| Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| inRio de Janeiro 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) – 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) | |
| Competitors | 366 in 25 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Andy Murray[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Kate Richardson-Walsh |
| Officials | Mark England (Chef de Mission) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by theBritish Olympic Association (BOA), the previous host of the2012 Olympics atLondon, competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016 and the team of selected athletes was officially known asTeam GB. British athletes have appeared in everySummer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, though Great Britain is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. The team represented the United Kingdom, the threeCrown Dependencies, and the thirteenBritish Overseas Territories, ten of whom sent representatives.
These Games were the most successful for Great Britain since 1908, winning a total of 67 medals, which exceeded itsLondon 2012 tally of 65 medals, therefore becoming the first nation to surpass its medal total at the Olympics immediately following one that it hosted.[2] Great Britain also became one of only two nations (the other beingAzerbaijan) ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive Games.[3] In all, Great Britain finished second in gold medals to the United States, and third in overall medals after the United States and China. Great Britain won gold medals across more different sports than any other nation at the Games. Great Britain also topped the medal tables in cycling, sailing, triathlon, golf and rowing, and won first ever golds in golf, diving and gymnastics. Great Britain successfully defended 18 of the gold medals they had won in London.[4]
Incycling, male,cyclistJason Kenny won three gold medals, placing him alongsideSir Chris Hoy as the joint-most successful British Olympian.Sir Bradley Wiggins won his fifth gold and eighth overall medal, making him the most decorated British Olympian.Laura Trott won two gold medals to become Britain's most successful female Olympian with a total of four golds; dressage riderCharlotte Dujardin's gold medal had briefly placed her in first.Katherine Grainger's fifth consecutive medal, a silver, made her Britain's joint most decorated female Olympian, and made her one of only five British Olympians to win medals in five consecutive Games. Trott, Dujardin, taekwondo-kaJade Jones and boxerNicola Adams became the first British female Olympians ever to successfully defend individual Olympic titles.
GymnastMax Whitlock won Britain's first ever gold medals ingymnastics, in men's floor and pommel horse, and four golds were claimed inrowing.Alistair Brownlee became the first triathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title. Inathletics, in both the men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres,Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic titles to become Britain's most successful ever athlete in the discipline.Christine Ohorougu became the second British track and field athlete to win medals in three successive Games.
Inswimming,Adam Peaty won gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, the first British male swimmer to win gold since 1988.Jack Laugher andChris Mears became Britain's first Olympic diving champions.Giles Scott won his fifth consecutive gold medal in the Finn sailing class, whileNick Dempsey became the most decorated windsurfer in Olympic history with his third medal, a silver. In the first Olympicmen's golf tournament for 100 years,Justin Rose claimed the gold medal. In thewomen's field hockey,Great Britain won the country's first gold medal in a team sport at a Summer Olympics for 28 years.
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
The following Team GB competitors won several medals at the 2016 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kenny |  Gold Gold Gold | Cycling | Men's team sprint Men's sprint Men's keirin |
| Max Whitlock | Gold Gold Bronze | Gymnastics | Men's floor Men's pommel horse Men's all around |
| Mo Farah | Gold Gold | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres Men's 5,000 metres |
| Laura Trott | Gold Gold | Cycling | Women's team pursuit Women's omnium |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Gold Silver | Equestrian | Individual dressage Team dressage |
| Liam Heath | Gold Silver | Canoeing | Men's K-1 200 metres Men's K-2 200 metres |
| Jack Laugher | Gold Silver | Diving | Men's synchronized 3 m springboard Men's 3 m springboard |
| Adam Peaty | Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
| Callum Skinner | Gold Silver | Cycling | Men's team sprint Men's sprint |
| Jazmin Carlin | Silver Silver | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle Women's 800 m freestyle |
| James Guy | Silver Silver | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
| Becky James | Silver Silver | Cycling | Women's keirin Women's sprint |
| Duncan Scott | Silver Silver | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
On 29 April 2014, theBritish Olympic Association announced the appointment ofMark England as Chef-de-Mission to the British Olympic team at Rio 2016.[5]
UK Sport targeted 47 medals for Rio, the highest target ever for an away Olympics, following the success of the 2012 Games in London.[6] The GB squad surpassed this target on 17 August[7]
| Key |  N Target missed |  Y Target met | YY Target exceeded |
| Sport | Medals target set | Medals or result | Target missed, met, or exceeded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 0 | Y |
| Athletics | 7–9 | 7 | Y |
| Badminton | 0–1 | 1 | Y |
| Boxing | 3–5 | 3 | Y |
| Canoeing | 3–5 | 4 | Y |
| Cycling | 8–10 | 12 | YY |
| Diving | 1–2 | 3 | YY |
| Equestrian | 2–4 | 3 | Y |
| Fencing | 0–1 | 0 | Y |
| Field hockey | 1–2 | 1 | Y |
| Golf | 1–2 | 1 | Y |
| Gymnastics | 3–5 | 7 | YY |
| Judo | 0–1 | 1 | Y |
| Modern pentathlon | 1–2 | 0 | N |
| Rowing | 6–8 | 5 | N |
| Rugby sevens | 0–1 | 1 | Y |
| Sailing | 3–6 | 3 | Y |
| Shooting | 1–2 | 2 | Y |
| Swimming | 3–5 | 6 | YY |
| Synchronised swimming | 0 | 0 | Y |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | Y |
| Taekwondo | 1–3 | 3 | Y |
| Tennis | 1–2 | 1 | Y |
| Triathlon | 2–3 | 3 | Y |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | Y |
| Total | 47-79 | 67 | Y |
As with previous games,UK Sport was the body responsible for allocating elite funding for Olympic sports. In December 2012, a record £347 million of funding for Olympic and Paralympic athletes was announced with the aim of becoming the first nation in recent history to win more medals at the Games following being the host nation.[8]
Four sports, basketball, synchronised swimming, water polo, and weightlifting, initially had all their funding withdrawn, while swimming and badminton had their funding cut.[9] Following an appeal process weightlifting had its funding restored.[10]
TheSport and Recreation Alliance, an umbrella body that represents national sports organisations in Britain, raised concerns about how theScottish independence referendum, which took place on 18 September 2014, would affect sport funding and recognition issues for Scottish athletes who aim to compete at the Olympic Games.[11]
Nick Skelton, the show jumper, participated at his seventh Olympic Games, a record for a British competitor.[12] He celebrated this achievement by becoming the first British rider to win an individual gold medal in jumping.
