Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The United Kingdom, appearing as Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016 and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. British athletes have appeared in every Summer 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. Although the British Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Great Britain and Northern Ireland,[2] Northern Irish athletes can choose whether to compete for Great Britain or for the Republic of Ireland, as they are entitled to citizenship of either nation under the Good Friday Agreement. In 2016 Northern Ireland born representatives in Team GB included returning rowers Alan Campbell, Peter Chambers and Richard Chambers, archer Patrick Huston and four members of the men's field hockey team: David Ames, Mark Gleghorne, Iain Lewers and Ian Sloan.[3][4] The team also represents, and included representation from, the Crown dependencies, among which were Guernsey's Heather Watson and Carl Hester, and from the ten of the thirteen British Overseas Territories represented by the BOA rather than their own NOC,[5] whose representatives include Turks and Caicos-born sprinter Delano Williams and Anguillan-born long jumper Shara Proctor[6]
| Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 366 in 25 sports |
| Flag bearer | Andy Murray (opening)[1] Kate Richardson-Walsh (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
These Games were the most successful for Great Britain since 1908, winning a total of 67 medals, which exceeded its London 2012 tally of 65 medals, therefore becoming the first nation to surpass its medal total at the Olympics immediately following one that it hosted.[7] Great Britain also became one of only two nations (the other being Azerbaijan) ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive Games.[8]
In cycling male cyclist Jason Kenny became only the second British athlete since 1908 to win three gold medals at the same Olympic Games to join Sir Chris Hoy as the most successful all time British Olympians with six gold medals and a silver, while gold for Sir Bradley Wiggins confirmed him as the most decorated British Olympian, with eight medals (five gold) over five Games.
Kenny also became the sixth British Olympian to win an Olympic gold in the same event (men's team sprint) at three successive Games, joining three pre-war water polo players Paul Radmilovic (1908-1920, interrupted by the cancelled Games of 1916), George Wilkinson and Charles Sydney Smith (both 1904-1912), rower Steve Redgrave (in men's coxless pair from 1988 to 1996)) and sailor Ben Ainslie (in the Finn class between 2004-2012). Kenny was immediately followed onto this list by a seventh 'three-peat', fellow cyclist Ed Clancy, who sealed his third consecutive team pursuit gold medal. Indeed, Clancy and Kenny, along with American road cyclist Kristin Armstrong (in women's time trial) became the first three cyclists to ever achieve the feat.
Cyclist Laura Trott also won two gold medals to become Britain's most successful all time female Olympian with a total of four golds, dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin having briefly taken that title with three golds and a silver from previous incumbent cyclist Victoria Pendleton. Katherine Grainger's fifth consecutive medal, a silver, made her Britain's joint most decorated female Olympian, with Kathleen McKane Godfree and made her one of only five British Olympians (with Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Ben Ainslie, Sir Bradley Wiggins and Jack Beresford) to win medals in five Games running.
Gymnast Max Whitlock won Britain's first ever gold medals in gymnastics, in men's floor and pommel horse, while Great Britain's seven gymnastics medals, a record for the team, included first ever medals in men's individual all-around (also for Whitlock), men's horizontal bar for Nile Wilson, women's floor, for the youngest member of the team, 16 year old Amy Tinkler and trampoline for Bryony Page, while pommel silver medalist Louis Smith became the first British gymnast to medal across three Games.
In rowing, Britain took gold in both the men's coxless four and the men's eights for the first time since 2000, as well as a first ever medal for the women's eight, a silver. Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge in the eight won their third successive gold medals, having won double gold in the four in 2008 and 2012. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defended their 2012 Olympic title to become winners in the women’s coxless pairs.
Alistair Brownlee became the first triathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title and his younger brother Jonny Brownlee upgraded his London bronze to a silver in the men's triathlon, one of three events with the men's pommel and men's individual sprint where Great Britain finished first and second. No British woman having ever defended an individual Olympic title, Trott, Dujardin, taekwondo-ka Jade Jones and boxer Nicola Adams first four British female Olympians ever to successfully defend individual Olympic titles, with Trott becoming the first British female, and fourth Briton with Mo Farah, Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny to successfully defend two Olympic titles at the same Games.
In athletics 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 Olympic track and field athlete with four golds between 2012 and 2016, while Christine Ohorougu, despite failing to reach the 400 metres final, became the second British track and field athlete, after Steve Backley, to win medals in three successive Games anchoring the Great Britain team to bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay.
In swimming Adam Peaty won gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, the first British male swimmer to win gold since 1988 and also won silver in the 4 × 100 metres medley relay. James Guy, Duncan Scott and Jazz Carlin each won two silvers, the men in the medley relay and the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay, Carlin in the 'distance double' of 400 metre and 800 metre freestyles behind Katie Ledecky. The six medals was the nation's largest in-pool haul, and was supported by seven separate 4th-place finishes in the pool. The pair of Jack Laugher and Chris Mears became Britain's first Olympic diving champions in the 3 metre synchronised springboard event, while Tom Daley became the first British diver to medal in multiple Games, despite missing out on the 10 metre platform final, with bronze in the 10 metre synchronised platform event.
Great Britain won their fifth consecutive gold medals in both the men's coxless four and from Giles Scott in the Finn sailing class, while Nick Dempsey became the most decorated windsurfer in Olympic history with his third medal, a silver. In all, Great Britain successfully defended 18 of the gold medals they had won in London.
