Scottish Olympic medallists

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Scotland competes at the Olympic Games as part of the United Kingdom. This article provides a list of medallists for Great Britain at every Summer and Winter Olympics who are Scottish, as well as teams where at least one member was Scottish.[1]

## List of Summer Olympic medallists

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### 1896 Athens

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Launceston Elliot | Weightlifting | Men's one hand lift
Silver | Launceston Elliot | Weightlifting | Men's two hand lift

### 1900 Paris

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Gold | Lorne Currie | Sailing | Open class
Gold | Lorne Currie | Sailing | .5 to 1 ton
Gold | Peter Kemp | Water polo | Team competition
Silver | Walter Rutherford | Golf | Men's individual
Bronze | David Robertson | Golf | Men's individual
Bronze | Peter Kemp | Swimming | Men's 200 metre obstacle event
Bronze | Archibald Warden | Tennis | Mixed doubles

### 1904 St. Louis

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Great Britain did not send a team to the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

### 1908 London

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Arthur Robertson | Athletics | Men's 3 miles team race
Gold | Wyndham Halswelle | Athletics | Men's 400 metres
Gold | James Angus Gillan | Rowing | Men's coxless four
Gold | T. C. Glen-Coats | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | John Downes | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | John Aspin | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | John Buchanan | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | James Bunten | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | Arthur Downes | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | David Dunlop | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | John Mackenzie | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | Albert Martin | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | Gerald Tait | Sailing | 12 Metre
Gold | George Cornet | Water Polo | Team competition
Silver | Arthur Robertson | Athletics | Men's 3200 metres steeplechase
Silver | Alex McCulloch | Rowing | Men's single sculls
Silver | John Martin | Shooting | Men's military rifle, team
Silver | Harcourt Ommundsen | Shooting | Men's military rifle, team
Silver | Ted Ranken | Shooting | Men's single-shot running deer
Silver | Ted Ranken | Shooting | Men's double-shot running deer
Silver | Ted Ranken | Shooting | Men's team single-shot running deer
Silver | William Robinson | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Bronze | Hugh Roddin | Boxing | Featherweight
Bronze | Alexander Burt | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | John Burt | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Alastair Denniston | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Charles Foulkes | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Hew Fraser | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | James Harper-Orr | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Ivan Laing | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Hugh Neilson | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Gordon Orchardson | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Norman Stevenson | Field hockey | Team
Bronze | Hugh Walker | Field hockey | Team

### 1912 Stockholm

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Henry Macintosh | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Gold | Philip Fleming | Rowing | Men's eight
Gold | James Angus Gillan | Rowing | Men's eight
Gold | Wally Kinnear | Rowing | Men's single sculls
Gold | Robert Murray | Shooting | Men's 50 metre team small-bore rifle
Gold | Isabella Moore | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Gold | George Cornet | Water Polo | Team competition
Silver | Thomas Gillespie | Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | Frederick Pitman | Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | William Milne | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Silver | William Milne | Shooting | Men's 25 metre team small-bore rifle
Silver | Harcourt Ommundsen | Shooting | Men's team rifle
Silver | James Reid | Shooting | Men's team rifle
Silver | Alexander Munro | Tug of war | Team
Silver | John Sewell | Tug of war | Team
Bronze | James Soutter | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

### 1920 Antwerp

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Robert Lindsay | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Gold | John Sewell | Tug of war | Team
Gold | William Peacock | Water polo | Team
Silver | James Wilson | Athletics | Men's team cross country
Silver | Alexander Ireland | Boxing | Welterweight
Silver | William Stewart | Cycling | Men's team pursuit
Bronze | James Wilson | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres
Bronze | George McKenzie | Boxing | Bantamweight
Bronze | William Cuthbertson | Boxing | Flyweight

### 1924 Paris

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Eric Liddell | Athletics | Men's 400 metres
Gold | James MacNabb | Rowing | Men's coxless four
Silver | James McKenzie | Boxing | Flyweight
Bronze | Eric Liddell | Athletics | Men's 200 metres
Bronze | Archie MacDonald | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight

### 1928 Amsterdam

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Silver | Jamie Hamilton | Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | Ellen King | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke
Silver | Ellen King | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Sarah Stewart | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

### 1936 Berlin

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Robert Hinde | Polo | Team competition
Bronze | Edward Howard-Vyse | Equestrian | Team eventing

### 1948 London

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Silver | Alistair McCorquodale | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Silver | David Brodie | Field Hockey | Men's competition
Silver | Robin Lindsay | Field Hockey | Men's competition
Silver | William Lindsay | Field Hockey | Men's competition
Silver | George Sime | Field Hockey | Men's competition
Silver | Neil White | Field Hockey | Men's competition
Bronze | Catherine Gibson | Swimming | Women's 400 metre freestyle

### 1952 Helsinki

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Douglas Stewart | Equestrian | Team jumping
Bronze | Stephen Theobald | Field Hockey | Men's team event
Bronze | Helen Gordon | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke

### 1956 Melbourne

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Gold | Dick McTaggart | Boxing | Lightweight
Silver | Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick | Sailing | 5.5 metre
Bronze | John McCormack | Boxing | Light middleweight

### 1960 Rome

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Bronze | William Fisher | Boxing | Light middleweight
Bronze | Dick McTaggart | Boxing | Lightweight

### 1964 Tokyo

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Silver | Bob McGregor | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle

### 1972 Munich

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Silver | David Jenkins | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Silver | David Wilkie | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Bronze | Ian Stewart | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres

### 1976 Montreal

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | David Wilkie | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Silver | Hugh Matheson | Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | David Maxwell | Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | David Wilkie | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke
Bronze | Gordon Downie | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Bronze | Alan McClatchey | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

### 1980 Moscow

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Allan Wells | Athletics | Men's 100 metres
Silver | Allan Wells | Athletics | Men's 200 metres
Bronze | Linsey Macdonald | Athletics | Women's 4x400 metres relay

### 1984 Los Angeles

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Richard Budgett | Rowing | Men's coxed four
Silver | Ian Stark | Equestrian | Team eventing
Bronze | James Duthie | Field hockey | Men's tournament
Bronze | Veryan Pappin | Field hockey | Men's tournament
Bronze | Alister Allan | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
Bronze | Neil Cochran | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley
Bronze | Neil Cochran | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
Bronze | Paul Easter | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay

### 1988 Seoul

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Veryan Pappin | Field hockey | Men's tournament
Gold | Michael McIntyre | Sailing | Men's star class
Silver | Liz McColgan | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres
Silver | Elliot Bunney | Athletics | Men's 4×100 metres relay
Silver | Ian Stark | Equestrian | Individual eventing
Silver | Ian Stark | Equestrian | Team Eventing
Silver | Alister Allan | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three position
Bronze | Yvonne Murray | Athletics | Women's 3,000 metres

### 1992 Barcelona

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Simon Terry | Archery | Men's individual
Bronze | Simon Terry | Archery | Men's team
Bronze | Susan Fraser | Field hockey | Women's tournament
Bronze | Wendy Fraser | Field hockey | Women's tournament
Bronze | Alison Ramsay | Field hockey | Women's tournament

### 1996 Atlanta

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Graeme Smith | Swimming | Men's 1,500 metre freestyle

### 2000 Sydney

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Stephanie Cook | Modern pentathlon | Women's event
Gold | Andrew Lindsay | Rowing | Men's eight
Gold | Shirley Robertson | Sailing | Women's Europe class
Silver | Ian Stark | Equestrian | 3-day event team
Silver | Gillian Lindsay | Rowing | Women's quadruple Sculls
Silver | Katherine Grainger | Rowing | Women's quadruple Sculls
Silver | Mark Covell | Sailing | Open star class
Silver | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | Craig MacLean | Track cycling | Men's team sprint

### 2004 Athens

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Shirley Robertson | Sailing | Women's yngling class
Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's 1 km time-trial
Silver | Campbell Walsh | Canoe Slalom | Men's K1
Silver | Katherine Grainger | Rowing | Women's coxless pair

### 2008 Beijing

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's keirin
Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's sprint
Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | David Florence | Canoe slalom | Men's C-1
Silver | Katherine Grainger | Rowing | Women's quadruple Sculls
Silver | Ross Edgar | Track cycling | Men's keirin

### 2012 London

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Medal  | Name[2][3] | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Tim Baillie | Canoe slalom | Men's C-2 team
Gold | Scott Brash | Equestrian | Team jumping
Gold | Katherine Grainger | Rowing | Women's double sculls
Gold | Heather Stanning | Rowing | Women's coxless pair
Gold | Andy Murray | Tennis | Men's singles
Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's keirin
Gold | Chris Hoy | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | David Florence | Canoe slalom | Men's C-2 team
Silver | Luke Patience | Sailing | Men's 470
Silver | Michael Jamieson | Swimming | Men's 200 metres breaststroke
Silver | Andy Murray | Tennis | Mixed doubles
Bronze | Daniel Purvis | Artistic gymnastics | Men's team all-round
Bronze | Laura Bartlett | Field hockey | Women's tournament
Bronze | Emily Maguire | Field hockey | Women's tournament

### 2016 Rio

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event[4]

