Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||
Competitors | 300 (184 men and 116 women) in 22 sports | |||||||||
Flag bearer | Steve Redgrave (opening) Roger Black (closing) |
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Medals Rank: 36 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 8 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 15 |
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1906 |
The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. British athletes have competed in every single Summer Olympic Games. 300 competitors, 184 men and 116 women, took part in 175 events in 22 sports.[1]
Contents
- 1 Medallists
- 2 Archery
- 3 Athletics
- 4 Badminton
- 5 Beach volleyball
- 6 Boxing
- 7 Canoeing
- 8 Cycling
- 9 Diving
- 10 Equestrianism
- 11 Fencing
- 12 Gymnastics
- 13 Hockey
- 14 Judo
- 15 Modern pentathlon
- 16 Rowing
- 17 Sailing
- 18 Shooting
- 19 Swimming
- 20 Table tennis
- 21 Tennis
- 22 Weightlifting
- 23 Wrestling
- 24 References
Medallists
As final medal rankings were tabulated, Great Britain finished in 36th position, with one gold and 15 total medals, below Belgium, Algeria and Kazakhstan on the medal table. Great Britain won its worst medals haul since 1952 and its lowest ever numerical ranking in the table (due to the greatly increased numbers of competing countries since the 1970s), this left Great Britain with numerous questions about the overall state of sport in the country. [2] Nevertheless, the single gold medal won by rowing legends Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave ensured that Great Britain maintained its record of winning at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics.
Gold
- Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pair
Silver
- Ben Ainslie — Sailing, Men's Open Laser Class
- Steve Backley — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Roger Black — Athletics, Men's 400 m
- Jonathan Edwards — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
- Paul Palmer — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Jamie Baulch, Roger Black, Mark Richardson, Iwan Thomas, Mark Hylton (heats) and Du'aine Ladejo (heats) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- John Merricks and Ian Walker — Sailing, Men's 470 Class
- Neil Broad and Tim Henman — Tennis, Men's Doubles
Bronze
- Chris Boardman — Cycling, Men's Road Time Trial
- Denise Lewis — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
- Max Sciandri — Cycling, Men's Road Race
- Graeme Smith — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Steve Smith — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Tim Foster, Rupert Obholzer, Greg Searle, and Jonny Searle — Rowing, Men's Coxless Four
Archery
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Women's Individual Competition:
- Alison Williamson - Round of 16, 10th place (2-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Gary Hardinges - Round of 32, 28th place (1-1)
- Steven Hallard - Round of 64, 55th place (0-1)
Athletics
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Men's 5,000 metres
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- Qualification — 13:52.16
- Semifinal — 14:08.39 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4×400 m Relay
Men's 400 m Hurdles
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- Heat — 49.31 s
- Semi Final — 49.43 s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 50.41 s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 49.78 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
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- Heat — 8:31.26
- Semifinals — 8:46.74 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 8:28.32
- Semifinals — 8:28.50 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 8:46.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Richard Nerurkar — 2:13.39 (→ 5th place)
- Peter Whitehead — 2:22.37 (→ 55th place)
- Steve Brace — 2:23.28 (→ 60th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Chris Maddocks — 4:18:41 (→ 34th place)
Men's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 61.64 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 54.88 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 69.32 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
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- Qualification — 3:28.13 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
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- Qualification — 55.29
- Semifinals — DNF (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 6.33 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
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- Qualification — 14.55 m
- Final — 14.49 m (→ 5th place)
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- Qualification — 13.70 m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
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- Qualification — 1.90 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 1.85 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
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- Qualification — 58.86 m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — 54.72 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 58.88 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Shot Put
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- Qualification — 18.56 m
- Final — 18.34 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Heptathlon
Women's Marathon
- Liz McColgan — 2:34.30 (→ 16th place)
- Karen McLeod — 2:42.08 (→ 45th place)
- Suzanne Rigg — 2:52.09 (→ 58th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Vicky Lupton — 47:05 (→ 33rd place)
Badminton
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Beach volleyball
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Boxing
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Men's Featherweight (— 57 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Falk Huste (Germany), 9-13
Men's Heavyweight (— 91 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Nate Jones (United States), referee stopped contest in third round
Canoeing
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Cycling
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Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
Women's Individual Road Race
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- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 11th place)
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- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 19th place)
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- Final — 02:53:47 (→ 43rd place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 39:09 (→ 14th place)
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- Final — 41:16 (→ 21st place)
Track Competition
Men's Team Pursuit
- Chris Newton (→ 10th place)
- Bryan Steel (→ 10th place)
- Matt Illingworth (→ 10th place)
- Rob Hayles (→ 10th place)
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:29:10 (→ 12th place)
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- Final — 2:32:30 (→ 15th place)
Women's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:04.44 (→ 22nd place)
Diving
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Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Heat — 345.33
- Semi Final — 203.46 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
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- Preliminary Heat — 318.69 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 10m Platform
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- Preliminary Heat — 251.73
- Semi Final — 158.43
- Final — 259.68 (→ 9th place)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Great Britain in 1996.
