Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Rowing

{{further|2012 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners|2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes}}

The team won 65 medals in total: 29 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze; after medal reallocation in men's high jump: 29 gold, 18 silver, and 18 bronze. For each gold medallist, a post box was painted gold by Royal Mail in recognition of the achievement, usually in the competitor's home town.{{cite web|title=Royal Mail goes Gold this summer|url=http://www.royalmailgroup.com/royal-mail-goes-gold-summer|publisher=Royal Mail|access-date=24 August 2012|date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818043345/http://www.royalmailgroup.com/royal-mail-goes-gold-summer|archive-date=18 August 2012|url-status=dead}} A first class stamp depicting each gold medal-winning individual or team was also produced.{{cite news|title=GB gold medal winners honoured with special stamp|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19083289|access-date=24 August 2012|date=1 August 2012|publisher=BBC News}}

The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

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The following Team GB competitors won several medals at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Day 8 (4 August) of the Games, which had been billed in the build up to the Games in the host country as "Super Saturday" due to the expected programme creating numerous strong medal possibilities for the hosts, saw Great Britain record their most successful day at the Olympics since the 1908 games.{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/968760/blown-away-greatest-day-of-sport-for-britain |title=Blown Away! Greatest Day Of Sport For Britain |publisher=News.sky.com |access-date=1 September 2013}} The day saw the team win 6 gold medals, starting in the rowing for Alex Gregory, Tom James, Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge in the men's coxless four and Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking in the women's lightweight double sculls, followed in the cycling by Dani King, Joanna Rowsell Shand and Laura Trott in the women's team pursuit. This was followed by three athletics gold medals in the space of 46 minutes, with Jessica Ennis winning gold in the women's heptathlon, Greg Rutherford in the men's long jump and Mo Farah in the men's 10,000 metres. Completing the medal total on the day in the rowing was a silver for Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase in the men's lightweight double sculls. Lord Coe, organiser of London 2012, described the unfolding of the day's events as "a narrative of infectious success" and the greatest day of sport he had ever witnessed.{{cite news|last=Kelso|first=Paul|title=London 2012 Olympics: Sebastian Coe hails Super Saturday as 'greatest day' of sport ever|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9453829/London-2012-Olympics-Sebastian-Coe-hails-Super-Saturday-as-greatest-day-of-sport-ever.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9453829/London-2012-Olympics-Sebastian-Coe-hails-Super-Saturday-as-greatest-day-of-sport-ever.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=8 August 2012|work=The Telegraph|date=5 August 2012}}{{cbignore}}

File:2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations, Team GB.jpg entering the Olympic Stadium in the opening ceremony as the host nation]]

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With Team GB attempting to build on their previous successes in Beijing four years earlier, expectations prior to the London Olympics were very high with the additional advantage of competing with home support. UK Sport, the body responsible for distributing £300 million in Olympic and Paralympic sports, revealed on 4 July 2012 a target of finishing in the top four of the medal table and winning at least 48 medals across at least 12 sports based on an aggregate medal range of 40–70.{{cite web|title=Team GB hits UK Sport's minimum targets at the London Olympics|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/team-gb-hits-uk-sports-minimum-target-070812/|publisher=UK Sport|access-date=16 August 2012}} although a specific number of gold medals was not targeted.{{cite news|title=London 2012: UK Sport wants top four finish from Team GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18704285|access-date=11 July 2012|date=4 July 2012}}

Team GB was also highly rated by other expert and professional sport bodies prior to the Olympics. This included a team of experts invited by BBC Radio 5 live, which implied an estimated total of 95 medals: 27 gold, 25 silver and 43 bronze. Sports statistics provider Infostrada projected 57 medals, 16 of them gold. Sheffield Hallam University 56 medals, 27 of them gold; whilst Luciana Barra a former Italian Olympic Committee member, estimated 59 medals, 16 of them gold.{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Ollie|title=London 2012: Team GB 'will win 27 golds at Olympics'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17751399|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=16 August 2012}}