The team included seven sets of siblings:Alistair andJonathan Brownlee (Triathlon),Peter andRichard Chambers (Rowing),Ellie andRebecca Downie (Gymnastics),Callum andDerek Hawkins (Athletics),Andy andJamie Murray (Tennis),Cindy Ofili andTiffany Porter (Athletics), andJohn andMichael Whitaker (Equestrian). There were also two married couples:Chris andGabby Adcock (Badminton) andHelen andKate Richardson-Walsh (Hockey).Mark Gleghorne (Hockey) competed for Great Britain while his brotherPaul competed for Ireland in the same sport.[13]
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes: 
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One British archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by securing one of three available Olympic spots at the 2016 European Championships inNottingham.[14] Meanwhile, another British archer was added to the squad by virtue of a top six national finish in the women's individual recurve at the 2016Archery World Cup meet inAntalya, Turkey.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Patrick Huston | Men's individual | 656 | 38 |  van der Ven (NED)W 6–4 |  Ku B-c (KOR)L 0–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Naomi Folkard | Women's individual | 639 | 23 |  Rochmawati (INA)W 6–5 |  Kawanaka (JPN)W 6–0 |  dos Santos (BRA)W 6–2 | Chang H-j (KOR) L 1–7 | did not advance | ||
Great Britain secured a place in all relay events with the exception of the men's 4 × 100 m relay based on the team's performance at the2015 IAAF World Relays, before securing a place in the final relay in July 2016 by their position in world rankings. British athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[16][17] The team nominated its athletes with an entry standard for the individual events based on the results at the British Championships, scheduled to take place inBirmingham between 24 and 26 June 2016.[18]
On 24 April 2016, the top two finishers in both the men's and women's2016 London Marathon won automatic places for Team GB at the Olympics.[19] Two days later, British Athletics confirmed four athletes, and addedDerek Hawkins, brother of Callum to the men's marathon, and race walkerDominic King to the 50 km (31 mi) walk.[20]
On 21 May 2016, the Great Britain trials were held for the 10,000 metres, with two places in both the men's and women's races available to the first two across the line, if they had the qualification time. In the women's race,Jess Andrews won in the qualification time, whileBeth Potter, who already had the time, came second and also earned a place in Rio.Mo Farah, reigning World and Olympic champion at 5000 and 10,000 metres, has been preselected by Great Britain for both men's races. Neither of the first two finishers in the men's race had at that point achieved the qualifying standard, but on 11 June 2016, Ross Millington, who won the trial, managed to also beat the standard, thus confirming his Olympic place.[21]
On 29 May 2016,Katarina Johnson-Thompson achieved the qualification mark in heptathlon at theGotzis meeting, the designated Olympic trial for Great Britain, joining the pre-selectedJessica Ennis-Hill in that event.[22]
Following the end of the qualifying period on 11 July, a total of 80 athletes (41 men and 39 women) were officially named to Team GB's track and field team for the Games. Apart from Ennis-Hill and Farah, notable athletes also featured defending Olympic long jump championGreg Rutherford, two-time medalistChristine Ohuruogu, high jump bronze medalistRobbie Grabarz, Sudanese-born sprinterRabah Yousif, and long-distance stalwartJo Pavey, who is set to compete at her fifth Games in the 10,000 metres.[23]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Dasaolu | 100 m | Bye | 10.18 | 3q | 10.16 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| James Ellington | Bye | 10.29 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chijindu Ujah | Bye | 10.13 | 2Q | 10.01SB | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Adam Gemili | 200 m | 20.20 | 2Q | — | 20.08 | 3q | 20.12 | 4 | |
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 20.24 | 2Q | — | 20.25 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Danny Talbot | 20.27PB | 2Q | — | 20.25PB | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Matthew Hudson-Smith | 400 m | 45.26 | 3Q | — | 44.48PB | 2Q | 44.61 | 8 | |
| Martyn Rooney | 45.60 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Rabah Yousif | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Elliot Giles | 800 m | 1:47.88 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Michael Rimmer | 1:45.99 | 3Q | — | 1:46.80 | 8 | did not advance | |||
| Charlie Grice | 1500 m | 3:38.41 | 10q** | — | 3:40.050 | 5Q | 3:51.73 | 12 | |
| Chris O'Hare | 3:39.36 | 4Q | — | 3:40.93 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Butchart | 5000 m | 13:20.08 | 5Q | — | 13:08.61PB | 6 | |||
| Mo Farah | 13:25.25 | 3Q | — | 13:03.30 | | ||||
| Tom Farrell | 14:11.65 | 20 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Mo Farah | 10000 m | — | 27:05.17 | | |||||
| Ross Millington | — | 29:14.95 | 31 | ||||||
| Andy Vernon | — | 28:19.36SB | 25 | ||||||
| Laurence Clarke | 110 m hurdles | 13:55 | 3Q | — | 13.47 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Andrew Pozzi | 13:50 | 2Q | — | 13.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Jack Green | 400 m hurdles | 48.96 | 2Q | — | 49.54 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Sebastian Rodger | 49.54 | 6 * | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Rob Mullett | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.19 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| James Ellington Chijindu Ujah*** Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.06 | 4q | — | 37.98 | 5 | |||
| Nigel Levine Matthew Hudson-Smith Delano Williams Martyn Rooney Jack Green Jarryd Dunn Rabah Yousif | 4 × 400 m relay | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Callum Hawkins | Marathon | — | 2:11:52 | 9 | |||||
| Derek Hawkins | — | 2:29:24 | 114 | ||||||
| Tsegai Tewelde | — | DNF | |||||||
| Tom Bosworth | 20 km walk | — | 1:20:13NR | 6 | |||||
| Dominic King | 50 km walk | — | DSQ | ||||||
* :Seb Rodger originally advanced as the last of the 'fastest losers' to the semifinal, but was excluded after a successful appeal by another runner against disqualification.
** :Charlie Grice was reinstated for the semi-finals following an appeal after obstruction in the heat.
*** :Chijindu Ujah raced in heat but not in final.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Desirèe Henry | 100 m | Bye | 11.08 | 1Q | 11.09 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Daryll Neita | Bye | 11.41 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Asha Philip | Bye | 11.34 | 3q | 11.33 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Dina Asher-Smith | 200 m | 22.77 | 2Q | — | 22.49 | 4q | 22.31SB | 5 | |
| Jodie Williams | 22.69 | 3q | — | 22.99 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Seren Bundy-Davies | 400 m | 53.63 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Emily Diamond | 51.76 | 4q | — | 51.49 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Christine Ohuruogu | 51.40 | 2Q | — | 51.22 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | 800 m | 1:56.67 | 3q | — | 1:59.45SB | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Lynsey Sharp | 2:00.83 | 1Q | — | 1:58.65 | 2Q | 1:57.69PB | 6 | ||
| Laura Muir | 1500 m | 4:06.53 | 3Q | — | 4:04.16 | 3Q | 4:12.88 | 7 | |
| Laura Weightman | 4:08.37 | 7q | — | 4:05.28 | 5Q | 4:14.95 | 11 | ||
| Eilish McColgan | 5000 m | 15:18.20 | 5Q | — | 15:12.09 | 13 | |||
| Stephanie Twell | 15:25.90 | 8 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Laura Whittle | 15:31.30 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Jess Andrews | 10000 m | — | 31:35.92PB | 16 | |||||
| Jo Pavey | — | 31:33.44SB | 15 | ||||||
| Beth Potter | — | 33:04.34 | 34 | ||||||
| Cindy Ofili | 100 m hurdles | 12.75 | 1Q | — | 12.71 | 2Q | 12.63SB | 4 | |
| Tiffany Porter | 12.87 | 2Q | — | 12.82 | 4q | 12.76 | =6 | ||
| Eilidh Doyle | 400 m hurdles | 55:46 | 1Q | — | 54.99 | 3q | 54.61 | 8 | |
| Lennie Waite | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:14.18 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Daryll Neita Asha Philip Desirèe Henry Dina Asher-Smith | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.93 | 2Q | — | 41.77NR | | |||
| Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora Christine Ohuruogu Kelly Massey* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.81SB | 2Q | — | 3:25.88 | | |||
| Alyson Dixon | Marathon | — | 2:34:11 | 28 | |||||
| Sonia Samuels | — | 2:34:36 | 30 | ||||||
* :Kelly Massey raced in heat but not in final.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Greg Rutherford | Long jump | 7.90 | 10q | 8.29 | |
