Great Britain at the Olympics a contraction of the full title, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and is one of only three nations (France and Switzerland being the others) to have competed at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The most successful British Olympians by gold medals won are Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, who have won six gold (and one silver) medals each in track cycling; two British Olympians come next with five gold medals – fellow cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins,
Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics 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 in 1928. 19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great