournament, two further boxers, Josh Taylor and Anthony Ogogo, also qualified.[45][46]. Among the nation's medalists were taekwondo jin Jade Jones, triathlete Alistair Brownlee, and slalom canoers Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie, who won Great Britain's first Olympic gold medals in their respective disciplines. Heather Stanning and Helen Glover took the first Great Britain gold of the games in the women's pair, and the nation's first ever in women's rowing. The omnium is a bit like a heptathalon for cycling. This was Wiggins seventh Olympic medal and took him past Steve Redgrave as the British athlete with the most Olympic medals. Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, "2012 Olympics: Olympic spotlight should be on the athletes", "Which nation owns the gold? [91][92], Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics. Women’s road race podium Completing the medal total on the day in the rowing was a silver for Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase in the men's lightweight double sculls. Qualification for the ten events to be held in the Olympic velodrome was entirely dependent on UCI rankings. If any wrestlers qualify directly through the qualification process, these places were to be reduced. [90] though they met the mark on the finals day. This page was last edited on 6 January 2021, at 20:55. Note that reserves for fencing, field hockey, football and handball are not counted as athletes: As the host nation, Britain automatically received the full allocation of six individual places, alongside entry to both the men's and women's team events. [7] A first class stamp depicting each gold medal-winning individual or team was also produced.[7][8]. [60] Through finishes at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup event in London, and the dive-off on the final day of the 2012 event, Great Britain achieved the maximum allowable number of quota places; two in each individual event. ** Competed in the heats only, As the host nation, Great Britain will have a squad of 9 synchronised swimmers taking part in both the duet and team events. As hosts, Great Britain received eight quota places which could be allocated to any of the fencing events. [3] Team GB, organised by BOA, sent a total of 541 athletes, 279 men and 262 women, to the Games, and won automatic qualification places in all 26 sports.[1][4]. The canoe sprint allocation for the host nation was one place in the men's K-1 1000 m, men's C-1 1000 m and women's K-1 500 m. Team GB was expected to earn a healthy number of British quota places. However, an agreement was made to allow Jack Butland to play on both squads. [1] In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold. [112], Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage, As hosts, Great Britain received automatic qualification places in each boat class.[113][114]. The … Having never won a medal in dressage in Olympic history, British riders dominated the event in 2012, winning 2 golds (both team and individual) and a bronze, Charlotte Dujardin becoming one of five British double gold medal winners. [141], The BBC paid £40–50 million for the broadcast rights to the 2012 Olympic Games and showed around 5,800 hours of content over the 17 days of the Games, all of which was available in high definition. [129] Laura Robson replaced Croatian Petra Martić withdrew due to injury, chosen as an alternate replacement. Canadian rider Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic equestrian appearances and matches the record for athletes in any sport, having competed in ten Olympics as of 2012. Adams, who became the first woman ever to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, is now a genuine sporting superstar, according to her team-mate and fellow London 2012 … The GB team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 10 June 2012. [69] However, players chosen to represent England at the 2012 European Championships were not considered for selection,[70] although one player (Jack Butland) received special dispensation to compete. [2] Bahrain,[3] Botswana,[4] Cyprus,[5] Gabon,[6] Grenada,[7] Guatemala[8] and Montenegro[9] each won their first Olympic medal ever, with Grenada's being gold. [40], Britain was guaranteed five male boxers at the Games and one female entrant, by virtue of being the host nation. 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On 8 June 2012, Muhammad's renewed nomination was ratified. 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. Under international rules, non ‘A’ standard competitors could only be selected if no other athletes that have met the standard were chosen. However an agreement between British Gymnastics and the BOA stipulated that the team had to reach a target score (45.223) at a test event held in London in January 2012. Lord Coe, organiser of London 2012, described the unfolding of the day's events as "a narrative of infectious success" and the greatest day of sport he had ever witnessed. [1] Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103. 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As part of an agreement with the FA, no players from England's Euro 2012 squad were selected. On 24 March 2012, Richard Kruse won a qualifying event in Copenhagen, thus earning Team GB a ninth quota place in men's foil. [125] A total of four British players (two each in the women's singles and women's doubles) were given places, allowing Great Britain to take part in all five events (a pair for the mixed doubles will be selected at the Games). The box off took place at the York Hall during the 2011 British Championships in November. The cyclists below were selected for the BMX events. [87], *Whelan's vault score was wiped after she fell face first during her landing.[88]. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning ensured that … Sharp, who won the event at the GB Olympic trials, failed to achieve the ‘A’ qualifying standard. Great Britain did not have any other players with a sufficiently high world ranking to qualify automatically, and therefore applied for a number of wildcard places in the men's and women's draws. [42], Following the World Championships Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai had both attained the qualification standard for the Olympics in the flyweight division. London is the only city to host … Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. M = Medal races. These are listed in the table below, along with the actual Team GB performance. This is an increase on the amount of coverage shown at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing when half of the international feed, 2,500 hours, was broadcast. [28][29] The selection of Lynsey Sharp as the team's sole representative in the 800m when there were three places available proved controversial. [139], Great Britain were originally offered three guaranteed places at the Games as host nation. Double trap shooter Peter Wilson won the nation's first gold medal in his sport for 12 years. [124], Great Britain had only two players that qualified automatically through their world ranking: world number four Andy Murray took part in the men's singles, and also played with his brother Jamie Murray, who had sufficiently high ranking in doubles, in the men's doubles. [27] Both the women's and men's teams failed to progress further than the round of 16 after losing to the Russian and Ukrainian teams respectively, while no individual archers made it past the round of 16. [36] At the qualification date, Team GB had qualified four places; a single player in each singles event, and a pair in the mixed doubles. As the host nation, Great Britain were awarded a minimum of nine quota places in nine different events. • Anthony Joshua, boxing, super-heavyweight: Joshua clinches GB's 29th and final gold • Mo Farah, athletics, 5,000m: fabulous Farah does the double to make more history • Luke Campbell, boxing, bantamweight: Englishman gets better of Irishman in bantamweight final • Ed McKeever, K1 200m canoe sprint: the 'Usain Bolt of the waterways' strikes gold • Jade Jones, taekwondo, 57kg: Teenager stuns double world champion to take GB's gol… [144][145], Great Britain men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster, Great Britain women's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster, Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners, 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes, Great Britain women's national field hockey team, 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Synchronised swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2011 London, Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, "Great Britain at the 2012 London Summer Games", "Record-breaking sailor Ben Ainslie to carry British flag at Olympic closing ceremony", "Great Britain Makes Most Of London Olympics With Massive Medal Haul", "Team GB medal target for London 2012 Olympics is fourth place with 48 medals across 12 sports", "London 2012: Team GB finish third in Olympic medal table", "GB gold medal winners honoured with special stamp", "Blown Away! [61], *Piggy French, riding DHI Topper W, was originally selected by Team GB, but withdrew on 2 July 2012 due to an injury to her horse. The following British competitors won medals at the Games. Great Britain: men’s team pursuit champs. [11] although a specific number of gold medals was not targeted. This led to a dispute in which British Gymnastics originally argued that they should not be included in the Games as they had failed to make the mark in the agreed manner; the gymnasts argued that it was not clear the mark had to be reached on the qualification round, and that their mark in the final day (which was over the target mark) should be accepted. Great Britain was the first nation other than Germany to win the team event since 1980. British athletes dominated the medal standings in cycling, wherein they won a total of 12 Olympic medals, including 8 golds, 7 from the 10 track cycling events alone, and in equestrianism, wherein they won 5 medals including 3 golds from 6 events. Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in men's time trial. London 2012 Olympics: Team GB judo squad named. The reality is the people who win medals, it comes down to character." As a result, the host quota place in women's boxing became void. In early 2011, FIBA granted the men's and women's teams automatic qualification. The following Team GB competitors won several medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. • This article was amended on 11 August 2012. As hosts Great Britain were automatically entitled to places in all four synchronised diving events, but athletes for individual events had to qualify through their own performances. Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, after winning his fourth gold medal in the Finn class. German luger Georg Hackl is the overall medal leader in the sport, having collected a total of five medals (three golds and two silvers) in the men's singles, during the six Winter Games in which he competed (1988–2006). Muhammad, European champion, and world ranked number seven, at 87 kg had been nominated in preference to double European champion at 80 kg, and world ranked number one fighter at that weight, Aaron Cook (Muhammad was ranked below 50th in the world at that weight category, at which he had rarely fought recently). [50] Included in the squad was David Millar, who was cleared to compete after a British Olympic Association rule preventing any athlete formerly banned for doping from Olympic selection, was overturned. Andy Murray became the first British tennis player to claim an Olympic title since the sport was reintroduced as a full-medal discipline in 1988; he was also the only British athlete to win two medals in a single day. The Great Britain men's and women's teams qualified automatically as hosts.
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