London 2012 Olympics Great Britain Medals

Britain s athletes at the olympics did not just exceed expectations they smashed them winning 65 medals 29 of them golds.
London 2012 olympics great britain medals. Multiple medallists included cyclist sarah storey and wheelchair athlete david weir who won four gold medals each and sw. The 2012 summer olympics formally the games of the xxx olympiad and commonly known as london 2012 was an international multi sport event that was held from 27 july to 12 august 2012 in london united kingdom the first event the group stage in women s football began on 25 july at the millennium stadium in cardiff followed by the opening ceremony on 27 july. Equestrian sports featured on the olympic programme of the. Of the 204 nocs participating 85 received at least one medal.
Approximately 10 800 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. The 2012 summer olympics medal table is a list of national olympic committees ranked by the number of gold medals won during the 2012 summer olympics in london the capital of the united kingdom from 27 july to 12 august 2012. Team gb finished behind the first placed united states and china in second but they could not be caught by fourth placed russia. Highlights of the equestrian team dressage grand prix special which saw great britain win gold during the london 2012 olympic games.
A day by day look at the record breaking 29 olympic gold medals won by team gb at london 2012. Until 2008 great britain s last medal for gymnastics was a bronze in the women s all round team event in 1928. Great britain competed at the 2012 summer paralympics in london united kingdom from 29 august to 9 september 2012 as the host nation. The 2012 summer olympics officially known as the games of the xxx olympiad were held in london united kingdom from 25 july 2012 to 12 august 2012.
The government agency uk sport targeted a total of 48 to 70 medals with a commitment of at least a minimum amount one more than the team won at the 2008 summer olympics and a fourth place finish in the medal table. On 7 august 2012 great britain had reached its 48 medal target. The country finished third in the medals table behind china and russia winning 120 medals in total. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides.
At the 2012 summer games in london great britain equaled its tally for all previous games combined winning 4 medals to bring their all time total to eight. The men s team pursuit was first in the olympics in london 1908 where great britain took gold over the shorter. Athletes from the united states won the most gold medals with 46. 55 won at least one gold medal.
Great britain s chef de mission andy hunt has called his team s performance at london 2012 their greatest ever after sealing third in the medal table. List of british medal winners from the 2012 olympics in london.