UK Sport set targets for medals and positions for each individual Olympic sports except Football. These are listed in the table below, along with the actual Team GB performance.{{cite web|last=Magnay|first=Jacquelin|title=Team GB medal target for London 2012 Olympics is fourth place with 48 medals across 12 sports|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9374912/Team-GB-medal-target-for-London-2012-Olympics-is-fourth-place-with-48-medals-across-12-sports.html|work=Telegraph|date=4 July 2012 |access-date=16 August 2012}}

The only sport which Team GB failed to meet its medal target was in Swimming.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/comment/robin-scott-elliot-dont-look-down-at-the-aussies--gb-should-target-third-place-7912594.html|title=Robin Scott Elliot: Don't look down at the Aussies – GB should target third place|work=The Independent|date=5 July 2012|access-date=6 July 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/19/team-gb-gold-medals-london-2012|title=Team GB will win 27 gold medals at London 2012, research predicts |work=The Guardian|date=19 April 2012|access-date=6 July 2012|first=Owen|last=Gibson}}{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Ollie|title=London 2012: Which sports won and lost at GB's home Olympics?|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19226042|access-date=16 August 2012}}

In the Olympic cycle from 2008 until 2012 the government agency UK Sport allocated a total budget of more than £264 million towards funding Team GB and the individual athletes and teams specifically for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The sports which received the highest funding were rowing, cycling, athletics, sailing, and swimming. The only sports on the Olympic Programme that were not given any funding by the body were football and beach volleyball.

File:2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations, Team GB.jpg, led by flagbearer Chris Hoy, during the opening ceremony]]

The team, known by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Great Britain, selects athletes from all four of the Home Nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), as well as the three Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey), and all but three of the British overseas territories (Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda having their own NOCs).{{cite web|title=Team GB – Our Greatest Team|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/teamgb/about/|publisher=British Olympic Association|access-date=10 May 2011|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212191220/http://www.olympics.org.uk/teamgb/about/|url-status=dead}} The team is organised by the British Olympic Association (BOA) who have since 1999 branded it Team GB, explaining that "Team GB is the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team."{{cite web|title=FAQ{{!}} Team GB|url=http://www.teamgb.com/faq|publisher=British Olympic Association|access-date=4 August 2012}}

The BOA selected a team of 541 athletes, 279 men and 262 women, to compete in all sports after gaining automatic qualification places in their respective events.

The BOA by-law preventing the selection of athletes sanctioned for anti-doping rule violations was struck down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in April 2012, allowing the participation of Dwain Chambers, David Millar and Carl Myerscough.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17853070 |title=BBC Sport – London 2012: Dwain Chambers eligible after court ruling |work= BBC Sport |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=11 September 2013}}

British Olympic Association chief Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan condemned the disproportionate number of British Olympic competitors who had attended expensive, elite private schools. Twenty per cent of all British Olympic competitors and 33% of the British participants in the rowing, sailing, and equestrian events, in which the host country won a number of medals, attended private schools. Moynihan called the numbers, "one of the worst statistics in British sport" and said that it was "wrong and unacceptable" that so many elite British athletes came from privileged backgrounds. Alan Bairner, professor of sport and social theory at Loughborough University, said that a primary factor in the numbers was the existence of excellent sports facilities and specialized coaching at the private schools and lack of the same at many state-sponsored schools.Lee, Katy, (Agence France-Presse / Jiji Press), "'Posh' Team GB shines light on class divide", Japan Times, 9 August 2012, p. 7