| Chris Baker | High jump | 2.26 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Robbie Grabarz | 2.29 | 5q | 2.33SB | =4 | |
| Luke Cutts | Pole vault | 5.45 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Chris Bennett | Hammer throw | 71.32 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Mark Dry | 71.03 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Nick Miller | 70.83 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Shara Proctor | Long jump | 6.36 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Jazmin Sawyers | 6.53 | 12q | 6.69 | 8 | |
| Lorraine Ugen | 6.65 | 7q | 6.58 | 11 | |
| Morgan Lake | High jump | 1.94 | =15QPB | 1.93 | =10 |
| Holly Bradshaw | Pole vault | 4.60 | =2Q | 4.70SB | 5 |
| Jade Lally | Discus throw | 54.06 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 70.37 | 11q | 74.54NR | |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Ennis-Hill | Result | 12.84 | 1.89 | 13.86 | 23.49 | 6.34 | 46.06 | 2:09.07 | 6775SB | |
| Points | 1149 | 1093 | 785 | 1030 | 956 | 784 | 978 | |||
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Result | 13.48 | 1.98NR | 11.68 | 23.26 | 6.51 | 36.36 | 2:10.47 | 6523SB | 6 |
| Points | 1053 | 1211 | 640 | 1053 | 1010 | 598 | 958 |
Great Britain qualified a total of eight badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on theBWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: one entry each in the men's and women's singles, and a pair in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.[24]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Rajiv Ouseph | Men's singles | Sasaki (JPN) W (21–15, 21–9) |  Koukal (CZE)W (21–14, 21–8) | — | 1Q | Sugiarto (INA) W (21–13, 14–21, 21–16) |  Axelsen (DEN)L (12–21, 16–21) | Did not advance | ||
| Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Men's doubles | Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR) W (17–21, 25–23, 21–18) | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L (9–21, 21–9, 16–21) |  Cwalina /Wacha (POL) W (21–18, 21–16) | 2Q | — | Endo / Hayakawa (JPN) W (21–19, 21–17) |  Fu Hf /Zhang N (CHN) L (14–21, 18–21) | Chai B / Hong W (CHN) W (21–18, 19–21, 21–10) | |
| Kirsty Gilmour | Women's singles |  Zetchiri (BUL)L (21–12, 17–21, 16–21) |  Jaquet (SUI)W (21–17, 21–15) | — | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Heather Olver Lauren Smith | Women's doubles | Maheswari / Polii (INA) L (10–21, 13–21) |  Poon L Y /Tse Y S (HKG) W (21–17, 18–21, 21–16) |  V Hoo /Woon K W (MAS) L (17–21, 22–24) | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | Mixed doubles | Fischer Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) W (21–19, 22–24, 21–17) | Xu C / Ma J (CHN) L (21–13, 20–22, 15–21) | Mateusiak / Zięba (POL) L (21–18, 25–27, 9–21) | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||
Great Britain entered twelve boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament.Galal Yafai,Muhammad Ali,Qais Ashfaq,Joseph Cordina,Antony Fowler,Joshua Buatsi,Lawrence Okolie, andJoseph Joyce claimed their Olympic spots at the2016 European Qualification Tournament inSamsun, Turkey.[25]
London 2012 flyweight championNicola Adams and fellow OlympianSavannah Marshall were the only British women to book Olympic spots, as a result of their quarterfinal victories at theWorld Championships inAstana, Kazakhstan.[26] Pat McCormack and Josh Kelly secured further Olympic places for Team GB at the2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament inBaku, Azerbaijan.[27]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Galal Yafai | Light flyweight |  Fotsala (CMR)W 3–0 |  Argilagos (CUB)L 1–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Muhammad Ali | Flyweight | Bye |  Finol (VEN)L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Qais Ashfaq | Bantamweight |  Butdee (THA)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joe Cordina | Lightweight |  Suarez (PHI)W 2–1 |  Tojibaev (UZB)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Pat McCormack | Light welterweight |  Zhussupov (KAZ)W 2–1 | Toledo (CUB) L 1–2 | Did not advance | |||
| Josh Kelly | Welterweight |  Mohamed (EGY)W 3–0 | Yeleussinov (KAZ) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Antony Fowler | Middleweight | Alimkhanuly (KAZ) L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joshua Buatsi | Light heavyweight |  Katende (UGA)WTKO | Rasulov (UZB) WKO |  Benchabla (ALG)W 3–0 | Niyazymbetov (KAZ) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |
| Lawrence Okolie | Heavyweight | Jakubowski (POL) W 3–0 | Savón (CUB) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||
| Joseph Joyce | Super heavyweight | Bye |  Morais (CPV)WTKO | Jalolov (UZB) W 3–0 | Dychko (KAZ) W 3–0 |  Yoka (FRA)L 1–2 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nicola Adams | Flyweight | Bye |  Kob (UKR)W 3–0 | Ren Cc (CHN) W 3–0 | Ourahmoune (FRA) W 3–0 | |
| Savannah Marshall | Middleweight |  Nash (SWE)W 3–0 | Fontijn (NED) L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||
British canoeists qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the Olympic selection trials, both held inLee Valley Park.[28] On 4 November 2015, Team GB announced the names of the four slalom canoeists selected for the Games.[29][30]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Florence | Men's C-1 | 94.11 | 1 | DNS | 94.11 | 3Q | 99.36 | 7Q | 109.00 | 10 | |
| David Florence Richard Hounslow | Men's C-2 | 103.27 | 2 | DNS | 103.27 | 3Q | 109.60 | 3Q | 102.01 | | |
| Joe Clarke | Men's K-1 | 135.89 | 13 | 86.95 | 1 | 86.95 | 2Q | 90.67 | 3Q | 88.53 | |
| Fiona Pennie | Women's K-1 | 100.52 | 1 | DNS | 100.52 | 3Q | 101.81 | 2Q | 105.70 | 6 | |
British canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following events through the2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and the Olympic selection trials, held inDuisburg (18 to 19 April 2016). Under Olympic rules, the successful canoeists could also enter other events where no Team GB canoeist was separately entered. As a result,Liam Heath, a World Cup gold medalist in the K-1 200 m, would take part in that event, and this was confirmed on 14 June 2016, as well as the participation ofJessica Walker in the equivalent women's event under the same rule.[31][32] On 18 July 2016, as a consequence of the disqualification of the Romanian and Belarusian squads from the Games,Lani Belcher andAngela Hannah, as highest ranked non-qualifier in the 2015 World Championships, were upgraded to a quota place in the K2-500 event.[33]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Liam Heath | K-1 200 m | 34.327 | 1Q | 34.076 | 1FA | 35.197 | |
| Liam Heath Jon Schofield | K-2 200 m | 31.534 | 3Q | 31.899 | 1FA | 32.368 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rachel Cawthorn | K-1 500 m | 1:56.612 | 4Q | 1:58.410 | 6FB | 1:58.470 | 15 |
| Jessica Walker | K-1 200 m | 41.123 | 5Q | 41.483 | 4FB | 42.205 | 15 |
| Lani Belcher Angela Hannah | K-2 500 m | 1:53.948 | 8Q | 1:49.285 | 7FB | 1:54.193 | 15 |
| Rachel Cawthorn Louisa Gurski Rebeka Simon Jessica Walker | K-4 500 m | 1:36.853 | 5Q | 1:36.254 | =2FA | 1:40.043 | 7 |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
British riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[34][35]
The BOA announced the eight-athlete squad of road racers (five men and three women) for Team GB on 24 June 2016.[36] On 19 July, it was announced thatPeter Kennaugh had withdrawn from the squad due to a lack of race fitness after struggling to recover from injuries sustained in May and that his place in the squad would be taken bySteve Cummings.[37]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cummings | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Chris Froome | Road race | 6:13:03 | 12 |
| Time trial | 1:13:17.54 | | |
| Ian Stannard | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Geraint Thomas | Road race | 6:12:34 | 11 |
| Time trial | 1:14:52.85 | 9 | |
| Adam Yates | Road race | 6:13:08 | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzie Armitstead | Road race | 3:51:47 | 5 |
| Nikki Harris | Did not finish | ||
| Emma Pooley | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Time trial | 46:31.98 | 14 | |
Following the completion of the2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, British riders accumulated spots in both men's and women's team pursuit, and men's team sprint, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Great Britain won the right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin.
Great Britain narrowly failed to win a quota place in the women's team sprint. As such, they did not earn the two places in women's sprint and keirin that the team quota place would have gained them. However, Great Britain did earn a single place in the women's keirin, and two places in the women's sprint, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.
Team GB's track cycling squad was officially selected for the Games on 24 June 2016, with seven-time medallistBradley Wiggins returning to the track scene at his fifth straight Olympics.[36]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Jason Kenny | Men's sprint | 9.551OR 75.384 | 1Q |  Levy (GER)W 10.245 70.278 | Bye |  Puerta (COL)W 10.369 69.437 | Bye |  Constable (AUS)W 10.341,W 10.219 |  Dmitriev (RUS)L,W 10.048,W 10.071 |  Skinner (GBR)W 10.164,W 9.916 | |
| Callum Skinner | 9.703OR 74.203 | 2Q | Constable (AUS) W 10.254 70.216 | Bye | Constable (AUS) W 10.359 69.504 | Bye | Xu C (CHN) W 10.299,W 10.212 | Glaetzer (AUS) W 10.119,W 10.244 | Kenny (GBR) L,L | | |
| Becky James | Women's sprint | 10.721OR 67.157 | 1Q |  Ismayilova (AZE)W 11.377 63.285 | Bye | Cueff (FRA) W 11.375 63.296 | Bye | Zhong Ts (CHN) W 11.289,W 11.243 | Ligtlee (NED) W 11.246,W 10.970 | Vogel (GER) L,L | |
| Katy Marchant | 10.787 66.747 | 2Q |  Sullivan (CAN)W 11.499 62.614 | Bye | Welte (GER) W 12.247 58.789 | Bye |  Krupeckaitė (LTU)W 11.225,W 11.342 | Vogel (GER) L,L | Ligtlee (NED) W 11.237,W 11.424 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner | Men's team sprint | 42.562OR 63.436 | 1Q | Venezuela (VEN) W 42.640 63.320 | 2FA |  New Zealand (NZL)W 42.440OR 63.619 | |
Qualification legend:FA=Gold medal final;FB=Bronze medal final
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
| Steven Burke Ed Clancy Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins | Men's team pursuit | 3:51.943 | 1Q | New Zealand (NZL) W 3:50.570WR | 1 | Australia (AUS) W 3:50.265WR | |
| Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Laura Trott | Women's team pursuit | 4:13.260WR | 1Q | Canada (CAN) W 4:12.152WR | 1 |  United States (USA)W 4:10.236WR | |
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Jason Kenny | Men's keirin | 1Q | Bye | 1Q | |
| Callum Skinner | 6 | REL | Did not advance | ||
| Becky James | Women's keirin | 1Q | Bye | 2Q | |
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Time trial | Flying lap | Points race | Total points | Rank | |||||||||
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| Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||||
| Mark Cavendish | Men's omnium | 6 | 30 | 4:16.878 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 28 | 1:02.868 | 6 | 30 | 12.793 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 194 | |
| Laura Trott | Women's omnium | 2 | 38 | 3:25.054NR | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 35.253 | 2 | 38 | 13.708 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 230 | |
Great Britain received a spare Olympic berth freed up by Sweden from the UCI to send a mountain biker competing in the Olympic men's cross-country race. On 4 July 2016, British Cycling announced thatGrant Ferguson was officially added to the cycling squad for the Games.[38]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Grant Ferguson | Men's cross-country | 1:39.10 | 17 |
British riders qualified for two men's quota places in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's fifth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 31 May 2016. Team GB selected London 2012 top 8 finalistLiam Phillips and rookieKyle Evans to the BMX cycling team for the Games on 24 June 2016.[36]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kyle Evans | Men's BMX | 35.776 | 21 | 19 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Liam Phillips | 35.095 | 10 | 28 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
British divers qualified for seven of the maximum of eight individual spots and four synchronized teams at the Olympics through the2015 FINA World Championships and the2016 FINA World Cup series.[39] The divers who secured the places for Great Britain were not necessarily the athletes who would be selected to represent their country in these events. Instead, they needed to compete at the Olympic trials, held from 10 to 12 June 2016 inSheffield, to book their places for the Games.[40] A total of eleven divers (five men and six women) were officially named to Team GB on 17 June 2016, featuring London 2012 bronze medalistTom Daley in both men's individual and synchronized platform.[41]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jack Laugher | 3 m springboard | 439.95 | 7Q | 389.40 | 12Q | 523.85 | |
| Freddie Woodward | 388.15 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tom Daley | 10 m platform | 571.85 | 1Q | 403.25 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Laugher Chris Mears | 3 m synchronised springboard | — | 454.32 | | |||
| Tom Daley Daniel Goodfellow | 10 m synchronised platform | — | 444.45 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rebecca Gallantree | 3 m springboard | 286.65 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Grace Reid | 304.95 | 14Q | 314.25 | 11Q | 318.60 | 8 | |
| Sarah Barrow | 10 m platform | 277.40 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Tonia Couch | 332.80 | 5Q | 318.00 | 10Q | 323.70 | 12 | |
| Alicia Blagg Rebecca Gallantree | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 292.83 | 6 | |||
| Tonia Couch Lois Toulson | 10 m synchronized platform | — | 319.44 | 5 | |||
Great Britain became one of the first three nations to earn places at the Games, qualifying a complete team in dressage by winning the silver medal in the team event at the2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.[42]The Great Britain eventing team also qualified by winning a silver medal at the same event.[43]Great Britain secured a full equestrian team for Rio when the British riders achieved one of three qualification places from the2015 European Show Jumping Championships.[44]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Fiona Bigwood | Orthilia | Individual | 77.157 | 8Q | 74.384 | 16Q | 74.179 | 77.857 | 76.018 | 17 |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Valegro | 85.071 | 1Q | 83.025 | 2Q | 90.000 | 97.714 | 93.857 | | |
| Carl Hester | Nip Tuck | 75.529 | 15Q | 76.485 | 9Q | 79.107 | 86.000 | 82.553 | 7 | |
| Spencer Wilton | Super Nova | 72.686 | 25Q | 73.739 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fiona Bigwood Charlotte Dujardin Carl Hester Spencer Wilton | See above | Team | 79.252 | 2Q | 77.951 | 2 | — | 78.602 | | |
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| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| William Fox-Pitt | Chilli Morning | Individual | 37.00 | 1 | 30.40 | 67.40 | 22 | 0.00 | 67.40 | 18Q | 0.00 | 67.40 | 12 | 67.40 | 12 |
| Pippa Funnell | Billy The Biz | 43.90 | 16 | 40.40 | 84.30 | 28 | 0.00 | 84.30 | 26 | Did not advance | 84.30 | 26 | |||
| Kitty King | Ceylor | 46.80 | 26 | 53.60 | 100.40 | 34 | 0.00 | 100.40 | 30 | Did not advance | 100.40 | 30 | |||
| Gemma Tattersall | Quicklook | 47.20 # | 32 | 89.60 # | 136.80 | 44 | 4.00 # | 140.80 # | 41 | Did not advance | 140.80 | 41 | |||
| William Fox-Pitt Pippa Funnell Kitty King Gemma Tattersall | See above | Team | 127.70 | 4 | 124.40 | 252.10 | 8 | 0 | 252.10 | 5 | — | 252.10 | 5 | ||
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Ben Maher | Tic Tac | Individual | 4 | =27Q | 4 | 8 | =30Q | 1 | 9 | =23Q | 4 | =16Q | 13 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 25 |
| Nick Skelton | Big Star | 4 | =27Q | 4 | 8 | =30Q | 5 | 13 | =33Q | 0 | =1Q | 0 | 0 | =1JO | 0 | | |
| John Whitaker | Ornellaia | 0 | =1Q | 23 # | 23 | 57 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Michael Whitaker | Cassionato | 4 # | =27Q | 5 | 9 | =42Q | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Ben Maher Nick Skelton John Whitaker Michael Whitaker | See above | Team | 8 | =8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Did not advance | — | 13 | 12 | ||||||
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
British fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team foil by virtue of being the highest ranking team from Europe outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[45] A trio of men's foil fencers,James Davis,Laurence Halsted andRichard Kruse, along with their reserveMarcus Mepstead, were named to Team GB on 5 May 2016.[46] In themen's individual foil Kruse came close to winning Great Britain's first medal of the Games, and its first fencing medal since the1964 Games, finishing fourth after losing the bronze medal match toTimur Safin of Russia.[47]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| James Davis | Men's foil | Bye |  M Ferjani (TUN)W 15–7 | Safin (RUS) L 10–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Laurence Halsted | Bye | Chen Hw (CHN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Richard Kruse | Bye | Sintès (ALG) W 15–4 |  Cassarà (ITA)W 15–12 | Meinhardt (USA) W 15–13 | Massialas (USA) L 9–15 | Safin (RUS) L 13–15 | 4 | |
| James Davis Laurence Halsted Richard Kruse Marcus Mepstead | Men's team foil | — | Russia (RUS) L 43–45 | Classification semifinal Egypt (EGY) W 45–43 | 5th place final China (CHN) L 38–45 | 6 | ||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Great Britain men's | Men's tournament |  BelgiumL 1–4 | New Zealand D 2–2 | Brazil W 9–1 |  AustraliaL 1–2 |  SpainD 1–1 | 5 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Great Britain women's | Women's tournament | Australia W 2–1 |  IndiaW 3–0 |  ArgentinaW 3–2 | Japan W 2–0 | United States W 2–1 | 1 | Spain W 3–1 | New Zealand W 3–0 | Netherlands W 2–0P FT: 3–3 | |
Great Britain's men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having reached the last four at the2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[48] Only three nations qualified through this route, but India had already secured qualification as continental champions after the team's success at the2014 Asian Games, so that the remaining teams automatically received the three quotas.
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[49]
Head coach:Bobby Crutchley
Reserves:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Brazil(H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 |
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Great Britain's women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[51] As England also won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey tournament, Great Britain were treated as having qualified as European champions, and relinquished their Hockey World League qualification place to the highest ranking non qualified team, India.
The following is the Great Britain roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[52]
Head coach:Danny Kerry
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Maddie Hinch | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 27) | |||
| 4 | DF | Laura Unsworth | (1988-03-08)8 March 1988 (aged 28) | |||
| 5 | DF | Crista Cullen | (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 30) | |||
| 6 | FW | Hannah Macleod | (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 32) | |||
| 7 | MF | Georgie Twigg | (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 25) | |||
| 8 | MF | Helen Richardson-Walsh | (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 (aged 34) | |||
| 9 | MF | Susannah Townsend | (1989-07-28)28 July 1989 (aged 27) | |||
| 11 | DF | Kate Richardson-Walsh (C) | (1980-05-09)9 May 1980 (aged 36) | |||
| 13 | DF | Sam Quek | (1988-10-18)18 October 1988 (aged 27) | |||
| 15 | FW | Alex Danson | (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 31) | |||
| 18 | DF | Giselle Ansley | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 24) | |||
| 19 | FW | Sophie Bray | (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 26) | |||
| 20 | DF | Hollie Webb | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 25) | |||
| 24 | MF | Shona McCallin | (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 (aged 24) | |||
| 26 | FW | Lily Owsley | (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 21) | |||
| 28 | MF | Nicola White | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 28) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |
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Great Britain entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament.Justin Rose (world no. 11),Danny Willett (world no. 9),Charley Hull (world no. 27) andCatriona Matthew (world no. 63) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[54][55][56]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
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| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Justin Rose | Men's | 67 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 268 | −16 | |
| Danny Willett | 71 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 284 | E | =37 | |
| Charley Hull | Women's | 68 | 66 | 74 | 68 | 276 | −8 | =7 |
| Catriona Matthew | 71 | 66 | 77 | 70 | 284 | E | 29 | |
Great Britain qualified a full squad of five gymnasts in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events through top eight finishes in the team all-around competitions at the2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships inGlasgow.[57][58] BOA announced the men's and women's artistic gymnastic squads, highlighted by London 2012 medalistsLouis Smith andMax Whitlock, for the Games on July 12, 2016.[59]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Brinn Bevan | Team | 14.233 | 14.733 | 14.333 | 14.133 | 14.966 | 14.366 | 86.764 | 17 | — | 14.866 | 14.466 | 15.033 | 14.933 | — | — | |
| Louis Smith | — | 15.700Q | — | — | 14.766 | — | |||||||||||
| Kristian Thomas | 15.233Q | — | 14.166 | 14.233 | — | 14.900 | — | 15.033 | — | 15.400 | — | 14.833 | |||||
| Max Whitlock | 15.500Q | 15.800Q | 14.600 | 13.700 | 15.066 | 13.566 | 88.232 | 12Q | 15.400 | 15.991 | 14.500 | 14.966 | 14.500 | 14.500 | |||
| Nile Wilson | 15.066 | 14.133 | 14.941 | 14.700 | 14.900 | 15.500Q | 89.240 | 5Q | 14.666 | — | 15.100 | — | 15.133 | 15.666 | |||
| Total | 45.799 | 46.233 | 43.874 | 43.066 | 44.932 | 44.766 | 268.670 | 3Q | 45.099 | 45.623 | 44.066 | 45.399 | 44.566 | 44.999 | 269.752 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
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| Louis Smith | Pommel horse | — | 15.833 | — | 15.833 | | |||
| Kristian Thomas | Floor | 15.058 | — | 15.058 | 7 | ||||
| Max Whitlock | All-around | 15.200 | 15.875 | 14.733 | 15.133 | 15.000 | 14.700 | 90.641 | |
| Floor | 15.633 | — | 15.633 | | |||||
| Pommel horse | — | 15.966 | — | 15.966 | | ||||
| Nile Wilson | All-around | 14.900 | 14.066 | 14.933 | 15.000 | 15.700 | 14.966 | 89.565 | 8 |
| Horizontal bar | — | 15.466 | 15.466 | | |||||
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| Ellie Downie | Team | 14.833 | 14.633 | 14.500 | 12.500 | 56.466 | 24Q | 15.133 | 14.633 | 13.366 | 14.133 | — | |
| Rebecca Downie | — | 15.233 | 13.300 | — | — | 15.400 | 14.166 | — | |||||
| Claudia Fragapane | 14.766 | 12.533 | 13.400 | 14.333 | 55.032 | 30 | 14.700 | — | 14.433 | 14.166 | |||
| Ruby Harrold | 14.600 | 14.800 | — | 13.633 | — | — | 14.833 | — | |||||
| Amy Tinkler | 14.833 | — | 14.500 | 14.600Q | — | 14.933 | — | 14.466 | |||||
| Total | 44.432 | 44.666 | 42.400 | 42.566 | 174.064 | 4Q | 44.766 | 44.866 | 41.965 | 42.765 | 174.362 | 5 | |
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| Ellie Downie | All-around | 15.100 | 13.783 | 13.700 | 14.300 | 56.883 | 13 |
| Amy Tinkler | Floor | — | 14.933 | 14.933 | | ||
Great Britain qualified two gymnasts in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the2015 World Championships inOdense, Denmark.[60][61] Meanwhile, an Olympic berth was secured in the men's event by Nathan Bailey, who finished in the top six at the2016 Olympic Test Event inRio de Janeiro.[62]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Nathan Bailey | Men's | 106.795 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Bryony Page | Women's | 100.075 | 7Q | 56.040 | |
| Katherine Driscoll | 100.295 | 5Q | 53.645 | 6 | |
Great Britain qualified a total of seven judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Six of them (McKenzie, Oates, Smythe-Davis, Schlesinger, Conway, and Powell) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Benjamin Fletcher earned a continental quota spot from the European region as Great Britain's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. Team GB officially announced the judo team on 16 June 2016.[63][64]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ashley McKenzie | −60 kg | Bye |  Özlü (TUR)W 003–000 | Smetov (KAZ) L 000–001 | Did not advance | ||||
| Colin Oates | −66 kg | Bye | Le Blouch (FRA) L 000–000YUS | Did not advance | |||||
| Benjamin Fletcher | −100 kg | Bye |  Gviniashvili (GEO)L 000–100 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nekoda Smythe-Davis | −57 kg |  Filzmoser (AUT)W 001–000 | Pavia (FRA) L 000–010 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alice Schlesinger | −63 kg | Bak J-y (KOR) W 100–000 | van Emden (NED) L 000–000S | Did not advance | ||||
| Sally Conway | −70 kg | Miled (TUN) W 100–000 | Émane (FRA) W 100–001 |  Bolder (ISR)W 100–000 | Alvear (COL) L 000–010 | Bye | Graf (AUT) W 001–000 | |
| Natalie Powell | −78 kg | Bye |  Mazouz (GAB)W 100–000 | Tcheuméo (FRA) L 000–000S | Did not advance | Malzahn (GER) L 000–100 | Did not advance | 7 |
British athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. If more than two competitors qualified in either the men's or women's event, selection for the two places available to each gender was to be made by theBritish Olympic Association in conjunction withPentathlon GB.Freyja Prentice became the third British woman to qualify for Rio as a result of her world ranking at the end of May 2016. As the two previously qualified athletes failed to guarantee their selection at the2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, the choice of which two women would go to the Games was determined by the selectors before the team was named on 8 June; in the event, London 2012 silver medalistSamantha Murray and rookieKate French were selected.[65]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
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| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Joe Choong | Men's | 22–13 | 2 | 8 | 222 | 1:58.50 | 3 | 345 | 7 | 8 | 293 | 11:51.59 | 29 | 589 | 1451 | 9 |
| Jamie Cooke | 14–21 | 1 | 28 | 184 | 1:55:60OR | 1 | 354 | 7 | 11 | 288 | 11:31.07 | 20 | 609 | 1436 | 14 | |
| Kate French | Women's | 17–18 | 0 | 18 | 202 | 2:16.17 | 15 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 12:43.08 | 8 | 537 | 1331 | 5* |
| Samantha Murray | 14–21 | 8 | 25 | 192 | 2:10.81 | 4 | 308 | 21 | 22 | 279 | 12:38.54 | 7 | 542 | 1321 | 8* | |
* Promoted following the disqualification of a higher-ranked modern pentathlete for doping.
Great Britain qualified twelve out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews (except women's single & quadruple sculls) having confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the2015 FISA World Championships inLac d'Aiguebelette, France. They also had to have competed at the British Rowing Olympic Trials inCaversham (March 21 to 23) to assure their selection to the Olympic team for the Games.[66]
A total of 43 rowers were officially named toTeam GB's Olympic squad on June 9, 2016, with double silver medalistFrances Houghton aiming to appear at her fifth Olympics and London 2012 bronze medalistAlan Campbell racing in the single sculls at his fourth. The crew also featured reigning Olympic championsHelen Glover andHeather Stanning from the women's pair, and two-time gold medalistsPete Reed andAndrew Triggs Hodge from the men's four. A squad of twelve rowers, not including coxPhelan Hill was announced for the men's eight; Team GB announced at the same time that the men's pair, and two 'spares' or reserves, would be selected at a later date from those members of the twelve that were not seated in the largest boat. Following the breaking up of the women's double sculls partnership ofKatherine Grainger andVictoria Thornley, and their failure thereafter to make the women's eight squad, the double sculls was also not announced, although selectorDavid Tanner confirmed later that evening that the pair of Grainger and Thornley would be selected.[67]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alan Campbell | Single sculls | 7:08.31 | 1QF | Bye | 6:49.41 | 2SA/B | 7:09.54 | 4FB | DNS | 12 | |
| Stewart Innes Alan Sinclair | Pair | 6:50.77 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:26.37 | 2FA | 7.07.99 | 4 | ||
| John Collins Jonathan Walton | Double sculls | 6:43.93 | 4R | 6:19.60 | 1SA/B | — | 6:13.83 | 3FA | 7:01.25 | 5 | |
| Richard Chambers Will Fletcher | Lightweight double sculls | 6:25.62 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:38.76 | 4FB | 6:28.81 | 7 | ||
| Alex Gregory Constantine Louloudis George Nash Moe Sbihi | Four | 5:55.59 | 1SA/B | Bye | — | 6:17.13 | 1FA | 5:58.61 | | ||
| Mark Aldred Chris Bartley Peter Chambers Jono Clegg | Lightweight four | 6:01.27 | 2SA/B | Bye | — | 6:10.46 | 4FB | 6:31.54 | 7 | ||
| Angus Groom Peter Lambert Sam Townsend Jack Beaumont | Quadruple sculls | 5:52.77 | 4R | 5:53.10 | 2FA | — | 6:13.08 | 5 | |||
| Paul Bennett Scott Durant Matt Gotrel Matt Langridge Tom Ransley Pete Reed Will Satch Andrew Triggs Hodge Phelan Hill (cox) | Eight | 5:34.23 | 1FA | Bye | — | 5:29.63 | | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helen Glover Heather Stanning | Pair | 7:05.05 | 1SA/B | Bye | 7:18.69 | 1FA | 7:18.29 | | |
| Katherine Grainger Victoria Thornley | Double sculls | 7:05.32 | 2SA/B | Bye | 6:52.47 | 2FA | 7:41.05 | | |
| Katherine Copeland Charlotte Taylor | Lightweight double sculls | 7:10.25 | 5R | 8:05.70 | 3SC/D | 7:59.11 | 1FC | 7:37.89 | 14 |
| Karen Bennett Olivia Carnegie-Brown Jessica Eddie Katie Greves Frances Houghton Zoe Lee Polly Swann Melanie Wilson Zoe de Toledo (cox) | Eight | 6:09.52 | 1FA | Bye | — | 6:03.98 | | ||
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
In international competition the constituent nations of Great Britain ordinarily compete as separate unions representingEngland,Scotland andWales. Northern Irish players who normally representIreland would have been eligible however the IRFU insisted that they do not play for Great Britain. For the purposes of qualification for the 2016 Olympics the three British unions agreed in advance of the 2013–14men's andwomen's Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification during the 2014–15 series. The Englandmen's andwomen's teams earned the right to represent the British unions in that stage of their respective competitions.[68]
The England men's team secured a qualifying berth forGreat Britain at the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places in the2014–15 Sevens World Series.[69]
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[70]
Head coach:Simon Amor
| No. | Pos. | Player | Country | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points | Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Mark Robertson |  Scotland | (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 31) | 47 | 426 | Unattached |
| 2 | BK | Ruaridh McConnochie |  England | (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) | 9 | 45 | Unattached |
| 3 | FW | Phil Burgess | England | (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 28) | 22 | 212 | Unattached |
| 4 | BK | Dan Norton | England | (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 28) | 57 | 1,064 | Unattached |
| 5 | FW | James Rodwell | England | (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 31) | 69 | 445 | Unattached |
| 6 | BK | Tom Mitchell (c) | England | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27) | 34 | 897 | Harlequins |
| 7 | BK | Dan Bibby | England | (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 25) | 25 | 321 | Unattached |
| 8 | FW | James Davies |  Wales | (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25) | 14 | 180 | Scarlets |
| 9 | BK | Ollie Lindsay-Hague | England | (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) | 15 | 110 | Harlequins |
| 10 | FW | Sam Cross | Wales | (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 23) | 27 | 170 | Newport |
| 11 | BK | Marcus Watson | England | (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 25) | 32 | 424 | Newcastle Falcons |
| 12 | BK | Mark Bennett | Scotland | (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23) | 2 | 35 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 7 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 90 | −71 | 3 |
| 9 August 2016 12:00 |
| Great Britain | 31–7 | Kenya |
| Try:Norton 2' m Burgess 4' c Bibby (2) 6' m, 12' c Bennett 7' c Con:Mitchell (3/4) Bibby (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Odhiambo 8' c Con:Adema (1/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Alexandre Ruiz (France) |
| 9 August 2016 17:00 |
| Great Britain | 21–19 | Japan |
| Try:Rodwell (2) 1' c, 2' c Watson 13' c Con:Mitchell (3/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Lemeki (2) 6' c, 14' m Sakai 11' c Con:Goya (1/1) Sakai (1/2) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Nick Briant (New Zealand) |
| 10 August 2016 12:30 |
| New Zealand | 19–21 | Great Britain |
| Try:R. Ioane 9' m Ware 11' c Ormond 13' c Con:Kaka (2/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Bennett 2' c Davies 5' c Norton 7' c Con:Mitchell (3/3) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 10 August 2016 18:00 |
| Great Britain | 5–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| Try:Bibby 18' Pen:Mitchell (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Pen:Revol (0/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Alexandre Ruiz (France) |
| 11 August 2016 15:00 |
| Great Britain | 7–5 |  South Africa |
| Try:Norton 8' c Con:Mitchell (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Brown 2' m Con:Afrika (0/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Richard Kelly (New Zealand) |
| 11 August 2016 19:00 |
Fiji  | 43–7 | Great Britain |
| Try:Kolinisau 1' m Tuwai 3' c Veremalua 7' m Nakarawa 8' m Ravouvou 10' c Tuisova 14' c Mata 19' c Con:Ravouvou (1/2) Kolinisau (2/4) Taliga (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Norton 16' c Con:Watson (1/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
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The England women's team secured a qualifying berth forGreat Britain at the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places in the2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[71]
The following is the Great Britain squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[72]
Head coach:Simon Middleton
| Backs | Forwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Allan | 2 | Abbie Brown |
| 3 | Alice Richardson | 6 | Katy McLean |
| 4 | Emily Scarratt (c) | 7 | Heather Fisher |
| 5 | Danielle Waterman | 12 | Amy Wilson-Hardy |
| 8 | Emily Scott | ||
| 9 | Natasha Hunt | ||
| 10 | Joanne Watmore | ||
| 11 | Jasmine Joyce | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 3 | +88 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 7 | |
| 3 | Brazil(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 77 | −48 | 5 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 111 | −101 | 3 |
| 6 August 2016 12:00 |
| Great Britain | 29–3 | Brazil |
| Try:Watmore 5' c Hunt (2) 9' c, 12' m Joyce 14' m Scott 14' m Con:McLean (2/3) Watmore (0/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Pen:Kochhann (1/1) 7' |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
| 6 August 2016 17:00 |
| Great Britain | 40–0 | Japan |
| Try:Wilson-Hardy 1' c Richardson 4' c Watmore 6' c McLean 7' m Scott 10' c Fisher 16' c Con:Richardson (3/3) McLean (0/1) Scott (2/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
| 7 August 2016 12:30 |
| Canada | 0–22 | Great Britain |
| Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Richardson 4' m Wilson-Hardy 6' m Scarratt (2) 10' m, 12' c Con:Richardson (1/2) McLean (0/2) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
