United Kingdom Track and Field All-Time Lists

OLYMPIC GAMES

BRITISH MEDALS BY GAMES
    GOLD   SILVER BRONZE TOTAL     GOLD   SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
1896 Athens - 1 1 2 1960 Rome 1 3 4 8
1900 Paris 4 3 2 9 1964 Tokyo 4 7 1 12
1904 St. Louis * 1 1 - 2 1968 Mexico City 1 2 1 4
1906 Athens 3 5 1 9 1972 Munich 1 1 2 4
1908 London 7 7 3 17 1976 Montréal - - 1 1
1912 Stockholm 2 1 5 8 1980 Moscow 4 2 4 10
1920 Antwerp 4 4 4 12 1984 Los Angeles 3 7 6 16
1924 Paris 3 3 5 11 1988 Seoul - 6 2 8
1928 Amsterdam 2 2 1 5 1992 Barcelona 2 - 4 6
1932 Los Angeles 2 4 2 8 1996 Atlanta - 4 2 6
1936 Berlin 2 5 - 7 2000 Sydney 2 2 2 6
1948 London - 6 1 7 2004 Athens 3 - 1 4
1952 Helsinki - 1 4 5            
1956 Melbourne 1 4 2 7   TOTAL 52 81 61 194

* - Only Irish athletes competed. Above table excludes 5 medals won in Tug-of-War (Gold in 1908 & 1920; Silver in 1908 & 1912; Bronze in 1908).

BRITISH MEDALLISTS BY EVENT (MEN)
100 METRESGOLD3Harold Abrahams 1924 [10.6], Allan Wells 1980 [10.25/+1.2], Linford Christie 1992 [9.96/+0.5]
SILVER2Jack London 1928 [10.9e], Christie 1988 [9.97/+1.1]
BRONZE3Harry Edward 1920 [10.9e], McDonald Bailey 1952 [10.4=10.83], Peter Radford 1960 [10.3=10.42/0.0]
200 METRESSILVER3Walter Rangeley 1928 [21.9e], Allan Wells 1980 [20.21/+0.9], Darren Campbell 2000 [20.14/-0.6]
BRONZE3Willie Applegarth 1912 [22.0], Harry Edward 1920 [22.2e], Eric Liddell 1924 [21.9e]
400 METRESGOLD2Wyndham Halswelle 1908 [50.0], Eric Liddell 1924 [47.6]
SILVER4Halswelle 1906 [53.8e], Guy Butler 1920 [49.9e], Godfrey Brown 1936 [46.7=46.68], Roger Black 1996 [44.41]
BRONZE2Charles Gmelin 1896 [58.0e], Butler 1924 [48.6e]
800 METRESGOLD6Alfred Tysoe 1900 [2:01.2], Albert Hill 1920 [1:53.4], Douglas Lowe 1924 [1:52.4] & 1928 [1:51.8], Tommy Hampson 1932 [1:49.8=1:49.70], Steve Ovett 1980 [1:45.40]
SILVER3Derek Johnson 1956 [1:47.8=1:47.88], Sebastian Coe 1980 [1:45.85] & 1984 [1:43.64]
BRONZE1Wyndham Halswelle 1906 [2:03.0e]
1500 METRESGOLD5Charles Bennett 1900 [4:06.2], Arnold Jackson 1912 [3:56.8], Albert Hill 1920 [4:01.8], Sebastian Coe 1980 [3:38.40] & 1984 [3:32.53]
SILVER6John McGough IRE 1906 [4:12.6e], Harold Wilson 1908 [4:03.6e], Philip Baker 1920 [4:02.4e], Jerry Cornes 1932 [3:52.6], Steve Cram 1984 [3:33.40], Peter Elliott 1988 [3:36.15]
BRONZE3Norman Hallows 1908 [4:04.0e], Hyla "Henry" Stallard 1924 [3:55.6e], Steve Ovett 1980 [3:38.99]
5000 METRESSILVER1Gordon Pirie 1956 [13:50.6=13:50.78]
BRONZE3George Hutson 1912 [15:07.6], Derek Ibbotson 1956 [13:54.4=13:54.60], Ian Stewart 1972 [13:27.61]
5 MILESGOLD2Henry Hawtrey 1906 [26:11.8], Emil Voigt 1908 [25:11.2]
SILVER1Edward Owen 1908 [25:24.0]