The Great Britain kit was designed by Stella McCartney.{{cite web |url=http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0513159-london-2012-campaigners-target-locog-policy-olympic-merchandise |title=LONDON 2012: Campaigners target Locog policy on Olympic merchandise |publisher=More than the games |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610234739/http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0513159-london-2012-campaigners-target-locog-policy-olympic-merchandise |archive-date=10 June 2012 }} In addition to the Olympic merchandise, a range of Team GB branded items went on sale including the BOA's official mascot Pride.{{cite web |url=http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0615419-london-2012-team-gb-mascot-pride-looks-deliver-cuddly-cash-boost |title=LONDON 2012: Team GB mascot Pride looks to deliver cuddly cash boost |publisher=Sportsbeat |work=More than the games |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629081608/http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0615419-london-2012-team-gb-mascot-pride-looks-deliver-cuddly-cash-boost |archive-date=29 June 2012 }}{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=Andy |url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/2011/9/london-2012-launches-new-range-of-team-gb-and-paralympic-1242409.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128064552/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/2011/9/london-2012-launches-new-range-of-team-gb-and-paralympic-1242409.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2013 |title=London 2012 launches new range of Team GB and ParalympicsGB product |publisher=LOCOG |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=12 August 2012 }}

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves for fencing, field hockey, football and handball are not counted as athletes:

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As the host nation, Britain automatically received the full allocation of six individual places, alongside entry to both the men's and women's team events.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/archery/8855514.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Archery|date=3 January 2011 | publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17734415|title=Four places confirmed, two to come in GB Archery Trials|date=21 April 2012 | publisher=BBC Sport}} Former medalist Alison Williamson competed in her sixth consecutive Summer Olympics, becoming only the third British athlete to do so, but failed to move past the first round.{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics: archer Alison Williamson is outstanding candidate to be Team GB flag-bearer|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/shart/100024822/london-2012-olympics-archer-alison-williamson-is-outstanding-candidate-to-be-team-gb-flag-bearer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512211212/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/shart/100024822/london-2012-olympics-archer-alison-williamson-is-outstanding-candidate-to-be-team-gb-flag-bearer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2012|access-date=17 June 2012|work=The Telegraph|date=10 May 2012|first=Simon|last=Hart}} Both the women's and men's teams failed to progress further than the round of 16 after losing to the Russian and Ukrainian teams respectively, while no individual archers made it past the round of 16.

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In Athletics, the British team did not receive any automatic places for representing the host nation, as they had done in other sports. A squad of 77 athletes was initially selected for the Games.{{cite news|title=London 2012: Dwain Chambers picked for GB athletics squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18685730|access-date=3 August 2012|date=3 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/16048434.stm | publisher=BBC Sport| title=Marathon trio secure 2012 places | date=6 December 2011}} The selection of Lynsey Sharp as the team's sole representative in the 800{{nbsp}}m when there were three places available proved controversial. Sharp, who won the event at the GB Olympic trials, failed to achieve the 'A' qualifying standard. Under international rules, non 'A' standard competitors could only be selected if no other athletes that have met the standard were chosen. As a result, Sharp's inclusion meant the exclusion of four other runners that had achieved the 'A' standard, including 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist Jenny Meadows.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18693773 |title=Lynsey Sharp out to justify controversial Team GB choice | publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=1 September 2013}}

Gareth Warburton was initially not selected for the 800 metres, having failed to achieve the 'A' qualifying standard at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, but was granted a place at the Games following an appeal. Ten other British athletes were unsuccessful with their appeals to be included.{{cite news|title=Gareth Warburton wins 800m selection appeal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18735410|access-date=6 July 2012|date=6 July 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport}} David Webb was initially chosen as part of the squad for the men's marathon but withdrew on 25 July due to injury. No replacement was selected.{{cite news|title=Marathon runner David Webb pulls out with injury|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18989066|access-date=26 July 2012|date=25 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} Paula Radcliffe was initially chosen as part of the squad for the women's marathon but withdrew on 29 July due to injury; Freya Murray was called up as her replacement.{{cite news|title=Freya Murray takes Paula Radcliffe's Olympic marathon spot|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19046696|access-date=30 July 2012|date=30 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} Welshman Dai Greene was selected to captain the athletics squad, reprising a role he had first served at the 2011 European Team Championships in Sweden.{{cite news|title=Dai Greene to lead GB Olympics athletics team|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/18771190|access-date=9 July 2012|date=9 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}

In the Games, Great Britain had their best track and field performance since the Moscow Games in 1980, with 4 gold medals including a double gold for Mo Farah over the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. Pre-event favourites Farah in the 10,000 metres, Jessica Ennis in heptathlon, and the world leading, but slightly less favoured Greg Rutherford in the long jump, won 3 gold medals for Great Britain in the space of 49 minutes on the middle Saturday of the Games.

