Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association, is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, though Great Britain is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at all of them.
Administration
On 9 April 2018, the British Olympic Association announced that Mark England would be their Chef de Mission in Tokyo following his success in this role at Rio 2016. Under his leadership Team GB had become the first nation to increase its medal haul at the next games after acting as host at London 2012.Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cycling | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Diving | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 9 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sport climbing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | - | - | 247 |
Archery
British archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The rules of qualification also stipulate that a nation that qualifies at least one male and one female archer, as Great Britain have done, is automatically entered in the mixed team event.;Men
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Athletics
British athletes have achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in several track and field events : The team will be selected based on the results of the 2020 British Athletics Championships to be held in Manchester, England. Relay qualification is achieved by a top eight finish at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in a relay event, or a top eight ranking in that event not including previously qualified nations. The first confirmed place was therefore assured when Great Britain finished fourth in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the Worlds in Doha. Great Britain secured top eight finishes, and therefore Olympic qualification, in the four other relay events in Doha on 5 and 6 October - along with the United States, they were the only countries to gain Olympic places in all five relay events at Doha.In December 2019, UK Athletics confirmed the preselection of Callum Hawkins for the men's marathon.
;Track & road events
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Boxing
Great Britain entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Galal Yafai and 2019 world bronze medalist Peter McGrail secured the spots on the British squad by winning the round of 16 match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London.Canoeing
Slalom
British canoeists qualified boats in all four classes for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. On 10 October 2019, Team GB announced the names of the slalom canoeists selected for the Games, as a result of their performances at three selection meets: the British Senior and Olympic Trials, the 2019 ICF World Cup series in Lee Valley Park, and the World Championships.Sprint
Great Britain qualified a single boat in the men's K-1 200 m with a gold-medal victory at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. On 10 October 2019, reigning Olympic champion Liam Heath headed the list of canoeists being selected for the Games.Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B
Cycling
Road
Great Britain entered a squad of six riders to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their respective positions in the UCI World Ranking for nations as at 22 October 2019.| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Track
Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, British riders accumulated spots in men's team sprint, men's and women's team pursuit, and men's and women's madison, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Great Britain won the right to enter two riders in both men's sprint and men's keirin.Unable to earn a quota place in the women's team sprint, Great Britain won a single quota place in the women's individual sprint through the UCI Olympic rankings. Qualification for the individual sprint means a quota place is also gained in the women's kierin.
;Sprint
;Team sprint
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
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;Keirin
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
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;Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| | Men's madison | |||
| | Women's madison |
Mountain biking
Great Britain entered one mountain biker to compete in the women's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Women's cross-country |
Diving
British divers gained quota places for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Games through the 2019 FINA World Championships and the 2019 European Championships. The divers who secured the places for Great Britain were not necessarily the athletes who would be selected to represent their country in these events. Instead, they needed to compete at the Olympic trials to book their places for the Games.;Men
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Equestrian
British equestrians qualified a full squad in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States in dressage and eventing, and a top-three finish among eligible nations in the jumping competition at the 2019 FEI European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.Dressage
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loserEventing
Jumping
Field hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven team quotas available from the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers, defeating Malaysia 9–3 on aggregate in a two-match playoff in London.;Squad
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Women's tournament
qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven team quotas available from the 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers, defeating Chile 5–1 on aggregate in a two-match playoff in London.;Squad
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Football
;SummaryWomen's tournament
The FIFA Women's World Cup serves as the UEFA qualifying competition for the Olympic football tournament, with the top three sides qualifying. On 27 June 2019, England reached the semi-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; the following day, the United States were confirmed as their opponents. This made England one of the top three European sides in the competition, which, under an agreement between the FA and the other three home nations and FIFA, allowed Great Britain to take up the qualifying place for the 2020 Olympics won by England.;Squad
- Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Gymnastics
Artistic
Great Britain fielded a full squad of four gymnasts in the women's artistic gymnastics events by finishing fourth out of the nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around qualification round at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The top nine eligible nations were awarded qualification places. The men's artistic gymnastics team also achieved qualification after finishing second among the nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around qualification round at the same championships. Again, nine team berths were available at this competition in total.;Men
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Trampoline
Great Britain qualified one gymnast for the women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.Modern pentathlon
British athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Joe Choong secured an outright berth in the men's event by winning the gold medal at the 2019 UIPM World Cup Final in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first athlete to be named to Team GB for Tokyo 2020. World champion Jamie Cooke and fellow Briton Kate French confirmed places in their respective events with a podium finish at the 2019 European Championships in Bath.Rowing
Great Britain qualified ten out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.;Men
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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Rugby sevens
In international competition the constituent nations of Great Britain ordinarily compete as separate unions representing England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Irish players who normally represent Ireland would have been eligible however the IRFU insisted that they do not play for Great Britain.For the purposes of qualification for the 2020 Olympics the three British unions agreed in advance of the 2017-18 men's and women's Sevens World Series that their highest-finishing teams in that season would represent all three unions in the first stage of qualification during the 2018–19 series. The England men's and women's teams earned the right to represent the British unions in that stage of their respective competitions, but failed to qualify for the Olympic events through a top four finish.
As a result, England took part in the Rugby Europe Olympic qualification events for both men and women.
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Men's tournament
The England men's team secured a qualifying berth for Great Britain at the Olympics by winning the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament, defeating France in the final. The British Olympic Association will select a team of twelve from the three home nations to represent Great Britain at the Games.;Squad
- Men's team event - 1 team of 12 players
Women's tournament
;Squad
- Women's team event - 1 team of 12 players
Sailing
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;Women
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
British shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score by 31 May 2020.Sport climbing
Great Britain entered one sport climber into the Olympic tournament. Shauna Coxsey qualified directly for the women's combined event, by advancing to the final stage and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. On 11 February 2020, Team GB confirmed Coxsey's selection for Tokyo.Swimming
British swimmers must qualify by finishing in the top two of the Olympic trials, gaining the GB qualifying A standard set by British Swimming in the relevant final. The standard is typically well in advance of the qualification time set by the international federation FINA; therefore, the number and identity of swimmers who will represent Great Britain will not be known until the period concludes.All selected British swimmers must further achieve the qualifying standards in the events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ):
Great Britain may also enter a team for relay events with a top 12 finish at the 2019 FINA World Championships, or having one of the four best times of a team outside that top 12 in a relay event. At the 2019 Championships, Great Britain secured 5 top 12 finished out of 7 relay events, including the full set of male and mixed relay events, thus confirming Great Britain's first guaranteed places in the pool for Tokyo 2020.
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