Team GB won 65 medals, including 14 gold, to finish 7th at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Team GB did well in its traditionally strong events like rowing, cycling, and athletics, but they also did well in events such as sport climbing, shooting, and triathlon.
In athletics, GB won 1 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals. Keely Hodgkinson took home the gold in the 800m, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed heptathlon silver. There was great success in the relays as GB took silver in the women’s 4 x 100, with the men also taking bronze, and then bronze in the men’s, women’s, and mixed 4 x 400m. Josh Kerr and Georgina Bell claimed silver and bronze in the 1500m respectively with both setting new national records, while Matthew Hudson-Smith got the 400m silver.
The diving saw Tom Daley’s final performance as he and Noah Williams won silver in the 10m synchronized platform, before the opening ceremony flag-bearer bid farewell. Williams also flew solo, as he took the bronze in the 10m platform. More medals came from the synchronized diving as the 3m springboard and 10m platform both resulted in bronze medals for GB.
Mountain biker Tom Pidcock won gold in extraordinary fashion after dropping down nine places due to a front tire puncture
Mountain biker Tom Pidcock won gold in extraordinary fashion after dropping down nine places due to a front tire puncture. However, he took the lead in the final lap via a bold overtake of France’s Victor Koretzky. Team GB also excelled in the track cycling, picking up the women’s Team Sprint gold and the men’s silver, as well as the men’s Team Pursuit silver and women’s bronze.
19-year-old Toby Roberts won the men’s sport climbing gold. The achievement appears all the more remarkable when taking into account his competition, which featured a plethora of all time greats.
Andy Murray captivated fans one last time alongside partner Dan Evans, dizzying fans with their nerve-racking qualification for the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles. Sadly, it was to end there as they lost to the eventual bronze medalists in a teary night at Roland-Garros.
Adam Peaty heartwarmingly won silver in the men’s 100m breaststroke after taking time away for his mental health in 2023. This came in spite of testing positive for COVID-19 the day after the final. GB took three more silver medals in the men’s 200m freestyle, 50m freestyle, and 200m medley, curtesy of Matt Richards, Ben Proud, and Duncan Scott. Gold then came in the men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
GB’s Equestrians won 5 medals including two golds in the Team Jumping and Team Eventing
After a controversial lead up to the games, GB’s Equestrians won 5 medals including two golds in the Team Jumping and Team Eventing. This followed Charlotte Dujardin stepping down from the team after a video emerged of her acting cruelly towards a horse.
Rowing also proved very profitable for Team GB’s medal tally as they won 8 medals including 3 golds in the men’s eight and women’s lightweight double sculls, and quadruple sculls.
