Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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.

## Medallists

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Medals by sport  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

### Gold

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* Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave – Rowing, Men's Coxless Pair

### Silver

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* Ben Ainslie – Sailing, Men's Open Laser Class
* Steve Backley – Athletics, Men's javelin throw
* Roger Black – Athletics, Men's 400 m
* Jonathan Edwards – Athletics, Men's triple jump
* Paul Palmer – Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
* Jamie Baulch, Roger Black, Mark Richardson, Iwan Thomas, Mark Hylton (heats) and Du'aine Ladejo (heats) – Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
* John Merricks and Ian Walker – Sailing, Men's 470 Class
* Neil Broad and Tim Henman – Tennis, Men's Doubles

### Bronze

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* Chris Boardman – Cycling, Men's Road Time Trial
* Denise Lewis – Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
* Max Sciandri – Cycling, Men's Road Race
* Graeme Smith – Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* Steve Smith – Athletics, Men's High Jump
* Tim Foster, Rupert Obholzer, Greg Searle, and Jonny Searle – Rowing, Men's Coxless Four

## Medals by day

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Medals by date

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

## Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | R64  | R32  | R16  | Quarter Final  | Semi Final  | Final  | Rank

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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

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

* Linford Christie
* Heat - 10.26
* Quarter-final - 10.03
* Semi-final - 10.04
* Final - DSQ

* Ian Mackie
* Heat - 10.27
* Quarter-final - 10.25
* Semi-final - DNS

* Darren Braithwaite
* Heat - 10.29
* Quarter-final - 10.27 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

* Linford Christie
* Heat - 20.64
* Quarter-final - 20.59 (→ did not advance)

* John Regis
* Heat - 20.78
* Quarter-final - 20.56
* Semi-final - 20.58 (→ did not advance)

* Owusu Dako
* Heat - 20.83 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

* Roger Black
* Heat - 45.28
* Quarter-final - 44.72
* Semi-final - 44.69
* Final - 44.41 (→  Silver Medal)

* Iwan Thomas
* Heat - 45.22
* Quarter-final - 45.04
* Semi-final - 45.01
* Final - 44.70 (→ 5th Place)

* Du'aine Ladejo
* Heat - 46.27
* Quarter-final - 45.62 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

* Curtis Robb
* Heat - 1:45.85
* Semi-Final - 1:47.48 (→ did not advance)

* Craig Winrow
* Heat - 1:47.41
* Semi-Final - 1:48.57 (→ did not advance)

* David Maxwell Strang
* Heat 1:47.96 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

* John Mayock
* Heat - 3:42.31
* Semi-final - 3:34.55
* Final - 3:40.18 (→ 11th Place)

* Kevin McKay
* Heat - 3:38.02
* Semi-final - 3:43.61 (→ did not advance)

* Anthony Whiteman
* Heat - 3:40.74
* Semi-final - 3:36.11 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

* John Nuttall
* Qualification – 13:52.16
* Semi-final – 14:08.39 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

* Paul Evans
* Qualification – 28:24.39
* Final - DNF

* Jon Brown
* Qualification – 28:19.85
* Final - 27:59.72 (→ 10th place)

Men's Marathon

* Richard Nerurkar – 2:13.39 (→ 5th place)
* Peter Whitehead – 2:22.37 (→ 55th place)
* Steve Brace – 2:23.28 (→ 60th place)

Men's 110m Hurdles

* Colin Jackson
* Heat - 13.36
* Quarter-final - 13.33
* Semi-final - 13.17
* Final - 13.19 (→ 4th Place)

* Tony Jarrett
* Heat - 13.47
* Quarter-final - DSQ

* Andy Tulloch
* Heat - 13.56
* Quarter-final - 13.68 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

* Jon Ridgeon
* Heat – 49.31
* Semi-final – 49.43 (→ did not advance)
* Gary Jennings
* Heat – 50.41 (→ did not advance)
* Peter Crampton
* Heat – 49.78 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

