Scottish Olympic medallists
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This is a list of Scottish
medal winners at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
medal winners at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
1896 Athens
- Launceston ElliotLaunceston ElliotLaunceston Elliot was a Scottish weightlifter. He was the first British Olympic champion.Launceston Elliot was born in India. His family was an established part of the Scottish aristocracy with Lord Minto being head of the family which had strong connections with India. The 4th Earl Minto served...
, Gold, weightlifting, one-handed - Launceston ElliotLaunceston ElliotLaunceston Elliot was a Scottish weightlifter. He was the first British Olympic champion.Launceston Elliot was born in India. His family was an established part of the Scottish aristocracy with Lord Minto being head of the family which had strong connections with India. The 4th Earl Minto served...
, Silver, weightlifting, two-handed
1900 Paris
- Walter RutherfordWalter RutherfordWalter Mathers Rutherford was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was born in Newlands in the Borders. He won the silver medal in the men's competition with a score of 168 over 36 holes.-External links:*...
, Silver, Golf - David RobertsonDavid Robertson (golfer)David Donaldson Robertson was a British sportsman who represented Britain at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotland.-Personal history:...
, Bronze, Golf
1906 Athens
- John McGoughJohn McGoughJohn McGough was a Scottish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in County Monaghan, Ireland....
Silver 1,500 m - Wyndham HalswelleWyndham HalswelleWyndham Halswelle was a British athlete, winner of the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover....
Silver 400 m - Wyndham Halswelle Bronze 800 m
1908 London
- Arthur Robertson, Gold, Team steeplechase
- Wyndham Halswelle, Gold, 400 m
- Angus Gillan, Gold, Coxless fours
- George CornetGeorge CornetGeorge Thomson Cornet was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, Gold, Water polo - Royal Clyde Yacht Club, Gold, 12 metres class
- Arthur Robertson, Silver, Steeplechase
- Alex McCulloch, Silver, Single sculls
- Hugh RoddinHugh RoddinHugh Joseph Roddin was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. He was the first Scottish boxer to win an Olympics boxing medal when he took home the bronze in 1908....
, Bronze, Featherweight boxing - Scotland, Bronze, Hockey
1912 Stockholm
- Philip FlemingPhilip FlemingPhilip Fleming was a British merchant banker and rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Fleming was born at Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland, the son of Robert Fleming a merchant banker. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Fleming made one appearance for Oxford in...
, Gold, Rowing eights - Angus Gillan, Gold, Rowing eights
- William KinnearWilliam KinnearWilliam Duthie Kinnear was a Scottish rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won major single scull events prior to the First World War....
, Gold, Single sculls - Henry MacintoshHenry MacintoshHenry Maitland Macintosh was a Scottish athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, Gold, Men's 4x100m Relay - Robert MurrayRobert Murray (sport shooter)Robert Cook Murray was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he won the gold medal with the British team in the team 50 metre small-bore rifle competition. In the 25 metre small-bore rifle event he finished fifth and in the 50 metre rifle, prone competition he...
, Gold, Small bore shooting - George CornetGeorge CornetGeorge Thomson Cornet was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, Gold, Water polo - Isabella Moore, Gold, 100 m freestyle swimming
- James SoutterJames SoutterJames Soutter was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates George Nicol, Ernest Henley and Cyril Seedhouse....
, Bronze, 400 m relay - John SewellJohn SewellJohn Sewell, CM is a Canadian political activist and writer on municipal affairs; he was the mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1978 to 1980.-Background:...
, Silver, Tug of warTug of warTug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two...
team
1920 Antwerp
- Robert LindsayRobert Lindsay (athlete)Robert Alexander Lindsay was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics.Born in Battersea, London, Robert Lindsay won the British AAA championships in 1921....
, Gold, 400 m relay - John SewellJohn SewellJohn Sewell, CM is a Canadian political activist and writer on municipal affairs; he was the mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1978 to 1980.-Background:...
, Gold, Tug of war team - William PeacockWilliam Peacock.William Peacock was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*...
, Gold, Water polo - James WilsonJames WilsonJames Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...
, Silver, Cross country team - Alexander IrelandAlexander IrelandAlso had a carer in oilAlexander "Alex" Ireland was a British welterweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final.-External links:*...
, Silver, Welterweight boxing - James WilsonJames WilsonJames Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...
, Bronze, 10,000 m - George McKenzieGeorge McKenzieGeorge McKenzie was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.He was born in Leith, Scotland-Amateur career:McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion...
, Bronze, Bantamweight bronze
1924 Paris
- Eric LiddellEric LiddellEric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris...
