Qualification

Maximum qualification available: 16 athletes per NOC (8 men and 8 women). A maximum of one synchronised diving team in each event, and a maximum of two divers in each individual event.

Team GB has qualified:
2 places in the men’s 10m individual platform
2 quota places in the women's 10m individual platform
1 quota place in the men's 3m individual
1 quota place in the women's 3m individual
1 quota place in the men's 10m synchro
1 quota place in the women's 10m synchro
1 quota place in the men’s 3m synchro
1 quota place in the women's 3m synchro

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Maximum qualification available per NOC: Two athletes per individual event and one team per relay event.

Team GB will be represented by 37 swimmers in Beijing. The following athletes have been selected to Team GB:

Athlete                        Event                Club
Mark Foster    50m Freestyle    Bath University
Ross Davenport    200m Freestyle    Loughborough University
Robert Renwick    200m Freestyle    City of Aberdeen
David Carry    400m Freestyle    Aberdeen Dolphins
Dean Milwain    400m Freestyle    Loughborough University
David Davies    1,500m Freestyle    City of Cardiff
Richard Charlesworth    1,500m Freestyle    Hatfield
Gregor Tait    100m Backstroke    City of Edinburgh
Liam Tancock    100m Backstroke    Loughborough University
Gregor Tait    200m Backstroke    City of Edinburgh
James Goddard    200m Backstroke    Loughborough University
Chris Cook     100m Breaststroke    City of Newcastle
Kristopher Gilchrist    100m Breaststroke    City of Edinburgh
Kristopher Gilchrist    200m Breaststroke    City of Edinburgh
James Kirton    200m Breaststroke    City of Sheffield
Michael Rock    100m Butterfly    Stockport Metro
Todd Cooper    100m Butterfly    Stirling Swimming
Michael Rock    200m Butterfly    Stockport Metro
James Goddard    200m Individual Medley    Loughborough University
Liam Tancock    200m Individual Medley    Loughborough University
Thomas Haffield    400m Individual Medley    City of Cardiff
Euan Dale    400m Individual Medley    Loughborough University
Ross Davenport    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Loughborough University
Robert Renwick    4x200m Freestyle Relay    City of Aberdeen
David Carry    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Aberdeen Dolphins
Andrew Hunter    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Stirling Swimming
Ben Hockin    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Swansea Performance
Adam Brown   4x100m Freestyle Relay
Simon Burnett   4x100m Freestyle Relay
Fran Halsall    50m Freestyle    City of Liverpool
Caitlin McClatchey    100m Freestyle    Loughborough University
Fran Halsall    100m Freestyle    City of Liverpool
Caitlin McClatchey    200m Freestyle    Loughborough University
Rebecca Adlington    200m Freestyle    Nov Centurion
Rebecca Adlington    400m Freestyle    Nova Centurion
Joanne Jackson    400m Freestyle    Derwentside
Rebecca Adlington    800m Freestyle    Nova Centurion
Cassie Patten    800m Freestyle    Stockport Metro
Gemma Spofforth    100m Backstroke    Portsmouth Northsea
Elizabeth Simmonds    100m Backstroke    Lincoln Vulcans
Gemma Spofforth     200m Backstroke    Portsmouth Northsea
Elizabeth Simmonds    200m Backstroke    Lincoln Vulcans
Kate Haywood     100m Breaststroke    Loughborough University
Kirsty Balfour    100m Breaststroke    City of Edinburgh
Kirsty Balfour     200m Breaststroke    City of Edinburgh
Fran Halsall    100m Butterfly    City of Liverpool
Jemma Lowe    100m Butterfly    Borough of Stockton
Ellen Gandy    200m Butterfly    Beckenham
Jemma Lowe    200m Butterfly    Borough of Stockton
Hannah Miley     200m Individual Medley    Garioch
Keri-Anne Payne    200m Individual Medley    Stockport Metro
Hannah Miley    400m Individual Medley    Garioch
Keri-Anne Payne    400m Individual Medley    Stockport Metro
Caitlin McClatchey    4x100m Freestyle Relay    Loughborough University
Francesca Halsall    4x100m Freestyle Relay    City of Liverpool
Julia Beckett    4x100m Freestyle Relay    Loughborough University
Jessica Sylvester    4x100m Freestyle Relay    Nova Centurion
Rebecca Adlington    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Nova Centurion
Caitlin McClatchey    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Loughborough University
Joanne Jackson    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Derwentside
Melanie Marshall    4x200m Freestyle Relay    Loughborough University
Fran Halsall    4x200m Freestyle Relay    City of Liverpool
Keri-Anne Payne    10km Open Water    Stockport Metro
David Davies    10km Open Water    City of Cardiff
Cassie Patten    10km Open Water    Stockport Metro

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Maximum qualification per NOC: 1 team with a maximum of 9 athletes; 1 duet pair with 2 athletes

The following athletes have been selected to Team GB:

Jenna Randall & Olivia Allison - women's duet competition

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Maximum qualification available: Six athletes per NOC

Team GB has qualified:
3 quota places in the women’s individual
3 quota places in the men’s individual

By virtue of the qualification of the above six quota athletes selected will also compete in the men’s and women’s team events.

