Qualification

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Aquatics - Diving

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

Click here to find out which athletes have been selected to fill these places.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Aquatics - Swimming

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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Aquatics - Synchronised Swimming

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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Archery

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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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Athletics

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

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Badminton

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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Boxing

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

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Canoeing - Flatwater

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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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Canoeing - Slalom

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

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Cycling - BMX

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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Cycling - Mountain Bike

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

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Cycling - Road Cycling

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

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Cycling - Track Cycling

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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Equestrian - Dressage

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

Equestrian - Eventing

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.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

 

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Equestrian - Show Jumping

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;

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Fencing

Maximum qualification per NOC: 3 fencers per weapon for the weapons in which there is only an individual event.

Team GB has qualified:

1 place in the men's sabre individual event - Alex O'Connell
1 place in the men's foil individual event - Richard Kruse

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Gymnastics - Artistic Gymnastics

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

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Gymnastics - Trampoline

Maximum qualification available: 2 men and 2 women

Team GB has qualified:

1 individual women's quota place

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Hockey

Maximum qualification available: 1 women’s team & 1 men’s team per NOC.

Team GB has qualified:
A women’s team
A men's team

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Judo

Maximum qualification available: 7 men & 7 women per NOC, 1 athlete per weight category.

The following athletes have been selected to Team GB:

-63kg weight category women
Sarah Clark

-78kg weight category women
Michelle Rogers

+78kg weight category women
Karina Bryant

-60kg weight category men
Craig Fallon

-81kg weight category men
Euan Burton

-90kg weight category men
Winston Gordon

-100kg weight category men
Peter Cousins

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

 

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Modern Pentathlon

Maximum qualification available: 2 women & 2 men per NOC

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

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Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Rowing

Maximum qualification available: 1 boat per NOC in each of the 14 events

Team GB has qualified:
12 classes (43 rowers):
Men’s: coxless four, coxless pair, pair, double scull, eight, lightweight coxless four, lightweight double scull, single scull.
Women’s: double scull, eight, lightweight double scull & quadruple scull.

Click here to find out who will represent Team GB in these events.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Sailing

Maximum qualification available: 1 entry per NOC in each of the 11 classes

Team GB has qualified:
11 classes (18 sailors)

The following sailors have been officially selected for Team GB, they are:

Finn class (heavyweight dinghy):

Ben Ainslie

Yngling class (women’s keelboat):

Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson

49er class (skiff):

Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes

Laser class (men’s one person dinghy):

Paul Goodison

Star class (men’s keelboat):

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson

Laser Radial (women’s one person dinghy)


Penny Clark

RS:X Men (men’s windsurfer)


Nick Dempsey

RS:X Women (women’s windsurfer)


Bryony Shaw

 

470 Men (men’s two person dinghy)


Nick Rogers
and Joe Glanfield

470 Women (women’s two person dinghy)


Christina Bassadone
and Saskia Clark

 

Tornado (multihull)


Leigh McMillan
and Will Howden


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to read how the qualifications were achieved.

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Shooting - Shotgun

Maximum qualification available: A total of 28 athletes per NOC across the three disciplines of shotgun, pistol and rifle.

Team GB has qualified:
Rifle events:
1 quota place in the men’s 50m rifle prone
Shotgun events:
2 quota places in the men’s double trap
1 quota place in the women’s
1 quota place in the women’s skeet

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Taekwondo

Maximum qualification available: 2 men and 2 women per NOC allowed, with a max of 1 athlete per weight category.

Team GB has qualified:
1 quota place in the +67kg category women
1 quota place in the -58kg category men
1 quota place in the -80kg category men

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved.

 

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Tennis

Team GB will be represented at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by:

Men’s Singles

Andy Murray

 

Men’s Doubles

Andy Murray

Jamie Murray

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Triathlon

Maximum of 3 men and 3 women allowed per NOC.

Team GB has secured 3 men's and 2 women's places in triathlon. The athletes are:

Men’s Individual

Alistair Brownlee

Will Clarke

Tim Don

 

Women’s Individual

Hollie Avil

Helen Tucker

Click here to read how the qualifications were achieved

Weightlifting

Team GB will be respresented by one athlete in the 63kg weight category for women:

Michaela Breeze

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Beijing Olympics medal table

 Country
  G      S      B     T  
China    
51 21 28 100
USA
36 38 36 110
Russia
23 21 28 72
Team GB
19 13 15 47
Germany
16 10 15 41

To view full medal table, click here. To view all Team GB medallists click here.


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Andy Murray

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Andy Murray
  • Date of Birth: 15/05/1987
  • Lives: Wandsworth, London

The British number one will compete in both the singles and, alongside his brother Jamie, in the doubles for Team GB in Beijing.

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