Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics the other semifinal. The two losing teams received bronze medals, while England took the gold by winning the final against Ireland, who received silver. In the jeu de paume competition, British players took the silver and bronze medals. Great Britain lost the only lacrosse match played in 1908 to Canada, earning the silver medal. Great Britain was the only nation to compete in polo in 1908, with two English teams and an Irish team competing. The host nation was the only one to compete in rackets in 1908. Great Britain lost the only rugby union match played in 1908 to
Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Great Britain competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 58 competitors in 11 sports. They won five medals in total, one gold and four bronze, ranking 19th in the medal table. There were a number of notable firsts for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics: The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. On 9 January 2018, the funding body UK Sport announced their medal targets for Team GB at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in