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Team GB's most successful Olympic sports

What are Britain's most successful Olympic sports? According to data published by the BBC, Britain is excelling at cycling, winning 8 medals in both Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012. British athletes won 67 medals in Rio, surpassing their impressive haul in 2012. Read more in the indy100.

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This chart shows gold medals won by Team GB at the Summer Olympics (1996-2016).

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Likelihood of watching the Summer Olympics in the U.S. 2024, by platform type
Average speed during Olympic Records in athletic events (in km/h) 1980-2021
Total number of medals won in the Summer Olympics per country and by color 1896-2020
Number of stripped medals at the Summer Olympics per country and by color 1968-2020
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Number of medals won at Summer Olympics Japan 1912-2021, by rank
Gold medal times in the marathon at the Summer Olympics 1896-2020

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