* Keith Cullen
* Heat – 8:31.26
* Semi-finals – 8:46.74 (→ did not advance)
* Justin Chaston
* Heat – 8:28.32
* Semi-finals – 8:28.50 (→ did not advance)
* Spencer Duval
* Heat – 8:46.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 50 km Walk

* Chris Maddocks – 4:18:41 (→ 34th place)

Men's 4 × 100m Relay

* Tony Jarrett, Darren Braithwaite, Darren Campbell, Owusu Dako
* Heat - DNF

Men's 4 × 400m Relay

* Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Du'aine Ladejo, Mark Richardson and Roger Black
* Heat – 3:01.79
* Semi-final – 3:01.36
* Final – 2:56.60 (→  Silver Medal)

Men's High Jump

* Steve Smith
* Qualification - 2.28
* Final - 2.35 (→  Bronze Medal)

* Dalton Grant
* Qualification - 2.26 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

* Nick Buckfield
* Qualification - 5.40 (→ did not advance)

* Neil Winter
* Qualification - 5.40 (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

* Jonathan Edwards
* Qualification - 16.96
* Final – 17.88 (→  Silver Medal)

* Francis Agyepong
* Qualification - 16.71 (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

* Shaun Pickering
* Qualification - 18.29 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

* Bob Weir
* Qualification – 61.64 m (→ did not advance)
* Glen Smith
* Qualification – 54.88 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

* David Smith
* Qualification – 69.32 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

* Steve Backley
* Qualification - 84.14
* Final – 87.44 (→  Silver Medal)

* Mick Hill
* Qualification - 80.48
* Final – 78.58 (→ 12th Place)

* Nick Nieland
* Qualification - 75.74 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

* Alex Kruger
* DNF

Women's 100 metres

* Stephi Douglas
* Heat - 11.61
* Quarter-final - 11.75 (→ did not advance)

* Marcia Richardson
* Heat - 11.42
* Quarter-final - 11.55 (→ did not advance)

* Simmone Jacobs
* Heat - 11.39
* Quarter-final - 11.47 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 metres

* Katharine Merry
* Heat - 23.14
* Quarter-final - 23.17 (→ did not advance)

* Simmone Jacobs
* Heat - 23.36
* Quarter-final - 22.96 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

* Donna Fraser
* Heat - 52.78
* Quarter-final - 51.58 (→ did not advance)

* Phylis Smith
* Heat - 51.29
* Quarter-final - 52.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

* Kelly Holmes
* Heat - 1:58.80
* Semi-final - 1:58.49
* Final - 1:58.81 (→ 4th Place)

* Diane Modahl
* Heat - DNF

Women's 1500 metres

* Kelly Holmes
* Heat - 4:07.36
* Semi-final - 4:05.88
* Final - 4:07.46 (→ 11th Place)

Women's 5,000 metres

* Paula Radcliffe
* Heat - 15:23.90
* Final - 15:13.11 (→ 5th Place)

* Sonia McGeorge
* Heat – 16:01.92 (→ did not advance)

* Alison Wyeth
* Heat – 16:24.74 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

* Liz McColgan – 2:34.30 (→ 16th place)
* Karen MacLeod – 2:42.08 (→ 45th place)
* Suzanne Rigg – 2:52.09 (→ 58th place)

Women's 110 m Hurdles

* Angela Thorp
* Heat - 12.93
* Quarter-final - 12.99
* Semi-final - 12.80 (→ did not advance)

* Jacqui Agyepong
* Heat - 13.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

* Sally Gunnell
* Qualification – 55.29
* Semi-finals – DNF (→ did not advance)

Women's 10km Walk

* Vicky Lupton – 47:05 (→ 33rd place)

Women's 4×100 metres Relay

* Angie Thorp, Marcia Richardson, Simmone Jacobs, Katharine Merry
* Final - 43.93 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

* Phylis Smith, Allison Curbishley, Donna Fraser and Georgina Oladapo
* Qualification – 3:28.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

