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Great Britain (GBR)

Olympic Group British Olympic Association
NOC Website www.olympics.org.uk
Governing Body UK Athletics
Website www.ukathletics.net
Olympic Medal Count Gold: 215 Silver: 258 Bronze: 263[1]

Great Britain is a nation which sends athletes to the Olympics. Prior to Ireland gaining independence, the Great Britain team nominally represented both nations. However, the Irish athletes at the 1904 Summer Olympics insisted on competing for Ireland.

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2008 Olympic Team

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has selected the first draft of Athletics members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

The final names will be added on Saturday 19 July. Included in the team are 2004 Olympic medallists Marlon Devonish and Kelly Sotherton, who won 4x100m gold and Heptathlon bronze respectively in Athens.

Also in the initial selection are World 400m gold and silver medallists Christine Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders, World Indoor Triple Jump champion Phillips Idowu and World Indoor 60m silver medallist Jeanette Kwayke.

The GBR & NI squad for the Games of XXIX Olympiad has been announced with World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe’s place on the team to be finally confirmed after a fitness test on 19th July.

Already announced on 19 May

Men

Marathon Dan Robinson (Stroud & District)

Women

20k Race Walk Johanna Jackson (Redcar)

Marathon Paula Radcliffe (Bedford & County); Mara Yamauchi (Harrow AC); Liz Yelling (Bedford & County)

Selected on 14 July

Men

100m Simeon Williamson (Highgate Harriers)

200m Marlon Devonish (Coventry Godiva); Christian Malcolm (Cardiff AAC); Alex Nelson (Sale Harriers Manchester);

400m Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers); Andrew Steele (Trafford AC)*

800m Michael Rimmer (Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton Harriers)

1500m Andy Baddeley (Harrow AC); Tom Lancashire (Bolton Harriers)

5000m Mo Farah (Newham & Essex)

110m Hurdles Andrew Turner (Sale Harriers Manchester)

High Jump Germaine Mason (unattached); Tom Parsons (Birchfield Harriers)

Pole Vault Steve Lewis (Newham & Essex)

Long Jump Greg Rutherford (Marshall Milton Keynes); Chris Tomlinson (Newham & Essex)

Triple Jump Larry Achike (Shaftesbury Barnet); Nathan Douglas (Oxford City); Phillips Idowu (Belgrave Harriers);

Decathlon Daniel Awde (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies)

4x100m Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Belgrave Harriers); Tyrone Edgar (Newham & Essex); Craig Pickering (Marshall Milton Keynes); Simeon Williamson (Highgate Harriers)

4x400m Michael Bingham (unattached); Richard Buck (City of York)*; Martyn Rooney (Croydon Harriers); Andrew Steele (Trafford AC)*; Rob Tobin (Basingstoke & Mid Hants)

Women

100m Jeanette Kwayke (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies)

200m Emily Freeman (Wakefield Harriers)

400m Lee McConnell (Shaftesbury Barnet); Christine Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex); Nicola Sanders (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow)

800m Marilyn Okoro (Shaftesbury Barnet)

1500m Lisa Dobriskey (Ashford AC)

5000m Jo Pavey (Exeter Harriers)

10,000m Jo Pavey (Exeter Harriers); Kate Reed (Bristol & West)

3000m Steeplechase Helen Clitheroe (Preston Harriers); Barbara Parker (City of Norwich AC)

400m Hurdles Tasha Danvers (Shaftesbury Barnet)

Pole Vault Kate Dennison (Sale Harriers Manchester)

Long Jump Jade Johnson (Herne Hill)

Discus Throw Philippa Roles (Swansea Harriers)

Javelin Throw Goldie Sayers (Belgrave Harriers)

Heptathlon Kelly Sotherton (Birchfield Harriers); Julie Hollman (Birchfield Harriers)

4x100m Emma Ania (Shaftesbury Barnet); Montell Douglas (Blackheath & Bromley); Jeanette Kwayke (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies); Anyika Onuora (Liverpool Harriers); Laura Turner (Harrow AC)

4x400m Lee McConnell (Shaftesbury Barnet); Christine Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex); Nicola Sanders (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow)[2]

2008 Olympics

The following athletes were selected for the British team.[3] Paula Radcliffe faced a battle to be fit for the marathon due to a stress fracture in her left thigh.[4] The team included former Olympic medal winners Marlon Devonish and Kelly Sotherton, as well as former Olympic individual finalists Joanne Pavey, Paula Radcliffe, Helen Clitheroe and Tasha Danvers.

Men

Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tyrone Edgar 100 m 10.13 1 Q 10.10 3 Q 10.18 7 Did not advance
Craig Pickering 100 m 10.21 3 Q 10.18 5 Did not advance
Simeon Williamson 100 m 10.42 3 Q 10.32 4 Did not advance
Marlon Devonish 200 m 20.49 1 Q 20.43 4 Q 20.57 7 Did not advance
Christian Malcolm 200 m 20.42 2 Q 20.30 4 Q 20.25 4 Q 20.40 5
Alex Nelson 200 m Withdrew - Hamstring injury
Martyn Rooney 400 m 45.00 1 Q 44.60 2 Q 45.12 6
Andrew Steele 400 m 44.94 1 Q 45.59 7 Did not advance
Michael Rimmer 800 m 1:47.61 1 Q 1:48.07 6 Did not advance
Andy Baddeley 1500 m 3:36.47 3 Q 3:37.47 3 Q 3:35.37 7
Tom Lancashire 1500 m 3:43.40 7 Did not advance
Mo Farah 5000 m 13:50.95 6 Did not advance
Dan Robinson Marathon 2:16:14 24
Allan Scott 110 m hurdles 13.56 3 Q 13.66 6 Did not advance
Andy Turner 110 m hurdles 13.56 2 Q 13.53 5 Did not advance
Andrew Lemoncello 3000 m steeplechase 8:36.06 10 Did not advance
Martyn Bernard High jump 2.29 =6 Q 2.25 9
Germaine Mason High jump 2.29 =1 Q 2.34 Image:Med 2.png
Tom Parsons High jump 2.25 12 Q 2.25 8
Greg Rutherford Long jump 8.16 3 Q 7.84 10
Chris Tomlinson Long jump 7.70 13 Did not advance
Larry Achike Triple jump 17.18 7 Q 17.17 7
Nathan Douglas Triple jump 16.72 20 Did not advance
Phillips Idowu Triple jump 17.44 1 Q 17.62 Image:Med 2.png
Steve Lewis Pole vault No mark Did not advance
Daniel Awde Decathlon 7516 21
Marlon Devonish
Tyrone Edgar
Craig Pickering
Simeon Williamson		 4×100 m Disqualified Did not advance
From:
Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Dale Garland
Martyn Rooney
Andrew Steele
Rob Tobin		 4×400 m 2:59.33 1 Q
Andrew Steele
Rob Tobin
Michael Bingham
Martyn Rooney		 2:58.81 4
Andrew Steele
Rob Tobin
Michael Bingham
Martyn Rooney

Decathlon

Event Daniel Awde
Result Points Rank
100 m (s) 11.06 847 17
Long jump (m) 7.12 842 18
Shot put (m) 12.03 608 36
High jump (m) 1.78 610 36
400 m (s) 47.16 950 1
110 m hurdles (s) 14.69 887 20
Discus throw (m) 37.12 606 28
Pole vault (m) 4.90 880 7
Javelin throw (m) 53.10 636 19
1500 m (s) 4:44.80 650 15
Total 7516 21

Women

Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Montell Douglas 100 m 11.36 2 Q 11.38 4 Did not advance
Jeanette Kwakye 100 m 11.30 2 Q 11.18 3 Q 11.19 3 Q 11.14 6
Laura Turner 100 m 11.65 4 Did not advance
Emily Freeman 200 m 22.95 2 Q 22.95 3 Q 22.83 7 Did not advance
Lee McConnell 400 m 51.87 3 Q 52.11 6 Did not advance
Christine Ohuruogu 400 m 51.00 1 Q 50.14 1 Q 49.62 Image:Med 1.png
Nicola Sanders 400 m 51.81 2 Q 50.71 4 Did not advance
Jennifer Meadows 800 m 2:00.33 3 Q 1:59.43 6 Did not advance
Marilyn Okoro 800 m 1:59.01 2 Q 1:59.53 6 Did not advance
Jemma Simpson 800 m 2:02.16 4 Did not advance
Lisa Dobriskey 1500 m 4:03.22 3 Q 4:02.10 4
Susan Scott 1500 m 4:14.66 4 Did not advance
Stephanie Twell 1500 m 4:06.68 6 Did not advance
Jo Pavey 5000 m Withdrew - Fatigue
10000 m 31:12.30 12
Kate Reed 10000 m 32:26.69 23
Paula Radcliffe Marathon 2:32:38 23
Mara Yamauchi Marathon 2:27:29 6
Liz Yelling Marathon 2:33:12 26
Johanna Jackson 20 km walk 1:31:33 NR 22
Sarah Claxton 100 m hurdles 12.97 3 Q 12.84 4 Q 12.94 8
Tasha Danvers 400 m hurdles 55.19 1 Q 54.31 2 Q 53.84 Image:Med 3.png
Helen Clitheroe 3000 m steeplechase 9:29.14 NR 6 Did not advance
Barbara Parker 3000 m steeplechase 9:51.93 12 Did not advance
Jade Johnson Long jump 6.61 11 Q 6.64 7
Kate Dennison Pole Vault 4.40 7 Did not advance
Philippa Roles Discus 57.44 16 Did not advance
Zoe Derham Hammer 64.74 35 Did not advance
Goldie Sayers Javelin 62.99 5 Q 65.75 NR 4
Julie Hollman Heptathlon 5729 32 31*
Kelly Sotherton Heptathlon 6517 5 4*
From:
Emma Ania
Montell Douglas
Emily Freeman
Jeanette Kwakye
Ashlee Nelson
Anyika Onuora
Laura Turner		 4×100 m 43.02 2 Q
Jeanette Kwakye
Montell Douglas
Emily Freeman
Emma Ania		 Did not finish
From:
Vicki Barr
Donna Fraser
Lee McConnell
Christine Ohuruogu
Marilyn Okoro
Nicola Sanders
Kelly Sotherton		 4×400 m 3:25.48 3 Q
Nicola Sanders
Kelly Sotherton
Marilyn Okoro
Christine Ohurougu		 3:22.68 5

Heptathlon

Event Julie Hollman Kelly Sotherton
Results Points Rank Results Points Rank
100 m hurdles (s) 14.43 918 37 13.18 1097 4
High jump (m) 1.77 941 14 1.83 1016 6
Shot put (m) 12.45 691 32 13.87 785 14
200 m (s) 25.41 850 33 23.39 1040 2
Long jump (m) 6.13 890 15 6.33 953 9
Javelin throw (m) 39.08 650 12 37.66 622 15
800 m (s) 2:22.54 789 7 2:07.34 1004 2
Total 5729 32 31* 6517 5 4*

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[5][6] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both British heptathletes moved up a position.

Triathlon

A total of five competitors were selected by Team GB for the triathlon events in Beijing, with three in the men's event and two in the women's. Four qualified through the ITU Olympic Qualification rankings, while Helen Tucker qualified by winning the 2008 World Championship.

Event Athlete Swim T1 Cycle T2 Run Total time Rank
Men's Alistair Brownlee 18:11 0:27 59:05 0:29 32:07 1:50:19 12
Will Clarke 18:53 0:27 58:23 0:31 32:18 1:50:32 14
Tim Don 18:54 0:26 Lapped on bike (Eliminated)
Women's Hollie Avil 20:09 0:32 Did not finish
Helen Tucker 19:52 0:31 1:04:17 0:36 37:39 2:02:55 21

See also

References

  1. ↑ As of 2008-09-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=100/newsid=46143.html Retrieved 2008-07-31
  3. ↑ Sprinters in limbo as squad named. BBC Sport (2008-07-14). Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
  4. ↑ Radcliffe faces race against time. BBC Sport (2008-07-14). Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
  5. ↑ Blonska thrown out of long jump. BBC Sport (2008-08-21). Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
  6. ↑ Kelly Sotherton welcomes heptathlete Blonska's failed drugs test. The Times (2008-08-20). Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
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