| 7 August 2016 18:00 |
| Great Britain | 26–7 | Fiji |
| Try:Brown (2) 1' c, 12' c Richardson 4' c Waterman 7' m Con:McLean (3/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Naiqato 3' c Con:Tinai (1/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
| 8 August 2016 15:00 |
| Great Britain | 7–25 | New Zealand |
| Try:Richardson 4' c Con:McLean (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Woodman (3) 2' m, 7' m, 8' m Tui 5' m Manuel 10' m Con:Nathan-Wong (0/5) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Amy Perrett (Australia) |
| 8 August 2016 18:30 |
| Canada | 33–10 | Great Britain |
| Try:Paquin 3' c Landry (2) 6' c, 16' c Farella 9' m Russell 10' c Con:Landry (4/5) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try:Waterman 4' m Joyce 13' m Con:McLean (0/1) Richardson (0/1) |
| Deodoro Stadium,Rio de Janeiro Referee:Amy Perrett (Australia) |
Great Britain qualified one boat for each of the following classes at the2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats.[73] The sailors who secured the quotas for Great Britain were not necessarily the athletes who would be selected to represent their country in these events. On 9 September 2015, Team GB announced the names of the first six sailors to be selected for places at the Rio 2016 regatta.[74] Five more sailors were added to the list of confirmed athletes for Rio on 8 March 2016, with the windsurferNick Dempsey appearing at his fifth Olympics.[75] The men's 470 (Patience & Grube) and 49er (Fletcher & Sign) crews completed the Team GB's sailing lineup for the Olympics on 4 May 2016.[76]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Nick Dempsey | RS:X | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | RDG | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 52 | |
| Nick Thompson | Laser | 8 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | — | 16 | 103 | 6 | ||
| Giles Scott | Finn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 36 | | ||
| Chris Grube Luke Patience | 470 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Dylan Fletcher Alain Sign | 49er | 15 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 100 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Bryony Shaw | RS:X | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 9 | |
| Alison Young | Laser Radial | 13 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 93 | 8 | ||
| Saskia Clark Hannah Mills | 470 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 16 | 44 | | ||
| Sophie Ainsworth Charlotte Dobson | 49erFX | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 101 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Ben Saxton Nicola Groves | Nacra 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 109 | 9 | |
M = Medal race; RDG = Redress given; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
British shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[77]
On 10 November 2015, Team GB announced the names of the six sport shooters to compete at the Games.[78][79]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tim Kneale | Men's double trap | 139 | 3Q | 26 (+2) | 3q | 28 | 4 |
| Edward Ling | Men's trap | 120 | 2Q | 12 (+3) | 4q | 13 | |
| Steven Scott | Men's double trap | 138 | 4Q | 26 (+2) | 3q | 30 | |
| Elena Allen | Women's skeet | 64 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| Amber Hill | 70 | 5Q | 13 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jennifer McIntosh | Women's 10 m air rifle | 414.7 | 15 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 18 | — | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualify for the next round;q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
British swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), or potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[80][81] All British swimmers had to qualify by finishing in the top two of the Olympic trials having gained the GB qualifying A standard set byBritish Swimming in the relevant final (that time being the fastest time of the sixteenth fastest swimmer internationally in that event in 2015).
Great Britain secured its first spot for Rio 2016 whenJack Burnell finished fifth in the 10 km (6.2 mi) open water marathon at the2015 FINA World Championships.[82] Meanwhile, in the pool, British swimmers earned places for Rio in all the relay events at the same meet with the exception of the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay; therefore, they will rely on the ranking times for one of the final four places available in these events.
On 21 April 2016,British Swimming announced the final squad of 26 swimmers for the Olympics.[83] Among them were 2015 World championsAdam Peaty andJames Guy, Commonwealth championJazmin Carlin, and incoming three-time OlympiansRobbie Renwick andHannah Miley.[84]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Craig Benson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.19 | 15Q | 2:10.93 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Burnell | 10 km open water | — | DSQ | ||||
| James Guy | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.13 | 5Q | 1:46.23 | 8Q | 1:45.49 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:45.31 | 5Q | — | 3:44.68 | 6 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 51.78 | =8Q | 52.10 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Cameron Kurle | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.08 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Max Litchfield | 400 m individual medley | 4:11.95 | 5Q | — | 4:11.62 | 4 | |
| Ieuan Lloyd | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.74 | 15Q | 1:59.49 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Stephen Milne | 400 m freestyle | 3:46.00 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:57.23 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Ross Murdoch | 100 m breaststroke | 59.47 | 3Q | 1:00.05 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Adam Peaty | 57.55WR | 1Q | 57.62 | 1Q | 57.13WR | | |
| Benjamin Proud | 50 m freestyle | 21.83 | 7Q | 21.54NR | 5Q | 21.68 | 4 |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.14 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Duncan Scott | 100 m freestyle | 48.01NR | 3Q | 48.20 | 7Q | 48.01 | 5 |
| Timothy Shuttleworth | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.01 | 27 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Walker-Hebborn | 100 m backstroke | 53.54 | 10Q | 53.75 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Daniel Wallace | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.44 | 11Q | 1:57.97 | 5Q | 1:58.54 | 8 |
| Andrew Willis | 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.92 | 3Q | 2:07.73 | 2Q | 2:07.78 | 4 |
| James Guy Stephen Milne Robbie Renwick* Duncan Scott Daniel Wallace | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:06.31 | 1Q | — | 7:03.13NR | | |
| James Guy Adam Peaty Duncan Scott Chris Walker-Hebborn | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:30.47NR | 1Q | — | 3:29.24NR | | |
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Jazmin Carlin | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.88 | 2Q | — | 4:01.23 | | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:19.67 | 3Q | — | 8:16.17 | | ||||
| Georgia Coates | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.33 | 27 | did not advance | |||||
| Georgia Davies | 100 m backstroke | 59.86 | 7Q | 59.85 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| Eleanor Faulkner | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.51 | 32 | did not advance | |||||
| Francesca Halsall | 50 m freestyle | 24.26 | 2Q | 24.41 | 4Q | 24.14 | 4 | ||
| Camilla Hattersley | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.65 | 15 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Hannah Miley | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.84 | 12Q | 2:12.15 | =12 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:33.74 | 4Q | — | 4:32.54 | 4 | ||||
| Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 200 m individual medley | 2:08.44 | 2Q | 2:07.57NR | 1Q | 2:06.88NR | | ||
| Keri-anne Payne | 10 km open water | — | 1:57:23.9 | 7 | |||||
| Molly Renshaw | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.92 | 23 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.37 | 5Q | 2:22.33NR | 3Q | 2:22.72 | 6 | |||
| Chloe Tutton | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.88 | 12Q | 1:07.29 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.34 | 4Q | 2:22.71 | 7Q | 2:22.34 | 4 | |||
| Aimee Willmott | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.71 | 19 | did not advance | |||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:34.08 | 5Q | — | 4:35.04 | 7 | ||||
| Jazmin Carlin Georgia Coates Eleanor Faulkner Camilla Hattersley | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:54.17 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Georgia Coates Georgia Davies Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Chloe Tutton | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.34 | 8Q | — | 3:56.96NR | 7 | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Great Britain was able to submit a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet, after picking up one of four spare berths freed by the continental selection for being the next highest ranking nation at the FINA Olympic test event inRio de Janeiro.[85][86]Katie Clark andOlivia Federici, who were both part of the Great Britain lineup for theteam event at the2012 Games, were confirmed as the British representatives in May 2016.[87]