• 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

; WB: World Best

; N/A: Round not applicable for the event

; Bye: Athlete not required to compete in round

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;Combined events – Decathlon

* Competed in relay heats only

** Moved up 5 positions due to athletes that finished ahead of them being disqualified for Doping.

***Upgraded to 4th due to silver medalists Russia being disqualified for Doping.

*Moved up 2 positions due to athletes that finished ahead of them being disqualified for Doping.

{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Team GB were entitled to enter two badminton players regardless of how they fared in qualifying.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/badminton/8855544.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Badminton|date=3 January 2011 | publisher=BBC Sport}} At the qualification date, Team GB had qualified four places; a single player in each singles event, and a pair in the mixed doubles.

{{main|Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Basketball was the only sport in which Great Britain were not guaranteed entry as hosts in 2012. In early 2011, FIBA granted the men's and women's teams automatic qualification.{{cite news|title=Great Britain teams to play at London 2012 Olympics|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/9423686.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=19 March 2011|first=Rob|last=Dugdale|date=13 March 2011}} Until 2006, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland competed as separate teams.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/8810643.stm|title=Great Britain 'must work harder' for 2012 Olympic spot|date=30 July 2010 | publisher=BBC Sport|first=Nick|last=Hope}}

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{{main|Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Britain was guaranteed five male boxers at the Games and one female entrant, by virtue of being the host nation.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8856107.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Boxing |date=3 January 2011 | publisher=BBC Sport}} However following the 2011 World Championships, five British boxers had claimed their places. The special 'host' places for men's boxing therefore became void. The boxers who qualified through the world championships were; Andrew Selby, Luke Campbell, Tom Stalker, Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua.{{cite news|title=Four British boxers guaranteed World Championship medals|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/15165314|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2012|date=4 November 2011}}

Following the World Championships Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai had both attained the qualification standard for the Olympics in the flyweight division. NOCs may only nominate one boxer per event, and since both had reached the quarter finals of the World Championships, a box off was required. The box off took place at the York Hall during the 2011 British Championships in November.{{cite news|title=Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai face 'box-off' for Great Britain spot|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/15530581|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2012|date=10 November 2011}} Selby won the first bout, following which Yafai failed to make the weight for the second bout by 300 grams, meaning that Selby would represent Great Britain at the Olympics.{{cite news|title=GB boxer Andrew Selby seals 2012 Olympic spot over Khalid Yafai|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/15700120|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2012|date=12 November 2011}}

In the subsequent AIBA European Qualification Tournament, two further boxers, Josh Taylor and Anthony Ogogo, also qualified.{{cite news|title=Confident Josh Taylor dreams of Olympic glory|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/17770311|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2012|date=19 April 2012}}{{cite news|title=London 2012: Ogogo qualifies for London Olympics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17788817|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 April 2012|access-date=17 June 2012}}

Qualification for the women's events was held at the AIBA 2012 Women's World Championships only. On 16 May 2012, Natasha Jonas qualified in the 60 kg category, and Nicola Adams in the 51 kg category. As a result, the host quota place in women's boxing became void.{{cite news|title=London 2012: Natasha Jonas & Nicola Adams qualify|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18047350|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2012|date=16 May 2012}} On 18 May 2012 Savannah Marshall qualified in the 75 kg category, ensuring Great Britain is represented at all women's weights at the first Olympic Games featuring the women's discipline.

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 GBR Timothy Baillie and Etienne Stott 3.jpg and Etienne Stott competing in the Men's C-2.]]

