Scottish Olympic medallists explained

Scotland competes at the Olympic Games as part of the United Kingdom. This article provides a list of medallists for Great Britain at every Summer and Winter Olympics who are Scottish, as well as teams where at least one member was Scottish.^[1]

List of Summer Olympic medallists

1896 Athens

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's one hand lift
			Men's two hand lift

1900 Paris

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Open class
			.5 to 1 ton
			Team competition
			Men's individual
			Men's individual
			Men's 200 metre obstacle event
			Mixed doubles

1904 St. Louis

Great Britain did not send a team to the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

1908 London

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 3 miles team race
			Men's 400 metres
			Men's coxless four
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			12 Metre
			Team competition
			Men's 3200 metres steeplechase
			Men's single sculls
			Men's military rifle, team
			Men's military rifle, team
			Men's single-shot running deer
			Men's double-shot running deer
			Men's team single-shot running deer
			Men's 200 metre breaststroke
			Featherweight
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team
			Team

1912 Stockholm

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
			Men's eight
			Men's eight
			Men's single sculls
			Men's 50 metre team small-bore rifle
			Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
			Team competition
			Men's eight
			Men's eight
			Men's 50 metre rifle prone
			Men's 25 metre team small-bore rifle
			Men's team rifle
			Men's team rifle
			Team
			Team
			Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

1920 Antwerp

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
			Team
			Team
			Men's team cross country
			Welterweight
			Men's team pursuit
			Men's 10,000 metres
			Bantamweight
			Flyweight

1924 Paris

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 400 metres
			Men's coxless four
			Flyweight
			Men's 200 metres
			Men's freestyle heavyweight

1928 Amsterdam

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's eight
			Women's 100 metre backstroke
			Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
			Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

1936 Berlin

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Team competition
			Team eventing

1948 London

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
			Men's competition
			Men's competition
			Men's competition
			Men's competition
			Men's competition
			Women's 400 metre freestyle

1952 Helsinki

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Team jumping
			Men's team event
			Women's 200 metre breaststroke

1956 Melbourne

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Lightweight
			5.5 metre
			Light middleweight

1960 Rome

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Light middleweight
			Lightweight

1972 Munich

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
			Men's 200 metre breaststroke
			Men's 5000 metres

1976 Montreal

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 200 metre breaststroke
			Men's eight
			Men's eight
			Men's 100 metre breaststroke
			Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

1980 Moscow

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 100 metres
			Men's 200 metres
			Women's 4x400 metres relay

1984 Los Angeles

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's coxed four
			Team eventing
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
	Alister Allan		Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
			Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay

1988 Seoul

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's tournament
		Athletics	Women's 10,000 metres
			Men's 4×100 metres relay
			Individual eventing
			Team Eventing
			Men's 50 metre rifle three position
			Women's 3,000 metres

1992 Barcelona

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's individual
			Men's team
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament

2000 Sydney

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Women's event
			Men's eight
			3-day event team
			Women's quadruple Sculls
			Women's quadruple Sculls
			Open star class
			Men's team sprint
			Men's team sprint

2004 Athens

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Women's yngling class
			Men's 1 km time-trial
			Men's K1
			Women's coxless pair

2008 Beijing

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's keirin
			Men's sprint
			Men's team sprint
			Men's C-1
			Women's quadruple Sculls
			Men's keirin

2012 London

Medal	Name[2] [3]	Sport	Event
			Men's C-2 team
			Women's double sculls
			Women's coxless pair
			Men's keirin
			Men's team sprint
			Men's C-2 team
			Men's 470
			Men's 200 metres breaststroke
			Mixed doubles
			Men's team all-round
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament

2016 Rio

Medal	Name	Sport	Event[4]
			Women's coxless pair
				Men's singles
			Women's team pursuit
			Men's team sprint
			Men's C–2 team
			Women's eight
			Women's double sculls
			Women's eight
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
	Robert Renwick[5]		Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's 4×100 metre medley relay
			Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's individual sprint
			Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
			Women's –70 kilograms

2020 Tokyo

Medal	Name	Sport	Event[6]
			Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay
			Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
			Women's Madison
			Women's 1500 metres
			Men's quadruple sculls
			Men's quadruple sculls
			Mixed Nacra 17
			Men's 200 metre freestyle
			Men's 200 metre individual medley
			Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
			Women's team pursuit
			Men's team sprint
			Women's team pursuit
			Men's 1500 metres
			Women's tournament
			Men's sprint

2024 Paris

Medal	Name	Sport	Event[7]
			Team jumping
			Men's eight
			Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
			Men's 1500 metres
			Men's 200 metre individual medley
			Men's team sprint
			Women's Madison
			Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
			Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
			Women's eight
			Men's sprint
			Women's triathlon
			Mixed relay triathlon

List of Winter Olympic medallists

1924 Chamonix

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's event
			Men's event
			Men's event
			Men's event
			Men's event

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's competition
			Four-man

2002 Salt Lake City

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament

2014 Sochi

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Four-man
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament

2022 Beijing

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Women's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament
			Men's tournament

See also

• Great Britain at the Olympics
• Sport in Scotland
• Campaign for a Scottish Olympic Team

Notes

1. https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Roll-of-Honour-Booklet.pdf Scottish Athletics Roll of Honour
2. Web site: Scots enjoy record Olympic success at London 2012 . . 11 August 2012 . 11 August 2016.
3. Web site: Great Scot teamwork pushes up GB medal haul . British Future . 14 August 2012 . 11 August 2016.
4. https://www.gov.scot/news/most-successful-overseas-olympics-ever/ Most successful overseas Olympics ever
5. Renwick earned a medal, as he swam in the heats of the Men's 4×200 metres freestyle relay.
6. https://sportfirst.sportscotland.org.uk/articles-archive/new-record-in-tokyo/index.html New record in Tokyo
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cx285e0950vo Scots end Paris Olympics just short of record tally