Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics only match, against Club Française, 4-0. Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events. The British golfers took the silver and bronze medals in the men's competition, making Great Britain the only nation other than the United States to win a golfing medal that year. Great Britain's second Olympic gymnastics appearance was no more successful than the nation's first, resulting in no medals. Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. British athletes played on three of the five teams, two of which included either American
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics the foil and sabre B classification events. Fawcett was the final British athlete to compete in Beijing, losing his sabre round of 16 match to Serhiy Shenkevych of Ukraine. The sport is classified as a B1 event, meaning that it is for blind athletes, however vision-impaired athletes are also able to take part as all competitors wear eyeshades to ensure they are equally disadvantaged. Goalkeepers may be sighted as long as they have not been registered with FIFA since 2003. Each team may also have a guide behind their opponents' goal to direct players. Great Britain qualified through the International