Olympic medal winners 2012
See the British Olympic medal winners from the London 2012 games here...
See the British Olympic medal winners from the London 2012 games here...
Name: Nicola Adams Sport: Women's boxing Position: Gold
Nicola Adams
Nicola made history by becoming Britain s first ever female Olympic boxing champion.
Jade Jones
Name: Jade Jones
Sport: Taekwondo
Position: Gold
Jade was elated to beat the world champion, Hou Yuzhuo of China, to become an olympic gold medallist in the under-57kg taekwondo.
Jade Jones
Name: Jade Jones
Sport: Taekwondo
Position: Gold
Jade was elated to beat the world champion, Hou Yuzhuo of China, to become an olympic gold medallist in the under-57kg taekwondo.
Charlotte Dujardin
Name: Charlotte Dujardin
Sport: Dressage
Position: Gold
Charlotte Dujardin won her second gold of the Games, in individual dressage at Greenwich Park.
Chris Hoy
Name: Chris Hoy
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
Hoy triumphed in the men's keirin and won his sixth Olympic gold, making him the most successful British Olympian of all time.
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Laura Trott
Name: Laura Trott
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
Laura rode to victory and claimed gold in the omnium, making this her second gold-medal win in four days. Did we mention she's only 20?
Victoria Pendleton
Name: Victoria Pendleton
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Silver
After being disqualified in the first of three sprint finals in the women's sprint competition at the Velodrome, Queen Vic had to settle for a silver medal as she celebrated the final race of her illustrious career.
Robert Grabarz
Name: Robert Grabarz
Sport: High jump
Position: Bronze
The high-jumper cleared 2.29m to claim his first Olympic medal.
Equestrian Dressage Team
Names: Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer
Sport: Equestrian dressage
Position: Gold
Giddy-up! Team GB scored another equestrian gold in dressage, marking the first time GB has won an Olympic medal in the riding event.
Nick Dempsey
Name: Nick Dempsey
Sport: Windsurfing
Position: Silver
Dempsey sailed into second place in the Men's RS:X event.
Alistair and Jonny Brownlee
Names: Alistair and Jonny Brownlee
Sport: Triathlon
Position: Gold for Alistair, bronze for Jonny
The brothers made history when they became the first Britons to win medals in triathlon.
Jason Kenny
Name: Jason Kenny
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
Kenny brought Team GB's indoor cycling medal count up to six when he zoomed to victory in the men's sprint final.
Beth Tweddle
Name: Beth Tweddle
Sport: Gymnastics
Position: Bronze
The uneven bars specialist and face of Team GB gymnastics finally achieved her lifelong dream of getting an Olympic medal.
Equestrian Jumping Team
Names: Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles
Sport: Equestrian Team Jumping
Position: Gold
This exciting gold medal marked the first gold Team GB equestrians had won in 60 years.
Christine Ohuruogo
Name: Christine Ohuruogo
Sport: 400m race
Position: Silver
The sprinter proved she's still a force to be reckoned with as she overtook runner after runner to land the second place medal.
Ben Ainslie
Name: Ben Ainslie
Sport: Sailing
Position: Gold
Not only did Ainslie come away with his fourth consecutive Olympic gold in the men's Finn class, he made history by becoming the most decorated Olympic sailor.
Louis Smith and Max Whitlock
Names: Louis Smith and Max Whitlock
Sport: Men's gymnastics
Position: Silver and bronze
The two Team GB gymnasts took silver and bronze, respectively, on the pommel horse.
Ed Clancy
Name: Ed Clancy
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Bronze
Clancy clinched a bronze in the men's omnium, sprinting from fifth place to third in the final component of the six-discipline event.
Andy Murray
Name: Andy Murray
Sport: Men's singles tennis
Position: Gold
Murray continued this weekend's Team GB gold rush when he smashed to victory against Roger Federer with a final score of 6-2 6-1 6-4.
Andy Murray and Laura Robson
Names: Andy Murray and Laura Robson
Sport: Mixed doubles tennis
Position: Silver
The duo missed out on the number one spot by just two points as Belarus took gold.
Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson
Names: Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson
Sport: Sailing
Position: Silver
Percy and Andrew sailed to second place in the men's Star class.
Mo Farah
Name: Mo Farah
Sport: 10,000m race
Position: Gold
Runner Farah was cheered into gold medal position not only by the 80,000-strong crowd, but also his pregnant wife and daughter.
Jessica Ennis
Name: Jessica Ennis
Sport: Heptathlon
Position: Gold
Team GB face Jess Ennis soared through her 800m race to secure her position as gold medal winner, ending the heptathlon with a personal best score of 6,955 points.
Greg Rutherford
Name: Greg Rutherford
Sport: Long jump
Position: Gold
Rutherford became the first Briton to win a gold medal in long jump since 1964 when he leapt 8.31m to secure the Olympic title.
Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter
Names: Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter
Sport: Rowing
Position: Silver
Purchase and Hunter won a silver for Team GB in the men's lightweight rowing sculls.
