Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics this was Britain's best haul since 1924." Great Britain finished in tenth position in the final medal rankings, with 9 gold and 30 total medals. The following Team GB competitors won multiple medals at the 2004 Olympic Games. Kelly Holmes became the first British athlete since 1972 and the first British track and field athlete to win two gold medals at the same Summer Olympics. Four British archers (one man and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team. British athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following
History of swimming turn, and requiring the head to break the surface every cycle. The 1956 Games in Melbourne also saw the introduction of the flip turn, a sort of tumble turn to faster change directions at the end of the lane. In 1972, another famous swimmer, Mark Spitz, was at the height of his career. During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won seven gold medals. Shortly thereafter in 1973, the first swimming world championship was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia by the FINA. Breaking the water surface reduces the speed in swimming. The swimmers Daichi Suzuki (Japan) and David Berkoff