{{main|Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Britain qualified the maximum of one boat in all four classes, at the 2011 World Championships.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/canoeing/14875645.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=GB win World slalom silver medal | date=11 September 2011}}

Places were allocated in Team GB in a qualification event in April 2012. As stated above, Great Britain was entitled to one quota of two canoeists in the men's C-2 event; however, as the successful C-2 canoeists Florence and Hounslow had already qualified in the individual events, a quota for a second boat in C-2 became available.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17682230 | publisher=BBC Sport| title=GB Olympic slalom team decided | date=14 April 2012}}

The canoe sprint allocation for the host nation was one place in the men's K-1 1000 m, men's C-1 1000 m and women's K-1 500 m. Team GB was expected to earn a healthy number of British quota places.

; FA: Qualify to final (medal)

; FB: Qualify to final B (non-medal)

{{main|Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain selected 27 cyclists across the four cycling disciplines.{{cite web|title=Millar named in GB squad|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/other-sports/news/article/6932/7870784/millar-named-in-gb-squad|date=5 July 2012|work=Sporting Life|access-date=3 August 2012|archive-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711012736/http://www.sportinglife.com/other-sports/news/article/6932/7870784/millar-named-in-gb-squad|url-status=dead}} Included in the squad was David Millar, who was cleared to compete after a British Olympic Association rule preventing any athlete formerly banned for doping from Olympic selection, was overturned.{{cite news|last=Fotheringham|first=William|title=London 2012 Olympics: Philip Hindes makes Great Britain sprint squad|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/13/london-2012-philip-hindes-cycling|access-date=3 August 2012 |work=The Guardian|date=13 June 2012}}

In the road events Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal and Chris Froome the bronze in the men's time trial. This was Wiggins seventh Olympic medal and took him past Steve Redgrave as the British athlete with the most Olympic medals.{{cite news|last=Slater|first=Matt|title=Olympic cycling: Bradley Wiggins & Chris Froome hail Hampton roar|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19088329|access-date=2 August 2012|date=1 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} He also became the first man to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.{{cite news|title=Bradley Wiggins becomes first man to win Olympic gold and Tour de France in the same year|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/other-sports/cycling/bradley-wiggins-adds-olympic-gold-1200805|access-date=3 August 2012|publisher=Media Scotland|work=Daily Record|date=1 August 2012}}

On the track the men's sprint team of Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes set new world records in both the first round and again in the final against France as they won the gold medal. Hoy joined Steve Redgrave as the only British athletes to win five Olympic gold medals.{{cite news|last=Slater|first=Matt|title=Sir Chris Hoy leads GB to cycling gold in men's team sprint|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18912106|access-date=2 August 2012|date=2 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802233103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18912106|archive-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead}} A sixth gold medal in the men's Keirin brought Hoy past the record of Redgrave, and brought him equal with Wiggins on seven Olympic medals{{cite news|last=Slater|first=Matt|title=Sir Chris Hoy wins sixth Olympic gold medal with keirin victory|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18903411|access-date=12 August 2012|date=7 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217033223/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18903411|archive-date=17 December 2012|url-status=dead}}

File:Bradley Wiggins 3, London 2012 Time Trial - Aug 2012.jpg competing in the men's time trial, an event in which he won his British record seventh Olympic medal.]]

Great Britain qualified for a maximum five quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 10 national ranking in the 2011 UCI World Tour. They qualified a maximum 4 quota places in the women's event by virtue of a top 5 national ranking by the end of May 2012.

The BOA announced the five man squad of road racers for Team GB on 4 July 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.teamgb.com/news/men%E2%80%99s-road-cyclists-selected-team-gb-london-2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705005651/http://www.teamgb.com/news/men%E2%80%99s-road-cyclists-selected-team-gb-london-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2012 |title=Men's Road Cyclists Selected to Team GB for London 2012 |publisher=British Olympic Association |date=4 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 }}

Qualification for the ten events to be held in the Olympic velodrome was entirely dependent on UCI rankings. Entry was limited to one rider, or as the case may be one team, per nation, a rule widely viewed as an attempt to reduce the dominance of the Great Britain team from the 2008 Games where they had taken gold and silver in three events (men's sprint, men's keirin and women's pursuit), and gold and bronze in a further one (men's pursuit). Nations are also limited to 14 riders in total, although 2 riders from other cycling disciplines may also be called upon.

