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Scottish Olympic Medals and Medallists 1900 - present
Scottish athletes have been competing at the Olympics since the games began. Winning a medal is a rare and special achievement. Here's a flavour of historic wins for Scots on Team GB...
1900 - Paris
- Walter Rutherford Silver Golf
- David Robertson Bronze Golf
- Lorne Currie Gold Yachting (Open class)
- Lorne Currie Gold Yachting (Half to 1 tonne class)
Total: 3 medallists 4 medals
1906 - Athens (Interim Games)
- John McGough Silver Athletics - 1,500m
- Wyndam Halswelle Silver Athletics - 400m
- Wyndam Halswelle Bronze Athletics - 800m
Total: 2 medallists 3 medals
1908 - London
- Arthur J Robertson Gold Athletics - 3 mile team race
- Wyndam Halswelle Gold Athletics - 400m
- Angus Gillan Gold Rowing - Coxless fours
- George Cornet Gold Swimming - Water polo
- Royal Clyde YC Gold Sailing - 12 metres class (Thomas Glen-Coats [capt], John Aspin, John Buchanan, James Bunten, Arthur and Henry Downes, David Dunlop, John Mackenzie, Albert Martin and Thomas Tait)
- Arthur J Robertson Silver Athletics - 3,000m Steeplechase
- Alex McCulloch Silver Rowing - Single sculls
- Hugh Roddin Bronze Boxing - Featherweight
- Scottish team Bronze Hockey - Team (John Burt, Hugh Neilson, Colin Foulkes, Hew Fraser, Alexander Burt, Andrew Dennison, Norman Stevenson, Ivan Laing, John Harper-Orr, Hugh Walker and William Orchardson)
Total: 27 medallists 9 medals
1912 - Stockholm
- Henry Macintosh Gold Athletics - 4x100m relay
- Philip Fleming Gold Rowing - Eights
- Angus Gillan Gold Rowing - Eights
- William Kinnear Gold Rowing - Single sculls
- Robert Murray Gold Shooting - Small bore rifle team (Over 50m)
- George Cornet Gold Swimming - Water polo
- Isabella Moore Gold Swimming - 4x100m freestyle relay
- John Sewell Silver Tug of War - Team
- James Soutter Bronze Athletics - 4x400m relay
Total: 9 medallists 9 medals
1920 - Antwerp
- Robert Lindsay Gold Athletics - 4x400m relay
- John Sewell Gold Tug of War - Team
- William Peacock Gold Swimming - Water polo
- James Wilson Silver Athletics - Team cross country
- Alexander Ireland Silver Boxing - Welterweight
- James Wilson Bronze Athletics -10,000m
- George McKenzie Bronze Boxing - Bantamweight
Total: 7 medallists 7 medals
1924 - Paris
- Eric Liddell Gold Athletics - 400m
- James McNabb Gold Rowing - Coxless fours
- James McKenzie Silver Boxing - Flyweight
- Eric Liddell Bronze Athletics - 200m
- Andrew Macdonald Bronze Wrestling - Freestyle heavyweight
- Scottish Team Gold Curling Men (William Jackson [skip], Robin Welsh, Thomas Murray and Laurence Jackson)
Total: 8 medallists 6 medals
1928 - Amsterdam
- Ellen King Silver Swimming - 100m backstroke
- Ellen King Silver Swimming - 4x100m freestyle relay
- Sarah Stewart Silver Swimming - 4x100m freestyle relay
Total: 2 medallists 3 medals
1948 - London
- Alistair McCorquodale Silver Athletics - 4x100m relay
- David Brodie Silver Hockey - Team
- Robin Lindsay Silver Hockey - Team
- William Lindsay Silver Hockey - Team
- George Sim Silver Hockey - Team
- Neil White Silver Hockey - Team
- Catherine Gibson Bronze Swimming - 400m freestyle
Total: 7 medallsts 3 medals
1952 - Helsinki
- Douglas Stewart Gold Equestrian - Show jumping team