| Athlete | Event | Free routine (preliminary) | Technical routine | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Katie Clark Olivia Federici | Duet | 79.9667 | 18 | 80.7650 | 160.7317 | 17 | did not advance | ||
Great Britain qualified a team of three athletes for the table tennis competition at the Games. London 2012 OlympiansPaul Drinkhall andLiam Pitchford were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[88] On 3 June 2016,Sam Walker was named as the third member of the Great Britain team, with Tom Jarvis also named, as travelling reserve.[89]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Drinkhall | Men's singles | Bye |  Karakašević (SRB)W 4–1 |  Gao N (SIN)W 4–3 |  Gaćina (CRO)W 4–2 |  Samsonov (BLR)L 2–4 | did not advance | |||
| Liam Pitchford | Bye | Kenjaev (UZB) W 4–1 | Jung Y-s (KOR) L 1–4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Paul Drinkhall Liam Pitchford Sam Walker | Men's team | — | France (FRA) W 3–2 | China (CHN) L 0–3 | did not advance | |||||
Great Britain fielded a squad of four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics by finishing in the top 6 of the WTF Olympic rankings in their respective classes. Defending Olympic championJade Jones, and former World and reigning European championBianca Walkden qualified automatically for their respective weight classes. The quota secured in the men's 80 kg category could be allocated to eitherLutalo Muhammad or Damon Sansum, and was at the discretion ofBritish Taekwondo in collaboration with theBritish Olympic Association; in the event, the higher ranked Muhammad got the nod on 22 June 2016.[90][91][92] The remaining British spot was awarded toMahama Cho in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the2016 European Qualification Tournament inIstanbul, Turkey.[93][94]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lutalo Muhammad | Men's −80 kg | Shkara (AUS) W 14–0PTG | López (USA) W 9–2 | Beigi (AZE) W 12–7 | Bye |  Cisse (CIV)L 6–8 | |
| Mahama Cho | Men's +80 kg | Obame (GAB) W 12–6 |  Mardani (IRI)W 4–3SUD | Isayev (AZE) L 1–4 | Bye | Siqueira (BRA) L 4–5 | 5 |
| Jade Jones | Women's −57 kg |  Bakkal (MAR)W 12–4 | Asemani (BEL) W 7–2 | Glasnović (SWE) W 9–4 | Bye | Calvo (ESP) W 16–7 | |
| Bianca Walkden | Women's +67 kg |  S Kassman (PNG)W 14–1PTG | Mandić (SRB) W 5–0 | Zheng Sy (CHN) L 1–4SUD | Bye | Dislam (MAR) W 7–1 | |
Great Britain entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Reigning Olympic championAndy Murray (world no. 2), along with returning OlympianHeather Watson (world no. 56) from London 2012 and rookieJohanna Konta (world no. 18), qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on theATP andWTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. Murray also teamed up with his older brotherJamie in the men's doubles by virtue of the latter's top-10 ATP ranking.[95]
On 1 July 2016, the International Tennis Federation announced that further places would be allocated toKyle Edmund in the men's singles, and the pair ofColin Fleming andDominic Inglot in the men's doubles.[96]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kyle Edmund | Singles | Thompson (AUS) W 6–4, 6–2 | Daniel (JPN) L 6–4, 7–5 | did not advance | ||||
| Andy Murray | Troicki (SRB) W 6–3, 6–2 | Mónaco (ARG) W 6–3, 6–1 | Fognini (ITA) W 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | Johnson (USA) W 6–0, 4–6, 7–6(7–2) | Nishikori (JPN) W 6–1, 6–4 | del Potro (ARG) W 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | | |
| Colin Fleming Dominic Inglot | Doubles | — |  González /Reyes-Varela (MEX) L 3–6, 0–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Andy Murray Jamie Murray | — | Bellucci / Sá (BRA) L 6–7(6–8), 6–7(14–16) | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Johanna Konta | Singles |  Vogt (LIE)W 6–3, 6–1 | Garcia (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Kuznetsova (RUS) W 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | Kerber (GER) L 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | ||
| Heather Watson | Peng S (CHN) W 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Svitolina (UKR) L 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Johanna Konta Heather Watson | Doubles | — | Janković / Krunić (SRB) W 6–1, 6–2 |  Chan H-c /Chan Y-j (TPE) L 6–3, 0–6, 4–6 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Johanna Konta Jamie Murray | Doubles | Mattek-Sands / Sock (USA) L 4–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||
| Heather Watson Andy Murray | Suárez Navarro / Ferrer (ESP) W 6–3, 6–3 | Mirza / Bopanna (IND) L 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | |||
British triathletes qualified for the following events at the 2016 Olympic Games.Gordon Benson secured a quota in the men's triathlon event as a result of winning the gold medal at the2015 European Games, whileNon Stanford andVicky Holland added two more quotas to the British team in the women's triathlon event by finishing second and third at the ITU World Qualification Event inRio de Janeiro.[97][98] Stanford and Holland then assured themselves places on the British team in accordance with the selection criteria set by theBritish Triathlon Federation, by finishing second and third in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago.[99] Two times world championHelen Jenkins was confirmed as the third British athlete for the women's event over Commonwealth Games championJodie Stimpson, following victory for Jenkins in the World Triathlon Series event inGold Coast, Australia, used by Great Britain as a selection event, and brothersAlistair andJonathan Brownlee, who both won medals at the previous Games, were chosen for the men's event. European Games gold medalistGordon Benson was the last triathlete to be selected for the Games on 7 June 2016, selected to fill the quota place he had won for Great Britain at those Games.[100]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Benson | Men's | 18:09 | 0:53 | did not finish | ||||
| Alistair Brownlee | 17:24 | 0:50 | 55:04 | 0:34 | 31:09 | 1:45:01 | | |
| Jonathan Brownlee | 17:24 | 0:50 | 55:04 | 0:33 | 31:16 | 1:45:07 | | |
| Vicky Holland | Women's | 19:09 | 0:54 | 1:01:26 | 0:38 | 34:54 | 1:57:01 | |
| Helen Jenkins | 19.11 | 0:56 | 1:04:37 | 0:38 | 35:45 | 2:01:07 | 19 | |
| Non Stanford | 19:10 | 0:53 | 1:01:25 | 0:41 | 34:55 | 1:57.04 | 4 | |
Great Britain qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish (for men) and top six (for women), respectively, at the2016 European Championships.[101] The team were required to allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[102]
First-time OlympiansSonny Webster andRebekah Tiler were named to Team GB's weightlifting team for the Games on 29 June 2016.[103]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sonny Webster | Men's −94 kg | 148 | 14 | 185 | 13 | 333 | 14 |
| Rebekah Tiler | Women's −69 kg | 101 | 9 | 126 | 10 | 227 | 10 |
Neither the men's nor the women's team qualified. The men's team failed to qualify for the finals ofEuroBasket from which European qualification was made, while the women finished last in theirEuroBasket Women 2015 group to leave both the Eurobasket competition and Olympic qualification.
Following the appearance of aBritish team in both themen's andwomen's tournaments as the nation hosted the2012 Summer Olympics in London, theFootball Association initially indicated it was unlikely that a men's team would be entered to take part in the Rio Olympics as the component nations of Great Britain were to compete separately in themen's 2015 European Under-21 Championship which acted as the qualifying competition.[104][105] However, in February 2015, the FA indicated a change in its policy, championed byGareth Southgate, theEngland under-21 coach, who held the view that, as the only global tournament for that age group (there is no FIFA under 21/under 23 World Cup), the Olympic tournament would provide valuable experience for the players. As a consequence, the FA indicated its willingness to the BOA to run a men's team for the Olympic Games.[106]
England women's national football team qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup but is not an Olympic member nation, as they are part of Great Britain. Although England were one of the top three European teams, the last Olympic spot went to the fourth-best UEFA team.The Football Association had originally declared on 2 March 2015 its intention to enter and run teams on behalf of theBritish Olympic Association at the 2016 Olympics should England qualify.[107] However, following strong objections from theScottish,Welsh andNorthern Irish football associations, as well as a commitment fromFIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations were in agreement, the Football Association announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament.[108]
Team GB did not qualify.
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