In the first Olympic men's golf tournament for 100 years, Justin Rose won gold on the final hole after a close contest with Ryder cup teammate, Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
There was also some success for Great Britain in team sports when in the first week of competition Great Britain captained by Tom Mitchell won silver in the inaugural men's rugby sevens tournament after losing to Fiji 43–7 in the gold medal match and in the second week Great Britain captained by Kate Richardson-Walsh went unbeaten and won the country's first gold medal in a team sport at a Summer Olympics for twenty eight years when they beat the Netherlands in the gold medal match 2-0 on penalties after the match finished 3–3 at full time in the women's field hockey.
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.[9]
Medallists
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Multiple medallists
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 |
Administration
On 29 April 2014, the British Olympic Association announced the appointment of Mark England as Chef-de-Mission to the British Olympic team at Rio 2016.[10]
Medal and performance targets
UK Sport targeted 47 medals for Rio, the highest target ever for an away Olympics, following the success of the 2012 Games in London.[11] The GB squad surpassed this target on 17 August[12]
| Key |  Target missed |
 Target met |
Target exceeded |
| Sport | Medals target set | Medals or result | Target missed, met, or exceeded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 0 | |
| Athletics | 7–9 | 7 | |
| Badminton | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Boxing | 3–5 | 3 | |
| Canoeing | 3–5 | 4 | |
| Cycling | 8–10 | 12 | |
| Diving | 1–2 | 3 | |
| Equestrian | 2–4 | 3 | |
| Fencing | 0–1 | 0 | |
| Field hockey | 1–2 | 1 | |
| Golf | 1–2 | 1 | |
| Gymnastics | 3–5 | 7 | |
| Judo | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Modern pentathlon | 1–2 | 0 | |
| Rowing | 6–8 | 5 | |
| Rugby sevens | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Sailing | 3–6 | 3 | |
| Shooting | 1–2 | 2 | |
| Swimming | 3–5 | 6 | |
| Synchronised swimming | 0 | 0 | |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | |
| Taekwondo | 1–3 | 3 | |
| Tennis | 1–2 | 1 | |
| Triathlon | 2–3 | 3 | |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47-79 | 67 | |
Funding
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.[13]
Four sports, basketball, synchronised swimming, water polo, and weightlifting, initially had all their funding withdrawn, while swimming and badminton had their funding cut.[14] Following an appeal process weightlifting had its funding restored.[15]
The Sport and Recreation Alliance, an umbrella body that represents national sports organisations in Britain, raised concerns about how the Scottish 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.[16]
Competitors
Nick Skelton, the show jumper, participated at his seventh Olympic Games, a record for a British competitor.[17] 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 and Jonathan Brownlee (Triathlon), Peter and Richard Chambers (Rowing), Ellie and Rebecca Downie (Gymnastics), Callum and Derek Hawkins (Athletics), Andy and Jamie Murray (Tennis), Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter (Athletics), and John and Michael Whitaker (Equestrian). There were also two married couples: Chris and Gabrielle Adcock (Badminton) and Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh (Hockey). Mark Gleghorne (Hockey) competed for Great Britain while his brother Paul competed for Ireland in the same sport.[18]
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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:  The Great Britain team at the opening ceremony; tennis player Andy Murray is the flag bearer.
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Archery
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 in Nottingham.[19] 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 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.[20]
| 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 | ||
Athletics
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 the 2015 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):[21][22] 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 in Birmingham between 24 and 26 June 2016.[23]
On 24 April 2016, the top two finishers in both the men's and women's 2016 London Marathon won automatic places for Team GB at the Olympics.[24] Two days later, British Athletics confirmed four athletes, and added Derek Hawkins, brother of Callum to the men's marathon, and race walker Dominic King to the 50 km (31 mi) walk.[25]
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, while Beth 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 10000 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.[26]
On 29 May 2016, Katarina Johnson-Thompson achieved the qualification mark in heptathlon at the Gotzis meeting, the designated Olympic trial for Great Britain, joining the pre-selected Jessica Ennis-Hill in that event.[27]
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 champion Greg Rutherford, two-time medalist Christine Ohuruogu, high jump bronze medalist Robbie Grabarz, Sudanese-born sprinter Rabah Yousif, and long-distance stalwart Jo Pavey, who is set to compete at her fifth Games in the 10,000 metres.[28]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Dasaolu | 100 m | Bye | 10.18 | 3 q | 10.16 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| James Ellington | Bye | 10.29 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chijindu Ujah | Bye | 10.13 | 2 Q | 10.01 SB | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Adam Gemili | 200 m | 20.20 | 2 Q | N/A | 20.08 | 3 q | 20.12 | 4 | |
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 20.24 | 2 Q | N/A | 20.25 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Danny Talbot | 20.27 PB | 2 Q | N/A | 20.25 PB | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Matthew Hudson-Smith | 400 m | 45.26 | 3 Q | N/A | 44.48 PB | 2 Q | 44.61 | 8 | |
| Martyn Rooney | 45.60 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Rabah Yousif | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Elliot Giles | 800 m | 1:47.88 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Michael Rimmer | 1:45.99 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:46.80 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Charlie Grice | 1500 m | 3:38.41 | 10 q** | N/A | 3:40.050 | 5 Q | 3:51.73 | 12 | |
| Chris O'Hare | 3:39.36 | 4 Q | N/A | 3:40.93 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Butchart | 5000 m | 13:20.08 | 5 Q | N/A | 13:08.61 PB | 6 | |||
| Mo Farah | 13:25.25 | 3 Q | N/A | 13:03.30 | | ||||
| Tom Farrell | 14:11.65 | 20 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Mo Farah | 10000 m | N/A | 27:05.17 | | |||||
| Ross Millington | N/A | 29:14.95 | 31 | ||||||
| Andy Vernon | N/A | 28:19.36 SB | 25 | ||||||
