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[12] [16] Michelle Probert was the first woman from Wales to win an Olympic medal, running in the 4 × 400 m relay, while no female athlete from Wales has won an individual Olympic medal. [16] Some of the more notable Welsh athletes include Lynn Davies, gold medalist in the long jump in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed 'Lynn the Leap ...
In the event, Team GB selected reigning Olympic Champion Kate French over Olivia Green, otherwise selecting those three athletes that had secured the primary qualification. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] On 20 July 2024, Team GB announced that Pillage had withdrawn for injury reasons, to be replaced by Charlie Brown.
Athletes from Northern Ireland can choose to compete for either Britain or the Republic of Ireland. [a] British athletes have won a combined total of 1,015 medals at the Olympic Games; 981 of those medals were won at the Summer Olympics, where Team GB is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every games.
Lynn Davies, indoor and outdoor Welsh record holder in the long jump with leaps of 8.23 outdoors and 7.97 indoors respectively. Lynn remains as the only athlete to win Olympic gold in track and field since his win in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The BOA state that there "is only one Olympic team from Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Team GB. There is not an Olympic swimming team or Olympic rowing team. The individual sports join to become Team GB, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team." [4] The Team GB brand was used as part of a licensing and merchandising strategy ...
Wales has produced many notable Olympic and Paralympic athletes for the Great Britain team. [citation needed] In 1907, the IOC ruled "country" is a "territory" having "separate representation on the international olympic committee", therefore outruled a separate Welsh delegation. [39]
A group of UK celebrities included a newly bearded Prince William offered their congratulations to Team Great Britain for their performance at the Olympics in Paris, France.
He also represented Britain in the 2000 Olympics but was not selected for the individual event and despite running the fastest leg for the British team in the 4 × 400 m relay, did not secure a medal (the team took 5th place in the final). Thomas was a member of the Great Britain 4 × 400 m team at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.