1) Sally Gunnell - women's 400 meter hurdles.
2) Chris Boardman - men's 4000 meter individual pursuit cycling.
3) Linford Christie - men's 100 meter dash.
4) Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent - men's coxless pairs rowing.
5) Greg Searle, Jonny Searle, and Garry Herbert - men's coxed pairs rowing.
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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.
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.
Steve Redgrave.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is India with 8 gold medals in men's hockey. Great Britain, Germany, and Pakistan have each won 3 gold medals, Netherlands has won 2 gold medals, and Australia and New Zealand have won 1 gold medal.
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.