Rowing Men's Four
Names: Alex Gregory, Andrew Triggs Hodge, Pete Reed and Tom James
Sport: Rowing
Position: Gold
Another roaring - we mean rowing - success for Team GB after the quartet scored gold in the coxless men's fours.
Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland
Names: Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland
Sport: Rowing
Position: Gold
Having joined forces together to row only three months ago, Hosking and Copeland rowed into an unexpected first place in the lightweight women's sculls.
Women's Team Pursuit
Names: Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
Team GB women's pursuit cyclists Dani, Laura and Joanna rode to victory and broke the world record for the sixth successive time.
Victoria Pendleton
Name: Victoria Pendleton
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
'Queen Vic' scored gold in the women's keirin final.
Rebecca Adlington
Name: Rebecca Adlington
Sport: Swimming
Position: Bronze
While pressure was on Becky to relive Beijing and take home another gold in the 800m freestyle, the swimmer was pleased to add another bronze to her growing medal collection.
Men's Team Pursuit
Names: Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Peter Kennaugh and Geraint Thomas
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
The British quartet smashed their own world record from Beijing to take home the gold medal on their home turf in the men's team pursuit.
Karina Bryant
Name: Karina Bryant
Sport: Judo
Position: Bronze
Karina fought through injuries to take home another medal in the Judo for Team GB when she beat Iryna Kindzerska of Ukraine in the over-78kg category.
Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger
Names: Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger
Sport: Rowing
Position: Gold
After three successive Olympic silver medals, Grainger finally realised her dream of gold in the women's double sculls.
George Nash and William Satch
Names: George Nash and William Satch
Sport: Rowing
Position: Bronze
The duo - who only joined forces at the beginning of this year - surpassed expectations when they won a bronze in the men's pairs final.
Alan Campbell
Name: Alan Campbell
Sport: Rowing
Position: Bronze
Campbell rowed into bronze position in the final of the men's single sculls.
Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy
Names: Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy
Sport: Track cycling
Position: Gold
The Team GB trio won their sprint in the world record time of 42.6 seconds, landing Chris Hoy the fifth Olympic gold of his career.
Gemma Gibbons
Name: Gemma Gibbons
Sport: Judo
Position: Silver
The 25-year-old claimed silver in the under-78kg final - the first medal for GB in the sport in 12 years.
Peter Wilson
Name: Peter Wilson
Sport: Shooting
Position: Gold
6'6" Wilson took another gold for Britain in the men's double-trap shooting at the Royal Artillery Barracks, scoring an impressive 188 out of 200 in the final. Did we mention these are his debut Olympic Games?
Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott
Names: Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott
Sport: Men's Canoe Double (C2)
Position: Gold
Another gold medal for Team GB as Baillie and Stott triumped in the men's canoe slalom.
David Florence and Richard Hounslow
Names: David Florence and Richard Hounslow
Sport: Men's Canoe Double (C2)
Position: Silver
Team GB continued its success in the water as the duo of Florence and Hounslow took silver in the two-man slalom.
Team GB Men's lightweight rowing
Names: Chris Bartley, Richard Chambers, Rob Williams and Peter Chambers
Sport: Lightweight Men's four rowing
Position: Silver
Team GB claimed another medal in the 2012 Games for rowing, getting a silver after a close race which was won by South Africa.
Michael Jamieson
Name: Michael Jamieson
Sport: Men's 200m breaststroke
Position: Silver
Jamieson broke the British record in the final with a final time of 2:07.43, cheered on by Prince Harry. Impressive!
Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome
Names: Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome
Sport: Cycling
Position: Gold and Bronze
Team GB scored a second gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics when cyclist Bradley Wiggins pedalled his way into first place while team mate Chris Froome was just two places behind him. Congrats boys!
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
Names: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
Sport: Rowing
Position: Gold
Team GB's first London 2012 Olympic gold was won by rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning- the first ever gold medal won by a British crew at the Olympic Games. Hurrah!
Team GB Men's Rowing
Names: Richard Egington, James Foad, Matthew Langridge, Alex Partridge, Tom Ransley, Mohamed Sbihi, Greg Searle, Constantine Louloudis, Phelan Hill
Sport: Rowing Men's Eight
Position: Bronze
The GB team held their own against winners Germany until the end when a late surge from Canada put them into third place.
Team GB Equestrian
Names: Tina Cook, William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Zara Phillips and Nicola Wilson
Sport: Equestrian
Position: Silver
The GB Equestrian team rode to second place in the Olympic competition as royal fans Kate, William and Harry cheered on.
Team GB Artistic Gymnastics
Names: Sam Oldham, Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock, Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis
Sport: Artistic gymnastics
Position: Bronze
The GB gymnastic team celebrated the 'miracle' of winning their first team bronze for 100 years.
Rebecca Adlington
Name: Rebecca Adlington
Sport: 400m freestyle swimming
Position: Bronze
Rebecca's fantastic swim gave Britain our first Olympic medal in the pool.
Lizzie Armitstead
Name: Lizzie Armitstead
Sport: Cycling
Position: Silver
Lizzie Armitstead, 23, won Britain's first Olympic medal at the London 2012 games in a thrilling road race that ended on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.
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