, Gold, 400 m - Eric Liddell, Bronze, 200 m
- James McNabbJames McNabbJames McNabb was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in one of the Thirteen Colonies, possibly Virginia, around 1776. His father joined a loyalist regiment there in 1777 as a surgeon. He came to Quebec with his father and settled at Newark in 1796...
, Gold, Coxless fours - James McKenzieJames McKenzie (boxer)James McKenzie was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the flyweight.-External links:*...
, Silver, Lightweight boxing - Archie MacdonaldArchie MacdonaldArchibald James Florence "Archie" Macdonald was a Scottish Liberal later Conservative politician and businessman.-Early life and career:...
, Bronze, 100 kg freestyle wrestling
1928 Amsterdam
- Ellen KingEllen KingEllen Elizabeth King was a Scottish swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1930 British Empire Games...
, Silver, 100 m backstroke swimming - Ellen King, Silver, 100 m freestyle relay swimming
- Sarah Stewart, Silver, 100 m freestyle relay swimming
1948 London
- Alistair McCorquodale, Silver, 4x100 m relay
- David BrodieDavid Brodie (field hockey)David L. S. Brodie was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the silver medal.-External links:**...
, Silver, Hockey team - Robin LindsayFrederick LindsayLieutenant-Colonel Frederick Robert Lindsay MC, DSO was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics....
, Silver, Hockey team - William Lindsay, Silver, Hockey team
- George SimeGeorge SimeGeorge Brander Sime was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was a member and captain of the British field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all five matches as halfback.-External links:*...
, Silver, Hockey team - Neil White, Silver, Hockey team
- Catherine GibsonCatherine GibsonCatherine Brown was a Scottish swimmer. In 2008 she was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.Gibson represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, held in London...
, Bronze, 400 m freestyle swimming
1952 Helsinki
- Douglas StewartDouglas Stewart (equestrian)Douglas Norman "Duggie" Stewart - son of Brig General Ian Stewart DSO and Myra Kennedy of Doonholm Ayrshire . Sisters Elizabeth and Rhona Douglas Norman "Duggie" Stewart (born 24 June 1913 - Doonholm Ayrshire, date of death July 1992 - Midlem Selkirk) - son of Brig General Ian Stewart DSO...
, Gold, Equestrian showjumping team - Stephen Theobald, Bronze, Hockey team
- Helen Gordon, Bronze, 200 m breaststroke swimming
1956 Melbourne
- Dick McTaggart, Gold, Lightweight boxing
- John McCormack, Bronze, Light middleweight boxing
1972 Munich
- Rodney PattissonRodney PattissonRodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE is a double olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics all in the Flying Dutchman class...
, Gold, Yachting Flying Dutchman - David JenkinsDavid Jenkins (athlete)David Wilkinson Jenkins , is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...
, Silver, 400 m relay team - David WilkieDavid Wilkie (swimmer)David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
, Silver, 200 m breaststroke swimming - Ian StewartIan Stewart (athlete)Ian Stewart is a Scottish athlete. Ian Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
, Bronze, 5,000 m
1976 Montreal
- David WilkieDavid Wilkie (swimmer)David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
, Gold, 200 m breaststroke swimming - David Wilkie, Silver, 100 m breaststroke swimming
- Rodney PattissonRodney PattissonRodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE is a double olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics all in the Flying Dutchman class...
, Silver, Yachting Flying Dutchman - Alan McClatchey, Bronze, 200 m freestyle swimming relay
- Gordon Downie, Bronze, 200 m freestyle swimming relay
1980 Moscow
- Allan WellsAllan WellsAllan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...
, Gold, 100 m - Allan Wells, Silver, 200 m
- Linsey MacdonaldLinsey MacDonaldLinsey MacDonald is a former Scottish sprinter from Dunfermline, Fife, who specialised in the 400 metres. She was nicknamed "The Fife Flyer" during her career....
, Bronze, 400 m relay team
1984 Los Angeles
- Richard BudgettRichard BudgettDr Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE is a British Olympic rower and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London....
, Gold, Rowing coxed fours - Ian StarkIan StarkIan David Stark is a Scottish equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. Stark was born in Galashiels in the Borders in 1954 and began riding horses at the age of 10....
, Silver, Equestrian 3-day event team - Veryan PappinVeryan PappinVeryan Guy Henry Pappin is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the goalkeeper from Scotland secured the...
, Bronze, Hockey team - Alister AllanAlister AllanAlister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 ....
