Eddie the Eagle
No she was not one of the British Weightlifters who competed in the 2012 Olympics
2,622 athletes participated in 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ann Brannon was a British Women's fencer who competed in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
One British athlete won a medal at the 2006 Games, that being Shelley Rudman who won silver in women's skeleton.
There were no Olympics held in 2009, however Rebecca Adlington won 2 medals at the 2008 Olympics the freestyle 400 m and freestyle 800 m, becoming the first British Olympic swimming champion since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympics golds since 1908. When she competed in the heats of the 400 m, she broke the Commonwealth record with a time of 4:02.24 and when she competed in the preliminary heats of the 800 m, she broke the British, Commonwealth, European and Olympic records with a time of 8:18.06 and broke the world record in the final with a time of 8:14.10.
Katie Forrest did :)
England has never been the host of the Olympic Games on its own or competed on its own but always as part of the British venue. London has been host to the games in 1908, 1948 and again this year, 2012.
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For 2010, the Olympics are in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Germaine Mason.Mason jumped 2.34 meters to win the silver medal. Mason was born in Jamaica and competed for Jamaica in several international meets prior to the 2008 Olympics. He was allowed to compete for Great Britain because his father was born in London.Mason is a cousin of Simeon Williamson, current British 100 meter dash champion.
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