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Meet the Scots on Team GB
Here are the Scottish Institute of Sport supported athletes who have been officially selected to compete on the World stage in team GB at the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing:
Scotland will have its highest number of competitors for several years. 31 Olympians, which equates to around 10% of the British team, will compete in 12 sports. The Paralympic Games will follow and 16 Scots have secured their places on Paralympic team GB in six sports.
Click on the names below to read more from the British Olympic Association athlete profiles, or to read articles on some of the athletes on Team GB, click here.
Olympics
Swimming - men
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Robert Renwick (SIS)- 200m freestyle, 4x200m Freestyle relay - David Carry (SIS)- 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay
- Gregor Tait (SIS)- 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke
- Kristopher Gilchrist (SIS)- 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
- Todd Cooper (SIS)- 100m butterfly
- Euan Dale (SIS)- 400m individual medley
- Andrew Hunter (SIS)- 4x200m freestyle relay
Swimming - women
- Caitlin McClatchey (SIS) - 100m & 200m freestyle, 4x200m & 4x100m fs relay
- Kirsty Balfour (SIS) - 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke
- Hannah Miley (SIS)- 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley
Judo
- Sarah Clark (SIS)- under 63kg
- Michelle Rogers (SIS)- under 78kg
- Euan Burton (SIS)- under 81kg
- (reserve) James Millar (SIS) - under 60Kg
- (reserve) Andrew Burns (SIS) - under 100Kg
Canoe Slalom
- Campbell Walsh (SIS) - men's kayak single
- Fiona Pennie (SIS) - women's kayak single
- David Florence (SIS) - men's canoe single
Gymnastics
- Daniel Keatings (SIS)- men's gymnastics
- (reserve) Daniel Purvis
Hockey - men
- Stephen Dick (SIS)
- Alistair McGregor (SIS) - GK
- (travelling reserve) (SIS) Niall Stott
Hockey - women
- (travelling reserve) (SIS) Laura Bartlett
Rowing
- Katherine Grainger (SIS)- quadruple skull
Cycling
- Ross Edgar - Team Sprint and Keirin
- Chris Hoy MBE (SIS) - Sprint, Team Sprint and Keirin
Target Shooting
- Jonathan Hammond (SIS)- 10m air rifle, 50m 3 positions, 50m prone
Archery
- Simon Terry - Individual, team
Fencing
- Richard Kruse - individual foil
Athletics
- Lee McConnell (SIS) - 400m and 4 x 400m relay
- Allan Scott (SIS) - 110m hurdles
- Susan Scott (formerly SIS) - 1500m
- Andrew Lemoncello (formerly SIS) - 3000m steeplechase
- (reserve) Hayley Haining
Tennis
- Andrew Murray (SIS) - Mens Singles and Mens Doubles
- Jamie Murray (SIS) - Mens Doubles
Modern Pentathalon
- (travelling reserve) Mhairi Spence
Paralympics
Athletics
- Libby Clegg (SIS) - T12 100m & 200m sprint
- Neil Fachie (GIS) - T13 100m and 200m
- Stephen Payton (formerly SIS) - T38 200m and 400m
7-aside CP Football
- Graham Paterson (SIS)
- Jonathan Patterson (SIS)
- Kieran Martin (SIS)
- Mark Robertson (SIS)
Swimming
- Jim Anderson MBE (SIS) - S2 50m, 100m Backstroke, 50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle
- Andrew Lindsay (SIS) - S7 100m backstroke and 400m freestyle
- Mhairi Love (SIS)- S6 400m freestyle
- Sean Fraser (SIS)- S8 100m backstroke/ 100m fly
- Charlotte Henshaw (SIS) - S6
Wheelchair Tennis
- Gordon Reid (WSIS) - singles
- Kevin Simpson - singles
Cycling
- Aileen McGlynn MBE (SIS) - Tandem 1km TT and tandem sprint
Archery
- Kate Murray (SIS)