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65 medals were won, the third most overall medals won by any nation in the Games after United States and China, beating the amount won in Tokyo 2020 and the lower target of 50 set by UK Sport. [6] [7] 14 gold medals were won, the lowest amount since Athens 2004 – leading to a final ranking of 7th in the medal table. [6]
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Duncan Scott is the most prolific athlete at a single Games, winning four medals (1 gold, 3 silver) at the 2020 Olympics. Steve Redgrave is the most consistent British Olympic athlete, winning gold medals at five consecutive Games (1984-2000).
Each medal weighed 455–529 g (16–19 oz), had a diameter of 85 mm (3.3 in) and was 9.2 mm (0.36 in) thick. [21] The gold medals were made with 98.8 percent silver and 1.13 percent gold, while the bronze medals were made up with copper, zinc, and tin. [22]
British West Indies: 1964 Tokyo details: Peter Snell New Zealand: Bill Crothers Canada: Wilson Kiprugut Kenya: 1968 Mexico City details: Ralph Doubell Australia: Wilson Kiprugut Kenya: Tom Farrell United States: 1972 Munich details: Dave Wottle United States: Yevhen Arzhanov Soviet Union: Mike Boit Kenya: 1976 Montreal details: Alberto ...
The United States won the 2024 Olympics overall medal count with 126. China was second with 91, and Great Britain was third with 65. Host nation France finished with 64 total medals.
Bryony Kate Frances Page (born 10 December 1990) is a British trampoline gymnast.She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in individual trampoline. She is the 2021 and 2023 women's individual trampoline world champion, and part of the British team that won team gold at the 2013 world championships, and all-around team gold in 2022.
Medal Name Event Date Gold Dina Asher-Smith: 100 metres: Sunday 9th June Gold Abbie Donnelly. Clara Evans Calli Hauger-Thackery Lauren McNeil. Half marathon team: Sunday 9th June Gold Keely Hodgkinson: 800 metres: Wednesday 12th June Gold Dina Asher-Smith Desiree Henry 'Amy Hunt' Daryll Neita (heats) Asha Philip. 4 × 100 metres relay ...