Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics of medals won to 51. Great Britain finished 4th overall in the medal tables, a target previously set by UK Sport, the public body responsible for distributing funding to elite sport, for the 2012 Games. UK Sport considered whether to target 3rd place in the 2012 Games, which was hosted by the United Kingdom in London. Cyclist Chris Hoy became the first British athlete in 100 years to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Because London was to be host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics, a British segment was performed during the closing ceremony. The following
Great Britain at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Great Britain at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Great Britain competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. On 9 July 2014, the British Olympic Association named a team of 33 athletes to compete at the Games. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in "italics". These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. Great Britain qualified two archers from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Great Britain qualified three boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships