Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GBR
Nocname:British Olympic Association
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1996
Flagcaption:Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:Atlanta
Competitors:300 (184 men and 116 women)
Sports:22
Flagbearer:Steve Redgrave (opening)
Roger Black (closing)
Rank:36
Gold:1
Silver:8
Bronze:6
Appearances:auto
See also: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.[5] [6] 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.[7] 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.__TOC__

Medallists

Medals by sport
SportTotal
Rowing1012
Athletics0426
Sailing0202
Swimming0112
Tennis0101
Cycling0022
Total18615

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Medals by day

Medals by date
DayDateTotal
120 July0000
221 July0000
322 July0101
423 July0000
524 July0000
625 July0011
726 July0000
827 July1113
928 July0022
1029 July0101
1130 July0101
1231 July0112
131 Aug0101
142 Aug0000
153 Aug0213
164 Aug0000
Total18615

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventQualifyingR64R32R16Quarter FinalSemi FinalFinalRank
ScoreRankOpponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Steven HallardMen's Individual66417 Q
Lost 150-151
Did not advance
Gary Hardinges65824 Q
Won 158-158 (10-9)

Lost 155-166
Did not advance
Alison WilliamsonWomen's Individual64815 Q
Won 156-141

Won 152-147

Lost 159-165
Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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

Badminton

See main article: article and Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Beach volleyball

See main article: article and Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
David BurkeFeatherweight
L 9–13
Did not advance
Fola OkesolaHeavyweight
L RSCI
Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Road competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

Women's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Time Trial

Track competition

Men's Team Pursuit

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

Women's Cross Country

Diving

See main article: article and Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Great Britain in 1996.

Men's sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Men's team competition

Women's Team Competition

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Individual Competition:

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemi-finalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Peter HainingSingle sculls7:42.654 R7:45.952 SA/B7:30.476 FB6:55.0611
Matthew Pinsent
Steve Redgrave
Pair6:50.041 Q6:50.301 FA6:20.09
James Cracknell
Bob Thatcher
Guy Pooley
Double sculls7:00.745 R7:00.811 SC/D6:51.222 FC6:51.4117
Nicholas Strange
Andrew Sinton
Lightweight double sculls6:56.865 R6:22.272 SA/B6:39.205 FB6:31.1512
Tim Foster
Rupert Obholzer
Greg Searle
Jonny Searle
Four6:14.741 Q6:10.781 FA6:07.28
Ben Helm
Tom Kay
David Lemon
James McNiven
Lightweight four6:35.955 R6:02.652 SA/B6:19.075 FB6:05.1310
Peter Bridge
Roger Brown
Richard Hamilton
Ben Hunt-Davis
Matthew Parish
Graham Smith
Alex Story
James Walker
Garry Herbert (cox)
Eight5:49.374 R5:33.223 FB5:40.238
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemi-finalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Guin BattenSingle sculls8:16.754 R8:44.732 SA/B7:56.613 FA7:45.087
Philippa Cross
Kate MacKenzie
Pair8:03.534 R8:15.263 SA/B7:59.576 FB7:34.6812
Miriam Batten
Cath Bishop
Dot Blackie
Lisa Eyre
Alison Gill
Kate Pollitt
Annamarie Stapleton
Joanne Turvey
Suzie Ellis (cox)
Eight6:39.344 R6:12.286 FB6:15.217

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 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

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Tennis

See main article: article and Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tim HenmanSingles
W 7–6(7–4), 6–3

L 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7)
Did not advance
Greg Rusedski
W 4–6, 7–5, 6–3

W 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3

L 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Did not advance
Neil Broad
Tim Henman
Doubles
W 6–3, 6–3

W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4

W 7–6(7–4), 6–4

W 4–6, 6–3, 10–8

L 4–6, 4–6, 2–6
Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Clare WoodSingles
L 2–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Valda Lake
Clare Wood
Doubles
W 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–3

W 7–5, 7–5

L 2–6, 1–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Light-Heavyweight

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Games . 12 February 2012 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211165118/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1996/ . 11 February 2012 .
  2. Web site: London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta . The Guardian. Owen. Gibson. 24 July 2012. 9 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Historical Funding Figures. UK Sport. 16 August 2016.
  4. Web site: London 2012 Olympics: How Team GB went from zeroes to heroes after Atlanta '96 low point. The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Paul. Kelso. 27 July 2012. 15 February 2020.
  5. Web site: London 2012: how Team GB's fortunes turned around after disaster in Atlanta . The Guardian. Owen. Gibson. 24 July 2012. 9 August 2012.
  6. News: DIVING: FIRST NIGHT: TONY ALI; Plunge to the heights. The Independent. Alan. Hubbard. 19 September 1999. 16 February 2018.
  7. https://www.facebook.com/BBCCymruWales/videos/legends-of-welsh-sport-bob-morgan/381984784365375/