SportsAid athletes win 48 medals at London 2012 including 20 golds
13 Aug 2012
British athletes who have received support from SportsAid won an unprecedented 48* medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games between July 27 and August 12 - 20 of them gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze.
This means if the charity was a country, SportsAid would have finished in fifth place overall in the international medal table – only dropping below Russia from fourth place on the final day of the competition.
Gold medals won by SportsAid athletes at London 2012:
- Anna Watkins (rowing women's double scull)
- Ben Ainslie (sailing, men's finn)
- Ben Maher (equestrian, team showjumping)
- Bradley Wiggins (cycling, men’s road race time trial)
- Chris Hoy (cycling, men's team sprint andmen's keirin)
- Ed Clancy (cycling, men's team pursuit)
- Ed McKeever (canoe sprint, men's kayak single 200m)
- Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie (canoe slalom, men's double canoe)
- Greg Rutherford (athletics, men's long jump)
- Heather Stanning (rowing, women's pair)
- Helen Glover (rowing, women's pair)
- Jade Jones (taekwondo, women's -57kg)
- Jessica Ennis (athletics, women's heptathlon)
- Katherine Copeland (rowing, women’s lightweight double scull)
- Katherine Grainger (rowing women's double scull)
- Laura Trott (cycling, women's team pursuitand women’s omnium)
- Luke Campbell (boxing, men’s bantamweight)
- Mo Farah (athletics, men's 10,000m andmen’s 5,000m)
- Sophie Hosking (rowing, women’s lightweight double scull)
- Victoria Pendleton (cycling, women's keirin)
Silver medals won by SportsAid athletes at London 2012:
- Andrew Simpson (sailing, men's star)
- Chris Bartley (rowing, men’s lightweight four)
- Christine Ohuruogu (athletics, women's 400m)
- David Florence (canoe slalom, men's double canoe)
- Gemma Gibbons (judo, women's -78kg)
- Hannah Mills (sailing, women's 470)
- Iain Percy (sailing, men's star)
- Louis Smith (gymnastics, men’s pommel horse)
- Mark Hunter (rowing, men’s lightweight double sculls)
- Michael Jamieson (swimming, men's 200m breaststroke)
- Nick Dempsey (sailing, men's RS:X windsurfing)
- Peter Chambers (rowing, men’s lightweight four)
- Richard Chambers (rowing, men’s lightweight four)
- Richard Hounslow (canoe slalom, men's double canoe)
- Rob Williams (rowing, men’s lightweight four)
- Samantha Murray (women’s modern pentathlon)
- Saskia Clark (sailing, women's 470)
- Stuart Bithell and Luke Patience (sailing, men's 470)
- Victoria Pendleton (cycling, women's sprint)
- William Fox-Pitt (equestrian, eventing team)
- Zac Purchase (rowing, men’s lightweight double sculls)
Bronze medals won by SportsAid athletes at London 2012:
- Alan Campbell (rowing men's single)
- Anne Panter (women’s hockey)
- Anthony Ogogo (boxing, men’s middleweight)
- Ashleigh Ball (women’s hockey)
- Chloe Rogers (women’s hockey)
- Constantine Louloudis (rowing, men's eight)
- Crista Cullen (women’s hockey)
- Daniel Purvis (gymnastics, men’s team)
- Ed Clancy (cycling, men’s omnium)
- George Nash (rowing, men's pair)
- Georgie Twigg (women’s hockey)
- Greg Searle (rowing, men's eight)
- Hannah Macleod (women’s hockey)
- Jon Schofield (canoe sprint, men's kayak double 200m)
- Karina Bryant (judo, women's +78kg)
- Kristian Thomas (gymnastics, men’s team)
- Laura Unsworth (women’s hockey)
- Liam Heath (canoe sprint, men's kayak double 200m)
- Louis Smith (gymnastics, men’s team)
- Lutalo Muhammed (taekwondo, men's 80kg)
- Mohamed Sbihi (rowing, men's eight)
- Natalie Seymour (women’s hockey)
- Nicola White (women’s hockey)
- Rebecca Adlington (swimming, women's 400m freestyle and women's 800 freestyle)
- Robbie Grabarz (athletics, men’s high jump)
- Sam Oldham (gymnastics, men’s team)
- Tom Daley (diving, men’s 10m platform)
- Tom Ransley (rowing, men's eight)
- Will Satch (rowing, men's pair)
The third place finish for Team GB overall was arguably the best in British sporting history, despite being a long way short of the 146 medals won at the London 1908 Olympic Games when the sports contested included the tug of war and and jeu de paume, or real tennis.
(* Note: this was previously reported as 47 medals but a subsequent review of the records by our team in Scotland showed that Michael Jamieson (silver medal, 200 metres breaststroke) should also be included because, like the other athletes listed below, he was also supported by SportsAid.)
SportsAid's Patron
As SportsAid’s patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge is helping to shine a light on the achievements and potential of young athletes throughout the UK – an inspiring generation who one day hope to represent the nation at the Olympic or Paralympic Games. SportsAid alumnus Sir Chris Hoy welcomed the patronage by saying, “SportsAid played an important role when I was starting out so I know what a huge boost this will be to the young sportsmen and women the charity helps today. As patron Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will give them the profile they deserve.”
