Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Great Britain has won the most Summer Olympic medals in athletics (188 medals), swimming (65 medals), cycling (63 medals), and rowing (54 medals) and has won the most Winter Olympic medals in figure skating (15 medals), bobsled (4 medals), and skeleton (4 medals).
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Through the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, 24. Ben Ainslie has won the most sailing gold medals for Great Britain with 3.
Steve Redgrave.
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.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing: 4705 gold medals have been awarded in the Summer Olympics since 1896. Great Britain has won 207 of them. This is a percentage of 4.40. 774 gold medals have been awarded in the Winter Olympics since 1924. Great Britain has won 8 of them. This is a percentage of 1.03.
None! They have NEVER won any medals! They just can not get the hang of sports.