Great Britain qualified in all track events. On 18 June 2012, British Cycling confirmed two accredited 'P' places – sprinters Ross Edgar and Becky James – essentially, substitute riders officially selected for the Olympic squad in the event of injury or illness. Competitors in the individual sprint and keirin events to be chosen from respective team sprint squads.

• Andy Tennant and Wendy Houvenaghel were selected as part of the pursuit squads but did not ride during the event.

The cyclists below were selected for the BMX events. On 18 June 2012, British Cycling announced that two further riders – Kyle Evans and Abbie Taylor – had been granted 'P' accreditations, and would be substitute riders in the event of illness or injury.

{{main|Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts Great Britain were automatically entitled to places in all four synchronised diving events, but athletes for individual events had to qualify through their own performances.{{cite web|title=Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/dv/dv_qual.pdf|publisher=Federation Internationale De Natation{{!}}FINA|access-date=10 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203153420/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/dv/dv_qual.pdf|archive-date=3 February 2012}} Through finishes at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup event in London, and the dive-off on the final day of the 2012 event, Great Britain achieved the maximum allowable number of quota places; two in each individual event.

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Great Britain automatically received a team and the maximum number of individual competitors in each of the 3 disciplines; dressage, eventing and show jumping.{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Equestrian|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/equestrian/9006515.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 May 2011|date=4 January 2011}}

File:Charlotte Dujardin 2012 Olympic Dressage-1.JPG riding Valegro.]]

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;*: Piggy French, riding DHI Topper W, was originally selected by Team GB, but withdrew on 2 July 2012 due to an injury to her horse. Nicola Wilson was promoted from the reserve team{{cite news|last=Cuckson|first=Pippa|title=London 2012 Olympics: Piggy French 'devastated' after injury to horse rules her out of the Games|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/equestrianism/9370687/London-2012-Olympics-Piggy-French-devastated-after-injury-to-horse-rules-her-out-of-the-Games.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/equestrianism/9370687/London-2012-Olympics-Piggy-French-devastated-after-injury-to-horse-rules-her-out-of-the-Games.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=15 July 2012|work=The Telegraph|date=2 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}

; JO: Jump off for gold medal

{{main|Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain received eight quota places which could be allocated to any of the fencing events. Additional places could be won in specific disciplines in a series of qualification events.

On 24 March 2012, Richard Kruse won a qualifying event in Copenhagen, thus earning Team GB a ninth quota place in men's foil.{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Fencing|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/fencing/8855622.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 June 2011|date=4 January 2011}} On 22 April 2012, Natalia Sheppard attained a qualifying place at the Zonal European Qualifier in women's foil.{{cite news|title=Sheppard wins Olympic place|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17808274|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 April 2012|date=22 April 2012}} On 1 June 2012, the BOA announced the first seven of ten fencers, and confirmed the remaining three fencers would be in foil events.

{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

The Great Britain men's and women's teams qualified automatically as hosts. England, Wales and Scotland compete separately in most competitions, but sent a combined team to the Olympics, which was managed by England Hockey.{{cite news|title=Great Britain Hockey's London 2012 Olympic Games preparations and legacy|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/8137640/Great-Britain-Hockeys-London-2012-Olympic-Games-preparations-and-legacy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/8137640/Great-Britain-Hockeys-London-2012-Olympic-Games-preparations-and-legacy.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2 May 2011|work=The Telegraph|date=16 November 2010 |first=Emily|last=Benammar}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|title=Great Britain hockey on course for 2012 – Mantell|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/hockey/8795657.stm|access-date=2 May 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 July 2010}}

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Head coach Jason Lee appeared at his fifth Olympics, having played for Great Britain in 1992 and 1996, and been head coach in 2004 and 2008.