10000 METRESSILVER1Mike McLeod 1984 [28:06.22]
BRONZE2Jimmy Wilson 1920 [31:50.8], Brendan Foster 1976 [27:54.92]
MARATHONSILVER4Sam Ferris 1932 [2:31:55], Ernie Harper 1936 [2:31:24], Tom Richards 1948 [2:35:08], Basil Heatley 1964 [2:16:20]
BRONZE1Charlie Spedding 1984 [2:09:58]
3000 METRES STEEPLECHASEGOLD4John Rimmer 4000m 1900 [12:58.4], Arthur Russell 3200m 1908 [10:47.8], Percy Hodge 1920 [10:00.4], Chris Brasher 1956 [8:41.2=8:41.35]
SILVER6Sidney Robinson 2500m 1900 [7:35.8e], Charles Bennett 4000m 1900 [12:58.6e], John Daly IRE 2590m 1904 [8:01.6e], Arthur "Archie" Robertson 3200m 1908 [10:48.4e], Tom Evenson 3460m 1932 [10:46.0], Maurice Herriott 1964 [8:32.4a]
BRONZE3Robinson 4000m 1900 [12:58.8e], John Disley 1952 [8:51.8=8:51.94], Mark Rowland 1988 [8:07.96]
110 METRES HURDLESSILVER4Grantley Goulding 1896 [17.7e], Alfred Healey 1906 [16.2e], Don Finlay 1936 [14.4], Colin Jackson 1988 [13.28/+1.5]
BRONZE1Finlay 1932 [14.8=14.74]
400 METRES HURDLESGOLD2Lord Burghley 1928 [53.4], David Hemery 1968 [48.12A]
SILVER1John Cooper 1964 [50.1a]
BRONZE5Leonard "Jimmy" Tremeer 1908 [57.0e], John Sherwood 1968 [49.03A], Hemery 1972 [48.52], Gary Oakes 1980 [49.11], Kriss Akabusi 1992 [47.82]
HIGH JUMPGOLD1Con Leahy IRE 1906 [1.775]
SILVER2Pat Leahy IRE 1900 [1.78], Con Leahy IRE 1908 [1.88]
BRONZE1Steve Smith 1996 [2.35]
POLE VAULTHighest Placing: 6th= Richard Webster 1936 [4.00]
LONG JUMPGOLD1Lynn Davies 1964 [8.07/-0.7]
SILVER1Peter O'Connor IRE 1906 [7.025]
BRONZE1Pat Leahy IRE 1900 [6.95]
TRIPLE JUMPGOLD3Peter O'Connor IRE 1906 [14.075], Tim Ahearne IRE 1908 [14.915], Jonathan Edwards 2000 [17.71/+0.2]
SILVER2Con Leahy IRE 1906 [13.98], Edwards 1996 [17.88/+0.9]
BRONZE1Keith Connor 1984 [16.87/+0.7]
SHOTSILVER1Denis Horgan IRE 1908 [13.62]
Highest Placing by non-Irish athlete: 5th Mike Lindsay 1960 [17.80] & Geoff Capes 1980 [20.50]
DISCUSHighest Placing: 4th Mark Pharaoh 1956 [54.27]
HAMMERBRONZE1Malcolm Nokes 1924 [48.875]
Highest Placing since 1948: 7th Chris Black 1976 [73.18]
JAVELINSILVER3Dave Ottley 1984 [85.74], Steve Backley 1996 [87.44] & 2000 [89.85]
BRONZE1Backley 1992 [83.38]
DECATHLONGOLD2Daley Thompson 1980 [8495/8522] & 1984 [8798/8847]
ALL-AROUNDGOLD1Tom Kiely IRE 1904 [6036]
3500 METRES TRACK WALKGOLD1George Larner 1908 [14:55.0]
SILVER1Ernest Webb 1908 [15:07.4e]
10000 METRES TRACK WALKSILVER2Ernest Webb 1912 [46:50.4], Gordon "Reg" Goodwin 1924 [48:37.9]
BRONZE1Charles Gunn 1920 [49:43.9e]
10 MILES TRACK WALKGOLD1George Larner 1908 [1:15:57.4]
SILVER1Ernest Webb 1908 [1:17:31.0]
BRONZE1Edward Spencer 1908 [1:21:20.2]
20 KILOMETRES WALKGOLD1Ken Matthews 1964 [1:29:34]
BRONZE1Stan Vickers 1960 [1:34:57]
