Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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. The team represented the United Kingdom, the three Crown Dependencies, and the thirteen British Overseas Territories, ten of whom sent representatives.
The Great Britain team at the opening ceremony; tennis player Andy Murray is the flag bearer.
Justin Rose won first gold medal in golf since 1904
Adam Peaty broke his own world record two times to take gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke
Jade Jones successfully defend her Olympic title in Women's −57 kg
Great Britain at the Olympics
The United Kingdom has been represented at every modern Olympic Games, and as of the 2020 Summer Olympics is third in the all-time Summer Olympic medal table by both number of gold medals won and overall number of medals. London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.
A heroes' welcome for Welsh Olympians and Paralympians at the Senedd building, 2012
Jason Kenny (top) has won the most gold medals of any British Olympian, with seven; his wife Laura Kenny (centre) has the most gold medals of any female British Olympian, with five. Lizzy Yarnold (bottom) is the most successful British Winter Olympian, with two gold medals.
Fans celebrate Great Britain men's tennis player Andy Murray winning gold, 5 August 2012
Image: 2015 UEC Track Elite European Championships 178