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{{main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain men's football team competed at the Olympics for the first time since 1960. The team was run by The Football Association, as the national associations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland declined to take part. However, despite objections from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, players from all four nations were considered for selection, although Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy, Aaron Ramsey, Neil Taylor and Joe Allen (all Welsh) were the only non-English players who were selected.{{cite news|title=London 2012: FA targets potential Team GB Olympics footballers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/16183555.stm|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 December 2011}} However, players chosen to represent England at the 2012 European Championships were not considered for selection,{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/16226745.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=London 2012: Euro 2012 footballers ruled out of Olympics | date=16 December 2011|access-date=6 January 2012}} although one player (Jack Butland) received special dispensation to compete.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18909061 |title=BBC Sport – London 2012: Stuart Pearce wanted Euro 2012 players |publisher=BBC |date=19 July 2012 |access-date=1 September 2013}} Former England captain David Beckham, who was involved in promoting London's bid to host the Games, had expressed an interest in appearing as one of the three over-23 players in the squad.{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Nick|title=London 2012 Olympics: David Beckham eager to participate in Games for Great Britain|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8447467/London-2012-Olympics-David-Beckham-eager-to-participate-in-Games-for-Great-Britain.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417133730/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8447467/London-2012-Olympics-David-Beckham-eager-to-participate-in-Games-for-Great-Britain.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2011|access-date=14 April 2011|work=The Telegraph|date=13 April 2011}} The men's team was managed by Stuart Pearce and the women's by Hope Powell.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/15382675.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | title=Pearce wants GB selection freedom | date=20 October 2011}}

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
• Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

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{{main|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain fielded a full team of five gymnasts in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events. The women's team qualified through a top eight finish in the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, whilst the men qualified by winning the Olympic qualification event,{{cite news|last=Williams |first=Ollie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/16497612 |title=BBC Sport – Olympic gymnastics test event: Britain's men qualify for London 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 January 2012|access-date=8 July 2012}} after failing to qualify at the world championships.{{cite news|last=Williams |first=Ollie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/15236835 |title=World Gymnastics 2011: British men fail to qualify for London 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 October 2011|access-date=8 July 2012}} Included in the squads were Louis Smith, who won a bronze medal in the pommel horse at the 2008 Games, Beth Tweddle, 2009 World Floor Champion and 2010 Uneven Bars Champion, and Rebecca Tunney, who, at the age of 15, was the youngest Team GB athlete from any sport.{{cite news|title=London 2012: GB's Beth Tweddle fit for last gold medal attempt|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/18706095|access-date=11 July 2012|date=4 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}

;Individual finals

* Whelan's vault score was wiped after she fell face first during her landing.{{cite news|last=John|first=Emma|title=Gabrielle Douglas wins London 2012 gymnastics all-around gold|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/02/gabrielle-douglas-london-2012-gymnastics-gold?newsfeed=true|access-date=2 August 2012 |work=The Guardian|date=2 August 2012}}

The British Olympic Association announced that the team would utilise host nation qualification places. However an agreement between British Gymnastics and the BOA stipulated that the team had to reach a target score (45.223) at a test event held in London in January 2012.{{cite news|title=GB earn rhythmic gymnastic spots for 2012 Olympics|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/gymnastics/13368281.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 May 2011|date=11 May 2011}} They narrowly missed this target in the qualification stage by 0.273 marks.{{cite news|last=Williams |first=Ollie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/16598867 |title=London 2012: British rhythmic gymnasts will not go to Olympics |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2012|access-date=8 July 2012}} though they met the mark on the finals day.

This led to a dispute in which British Gymnastics originally argued that they should not be included in the Games as they had failed to make the mark in the agreed manner; the gymnasts argued that it was not clear the mark had to be reached on the qualification round, and that their mark in the final day (which was over the target mark) should be accepted.