- Stephen Theobald Bronze Hockey - Team
- Helen Gordon Bronze Swimming - 200m breaststroke
Total: 3 medallists 3 medals
1956 - Melbourne
- Dick McTaggart Gold Boxing - Lightweight
- John McCormack Bronze Boxing - Light middleweight
Total: 2 medallists 2 medals
1960 - Rome
- Dick McTaggart Bronze Boxing - Lightweight
- William (Billy) Fisher Bronze Boxing - Light middleweight
Total: 2 medallists 2 medals
1964 - Tokyo
- Bobby McGregor Silver Swimming - 100m freestyle
Total: 1 medallist 1 medal
1968 - Mexico City
- Rodney Pattison Gold Sailing - Flying Dutchman
Total: 1 medallist 1 medal
1972 - Munich
- Rodney Pattison Gold Sailing - Flying Dutchman
- David Jenkins Silver Athletics - 4x 400m relay team
- David Wilkie Silver Swimming - 200m breaststroke
- Ian Stewart Bronze Athletics - 5,000m
- John Kynoch - Running Target shooting
Total: 5 medallists 5 medals
1976 - Montreal
- David Wilkie Gold Swimming - 200m breaststroke
- David Wilkie Silver Swimming - 100m breaststroke
- Rodney Pattison Silver Sailing - Flying Dutchman
- Alan McClatchey Bronze Swimming 4x200m freestyle relay
- Gordon Downie Bronze Swimming 4x200m freestyle relay
Total: 4 medallists 4 medals
1980 - Moscow
- Allan Wells Gold Athletics - 100m
- Allan Wells Silver Athletics - 200m
- Linsey Macdonald Bronze Athletics - 4x400m relay team
Total: 3 medallists 3 medals
1984 - Los Angeles
- Richard Budgett Gold Rowing - Coxed fours
- Ian Stark Silver Equestrian - Three Day Event Team
- Veryan Pappin Bronze Hockey - Team
- Alister Allan Bronze Shooting - Small bore rifle (three positions)
- Neil Cochran Bronze Swimming - 200m individual medley
- Neil Cochran Bronze Swimming - 4x200m freestyle relay
- Paul Easter Bronze Swimming - 4x200m freestyle relay
Total: 6 medallists 6 medals
1988 - Seoul
- Veryan Pappin Gold Hockey - Team
- Michael McIntyre Gold Sailing - International star class
- Liz McColgan Silver Athletics - 10,000m
- Elliot Bunney Silver Athletics - 4x100m relay
- Ian Stark Silver Equestrian - Three day event team
- Ian Stark Silver Equestrian - Three day event individual
- Alister Allan Silver Shooting - Small bore rifle (three positions)
- Yvonne Murray Bronze Athletics - 3,000m
Total: 7 medallists 8 medals
1992 - Barcelona
- Simon Terry Bronze Archery - Individual
- Simon Terry Bronze Archery -Team
- Susan Fraser Bronze Hockey - Team
- Wendy Fraser Bronze Hockey - Team
- Alison Ramsay Bronze Hockey - Team
Total: 4 medalists 3 medals
1996 - Atlanta
- Graeme Smith Bronze Swimming - 1500m freestyle
Total: 1 medallist 1 medal
2000 - Sydney
- Andrew Lindsay Gold Rowing - Men's eight
- Shirley Robertson Gold Sailing - Europe class
- Stephanie Cook Gold Modern pentathlon
-
Chris Hoy Silver Cycling - Team (Olympic) sprint
- Craig MacLean Silver Cycling - Team(Olympic) sprint
- Ian Stark Silver Equestrian -Three day event team
- Gillian Lindsay Silver Rowing - Quadruple sculls
- Katherine Grainger Silver Rowing - Quadruple sculls
- Mark Covell Silver Sailing - Star class
Total: 9 medallists 7 medals
2004 - Athens
- Shirley Robertson Gold Sailing - Yngling class
- Chris Hoy Gold Cycling - 1km time trial
- Katherine Grainger Silver Rowing - Women's pair
- Campbell Walsh Silver Canoeing - Men's K1 kayak singles
Total: 4 medallists 4 medals