, Bronze, Smallbore free rifle - Neil CochranNeil CochranNeil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
, Bronze, 200 m medley swimming - Neil CochranNeil CochranNeil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
, Bronze, 200 m freestyle relay - Paul EasterPaul EasterPaul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
, Bronze, 200 m freestyle relay
1988 Seoul
- Veryan PappinVeryan PappinVeryan Guy Henry Pappin is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the goalkeeper from Scotland secured the...
, Gold, Hockey team - Michael McIntyreMichael McIntyre (sailor)Michael McIntyre is a British sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Bryn Vaile.-References:...
, Gold, Yachting star class - Liz McColganLiz McColganElizabeth McColgan MBE is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won the gold medal for the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games...
, Silver, 10,000 m - Elliot BunneyElliot BunneyElliot John Bunney was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won the AAAs Junior championships in 1984, and 85. He was also a Scottish 100 metre champion in 85, 86, 89, 91,92, and 93...
, Silver, 4x100 m relay - Ian StarkIan StarkIan David Stark is a Scottish equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. Stark was born in Galashiels in the Borders in 1954 and began riding horses at the age of 10....
, Silver, Equestrian 3-day event team - Alister AllanAlister AllanAlister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 ....
, Silver, Smallbore free rifle - Yvonne MurrayYvonne MurrayYvonne Murray MBE , is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and gold medals at this distance at the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships...
, Bronze, 3,000 m
1992 Barcelona
- Simon TerrySimon TerrySimon Duncan Terry is a British archer from Grantham in Lincolnshire.-1992 Summer Olympics:Stirling-born Terry participated at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In both the Individual and Team Events he won a Bronze medal for Great Britain. In the Individual games he was beaten by Sébastien Flute...
, Bronze, Archery individual - Simon Terry, Bronze, Archery team
- Susan FraserSusan FraserSusanna Barbara Fraser is a former field hockey player from Scotland, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in Atlanta, Georgia she ended up in fourth place with the national squad...
, Bronze, Hockey team - Wendy FraserWendy FraserWendy Katrina Fraser is a former field hockey player from Scotland, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Affiliated with Glasgow Western Ladies she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.-References:* * *...
, Bronze, Hockey team - Alison RamsayAlison RamsayAlison Gail Ramsay is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
, Bronze, Hockey team
2000 Sydney
- Andrew LindsayAndrew LindsayAndrew Lindsay is a British competition rower and Olympic champion.Lindsay won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team....
, Gold, Rowing men's eight - Shirley RobertsonShirley RobertsonShirley Ann Robertson, OBE is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it in the history books by becoming the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....
, Gold, Sailing Europe class - Stephanie Cook, Gold, Modern pentathlon
- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, Silver, Cycling Olympic sprint team - Craig MacLeanCraig MacLeanCraig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....
, Silver, Cycling Olympic sprint team - Ian StarkIan StarkIan David Stark is a Scottish equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. Stark was born in Galashiels in the Borders in 1954 and began riding horses at the age of 10....
, Silver, Equestrian 3-day event team - Gillian LindsayGillian LindsayGillian Lindsay is a Scottish rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Silver, Rowing quadruple sculls - Katherine GraingerKatherine GraingerKatherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time...
, Silver, Rowing quadruple sculls - Mark CovellMark CovellMark Covell is a Scottish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, along with Ian Walker.-References:...
, Silver, Sailing star class
2004 Athens
- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, Gold, Cycling 1 km time-trial - Shirley RobertsonShirley RobertsonShirley Ann Robertson, OBE is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it in the history books by becoming the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....
, Gold, Sailing Yngling class - Katherine GraingerKatherine GraingerKatherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time...
, Silver, Rowing Women's pairs - Campbell WalshCampbell WalshCampbell Walsh is a Scottish slalom canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004....
, Silver, Canoeing K1 Kayak (slalom)
2008 Beijing
- Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, Gold, Cycling, Keirin - Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Sprint
- Chris Hoy, Gold, Cycling, Team Sprint
- Ross EdgarRoss EdgarRoss Edgar is a Scottish track cyclist who represented Scotland at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal in the team sprint riding with Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean...
, Silver, Cycling, Keirin - Katherine GraingerKatherine GraingerKatherine Grainger MBE is a Scottish rower.Her family moved to Netherley, Aberdeenshire and Katherine represents Edinburgh's St Andrew Boat Club in rowing events. She trained on the River Dee, which has the distinction of being the only river she has fallen into whilst rowing.She is a three time...
, Silver, Rowing, Quadruple sculls - David FlorenceDavid FlorenceDavid Florence is a British slalom canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's slalom C-1 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Early life:...
, Silver, Canoeing Slalom C-1