50 KILOMETRES WALKGOLD3Tommy Green 1932 [4:50:10], Harold Whitlock 1936 [4:30:42], Don Thompson 1960 [4:25:30]
SILVER1Paul Nihill 1964 [4:11:32]
BRONZE1Tebbs Lloyd Johnson 1948 [4:48:31]
4x100 METRES RELAYGOLD2GBR {David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Vic D'Arcy, Willie Applegarth} 1912 [42.4],
GBR {Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis} 2004 [38.07]
SILVER3GBR {Harold Abrahams, Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle, William Nichol} 1924 [41.2e],
GBR {Jack Archer, John Gregory, Alistair McCorquodale, Ken Jones} 1948 [41.3],
GBR {Elliot Bunney, John Regis, Mike McFarlane, Linford Christie, Clarence Callender} 1988 [38.28]
BRONZE2GBR {Cyril Gill, Edward Smouha, Rangeley, Jack London} 1928 [41.8e],
GBR {Peter Radford, Dave Jones, Dave Segal, Nick Whitehead} 1960 [40.2=40.32]
4x400 METRES RELAYGOLD2GBR {Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler} 1920 [3:22.2],
GBR {Fred Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown} 1936 [3:09.0]
SILVER5GBR {Crew Stoneley, Tommy Hampson, Lord Burghley, Rampling} 1932 [3:11.2],
GBR {Tim Graham, Adrian Metcalfe, John Cooper, Robbie Brightwell} 1964 [3:01.6a],
GBR {Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe, David Hemery, David Jenkins} 1972 [3:00.46],
GBR {Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown} 1984 [2:59.13],
GBR {Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black, Du'aine Ladejo, Mark Hylton} 1996 [2:56.60]
BRONZE4GBR {George Nicol, Ernest Henley, James Soutter, Cyril Seedhouse} 1912 [3:23.2],
GBR {Edward Toms, George Renwick, Richard Ripley, Butler} 1924 [3:17.4e],
GBR {John Salisbury, Mike Wheeler, Peter Higgins, Derek Johnson} 1956 [3:07.2=3:07.19],
GBR {Black, David Grindley, Akabusi, John Regis, Richardson, Ladejo} 1992 [2:59.73]
TRACK TEAM RACEGOLD2GBR/AUS 5000m {Charles Bennett, John Rimmer, Sidney Robinson, Alfred Tysoe, Stan Rowley AUS} 1900 [26],
GBR 3 miles {Joe Deakin, Arthur "Archie" Robertson, William Coales} 1908 [6]
SILVER2GBR 3000m {Charles "Joe" Blewitt, Albert Hill, William Seagrove} 1920 [20],
GBR 3000m {Bert Macdonald, Herbert Johnston, George Webber} 1924 [14]
BRONZE1GBR 3000m {William "Joe" Cottrill, George Hutson, Cyril Porter} 1912 [23]
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM RACESILVER1GBR {James Wilson, Frank Hegarty IRE, Alfred Nichols} 1920 [21]
BRONZE1GBR {Fred Hibbins, Ernest Glover, Thomas Humphreys} 1912 [49]
BRITISH MEDALLISTS BY EVENT (WOMEN)
100 METRESSILVER2Dorothy Manley/Hall 1948 [12.2/<0.0], Dorothy Hyman 1960 [11.3w=11.43w/+2.8]
200 METRESSILVER1Audrey Williamson 1948 [25.1/0.0]
BRONZE1Dorothy Hyman 1960 [24.7=24.82/<0.0]
400 METRESSILVER2Ann Packer 1964 [52.20], Lillian Board 1968 [52.12A]
