| Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Tokyo, Japan 23 July 2021 – 8 August 2021 | |
| Competitors | 376 (176 men and 200 women) in 28 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Hannah Mills Moe Sbihi[2] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Laura Kenny[1] |
| Officials | Mark England (Chef de Mission) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA), which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside those of Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, although Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. This streak was maintained in Tokyo when Adam Peaty successfully defended his 100 metre breaststroke title on the third morning of the Games.
The first medals of the Games for Great Britain were won by martial artists with taekwondo-ka Bradly Sinden guaranteeing Team GB at least a silver medal by qualifying for the final of the −68 kg event in taekwondo. Before the final took place, however, judoka Chelsie Giles secured a bronze medal in the 52 kg class via the repechage.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony". Olympics.com. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Who are the Team GB flag-bearers for Olympics opening ceremony? Why Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi were chosen". iNews UK. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.