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
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics highest total medal count, and won more silver and bronze medals than any other participating nation. This games also saw a gold medal record for U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, who won 8 golds surpassing Mark Spitz's record of 7 golds in a single Olympic event in 1972. Phelps also surpassed Spitz, Larisa Latynina of the USSR, Paavo Nurmi of Finland, and U.S. sprinter Carl Lewis to become the current record holder for the most Olympic gold medals (14). The United States also saw milestones in women's swimming. Natalie Coughlin won 6 medals in Beijing, the most for a female Olympic