| Laurence Clarke | 110 m hurdles | 13:55 | 3 Q | N/A | 13.47 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Andrew Pozzi | 13:50 | 2 Q | N/A | 13.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Jack Green | 400 m hurdles | 48.96 | 2 Q | N/A | 49.54 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Sebastian Rodger | 49.54 | 6 * | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Rob Mullett | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.19 | 12 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| James Ellington Chijindu Ujah*** Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.06 | 4 q | N/A | 37.98 | 5 | |||
| Nigel Levine Matthew Hudson-Smith Delano Williams Martyn Rooney Jack Green Jarryd Dunn Rabah Yousif |
4 × 400 m relay | DSQ | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Callum Hawkins | Marathon | N/A | 2:11:52 | 9 | |||||
| Derek Hawkins | N/A | 2:29:24 | 114 | ||||||
| Tsegai Tewelde | N/A | DNF | |||||||
| Tom Bosworth | 20 km walk | N/A | 1:20:13 NR | 6 | |||||
| Dominic King | 50 km walk | N/A | 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.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Desiree Henry | 100 m | Bye | 11.08 | 1 Q | 11.09 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Daryll Neita | Bye | 11.41 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Asha Philip | Bye | 11.34 | 3 q | 11.33 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Dina Asher-Smith | 200 m | 22.77 | 2 Q | N/A | 22.49 | 4 q | 22.31 SB | 5 | |
| Jodie Williams | 22.69 | 3 q | N/A | 22.99 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Seren Bundy-Davies | 400 m | 53.63 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Emily Diamond | 51.76 | 4 q | N/A | 51.49 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Christine Ohuruogu | 51.40 | 2 Q | N/A | 51.22 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | 800 m | 1:56.67 | 3 q | N/A | 1:59.45 SB | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Lynsey Sharp | 2:00.83 | 1 Q | N/A | 1:58.65 | 2 Q | 1:57.69 PB | 6 | ||
| Laura Muir | 1500 m | 4:06.53 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:04.16 | 3 Q | 4:12.88 | 7 | |
| Laura Weightman | 4:08.37 | 7 q | N/A | 4:05.28 | 5 Q | 4:14.95 | 11 | ||
| Eilish McColgan | 5000 m | 15:18.20 | 5 Q | N/A | 15:12.09 | 13 | |||
| Stephanie Twell | 15:25.90 | 8 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Laura Whittle | 15:31.30 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Jess Andrews | 10000 m | N/A | 31:35.92 PB | 16 | |||||
| Jo Pavey | N/A | 31:33.44 SB | 15 | ||||||
| Beth Potter | N/A | 33:04.34 | 34 | ||||||
| Cindy Ofili | 100 m hurdles | 12.75 | 1 Q | N/A | 12.71 | 2 Q | 12.63 SB | 4 | |
| Tiffany Porter | 12.87 | 2 Q | N/A | 12.82 | 4 q | 12.76 | =6 | ||
| Eilidh Doyle | 400 m hurdles | 55:46 | 1 Q | N/A | 54.99 | 3 q | 54.61 | 8 | |
| Lennie Waite | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:14.18 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Daryll Neita Asha Philip Desiree Henry Dina Asher-Smith |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.93 | 2 Q | N/A | 41.77 NR | | |||
| Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora Christine Ohuruogu Kelly Massey* |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.81 SB | 2 Q | N/A | 3:25.88 | | |||
| Alyson Dixon | Marathon | N/A | 2:34:11 | 28 | |||||
| Sonia Samuels | N/A | 2:34:36 | 30 | ||||||
* : Kelly Massey raced in heat but not in final.
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Greg Rutherford | Long jump | 7.90 | 10 q | 8.29 | |
| Chris Baker | High jump | 2.26 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Robbie Grabarz | 2.29 | 5 q | 2.33 SB | =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 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Shara Proctor | Long jump | 6.36 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Jazmin Sawyers | 6.53 | 12 q | 6.69 | 8 | |
| Lorraine Ugen | 6.65 | 7 q | 6.58 | 11 | |
| Morgan Lake | High jump | 1.94 | =15 Q PB | 1.93 | =10 |
| Holly Bradshaw | Pole vault | 4.60 | =2 Q | 4.70 SB | 5 |
| Jade Lally | Discus throw | 54.06 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 70.37 | 11 q | 74.54 NR | |
- Combined events – Women's heptathlon
| 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 | 6775 SB | |
| Points | 1149 | 1093 | 785 | 1030 | 956 | 784 | 978 | |||
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Result | 13.48 | 1.98 NR | 11.68 | 23.26 | 6.51 | 36.36 | 2:10.47 | 6523 SB | 6 |
| Points | 1053 | 1211 | 640 | 1053 | 1010 | 598 | 958 |
Badminton
Great Britain qualified a total of eight badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF 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.[29]
| 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) |
N/A | 1 Q | 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) |
2 Q | N/A | 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 |  Zechiri (BUL)L (21–12, 17–21, 16–21) |
 Jaquet (SUI)W (21–17, 21–15) |
N/A | 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) |
 Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS) L (17–21, 22–24) |
3 | N/A | 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 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
Boxing
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, and Joseph Joyce claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[30]
London 2012 flyweight champion Nicola Adams and fellow Olympian Savannah Marshall were the only British women to book Olympic spots, as a result of their quarterfinal victories at the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.[31] Pat McCormack and Josh Kelly secured further Olympic places for Team GB at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[32]
- Men
| 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)W TKO |
Rasulov (UZB) W KO |
 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)W TKO |
Jalolov (UZB) W 3–0 |
Dychko (KAZ) W 3–0 |
 Yoka (FRA)L 1–2 |
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- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| 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 |
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| Savannah Marshall | Middleweight |  Nash (SWE)W 3–0 |
Fontijn (NED) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | ||
Canoeing
Slalom
British canoeists qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the Olympic selection trials, both held in Lee Valley Park.[33] On 4 November 2015, Team GB announced the names of the four slalom canoeists selected for the Games.[34][35]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Florence | Men's C-1 | 94.11 | 1 | DNS | 94.11 | 3 Q | 99.36 | 7 Q | 109.00 | 10 | |
| David Florence Richard Hounslow |
Men's C-2 | 103.27 | 2 | DNS | 103.27 | 3 Q | 109.60 | 3 Q | 102.01 | | |
| Joe Clarke | Men's K-1 | 135.89 | 13 | 86.95 | 1 | 86.95 | 2 Q | 90.67 | 3 Q | 88.53 | |
| Fiona Pennie | Women's K-1 | 100.52 | 1 | DNS | 100.52 | 3 Q | 101.81 | 2 Q | 105.70 | 6 | |
Sprint
British canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and the Olympic selection trials, held in Duisburg (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 of Jessica Walker in the equivalent women's event under the same rule.[36][37] On 18 July 2016, as a consequence of the disqualification of the Romanian and Belarussian squads from the Games, Lani Belcher and Angela Hannah, as highest ranked non-qualifier in the 2015 World Championships, were upgraded to a quota place in the K2-500 event.[38]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Liam Heath | K-1 200 m | 34.327 | 1 Q | 34.076 | 1 FA | 35.197 | |
| Liam Heath Jon Schofield |
K-2 200 m | 31.534 | 3 Q | 31.899 | 1 FA | 32.368 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rachel Cawthorn | K-1 500 m | 1:56.612 | 4 Q | 1:58.410 | 6 FB | 1:58.470 | 15 |
| Jessica Walker | K-1 200 m | 41.123 | 5 Q | 41.483 | 4 FB | 42.205 | 15 |
| Lani Belcher Angela Hannah |
K-2 500 m | 1:53.948 | 8 Q | 1:49.285 | 7 FB | 1:54.193 | 15 |
| Rachel Cawthorn Louisa Gurski Rebeka Simon Jessica Walker |
K-4 500 m | 1:36.853 | 5 Q | 1:36.254 | =2 FA | 1:40.043 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
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 the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[39][40]
The BOA announced the eight-athlete squad of road racers (five men and three women) for Team GB on 24 June 2016.[41] On 19 July, it was announced that Peter 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 by Steve Cummings.[42]
- Men
| 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 |
- Women
| 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 | |
Track
Following the completion of the 2016 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 medallist Bradley Wiggins returning to the track scene at his fifth straight Olympics.[41]
- Sprint
| 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 | 9.551 OR 75.384 |
1 Q |  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 |
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| Callum Skinner | 9.703 OR 74.203 |
2 Q | 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 |
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| Becky James | Women's sprint | 10.721 OR 67.157 |
1 Q |  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 |
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| Katy Marchant | 10.787 66.747 |
2 Q |  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 |
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- Team sprint
| 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 | 42.562 OR 63.436 |
1 Q | Venezuela (VEN) W 42.640 63.320 |
2 FA |  New Zealand (NZL)W 42.440 OR 63.619 |
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Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
- Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
| Steven Burke Ed Clancy Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins |
Men's team pursuit | 3:51.943 | 1 Q | New Zealand (NZL) W 3:50.570 WR |
1 | Australia (AUS) W 3:50.265 WR |
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| Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Laura Trott |
Women's team pursuit | 4:13.260 WR | 1 Q | Canada (CAN) W 4:12.152 WR |
1 |  United States (USA)W 4:10.236 WR |
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- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Jason Kenny | Men's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 1 Q | |
| Callum Skinner | 6 | REL | Did not advance | ||
| Becky James | Women's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 2 Q | |
- Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Time trial | Flying lap | Points race | Total points | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3:25.054 NR | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 35.253 | 2 | 38 | 13.708 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 230 | |
Mountain biking
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 that Grant Ferguson was officially added to the cycling squad for the Games.[43]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Ferguson | Men's cross-country | 1:39.10 | 17 |
BMX
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 finalist Liam Phillips and rookie Kyle Evans to the BMX cycling team for the Games on 24 June 2016.[41]
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Diving
British divers qualified for seven of the maximum of eight individual spots and four synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series.[44] 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 in Sheffield, to book their places for the Games.[45] A total of eleven divers (five men and six women) were officially named to Team GB on 17 June 2016, featuring London 2012 bronze medalist Tom Daley in both men's individual and synchronized platform.[46]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jack Laugher | 3 m springboard | 439.95 | 7 Q | 389.40 | 12 Q | 523.85 | |
| Freddie Woodward | 388.15 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tom Daley | 10 m platform | 571.85 | 1 Q | 403.25 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Laugher Chris Mears |
3 m synchronised springboard | N/A | 454.32 | | |||
| Tom Daley Daniel Goodfellow |
10 m synchronised platform | N/A | 444.45 | | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rebecca Gallantree | 3 m springboard | 286.65 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Grace Reid | 304.95 | 14 Q | 314.25 | 11 Q | 318.60 | 8 | |
| Sarah Barrow | 10 m platform | 277.40 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Tonia Couch | 332.80 | 5 Q | 318.00 | 10 Q | 323.70 | 12 | |
| Alicia Blagg Rebecca Gallantree |
3 m synchronized springboard | N/A | 292.83 | 6 | |||
| Tonia Couch Lois Toulson |
10 m synchronized platform | N/A | 319.44 | 5 | |||
Equestrian
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 the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.[47] The Great Britain eventing team also qualified by winning a silver medal at the same event.[48] Great Britain secured a full equestrian team for Rio when the British riders achieved one of three qualification places from the 2015 European Show Jumping Championships.[49]
Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Fiona Bigwood | Orthilia | Individual | 77.157 | 8 Q | 74.384 | 16 Q | 74.179 | 77.857 | 76.018 | 17 |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Valegro | 85.071 | 1 Q | 83.025 | 2 Q | 90.000 | 97.714 | 93.857 | | |
| Carl Hester | Nip Tuck | 75.529 | 15 Q | 76.485 | 9 Q | 79.107 | 86.000 | 82.553 | 7 | |
| Spencer Wilton | Super Nova | 72.686 | 25 Q | 73.739 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fiona Bigwood Charlotte Dujardin Carl Hester Spencer Wilton |
See above | Team | 79.252 | 2 Q | 77.951 | 2 | N/A | 78.602 | | |
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 18 Q | 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 | N/A | 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.
Jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | =27 Q | 4 | 8 | =30 Q | 1 | 9 | =23 Q | 4 | =16 Q | 13 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 25 |
| Nick Skelton | Big Star | 4 | =27 Q | 4 | 8 | =30 Q | 5 | 13 | =33 Q | 0 | =1 Q | 0 | 0 | =1 JO | 0 | | |
| John Whitaker | Ornellaia | 0 | =1 Q | 23 # | 23 | 57 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Michael Whitaker | Cassionato | 4 # | =27 Q | 5 | 9 | =42 Q | Withdrew | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Ben Maher Nick Skelton John Whitaker Michael Whitaker |
See above | Team | 8 | =8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Did not advance | N/A | 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.
Fencing
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.[50] A trio of men's foil fencers, James Davis, Laurence Halsted and Richard Kruse, along with their reserve Marcus Mepstead, were named to Team GB on 5 May 2016.[51] In the men's individual foil Kruse came close to winning Great Britain's first medal of the Games, and its first fencing medal since the 1964 Games, finishing fourth after losing the bronze medal match to Timur Safin of Russia.[52]
| 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 | N/A | Russia (RUS) L 43–45 |
Classification semifinal Egypt (EGY) W 45–43 |
5th place final China (CHN) L 38–45 |
6 | ||
Field hockey
- Summary
Key:
- FT – After full-time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BelgiumL 1–4 |
New Zealand D 2–2 |
Brazil W 9–1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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Men's tournament
Great Britain's men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having reached the last four at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[53] Only three nations qualified through this route, but India had already secured qualification as continental champions after the team's success at the 2014 Asian Games, so that the remaining teams automatically received the three quotas.
- Squad
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[54]
Head coach: Bobby Crutchley
Reserves:
- Group play
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[55]
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Women's tournament
Great Britain's women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[56] 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.
- Squad
The following is the Great Britain roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[57]
Head coach: Danny Kerry
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maddie Hinch | 8 October 1988 (aged 27) | |||
| 4 | DF | Laura Unsworth | 8 March 1988 (aged 28) | |||
| 5 | DF | Crista Cullen | 20 August 1985 (aged 30) | |||
| 6 | FW | Hannah Macleod | 9 June 1984 (aged 32) | |||
| 7 | MF | Georgie Twigg | 21 November 1990 (aged 25) | |||
| 8 | MF | Helen Richardson-Walsh | 23 September 1981 (aged 34) | |||
| 9 | MF | Susannah Townsend | 28 July 1989 (aged 27) | |||
| 11 | DF | Kate Richardson-Walsh (C) | 9 May 1980 (aged 36) | |||
| 13 | DF | Sam Quek | 18 October 1988 (aged 27) | |||
| 15 | FW | Alex Danson | 21 May 1985 (aged 31) | |||
| 18 | DF | Giselle Ansley | 31 March 1992 (aged 24) | |||
| 19 | FW | Sophie Bray | 12 May 1990 (aged 26) | |||
| 20 | DF | Hollie Webb | 19 September 1990 (aged 25) | |||
| 24 | MF | Shona McCallin | 18 May 1992 (aged 24) | |||
| 26 | FW | Lily Owsley | 10 December 1994 (aged 21) | |||
| 28 | MF | Nicola White | 20 January 1988 (aged 28) |
- Group play
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[58]
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Golf
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) and Catriona 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.[59][60][61]
| 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 | |
Gymnastics
Artistic
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 the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[62][63] BOA announced the men's and women's artistic gymnastic squads, highlighted by London 2012 medalists Louis Smith and Max Whitlock, for the Games on July 12, 2016.[64]
- Men
- Team
| 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 | N/A | 14.866 | 14.466 | 15.033 | 14.933 | N/A | N/A | |
| Louis Smith | N/A | 15.700 Q | N/A | N/A | 14.766 | N/A | |||||||||||
| Kristian Thomas | 15.233 Q | N/A | 14.166 | 14.233 | N/A | 14.900 | N/A | 15.033 | N/A | 15.400 | N/A | 14.833 | |||||
| Max Whitlock | 15.500 Q | 15.800 Q | 14.600 | 13.700 | 15.066 | 13.566 | 88.232 | 12 Q | 15.400 | 15.991 | 14.500 | 14.966 | 14.500 | 14.500 | |||
| Nile Wilson | 15.066 | 14.133 | 14.941 | 14.700 | 14.900 | 15.500 Q | 89.240 | 5 Q | 14.666 | N/A | 15.100 | N/A | 15.133 | 15.666 | |||
| Total | 45.799 | 46.233 | 43.874 | 43.066 | 44.932 | 44.766 | 268.670 | 3 Q | 45.099 | 45.623 | 44.066 | 45.399 | 44.566 | 44.999 | 269.752 | 4 | |
- Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
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| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Louis Smith | Pommel horse | N/A | 15.833 | N/A | 15.833 | | |||
| Kristian Thomas | Floor | 15.058 | N/A | 15.058 | 7 | ||||
| Max Whitlock | All-around | 15.200 | 15.875 | 14.733 | 15.133 | 15.000 | 14.700 | 90.641 | |
| Floor | 15.633 | N/A | 15.633 | | |||||
| Pommel horse | N/A | 15.966 | N/A | 15.966 | | ||||
| Nile Wilson | All-around | 14.900 | 14.066 | 14.933 | 15.000 | 15.700 | 14.966 | 89.565 | 8 |
| Horizontal bar | N/A | 15.466 | 15.466 | | |||||
- Women
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
| Ellie Downie | Team | 14.833 | 14.633 | 14.500 | 12.500 | 56.466 | 24 Q | 15.133 | 14.633 | 13.366 | 14.133 | N/A | |
| Rebecca Downie | N/A | 15.233 | 13.300 | N/A | N/A | 15.400 | 14.166 | N/A | |||||
| Claudia Fragapane | 14.766 | 12.533 | 13.400 | 14.333 | 55.032 | 30 | 14.700 | N/A | 14.433 | 14.166 | |||
| Ruby Harrold | 14.600 | 14.800 | N/A | 13.633 | N/A | N/A | 14.833 | N/A | |||||
| Amy Tinkler | 14.833 | N/A | 14.500 | 14.600 Q | N/A | 14.933 | N/A | 14.466 | |||||
| Total | 44.432 | 44.666 | 42.400 | 42.566 | 174.064 | 4 Q | 44.766 | 44.866 | 41.965 | 42.765 | 174.362 | 5 | |
- Individual finals
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | UB | BB | F | ||||
| Ellie Downie | All-around | 15.100 | 13.783 | 13.700 | 14.300 | 56.883 | 13 |
| Amy Tinkler | Floor | N/A | 14.933 | 14.933 | | ||
Trampoline
