British Olympians
Celebrate the achievements of British athletes who've represented the UK at the Olympics. Read inspiring stories of medal winners and memorable performances from Team GB.
Great British Olympians 1948-1960
Chris Brasher won Olympic gold in the 1956 steeplechase after being wrongly disqualified, years after pacing Roger Bannister's four-minute mile.
Great British Olympians Pre-Second World War
Harold Abrahams became the first British winner of the Olympic 100m in 1924, while Eric Liddell missed his shot over religious convictions.
Greatest British Jumpers
Mary Rand and Lynn Davies gave Britain an unlikely Olympic double in 1964, four years after Rand's heartbreaking loss in Rome.
Greatest British Olympic Female Middle Distance Runners
Kelly Holmes overcame years of injuries to win two Olympic golds in 2004, cementing her place among Britain's greatest middle distance runners.
Greatest British Olympic Hurdlers
David Hemery's dominant 1968 Olympic victory in the 400m hurdles, where he smashed the world record by nearly a second and proved American predictions wrong.
Greatest British Olympic Male Middle Distance Runners
Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett dominated middle distance running in 1980, setting world records across multiple events before competing at the Moscow Olympics.
Greatest British Olympic Rowers
Steve Redgrave won gold at five consecutive Olympics in rowing, becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian ever.
Greatest British Olympic Sailors
Shirley Robertson made Olympic history as the first British woman to win consecutive gold medals, finally breaking through after two near-misses.
Greatest British Olympic Shooters
Malcolm Cooper's obsessive dedication to shooting made him Britain's first Olympic rifle gold medalist in 16 years.
Greatest British Olympic Sprinters
Allan Wells won Britain's 100m Olympic gold in 1980 with a photo finish against Cuba's Silvio Leonard, despite the boycott-affected Games.
Greatest British Olympic Swimmers
Britain's breaststroke dominance at the Olympics, starting with David Wilkie's rise to gold in 1976.
Greatest British Olympics Decathletes
Daley Thompson won Olympic gold twice and set four world records to become the greatest decathlete in British history.
Greatest British Olympics Female All-Rounders
Mary Peters won pentathlon gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics at age 33, beating favourite Heidi Rosendahl in one of sport's greatest upsets.
Greatest British Olympics Field Events Stars
Tessa Sanderson made history as the first British woman to win Olympic gold in a throwing event at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.