The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is well underway as Team GB clinched their first medals on Saturday, here’s a full list of every Great British medallist.
Britain has one of the most successful records in Olympic history and Team GB are one again fighting the likes of the United States and China in the medal table.
The nation has produced two medals at Paris 2024 so far, which came in the women’s individual time trial and women’s synchronised 3m springboard events.
But which Britons have won a bronze, silver or gold medal in the French capital? Read on to find out…
Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen – bronze
Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen clinched Britain’s first medal at the Games as they impressively landed a historic bronze in the women’s 3m Synchro event.
There was huge, late drama as Australia’s misplaced final dive saw the British pair sneak onto the podium and they were both left very emotional in their interviews.
The duo have become became the first British women in 64 years to win an Olympic diving medal, and the first ever in synchro competition.
Harper and Mew Jensen paid an emotional tribute to late Team GB coach David Jenkins afterwards, who died of sudden adult death syndrome aged 31 in 2021.
‘I said to Yas, all I was thinking about was him when we found out that we got a bronze,’ Mew Jensen told the BBC. ‘I know he would be so proud of us.
‘To split up and come back to it again and be Olympic medallists… I can’t explain it, and I wish he was here.’
Anna Henderson – silver
Anna Henderson was the next Briton to land a medal as she surprisingly took silver in the women’s individual time trial.
Making her Olympic debut, Henderson overcame tricky and rainy conditions to finish in 41 minutes and nine seconds for a result no-one was really predicting.
Following her impressive gusty ride, Henderson said: ‘I can’t believe it. I had a small feeling I might be able to reach the podium today, squeeze out some of the other riders, but I can’t believe I’ve come second. It’s unbelievable.
‘I burst into tears when I found out I was second. I can’t stop smiling, I’m over the moon.
‘I just focused on power in the straights and caution in the corners… I thought I could lose a whole Olympic Games there. I saw a lot of girls have problems today, so really happy I could hold it upright.’
Straight after Henderson’s silver, Josh Tarling looked to produce Team GB’s first gold medal in the men’s individual time trial, but he finished fourth due to a brutal front-wheel puncture.
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