Great Britain qualified two gymnasts in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[65][66] Meanwhile, an Olympic berth was secured in the men's event by Nathan Bailey, who finished in the top six at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[67]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nathan Bailey | Men's | 106.795 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Bryony Page | Women's | 100.075 | 7 Q | 56.040 | |
| Katherine Driscoll | 100.295 | 5 Q | 53.645 | 6 | |
Judo
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.[68][69]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 000–000 YUS |
Did not advance | |||||
| Benjamin Fletcher | −100 kg | Bye |  Gviniashvili (GEO)L 000–100 |
Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 000–000 S |
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 000–000 S |
Did not advance | Malzahn (GER) L 000–100 |
Did not advance | 7 |
Modern pentathlon
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 the British Olympic Association in conjunction with Pentathlon 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 the 2016 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 medalist Samantha Murray and rookie Kate French were selected.[70]
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1:55:60 OR | 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.
Rowing
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 the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France. They also had to have competed at the British Rowing Olympic Trials in Caversham (March 21 to 23) to assure their selection to the Olympic team for the Games.[71]
A total of 43 rowers were officially named to Team GB's Olympic squad on June 9, 2016, with double silver medalist Frances Houghton aiming to appear at her fifth Olympics and London 2012 bronze medalist Alan Campbell racing in the single sculls at his fourth. The crew also featured reigning Olympic champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning from the women's pair, and two-time gold medalists Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge from the men's four. A squad of twelve rowers, not including cox Phelan 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 of Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley, and their failure thereafter to make the women's eight squad, the double sculls was also not announced, although selector David Tanner confirmed later that evening that the pair of Grainger and Thornley would be selected.[72]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alan Campbell | Single sculls | 7:08.31 | 1 QF | Bye | 6:49.41 | 2 SA/B | 7:09.54 | 4 FB | DNS | 12 | |
| Stewart Innes Alan Sinclair |
Pair | 6:50.77 | 2 SA/B | Bye | N/A | 6:26.37 | 2 FA | 7.07.99 | 4 | ||
| John Collins Jonathan Walton |
Double sculls | 6:43.93 | 4 R | 6:19.60 | 1 SA/B | N/A | 6:13.83 | 3 FA | 7:01.25 | 5 | |
| Richard Chambers Will Fletcher |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:25.62 | 2 SA/B | Bye | N/A | 6:38.76 | 4 FB | 6:28.81 | 7 | ||
| Alex Gregory Constantine Louloudis George Nash Moe Sbihi |
Four | 5:55.59 | 1 SA/B | Bye | N/A | 6:17.13 | 1 FA | 5:58.61 | | ||
| Mark Aldred Chris Bartley Peter Chambers Jono Clegg |
Lightweight four | 6:01.27 | 2 SA/B | Bye | N/A | 6:10.46 | 4 FB | 6:31.54 | 7 | ||
| Angus Groom Peter Lambert Sam Townsend Jack Beaumont |
Quadruple sculls | 5:52.77 | 4 R | 5:53.10 | 2 FA | N/A | 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 | 1 FA | Bye | N/A | 5:29.63 | | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helen Glover Heather Stanning |
Pair | 7:05.05 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 7:18.69 | 1 FA | 7:18.29 | | |
| Katherine Grainger Victoria Thornley |
Double sculls | 7:05.32 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 6:52.47 | 2 FA | 7:41.05 | | |
| Katherine Copeland Charlotte Taylor |
Lightweight double sculls | 7:10.25 | 5 R | 8:05.70 | 3 SC/D | 7:59.11 | 1 FC | 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 | 1 FA | Bye | N/A | 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
Rugby sevens
In international competition the constituent nations of Great Britain ordinarily compete as separate unions representing England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Irish players who normally represent Ireland 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 2013–14 men's and women'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 England men's and women's teams earned the right to represent the British unions in that stage of their respective competitions.[73]
Men's tournament
The England men's team secured a qualifying berth for Great Britain at the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[74]
- Squad
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[75]
Head coach: Simon Amor
| No. | Pos. | Player | Country | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points | Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Mark Robertson |  Scotland |
30 December 1984 (aged 31) | 47 | 426 | Unattached |
| 2 | BK | Ruaridh McConnochie |  England |
23 October 1991 (aged 24) | 9 | 45 | Unattached |
| 3 | FW | Phil Burgess | England |
1 July 1988 (aged 28) | 22 | 212 | Unattached |
| 4 | BK | Dan Norton | England |
22 March 1988 (aged 28) | 57 | 1,064 | Unattached |
| 5 | FW | James Rodwell | England |
23 August 1984 (aged 31) | 69 | 445 | Unattached |
| 6 | BK | Tom Mitchell (c) | England |
22 July 1989 (aged 27) | 34 | 897 | Harlequins |
| 7 | BK | Dan Bibby | England |
6 February 1991 (aged 25) | 25 | 321 | Unattached |
| 8 | FW | James Davies | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
25 October 1990 (aged 25) | 14 | 180 | Scarlets |
| 9 | BK | Ollie Lindsay-Hague | England |
8 October 1990 (aged 25) | 15 | 110 | Harlequins |
| 10 | FW | Sam Cross | Wales |
26 August 1992 (aged 23) | 27 | 170 | Newport |
| 11 | BK | Marcus Watson | England |
27 June 1991 (aged 25) | 32 | 424 | Newcastle Falcons |
| 12 | BK | Mark Bennett | Scotland |
3 February 1993 (aged 23) | 2 | 35 | Glasgow Warriors |
- Group play
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
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) |
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) |
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) |
- Quarterfinal
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) |
- Semifinal
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) |
- Gold medal match
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) |
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Women's tournament
