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110 total medals. 36 Gold, 38 Silver, 36 Bronze.
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Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, and has competed at every Games. Athletes representing Great Britain have won 715 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 22 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games. The most successful British Olympian by gold medals won is Steve Redgrave, who won five consecutive gold medals; in the Coxed four in 1984 then Coxless pair 1988 to 1996 and finally Coxless four in 2000. Redgrave and cyclist Bradley Wiggins are the most bemedalled British Olympians with six medals each.
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Five countries - Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland - have sent teams to every single Summer Olympic Games. Fadi Amro
Because that was how the tradition was. They did not compete, should we give them medals for that?
205 countries are competing in the 2008 summer olympic games
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams
America has traditionally had one of the most successful Olympic gymnastic teams. The woman with the most Olympic medals is Larissa Latynina.
Yes, but not by the International Olympic Committee. It's the various national sports organizations (including the local Olympic Committees) that give the athlethes prize money for medals won.
No, team coaches do not take the medal podium and therefor do not receive medals for their teams achievements in any Olympic sport.
The 2008 Games are the third that Lauren Jackson has played for Australia. She was a member of the silver medal winning teams at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Games.