10 Top Team GB Facts

autonet autonetinsurance.co.uk 10 Team GB Facts Did You Know? Most Experienced GB athletes The team GB delegation includes three athletes who will be competing at their sixth Olympic Games this summer. • Alison Williamson (Archery) Mary King (Equestrian – Eventing) O nick Skelton (Equestrian - Jumping) Most Northern athlete to take part in the Olympics from team GB- Triathlete They are among only six athletes ever to achieve this feat, alongside javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson (1976 - 1996). fencer Bill Hoskyns (1956 to`1976) and biathlete Mike Díkon (Winter Olympies 1984 - 2002) Helen Jenkins is from Elgin in the Scottish Highland. north of Inverness Most Southern athlete to W take part in the Olympies from team GB- Carl Hester. part of Team GBS Equestrian dressage group. hails from Sark in the Channel Islands, so was born closer to the West coast of france than london ummer will be 56-ucarearteam GB this Richard Davidson The oldest athlete to compete dressage rider WOW! Bradley WigginS Medals: 00000 Bradley Wiggins is Great Britain's most decorated olympian with a total of seven medals: 4 Gold, I Silver and 2 Bronze Most loneliest athlete 2aest Olga Butkevych is the only British athlete selected for the Wrestling freestyle event. Every other event has at least one other AUNde Artistic gymnast Rebecca Tunney weighs just 35kg (5t 716) team member Heaviest Athicte Shot putter Carl Myerscough weighs 165kg (25st 141b) Rebecca Tunney. the youngest athlete jelected to team GB at 15 is also the shortest member of the team at 4ft 9inches (1.47m) Basketball player Dan Clark'is the tallest at bft I linches (2.12m) Tallest Athlete