On 5 March 2012, the gymnasts won their appeal, and British Gymnastics announced that the team would now be nominated for selection.{{cite news|author=Gymnastics |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/gymnastics/9113302/London-2012-Olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-win-Games-appeal.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422064239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/gymnastics/9113302/London-2012-Olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-win-Games-appeal.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2013 |title=London 2012 Olympics: GB rhythmic gymnasts win appeal |work=The Telegraph |date= 5 March 2012|access-date=8 July 2012}}{{cite web|last=Williams |first=Ollie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/16704771 |title=London 2012: Rhythmic gymnasts win appeal to compete at Olympics |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 March 2012|access-date=8 July 2012}}

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Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams were allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics.{{cite news|title=Great Britain handball teams given 2012 Olympic nod |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/handball/9362374.stm|date=19 January 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport|first=Nick|last=Hope}} This is the first time that Great Britain has competed in handball at the Olympics.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/handball/16450636|title=Event Guide: HANDBALL|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 June 2012|access-date=6 July 2012}}

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{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

British judoka received one place in each of the 14 categories by virtue of hosting the Olympic tournament – the maximum allocation possible.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/judo/8855623.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Judo|date=4 January 2011 | publisher=BBC Sport}}

{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain received one automatic qualification place per gender. A maximum of two British men and two British women were able to qualify for modern pentathlon events.{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Modern Pentathlon|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/modern_pentathlon/9341843.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=5 May 2011|date=6 January 2011}} In the event, Great Britain earned two quota places in each gender.

{{main|Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain qualified boats in 13 of the 14 Olympic events at the 2011 World Championships; the only boat which Britain did not qualify for the Olympics was in the women's single sculls event where Frances Houghton was one place short.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/8741034/London-2012-Olympics-boost-for-Great-Britain-with-record-medal-haul-at-Rowing-World-Championships.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/8741034/London-2012-Olympics-boost-for-Great-Britain-with-record-medal-haul-at-Rowing-World-Championships.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | work=The Telegraph | first=Rachel | last=Quarrell | title=London 2012 Olympics: boost for Great Britain with record medal haul at World Rowing Championships | date=4 September 2011}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://worldrowing.com/news/heat-heart-and-soul-in-b-finals- |title=World Rowing • News Article | News |publisher=Worldrowing.com |date=4 September 2011 |access-date=8 July 2012}}

In the heats of the women's coxless pair, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning set a new Olympic record with a time of six minutes 57.29 seconds.{{cite news|last=Barretto|first=Lawrence|title=Olympic record for Helen Glover and Heather Stanning in rowing pairs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18909662|access-date=28 July 2012|date=28 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}

File:Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair Final A.JPG where they won bronze.]]

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

{{main|Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain received automatic qualification places in each boat class.{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Sailing|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/8856828.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 June 2011|date=6 January 2011}}{{cite news|title=London 2012: Ben Ainslie in Great Britain squad|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sailing/14970694.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 September 2011|date=20 September 2011}}

• Due to the lack of wind the 5–8th place classification races were cancelled. The final round robin table was used for classification.

; BFD: Disqualified under the black flag rule.

; M: Medal races. Points awarded in medal races are double the position achieved in the race.

{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As the host nation, Great Britain were awarded a minimum of nine quota places in nine different events. Additional places have been secured by Richard Brickell in the men's skeet, Richard Faulds and Peter Wilson in the men's double trap and Georgina Geikie in women's 25 m pistol.{{cite web|title=Olympic Quota Places|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places.ashx|publisher=International Shooting Sport Federation|access-date=2 May 2011|archive-date=14 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614012419/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places.ashx|url-status=dead}} In addition, a shooter that has qualified for one event may compete in others without affecting the quotas.

On 28 May 2012, the Great Britain team was confirmed.

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British swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615135327/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archive-date=15 June 2011 }}{{cite web|title=QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXX OLYMPIAD |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |publisher=FINA |access-date=8 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002300/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2011 }} All British swimmers must 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 2011).