BRONZE2Kathy Cook 1984 [49.43], Katharine Merry 2000 [49.72]
800 METRESGOLD2Ann Packer 1964 [2:01.1a], Kelly Holmes 2004 [1:56.38]
BRONZE1Holmes 2000 [1:56.80]
1500 METRESGOLD1Kelly Holmes 2004 [3:57.90]
3000 METRESSILVER1Wendy Sly 1984 [8:39.47]
BRONZE1Yvonne Murray/Murray-Mooney 1988 [8:29.02]
5000 METRESHighest Placing: 5th Paula Radcliffe 1996 [15:13.11] & Joanne Pavey 2004 [14:57.87]
10000 METRESSILVER1Liz McColgan 1988 [31:08.44]
MARATHONHighest Placing: 6th Priscilla Welch 1984 [2:28:54]
80 METRES HURDLESSILVER2Maureen Gardner/Dyson 1948 [11.2/+1.9], Carole Quinton 1960 [10.9=10.99/0.0]
100 METRES HURDLESSILVER1Shirley Strong 1984 [12.88/+0.7]
400 METRES HURDLESGOLD1Sally Gunnell 1992 [53.23]
HIGH JUMPSILVER5Dorothy Odam/Tyler 1936 [1.60] & 1948 [1.68], Sheila Lerwill 1952 [1.65], Thelma Hopkins 1956 [1.67], Dorothy Shirley 1960 [1.71]
POLE VAULTHighest Placing: 20Q Janine Whitlock 2000 [4.15]
LONG JUMPGOLD1Mary Rand 1964 [6.76/-1.6]
SILVER1Sheila Sherwood 1968 [6.68A]
BRONZE2Shirley Cawley 1952 [5.92], Sue Hearnshaw/Telfer 1984 [6.80w/+2.4]
TRIPLE JUMPHighest Placing: 4th Ashia Hansen 1996 [14.49/0.0]
SHOTHighest Placing: 4th Judy Oakes 1984 [18.14]
DISCUSHighest Placing: 5th Meg Ritchie 1984 [62.58]
HAMMERHighest Placing: 9th Lorraine Shaw 2000 [64.27]
JAVELINGOLD1Tessa Sanderson 1984 [69.56]
SILVER1Fatima Whitbread 1988 [70.32]
BRONZE1Whitbread 1984 [67.14]
PENTATHLONGOLD1Mary Peters 1972 [4801/4841]
SILVER1Mary Rand 1964 [5035]
HEPTATHLONGOLD1Denise Lewis 2000 [6584]
BRONZE2Lewis 1996 [6489], Kelly Sotherton 2004 [6424]
10 KILOMETRES WALKHighest Placing: 32nd Betty Sworowski 1992 [50:14] & Vicky Lupton/White 1996 [47:05]
20 KILOMETRES WALKHighest Placing: 33rd Lisa Kehler 2000 [1:37:47]
4x100 METRES RELAYSILVER2GBR {Eileen Hiscock/Wilson, Violet Olney, Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke} 1936 [47.6],
GBR {Anne Pashley, Jean Scrivens, June Paul, Heather Armitage/Young} 1956 [44.7=44.70]
BRONZE5GBR {Hiscock/Wilson, Gwendolina Porter, Violet Webb, Nellie Halstead} 1932 [47.6],
GBR {Sylvia Cheeseman/Disley, Foulds/Paul, Jean Desforges/Pickering, Armitage/Young} 1952 [46.2=46.41],
GBR {Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden/Slater, Dorothy Hyman} 1964 [44.09],
GBR {Heather Hunte/Oakes, Kathy Smallwood/Cook, Bev Goddard/Callender, Sonia Lannaman} 1980 [42.43],
GBR {Simmone Jacobs, Cook, Callender, Oakes} 1984 [43.11]
4x400 METRES RELAYBRONZE2GBR {Linsey Macdonald, Michelle Probert/Scutt, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Donna Hartley} 1980 [3:27.5a],
GBR {Phylis Smith, Sandra Douglas, Jenni Stoute, Sally Gunnell} 1992 [3:24.23]
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