England, being a nation of Great Britain, won 56 Gold medals at their home Olympics in London 1908.
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Australia has had representatives at every modern summer Olympic Games, although they competed as 'Australasia' in 1908 and 1912 combined with New Zealand. Australians have won medals at every modern summer Olympics except for 1908 in St Louis.
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The UK has hosted the olympics Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London (also called the London Olympics) the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. The games have never been held as one of the Principality countries of the UK solely The Winter Olympic games have not been held in UK
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.
It started in 1904 and 1908, they made it a medal sport. It was also in the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Olympic games but has not been competed in the Games since.