The England women's team secured a qualifying berth for Great Britain at the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places in the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[76]
- Squad
The following is the Great Britain squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[77]
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 | ||
- Group play
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
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' |
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) |
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) |
- Quarterfinal
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) |
- Semifinal
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) |
- Bronze medal match
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) |
Sailing
Great Britain qualified one boat for each of the following classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats.[78] 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.[79] Five more sailors were added to the list of confirmed athletes for Rio on 8 March 2016, with the windsurfer Nick Dempsey appearing at his fifth Olympics.[80] 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.[81]
- Men
| 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 | N/A | 16 | 103 | 6 | ||
| Giles Scott | Finn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | N/A | 4 | 36 | | ||
| Chris Grube Luke Patience |
470 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | N/A | 6 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Dylan Fletcher Alain Sign |
49er | 15 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 100 | 6 | |
- Women
| 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 | N/A | 2 | 93 | 8 | ||
| Saskia Clark Hannah Mills |
470 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | N/A | 16 | 44 | | ||
| Sophie Ainsworth Charlotte Dobson |
49erFX | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 101 | 8 | |
- Mixed
| 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
Shooting
British shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[82]
On 10 November 2015, Team GB announced the names of the six sport shooters to compete at the Games.[83][84]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tim Kneale | Men's double trap | 139 | 3 Q | 26 (+2) | 3 q | 28 | 4 |
| Edward Ling | Men's trap | 120 | 2 Q | 12 (+3) | 4 q | 13 | |
| Steven Scott | Men's double trap | 138 | 4 Q | 26 (+2) | 3 q | 30 | |
| Elena Allen | Women's skeet | 64 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| Amber Hill | 70 | 5 Q | 13 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jennifer McIntosh | Women's 10 m air rifle | 414.7 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 18 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
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)):[85][86] All British swimmers had to qualify by finishing in the top two of the Olympic trials having gained the GB qualifying A standard set by British 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 when Jack Burnell finished fifth in the 10 km (6.2 mi) open water marathon at the 2015 FINA World Championships.[87] 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.[88] Among them were 2015 World champions Adam Peaty and James Guy, Commonwealth champion Jazmin Carlin, and incoming three-time Olympians Robbie Renwick and Hannah Miley.[89]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Craig Benson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.19 | 15 Q | 2:10.93 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Burnell | 10 km open water | N/A | DSQ | ||||
| James Guy | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.13 | 5 Q | 1:46.23 | 8 Q | 1:45.49 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:45.31 | 5 Q | N/A | 3:44.68 | 6 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 51.78 | =8 Q | 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 | 5 Q | N/A | 4:11.62 | 4 | |
| Ieuan Lloyd | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.74 | 15 Q | 1:59.49 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Stephen Milne | 400 m freestyle | 3:46.00 | 17 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:57.23 | 10 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Ross Murdoch | 100 m breaststroke | 59.47 | 3 Q | 1:00.05 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Adam Peaty | 57.55 WR | 1 Q | 57.62 | 1 Q | 57.13 WR | | |
| Benjamin Proud | 50 m freestyle | 21.83 | 7 Q | 21.54 NR | 5 Q | 21.68 | 4 |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.14 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Duncan Scott | 100 m freestyle | 48.01 NR | 3 Q | 48.20 | 7 Q | 48.01 | 5 |
| Timothy Shuttleworth | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.01 | 27 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Walker-Hebborn | 100 m backstroke | 53.54 | 10 Q | 53.75 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Daniel Wallace | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.44 | 11 Q | 1:57.97 | 5 Q | 1:58.54 | 8 |
| Andrew Willis | 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.92 | 3 Q | 2:07.73 | 2 Q | 2:07.78 | 4 |
| James Guy Stephen Milne Robbie Renwick* Duncan Scott Daniel Wallace |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:06.31 | 1 Q | N/A | 7:03.13 NR | | |
| James Guy Adam Peaty Duncan Scott Chris Walker-Hebborn |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:30.47 NR | 1 Q | N/A | 3:29.24 NR | | |
* – 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.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Jazmin Carlin | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.88 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:01.23 | | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:19.67 | 3 Q | N/A | 8:16.17 | | ||||
| Georgia Coates | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.33 | 27 | Did not advance | |||||
| Georgia Davies | 100 m backstroke | 59.86 | 7 Q | 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 | 2 Q | 24.41 | 4 Q | 24.14 | 4 | ||
| Camilla Hattersley | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.65 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Hannah Miley | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.84 | 12 Q | 2:12.15 | =12 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:33.74 | 4 Q | N/A | 4:32.54 | 4 | ||||
| Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | 200 m individual medley | 2:08.44 | 2 Q | 2:07.57 NR | 1 Q | 2:06.88 NR | | ||