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68 athletes have been seleted to represent Team GB in the athletics track and field events.

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Maximum of 3 players/pairs in each of the five events.

Team GB has qualified:

1 quota place in Men’s singles

1 quota place in Women’s Singles

1 quota place in Women’s Doubles

2 quota places in Mixed Doubles

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Maximum qualification available: 1 athlete in each of the 11 events per NOC.

Team GB has qualified 8 boxers:

1 quota place in flyweight (51kg): Khalid Yafai
1 quota place in bantamweight (54kg): Joe Murray
1 quota place in lightweight over (60kg): Frankie Gavin
1 quota place in light-welterweight over (64kg): Bradley Saunders
1 quota place in welterweight (69kg): Billy Joe Saunders
1 quota place in middleweight (75kg): James Degale
1 quota place in light-heavyweight over (81kg): Tony Jeffries
1 quota place in super-heavyweight (+91kg): David Price

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Maximum qualification available: 1 boat per NOC in each of the 12 events

Team GB has qualified:
1 boat in the men’s K1 1000m
1 boat in the men’s K1 500m
1 boat in the women's 500m

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Maximum qualification available: 1 boat per NOC in each of the 4 events

Team GB has qualified:
1 boat in the men's K1
1 boat in the women’s K1
1 boat in the men's C1

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Maximum qualification available:
NOC's qualified by the UCI ranking by nation may enter a max of 3 men and 2 women. NOCs qualified through any criterion other than the UCI ranking by nation may enter only 1 man and 1 woman.

Team GB has qualified:
1 quota place in the men’s competition
1 quota place in the women’s competition

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Maximum qualification available: 3 men and 2 women per NOC.

Team GB has qualified:
2 quota places in the men's event
0 quota places in the women's event

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Maximum qualification available:
Mass start event - maximum of 5 men and 3 women per NOC
Individual time trial - maximum is 2 men and 2 women per NOC

Team GB has qualified:
1 quota place in the men’s individual time trial
2 quota places in the women’s individual time trial

4 quota places in the men’s mass start
3 quota places in the women’s mass start

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Maximum qualification available per NOC: 11 men and 3 women to take the 17 slots: Sprint/ keirin/ individual pursuit: maximum 2 men and 2 women per event;
Points race: maximum 1 man and 1 woman per event;
Team pursuit/team sprint/Madison: maximum 1 team per event)

Team GB has qualified:

Steven Burke (Team Pursuit)

Mark Cavendish (Madison)

Edward Clancy (Team Pursuit)

Ross Edgar (Team Sprint and Keirin)

Chris Hoy (Sprint, Team Sprint and Keirin)

Jason Kenny (Sprint and Team Sprint)

Paul Manning (Team Pursuit)

Chris Newton (Points Race)

Victoria Pendleton (Sprint)

Rebecca Romero (Individual Pursuit and Points Race)

Jamie Staff (Team Sprint)

Geraint Thomas (Team Pursuit)

Bradley Wiggins (Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit and Madison)

Wendy Houvenaghel (Women’s Individual Pursuit)

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Maximum qualification available: 3 riders per NOC, all 3 results count.

Team GB has qualified:
A dressage team (3 riders).

By virtue of the qualification of the team, all 3 of the selected team members will also compete in the individual dressage events.

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Maximum qualification available: 5 riders per NOC, 3 best results to count.

Team GB has qualified:
A 3-day eventing team (5 riders).

By virtue of the qualification of the team, 3 of the selected 5 team members will also compete in the individual eventing events.

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Maximum qualification available: 4 riders per NOC, 3 best results to count.

Team GB has qualified:
A show jumping team (4 riders).

By virtue of the qualification of the team, 3 of the selected 4 team members will also compete in the individual show jumping events;

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Maximum qualification available: 6 women & 6 men per NOC.

Team GB has qualified:
Women’s: A team place and 6 individual quota places
Men’s: 2 individual quota places

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Maximum qualification available: 2 men and 2 women

Team GB has qualified:

1 individual women's quota place

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