Great Britain is the only country to have won at 1. one gold medal at every Summer Olympic Games. It has hosted the Olympic Games 2. previously, in 1908 and 1948, both in London. In 2005 the city was also chosen as the host for the 2012 Games, which will make it the first city to host three editions of the Games. Historically, Great Britain’s 3.sports are athletics, rowing and sailing, with athletics receiving 4. gold medals, but it is the sport of rowing that produced the country’s greatest Olympian. At the 2000 Olympic Games, at the age of 38, Steve Redgrave won gold medals in five consecutive Games. In the sport of athletics only the United States and the Soviet Union have won more Games medals than Great Britain and the country has produced many Olympic stars, most 5. two-time 1500 m
gold medallist and now chairman of the 2012 Games’ organising committee Sebastian Coe, two-time decathlon1 champion Daley Thompson and double gold medal 6. from the
2004 Games in Athens Kelly Holmes. Rowing and sailing remain among Britain’s most 7. sports while track cycling has also emerged in recent years as a steady 8. of Olympic medals.
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