| Keri-Anne Payne | 10 km open water | N/A | 1:57:23.9 | 7 | |||||
| Molly Renshaw | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.92 | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.37 | 5 Q | 2:22.33 NR | 3 Q | 2:22.72 | 6 | |||
| Chloe Tutton | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.88 | 12 Q | 1:07.29 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.34 | 4 Q | 2:22.71 | 7 Q | 2:22.34 | 4 | |||
| Aimee Willmott | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.71 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:34.08 | 5 Q | N/A | 4:35.04 | 7 | ||||
| Jazmin Carlin Georgia Coates Eleanor Faulkner Camilla Hattersley |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:54.17 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Georgia Coates Georgia Davies Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Chloe Tutton |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:59.34 | 8 Q | N/A | 3:56.96 NR | 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.
Synchronized swimming
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 in Rio de Janeiro.[90][91] Katie Clark and Olivia Federici, who were both part of the Great Britain lineup for the team event at the 2012 Games, were confirmed as the British representatives in May 2016.[92]
| 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 | ||
Table tennis
Great Britain qualified a team of three athletes for the table tennis competition at the Games. London 2012 Olympians Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[93] 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.[94]
| 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 | N/A | France (FRA) W 3–2 |
China (CHN) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||||
Taekwondo
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 champion Jade Jones, and former World and reigning European champion Bianca Walkden qualified automatically for their respective weight classes. The quota secured in the men's 80 kg category could be allocated to either Lutalo Muhammad or Damon Sansum, and was at the discretion of British Taekwondo in collaboration with the British Olympic Association; in the event, the higher ranked Muhammad got the nod on 22 June 2016.[95][96][97] The remaining British spot was awarded to Mahama Cho in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[98][99]
| 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 14–0 PTG |
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 4–3 SUD |
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 14–1 PTG |
Mandić (SRB) W 5–0 |
Zheng Sy (CHN) L 1–4 SUD |
Bye | Dislam (MAR) W 7–1 |
|
Tennis
Great Britain entered four tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Reigning Olympic champion Andy Murray (world no. 2), along with returning Olympian Heather Watson (world no. 56) from London 2012 and rookie Johanna Konta (world no. 18), qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. Murray also teamed up with his older brother Jamie in the men's doubles by virtue of the latter's top-10 ATP ranking.[100]
On 1 July 2016, the International Tennis Federation announced that further places would be allocated to Kyle Edmund in the men's singles, and the pair of Colin Fleming and Dominic Inglot in the men's doubles.[101]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/A |  González / Reyes-Varela (MEX) L 3–6, 0–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Andy Murray Jamie Murray |
N/A | Bellucci / Sá (BRA) L 6–7(6–8), 6–7(14–16) |
Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/A | 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 | |||
- Mixed
| 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 | |||
Triathlon
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 the 2015 European Games, while Non Stanford and Vicky 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 in Rio de Janeiro.[102][103] Stanford and Holland then assured themselves places on the British team in accordance with the selection criteria set by the British Triathlon Federation, by finishing second and third in the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago.[104] Two times world champion Helen Jenkins was confirmed as the third British athlete for the women's event over Commonwealth Games champion Jodie Stimpson, following victory for Jenkins in the World Triathlon Series event in Gold Coast, Australia, used by Great Britain as a selection event, and brothers Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, who both won medals at the previous Games, were chosen for the men's event. European Games gold medalist Gordon 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.[105]
| 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 | |
Weightlifting
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 the 2016 European Championships.[106] The team were required to allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[107]
First-time Olympians Sonny Webster and Rebekah Tiler were named to Team GB's weightlifting team for the Games on 29 June 2016.[108]
| 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 |
Sports not contested by Great Britain in Rio
Basketball
Neither the men's nor the women's team qualified. The men's team failed to qualify for the finals of EuroBasket from which European qualification was made, while the women finished last in their EuroBasket_Women_2015 group to leave both the Eurobasket competition and Olympic qualification.
Football
Following the appearance of a British team in both the men's and women's tournaments as the nation hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the Football 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 the men's 2015 European Under-21 Championship which acted as the qualifying competition.[109][110] However, in February 2015, the FA indicated a change in its policy, championed by Gareth Southgate, the England 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.[111]
England women's national football team qualified for the 2015 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 the British Olympic Association at the 2016 Olympics should England qualify.[112] However, following strong objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, as well as a commitment from FIFA 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.[113]
Handball
Team GB did not qualify.
Volleyball
Team GB had no qualified teams.
Water polo
Team GB did not qualify.
Wrestling
Great Britain did not qualify any athletes.
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