* Denise Lewis
* Qualification – 6.33 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Triple Jump

* Ashia Hansen
* Qualification – 14.55 m
* Final – 14.49 m (→ 5th place)
* Michelle Griffith
* Qualification – 13.70 m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

* Lea Haggett
* Qualification – 1.90 m (→ did not advance)
* Debbie Marti
* Qualification – 1.85 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

* Judy Oakes
* Qualification – 18.56 m
* Final – 18.34 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Discus Throw

* Jacqui McKernan
* Qualification – 58.88 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

* Tessa Sanderson
* Qualification – 58.86 m (→ did not advance)
* Shelley Holroyd
* Qualification – 54.72 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

* Denise Lewis
* Final result – 6489 points (→  Bronze Medal)

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Beach volleyball

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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Semi Final  | Final / BM  | Rank

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Result | Opponent
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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

## Boxing

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Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semi-finals  | Final

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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

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Road competition

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Men's Individual Time Trial

* Chris Boardman

* Final – 1:04:36 (→  Bronze Medal)

Women's Individual Road Race

* Marie Purvis

* Final – 02:37:06 (→ 11th place)

* Sarah Phillips

* Final – 02:37:06 (→ 19th place)

* Caroline Alexander

* Final – 02:53:47 (→ 43rd place)

Women's Individual Time Trial

* Yvonne McGregor

* Final – 39:09 (→ 14th place)

* Sarah Phillips

* Final – 41:16 (→ 21st place)

### Track competition

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Men's Team Pursuit

* Chris Newton (→ 10th place)
* Bryan Steel (→ 10th place)
* Matt Illingworth (→ 10th place)
* Rob Hayles (→ 10th place)

### Mountain Bike

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Men's Cross Country

* Gary Foord

* Final – 2:29:10 (→ 12th place)

* David Baker

* Final – 2:32:30 (→ 15th place)

Women's Cross Country

* Deb Murrell

* Final – 2:04.44 (→ 22nd place)

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

* Tony Ally

* Preliminary heat – 345.33
* Semi-final – 203.46 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

* Bobby Morgan

* Preliminary heat – 318.69 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 10m Platform

* Hayley Allen

* Preliminary heat – 251.73
* Semi-final – 158.43
* Final – 259.68 (→ 9th place)

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Great Britain in 1996.

Men's sabre

* James Williams

Women's foil

* Fiona McIntosh

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

### Men's team competition

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* Preliminary round (group B)

* Great Britain – South Korea 2–2
* Great Britain – Netherlands 2–2
* Great Britain – Malaysia 2–2
* Great Britain – South Africa 2–0
* Great Britain – Australia 0–2

* Classification Matches

* 5th–8th place: Great Britain – Pakistan 1–2
* 7th–8th place: Great Britain – India 4–3 (→ Seventh place)

* Team roster

* Simon Mason (gk)
* Julian Halls
* Jon Wyatt
* Soma Singh
* Jason Laslett (c)
* Kalbir Takher
* Jason Lee
* Phil McGuire
* John Shaw
* Russell Garcia
* Nick Thompson
* David Luckes (gk)
* Simon Hazlitt
* Chris Mayer
* Calum Giles
* Daniel Hall

### Women's Team Competition

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* Round robin

* Great Britain – South Korea 0–5
* Great Britain – Netherlands 1–1
* Great Britain – United States 1–0
* Great Britain – Spain 2–2
* Great Britain – Australia 0–1
* Great Britain – Germany 3–2
* Great Britain – Argentina 5–0

* Bronze Medal Game

* Great Britain – Netherlands 0–0 (The Netherlands wins after penalty strokes, 3–4) → Fourth place

* Team roster

* Jill Atkins
* Anna Bennett
* Karen Brown
* Chris Cook
* Tina Cullen
* Mandy Davies
* Susan Fraser
* Kathryn Johnson
* Tammy Miller
* Joanne Mould
* Mandy Nicholls
* Pauline Robertson
* Hilary Rose (gk)
* Rhona Simpson
* Jane Sixsmith
* Joanne Thompson (gk)

