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Key Facts

Top medal sports
(pre-2012)

Capital

London

Population

62,400,000

Medals

London 2012
Gold Silver Bronze
29 17 19
Beijing 2008
Gold Silver Bronze
19 13 15
Athens 2004
Gold Silver Bronze
9 9 12

Samantha Murray picks up her mondern pentathton silver medal Murray wins Britain's 65th medal

Samantha Murray won GB's 65th and final medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games with modern pentathlon silver.

29 Nov 12

Mo Farah interview Mo Farah urges pupils to 'graft and work hard'

Men's 10,000m

26 Sep 12

Fresh from the amazing summer that saw Mo Farah become a double Olympic gold medallist, the athlete returns to his old school in Feltham to answer questions from School Reporters.

Charles van Commenee Van Commenee to quit as UK coach

Athletics

11 Sep 12

Charles van Commenee is to step down as UK Athletics head coach after GB fail to meet his medal target at London 2012.

Ben Ainslie Ainslie enters America's Cup race

Sailing

16 Aug 12

Ben Ainslie follows up his Olympic heroics by announcing his new team to compete in the 2013 America's Cup.

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Team GB at the Olympics

3 London 2012 ranking

4 Beijing 2008 ranking

1896 First Olympic appearance

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Team GB vs United States

Great Britain

London 2012 medal count

65

Beijing 2008 medal count

47

Best medal haul

146 London 1908

London 2012 ranking

3

Beijing 2008 ranking

4

First Olympic appearance

1896

United States

London 2012 medal count

104

Beijing 2008 medal count

110

Best medal haul

239 St.Louis, 1904

London 2012 ranking

1

Beijing 2008 ranking

2

First Olympic appearance

1896

View the London 2012 medal table

Top Medal Sports at London 2012

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Rank
Cycling - Track 7 1 1 RANK 1
Rowing 4 2 3 RANK 1
Athletics 4 1 1 RANK 4
View the London 2012 medal table for Great Britain & N. Ireland