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 2012 Summer Olympics Anthony Ervin (swimming), who both made their comeback in London after long years of absence. Two hundred and eight returning athletes had competed in Beijing, including 124 Olympic medalists, and 76 defending champions. Among the nation's defending champions were swimmers Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. Phelps won a historic amount of eight gold medals in Beijing to become the most-decorated Olympic athlete at a single event and the first person to win a total of fourteen Olympic gold medals. Coughlin, on the other hand, won a total of 11 Olympic medals in two previous games, including six gold medals from