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Great Britain — South Korea 2-2
- Great Britain — Netherlands 2-2
- Great Britain — Malaysia 2-2
- Great Britain — South Africa 2-0
- Great Britain — Australia 0-2
- Classification Matches
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- 5th-8th place: Great Britain — Pakistan 1-2
- 7th-8th place: Great Britain — India 4-3 (→ Seventh place)
- Team Roster
Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- Great Britain — South Korea 0-5
- Great Britain — Netherlands 1-1
- Great Britain — United States 1-0
- Great Britain — Spain 2-2
- Great Britain — Australia 0-1
- Great Britain — Germany 3-2
- Great Britain — Argentina 5-0
- Bronze Medal Game
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- Great Britain — Netherlands 0-0 (The Netherlands wins after penalty strokes, 3-4) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Sue Slocombe
Judo
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Modern pentathlon
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Men's Individual Competition:
- Richard Phelps - 5254pts (→ 18th place)
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Swimming
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Men's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 22.73
- B-Final — 23.01 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 51.03 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 1:49.05
- Swim-off — 1:48.89
- Final — 1:49.39 (→ 8th place)
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- Heat — 1:51.06
- B-Final — 1:50.59 (→ 15th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 15:22.65 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 56.27
- B-Final — 56.07 (→ 10th place)
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- Heat — 57.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:01.35
- B-Final — 2:02.40 (→ 13th place)
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- Heat — 2:07.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:02.78
- B-Final — 1:02.51 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:14.96
- Final — 2:14.37 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 53.73
- B-Final — 53.23 (→ 9th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat — 1:58.16
- Final — 1:58.47 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:21.34
- Final — 3:21.52 (→ 8th place)
Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 7:21.92
- Final — 7:18.74 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 26.39 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 56.40
- B-Final — 56.32 (→ 14th place)
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- Heat — 56.62
- B-Final — 56.58 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 2:01.46
- B-Final — 2:02.58 (→ 13th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 4:14.50
- B-Final — 4:14.13 (→ 9th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
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- Heat — 8:37.54
- Final — 8:41.75 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 1:03.89
- B-Final — 1:03.61 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat — 2:15.12
- B-Final — 2:14.50 (→ 12th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 1:10.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat — 2:31.12
- B-Final — 2:31.39 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 2:18.81 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
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- Heat — 4:54.64 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:48.26 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 8:14.92 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat — 4:13.75 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Table tennis
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Tennis
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Men's Singles Competition
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- First round — Defeated Javier Frana (Argentina) 4-6 7-5 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Magnus Gustafsson (Sweden) 6-7 7-6 6-3
- Third round — Lost to Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 6-7 5-7
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- First round — Defeated Shuzo Matsuoka (Japan) 7-6 6-3
- Second round — Lost to Todd Woodbridge (Australia) 6-7 6-7
Men's Doubles Competition
- Neil Broad and Tim Henman → Silver Medal
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- First round — Defeated Scott Baron and Owen Casey (Ireland) 6-4 6-4
- Second round — Defeated Grant Connell and Daniel Nestor (Canada) 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Jiří Novák and Daniel Vacek (Czech Republic) 7-6 6-4
- Semifinals — Defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner and David Prinosil (Germany) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
- Final — Lost to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia) 4-6, 4-6, 2-6
Weightlifting
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Men's Light-Heavyweight
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- Final — 147.5 + 180.0 = 327.5 (→ 12th place)
Wrestling
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References
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- ↑ How Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta - The Guardian