Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics On 7 August 2012, Great Britain had reached its 48-medal target, and surpassed the 19 gold-medal tally from Beijing, making it the most successful Olympics since 1908. Great Britain left the Summer Olympic Games with a total of 65 medals (29 gold, 17 silver, and 19 bronze), finishing third in the medal table rankings, and fourth in the total number of medal rankings. At least one medal was awarded to Team GB in seventeen sports, eleven of them contained at least one gold. British athletes dominated the medal standings in cycling, wherein they won a total of 12 Olympic medals,
Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics Britain in 1928. Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1928. Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. British athletes won only three gold medals (down from nine in 1924), and twenty medals overall, finishing eleventh. 232 competitors, 201 men and 31 women, took part in 84 events in 14 sports. Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) <br> Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg) <br> Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg) <br> Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg) 12 cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain