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 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