Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 300 (184 men and 116 women) in 22 sports |
Flag bearers | Steve Redgrave (opening) Roger Black (closing) |
Medals Ranked 36th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. British athletes have competed in every single Summer Olympic Games. 300 competitors, 184 men and 116 women, took part in 175 events in 22 sports.[1] The Atlanta games saw Great Britain's worst performance at a Summer Olympics since 1952, finishing in 36th position with a single gold medal, and 15 medals overall.[2]
The "rock bottom" British performance at the Atlanta Olympics led to a period of soul searching about the state of British sport. Insufficient funding was identified as a major factor in the poor performance, and this led to a wholesale reform of how elite sports were funded, organised and supported in the UK: At the instigation of the then Prime Minister John Major, UK Sport was created the following year; a public body which distributes National Lottery funding for elite sports,[2][3] Previously, due to a lack of funding, cyclist Chris Boardman had acclimatised to the humidity of Atlanta by practicing in his home bathroom with the shower turned on,[4] and divers Bob Morgan and Tony Ally sold their Olympic kits while in Atlanta in order to raise funds.[2][5] Leon Taylor, who would win a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, suggested the public humiliation for the British Olympic Association from the newspaper stories about Morgan & Ally's actions obligated them to bring in better athlete funding.[6] Nevertheless, the single gold medal won by rowers Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave ensured that Great Britain maintained its record of winning at least one gold medal at every Summer Olympics.
Sport | Total | |||
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Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Athletics | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Sailing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
Medals by date | |||||
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Day | Date | Total | |||
1 | 20 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 21 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 22 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | 23 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 24 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 25 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | 26 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 27 July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | 28 July | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | 29 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | 30 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | 31 July | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | 1 Aug | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | 2 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 3 Aug | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
16 | 4 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | R64 | R32 | R16 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | Rank | |
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Score | Rank | Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result | |||
Steven Hallard | Men's Individual | 664 | 17 Q | Tuovila (FIN) Lost 150-151 |
Did not advance | |||||
Gary Hardinges | 658 | 24 Q | Cho S-L (TPE) Won 158-158 (10-9) |
Huish (USA) Lost 155-166 |
Did not advance | |||||
Alison Williamson | Women's Individual | 648 | 15 Q | Bridger (AUS) Won 156-141 |
Zabugina (BLR) Won 152-147 |
He Ying (CHN) Lost 159-165 |
Did not advance |
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 110m Hurdles
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's 4 × 100m Relay
Men's 4 × 400m Relay
Men's High Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Shot Put
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Decathlon
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1500 metres
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's Marathon
Women's 110 m Hurdles
Women's 400 m Hurdles
Women's 10km Walk
Women's 4×100 metres Relay
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Women's Long Jump
Women's Triple Jump
Women's High Jump
Women's Shot Put
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Semi Final | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result | |||
Audrey Cooper Amanda Glover |
Women's tournament | Bye | Cook & Pottharst (AUS) Lost 4-15 |
Schoon-Kadijk & van de Ven (NED) Won 15-12 |
Fenwick & Spring (AUS) Lost 12-15 |
Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
David Burke | Featherweight | Huste (GER) L 9–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
Fola Okesola | Heavyweight | Bye | Jones (USA) L RSCI |
Did not advance |
Men's Individual Time Trial
Women's Individual Road Race
Women's Individual Time Trial
Men's Team Pursuit
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Men's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Great Britain in 1996.
Men's Individual Competition:
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Peter Haining | Single sculls | 7:42.65 | 4 R | 7:45.95 | 2 SA/B | 7:30.47 | 6 FB | 6:55.06 | 11 |
Matthew Pinsent Steve Redgrave |
Pair | 6:50.04 | 1 Q | — | 6:50.30 | 1 FA | 6:20.09 | ||
James Cracknell Bob Thatcher Guy Pooley* |
Double sculls | 7:00.74 | 5 R | 7:00.81 | 1 SC/D | 6:51.22 | 2 FC | 6:51.41 | 17 |
Nicholas Strange Andrew Sinton |
Lightweight double sculls | 6:56.86 | 5 R | 6:22.27 | 2 SA/B | 6:39.20 | 5 FB | 6:31.15 | 12 |
Tim Foster Rupert Obholzer Greg Searle Jonny Searle |
Four | 6:14.74 | 1 Q | — | 6:10.78 | 1 FA | 6:07.28 | ||
Ben Helm Tom Kay David Lemon James McNiven |
Lightweight four | 6:35.95 | 5 R | 6:02.65 | 2 SA/B | 6:19.07 | 5 FB | 6:05.13 | 10 |
Peter Bridge Roger Brown Richard Hamilton Ben Hunt-Davis Matthew Parish Graham Smith Alex Story James Walker Garry Herbert (cox) |
Eight | 5:49.37 | 4 R | 5:33.22 | 3 FB | — | 5:40.23 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Guin Batten | Single sculls | 8:16.75 | 4 R | 8:44.73 | 2 SA/B | 7:56.61 | 3 FA | 7:45.08 | 7 |
Philippa Cross Kate MacKenzie |
Pair | 8:03.53 | 4 R | 8:15.26 | 3 SA/B | 7:59.57 | 6 FB | 7:34.68 | 12 |
Miriam Batten Cath Bishop Dot Blackie Lisa Eyre Alison Gill Kate Pollitt Annamarie Stapleton Joanne Turvey Suzie Ellis (cox) |
Eight | 6:39.34 | 4 R | 6:12.28 | 6 FB | — | 6:15.21 | 7 |
Men's 50 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 50 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Tim Henman | Singles | Matsuoka (JPN) W 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Woodbridge (AUS) L 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7) |
Did not advance | ||||
Greg Rusedski | Frana (ARG) W 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Gustafsson (SWE) W 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Bruguera (ESP) L 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Neil Broad Tim Henman |
Doubles | — | Krošlák / Kučera (SVK) W 6–3, 6–3 |
Connell / Nestor (CAN) W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4 |
Novák / Vacek (CZE) W 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Goellner / Prinosil (GER) W 4–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
Woodbridge / Woodforde (AUS) L 4–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Clare Wood | Singles | Farina (ITA) L 2–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Valda Lake Clare Wood |
Doubles | — | K Maleeva / M Maleeva (BUL) W 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Coetzer / de Swardt (RSA) W 7–5, 7–5 |
G Fernández / MJ Fernández (USA) L 2–6, 1–6 |
Did not advance |
Men's Light-Heavyweight