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Gold | Heather Stanning | Rowing | Women's coxless pair
Gold | Andy Murray | Tennis | Men's singles
Gold | Katie Archibald | Track cycling | Women's team pursuit
Gold | Callum Skinner | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | David Florence | Canoe slalom | Men's C–2 team
Silver | Karen Bennett | Rowing | Women's eight
Silver | Katherine Grainger | Rowing | Women's double sculls
Silver | Polly Swann | Rowing | Women's eight
Silver | Mark Bennett | Rugby sevens | Men's tournament
Silver | Mark Robertson | Rugby sevens | Men's tournament
Silver | Stephen Milne | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Robert Renwick[note 1] | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4×100 metre medley relay
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Daniel Wallace | Swimming | Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Callum Skinner | Track cycling | Men's individual sprint
Bronze | Eilidh Doyle | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze | Sally Conway | Judo | Women's –70 kilograms

### 2020 Tokyo

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event[5]

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Gold | Kathleen Dawson | Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Gold | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Gold | Katie Archibald | Track cycling | Women's Madison
Silver | Laura Muir | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres
Silver | Angus Groom | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls
Silver | Harry Leask | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls
Silver | Anna Burnet | Sailing | Mixed Nacra 17
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Silver | Katie Archibald | Track cycling | Women's team pursuit
Silver | Jack Carlin | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | Neah Evans | Track cycling | Women's team pursuit
Bronze | Josh Kerr | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres
Bronze | Sarah Robertson | Field hockey | Women's tournament
Bronze | Jack Carlin | Track cycling | Men's sprint

### 2024 Paris

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event[6]

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Gold | Scott Brash | Equestrian | Team jumping
Gold | Sholto Carnegie | Rowing | Men's eight
Gold | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Silver | Josh Kerr | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres
Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley
Silver | Jack Carlin | Track cycling | Men's team sprint
Silver | Neah Evans | Track cycling | Women's Madison
Bronze | Nicole Yeargin | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze | Nicole Yeargin | Athletics | Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
Bronze | Rowan McKellar | Rowing | Women's eight
Bronze | Jack Carlin | Track cycling | Men's sprint
Bronze | Beth Potter | Triathlon | Women's triathlon
Bronze | Beth Potter | Triathlon | Mixed relay triathlon

## List of Winter Olympic medallists

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### 1924 Chamonix

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | William K. Jackson | Curling | Men's event
Gold | Robin Welsh | Curling | Men's event
Gold | Thomas Murray | Curling | Men's event
Gold | Laurence Jackson | Curling | Men's event
Gold | T. S. Robertson-Aikman | Curling | Men's event

### 1928 St. Moritz

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | David Carnegie | Skeleton | Men's singles event

### 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | James Foster | Ice Hockey | Men's competition
Bronze | James Cardno | Bobsleigh | Four-man

### 2002 Salt Lake City

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Rhona Martin | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Deborah Knox | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Fiona MacDonald | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Janice Rankin | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Margaret Morton | Curling | Women's tournament

### 2014 Sochi

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | David Murdoch | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Greg Drummond | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Scott Andrews | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Michael Goodfellow | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Tom Brewster | Curling | Men's tournament
Bronze | Stuart Benson | Bobsleigh | Four-man
Bronze | Eve Muirhead | Curling | Women's tournament
Bronze | Anna Sloan | Curling | Women's tournament
Bronze | Vicki Adams | Curling | Women's tournament
Bronze | Claire Hamilton | Curling | Women's tournament
Bronze | Lauren Gray | Curling | Women's tournament

### 2022 Beijing

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Eve Muirhead | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Jennifer Dodds | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Hailey Duff | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Mili Smith | Curling | Women's tournament
Gold | Vicky Wright | Curling | Women's tournament
Silver | Bruce Mouat | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Grant Hardie | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Bobby Lammie | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Hammy McMillan Jr. | Curling | Men's tournament
Silver | Ross Whyte | Curling | Men's tournament

## See also

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* Great Britain at the Olympics
* Sport in Scotland
* Campaign for a Scottish Olympic Team

## Notes

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1. ^ Renwick earned a medal, as he swam in the heats of the Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay.

## References

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1. ^ Scottish Athletics Roll of Honour, Scottish Athletics, 2019
2. ^ "Scots enjoy record Olympic success at London 2012". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. ^ "Great Scot teamwork pushes up GB medal haul". British Future. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
4. ^ Most successful overseas Olympics ever, Scottish Government, 21 August 2016
5. ^ New record in Tokyo, SportScotland, 9 August 2021
6. ^ Scots end Paris Olympics just short of record tally, Richard Winton, BBC Sport, 8 August 2024

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