Team GB finished fourth on the medal table behind United States, China and Japan. The contribution made by SportsAid alumni towards Team GB’s 65 medals would place the charity in seventh ahead of European powerhouses Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. Judo star Chelsie Giles, 24, was the first member of our alumni to win a medal as she took bronze in the women’s -52kg category….and Josh Kerr, 23, wrapped up the Games as he took bronze in the men’s 1,500m.
242 members of Team GB previously received financial support, recognition and personal development opportunities from SportsAid. Since 1976, the charity acted as the major source of funding for the country’s top athletes before the arrival of the National Lottery in 1997. UK Sport’s formation led to SportsAid focusing on helping talented young sports stars at a crucial point in their development….and fundraising has been a key income stream in allowing the charity to do this.
Laura Kenny, who was Team GB’s flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony in Tokyo, became the first British woman to win gold medals across three consecutive Olympic Games. She was 15-years-old when benefitting from SportsAid support and put the money towards paying for training kit. She told us at the time that her best sporting memory was ‘winning all my age group national titles at Under-14s level’ and that ‘I had no idea I was actually any good and I thought it would just be a hobby’.
Here’s the list of SportsAid alumni who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympics…
Adam Peaty
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Tom Daley
Diving
Men's Synchronised 10m Platform
Tom Pidcock
Cycling
Men's Mountain Bike
Duncan Scott, James Guy
Swimming
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Bethany Shriever
Cycling
Women's BMX Supercross
Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Jess Learmonth
Triathlon
Mixed Relay
Adam Peaty, James Guy
Swimming
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
Laura Collett, Oliver Townend, Tom McEwen
Equestrian
Eventing Team Event
Dylan Fletcher, Stuart Bithell
Sailing
Men's 49er
Giles Scott
Sailing
Men's Finn
Hannah Mills
Sailing
Women's 470
Ben Maher
Equestrian
Men's Individual Showjumping
Matt Walls
Cycling
Men's Omnium
Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny
Cycling
Women's Madison
Bradly Sinden
Taekwondo
Men's -68kg
Alex Yee
Triathlon
Men's Individual
Georgia Taylor-Brown
Triathlon
Women's Individual
Duncan Scott
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
Angus Groom, Harry Leask, Jack Beaumont, Tom Barras
Rowing
Men's Quadruple Sculls
Mallory Franklin
Canoe Slalom
Women’s C1 Class
Duncan Scott
Swimming
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Kye Whyte
Cycling
Men's BMX Supercross
Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, James Guy, James Wilby
Swimming
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Tom McEwen
Equestrian
Men's Individual Eventing
Emily Campbell
Weightlifting
Women's +87kg
Anna Burnet
Sailing
Mixed Nacra 17
Elinor Barker, Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny
Cycling
Women's Team Pursuit
Jack Carlin
Cycling
Men's Team Sprint
Pat McCormack
Boxing
Men's Welterweight
Keely Hodgkinson
Athletics
Women's 800m
Ben Whittaker
Boxing
Men's Light Heavyweight
CJ Ujah, Richard Kilty
Athletics
Men's 4x100m Relay
Matt Walls
Cycling
Men's Madison
Chelsie Giles
Judo
Women's -52kg
Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan
Gymnastics
Women's Team Event
Charlotte Fry
Equestrian
Dressage Team Event
Charles Elwes, Jacob Dawson, James Rudkin, Moe Sbihi, Tom Ford
Rowing
Men's Eight
Emma Wilson
Sailing
Women's RS:X
Karriss Artingstall
Boxing
Women's Featherweight
Jack Laugher
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Liam Heath
Canoe Sprint
Men's K1 200m
Holly Bradshaw
Athletics
Women's Pole Vault
Jack Carlin
Cycling
Men's Sprint
Asha Philip, Daryll Neita, Dina Asha-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot
Athletics
Women's 4x100m Relay
Tom Daley
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
Josh Kerr
Athletics
Men's 1,500m