Team GB Olympic History

mikebuss | 02/08/2012 | 0 Comments More

So do you know where Team GB have done over the years? Are we as good now as the past or are we a better team getting better, or are we a team in need of hope and Olympic success going down the pan?

Now the Games is here in the heart of our capital, lets have a full look at the past and how we look now in the world…

Lizzie Armitstead won Team GBs first medal of 2012 in the womens road race. But how will our medal tally compare with previous Games?

MEDAL HISTORY (prior to 2012):

Total Medals Won 13,724

GOLD: 4500
SILVER: 4463
BRONZE: 4761

Year	Medals Won
1886	7
1900	30
1904	2
1908 (London Games)	146
1912	41
1920	43
1924	34
1928	20
1932	16
1936	14
1948 (London Games)	23
1952	11
1956	24
1960	20
1964	18
1968	13
1972	18
1976	13
1980	21
1984	37
1988	24
1992	20
1996	15
2000	28
2004	47