* Head coach: Sue Slocombe

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Individual Competition:

* Richard Phelps – 5254pts (→ 18th place)

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
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

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Semi-finals  | Final

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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

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

* Mark Foster

* Heat – 22.73
* B-Final – 23.01 (→ 16th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

* Nicholas Shackell

* Heat – 51.03 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

* Paul Palmer

* Heat – 1:49.05
* Swim-off – 1:48.89
* Final – 1:49.39 (→ 8th place)

* Andrew Clayton

* Heat – 1:51.06
* B-Final – 1:50.59 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

* Paul Palmer

* Heat – 3:51.98
* Final – 3:49.00 (→  Silver Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

* Graeme Smith

* Heat – 15.14.81
* Final – 15:02.48 (→  Bronze Medal)

* Paul Palmer

* Heat – 15:22.65 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

* Neil Willey

* Heat – 56.27
* B-Final – 56.07 (→ 10th place)

* Martin Harris

* Heat – 57.17 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

* Adam Ruckwood

* Heat – 2:01.35
* B-Final – 2:02.40 (→ 13th place)

* Martin Harris

* Heat – 2:07.75 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

* Richard Maden

* Heat – 1:02.78
* B-Final – 1:02.51 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

* Nick Gillingham

* Heat – 2:14.96
* Final – 2:14.37 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

* James Hickman

* Heat – 53.73
* B-Final – 53.23 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

* James Hickman

* Heat – 1:58.16
* Final – 1:58.47 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Nicholas Shackell, Alan Rapley, Mark Stevens, and Mike Fibbens

* Heat – 3:21.34
* Final – 3:21.52 (→ 8th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

* Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton, Mark Stevens, and James Salter

* Heat – 7:21.92
* Final – 7:18.74 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Neil Willey, Richard Maden, James Hickman, and Nicholas Shackell

* Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

* Sue Rolph

* Heat – 26.39 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

* Karen Pickering

* Heat – 56.40
* B-Final – 56.32 (→ 14th place)

* Sue Rolph

* Heat – 56.62
* B-Final – 56.58 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

* Karen Pickering

* Heat – 2:01.46
* B-Final – 2:02.58 (→ 13th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

* Sarah Hardcastle

* Heat – 4:14.50
* B-Final – 4:14.13 (→ 9th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

* Sarah Hardcastle

* Heat – 8:37.54
* Final – 8:41.75 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

* Helen Slatter

* Heat – 1:03.89
* B-Final – 1:03.61 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

* Joanne Deakins

* Heat – 2:15.12
* B-Final – 2:14.50 (→ 12th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

* Jaime King

* Heat – 1:10.83 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

* Marie Hardiman

* Heat – 2:31.12
* B-Final – 2:31.39 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

* Sue Rolph

* Heat – 2:18.81 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

* Sarah Hardcastle

* Heat – 4:54.64 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Sue Rolph, Alison Sheppard, Carrie Willmott, and Karen Pickering

* Heat – 3:48.26 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

* Claire Huddart, Victoria Horner, Janine Belton, and Karen Pickering

* Heat – 8:14.92 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Helen Slatter, Jaime King, Caroline Foot, and Karen Pickering

* Heat – 4:13.75 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men
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  |

Women
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

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Light-Heavyweight

* Anthony Arthur

* Final – 147.5 + 180.0 = 327.5 (→ 12th place)

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c Gibson, Owen (24 July 2012). "London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
3. ^ "Historical Funding Figures". UK Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
4. ^ Kelso, Paul (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: How Team GB went from zeroes to heroes after Atlanta '96 low point". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
5. ^ Hubbard, Alan (19 September 1999). "DIVING: FIRST NIGHT: TONY ALI; Plunge to the heights". The Independent. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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