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    Olympic medal winners 2012

    See the British Olympic medal winners from the London 2012 games here...

    By Marie Claire
    Published 30 July 2012 In Features

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    See the British Olympic medal winners from the London 2012 games here...

    Name: Nicola Adams Sport: Women's boxing Position: Gold

    Nicola Adams

    Nicola Adams

    Nicola Adams
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    Nicola made history by becoming Britain s first ever female Olympic boxing champion.

    Jade Jones

    Jade Jones

    Jade Jones - olympic gold medal for taekwondo
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    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

    Jade Jones

    Jade Jones - olympic gold medal for taekwondo
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    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.

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    Charlotte Dujardin

    Charlotte Dujardin

    Charlotte Dujardin - Olympic gold medal for dressage
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    Name: Charlotte Dujardin
    Sport: Dressage
    Position: Gold
    Charlotte Dujardin won her second gold of the Games, in individual dressage at Greenwich Park.

    Chris Hoy

    Chris Hoy

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
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    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

    Laura Trott

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
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    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

    Victoria Pendleton

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Robert Grabarz

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
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    Name: Robert Grabarz
    Sport: High jump
    Position: Bronze
    The high-jumper cleared 2.29m to claim his first Olympic medal.

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    Equestrian Dressage Team

    Equestrian Dressage Team

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
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    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

    Nick Dempsey

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    Name: Nick Dempsey
    Sport: Windsurfing
    Position: Silver
    Dempsey sailed into second place in the Men's RS:X event. 

    Alistair and Jonny Brownlee

    Alistair and Jonny Brownlee

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Jason Kenny

    Olympic medal winners
    (Image credit: EMPICS Sport)

    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

    Beth Tweddle

    Olympic medal winners
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Equestrian Jumping Team

    Olympic medal winners
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Christine Ohuruogo

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Ben Ainslie

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Louis Smith and Max Whitlock

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Ed Clancy

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Andy Murray

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Andy Murray and Laura Robson

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson

    Olympic medal winners
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Mo Farah

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Mo Farah
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Jessica Ennis

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Jessica Ennis
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Greg Rutherford

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Greg Rutherford
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Rowing Men's Four

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Men's four
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Women's Team Pursuit

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Women's team pursuit
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Victoria Pendleton

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Victoria Pendleton
    (Image credit: PA)

    Name: Victoria Pendleton
    Sport: Track cycling
    Position: Gold
    'Queen Vic' scored gold in the women's keirin final.

    Rebecca Adlington

    Rebecca Adlington

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Rebecca Adlington
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Men's Team Pursuit

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Men's Team Pursuit
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Karina Bryant

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Karina Bryant
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    George Nash and William Satch

    Olympic medal winners 2012 William Satch and George Nash
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Alan Campbell

    Olympic medal winners 2012 Alan Campbell
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
    (Image credit: EMPICS Sport)

    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

    Gemma Gibbons

    Olympic Medal Winners 2012
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Peter Wilson

    Double Trap Mens Final
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott

    Men's Canoe Double Slalom Gold
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    David Florence and Richard Hounslow

    Men's Silver Canoe Double
    (Image credit: EMPICS Sport)

    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

    Team GB Men's lightweight rowing

    Men's rowing team
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Michael Jamieson

    MICHAEL JAMIESON
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome

    Bardley Wiggins and Chris Froome
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    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

    Helen Glover and Heather Stanning

    Helen Glover and Heather Stanning
    (Image credit: PA)

    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

    Team GB Men's Rowing

    GB Team Mens Rowing
    (Image credit: REX)

    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

    Team GB Equestrian

    Team GB Equestrian
    (Image credit: REX)

    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

    Team GB Artistic Gymnastics

    Team GB Artistic Gymnastics
    (Image credit: REX)

    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

    Rebecca Adlington

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: REX)

    Name: Rebecca Adlington
    Sport: 400m freestyle swimming
    Position: Bronze
    Rebecca's fantastic swim gave Britain our first Olympic medal in the pool.

    Lizzie Armitstead

    Lizzie Armitstead

    Olympic medal winners 2012
    (Image credit: REX)

    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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