Post by Taxigirl on Aug 12, 2004 9:35:08 GMT
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Britain will hope to build on the 11 gold medals they snapped up in Sydney four years ago when the Games get under way on 13 August.
We list the contenders who will be part of Team GB in Athens.
ARCHERY
Britain will send a trio of women to the Olympics - Alison Williamson, Helen Palmer and Naomi Folkard.
Laurence Godfrey will be the sole man on duty in Athens.
GB team:
Women's individual and team events: Alison Williamson, Helen Palmer, Naomi Folkard.
Men's individual event: Laurence Godfrey.
ATHLETICS
American-born 400m runner Malachi Davis was one of the additional selections as Britain's athletics squad was finalised.
Darren Campbell was earlier given the go-ahead to run a sprint double, while Olympic champion Denise Lewis was picked to defend her title but faces a race to be fit.
Paula Radcliffe looks to stand the best chance of a gold medal, in the marathon.
Full athletics squad
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3886539.stm
BADMINTON
Sydney bronze medallist Simon Archer failed to qualify in the mixed doubles, but Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms have a good chance of glory in the same event.
GB team:
Men's singles: Richard Vaughan
Women's singles: Kelly Morgan, Tracey Hallam
Men's doubles: Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark
Women's doubles: Gail Emms and Donna Kellogg, Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright
Mixed doubles: Robertson and Emms, Natalie Munt and Robert Blair
BOXING
Audley Harrison was Britain's only medal winner in the ring four years ago, taking gold in the super heavyweight category.
And the British team will only have one shot at gold this time around, 17-year-old Amir Khan fighting at lightweight.
GB team:
Lightweight: Amir Khan
CANOE/KAYAK
There will be high hopes following the two bronze medals from four years ago. Tim Brabants was third in K1 1000m in Sydney while Paul Ratcliffe won silver in the K1 canoe slalom.
GB team:
Men's Kayak Single (K1): Campbell Walsh
Women's Kayak Single (K1): Helen Reeves
Canadian Double (C2): Nick Smith/Stuart Bowman
Canadian Single (C1): Stuart McIntosh
Men's K1 1000m: Tim Brabants
Men's K1 500m: Ian Wynne
Men's K2 1000m: Paul Darby-Dowman/Ian Wynne
Women's K1 500m: Lucy Hardy
CYCLING
Sydney gold medallist Jason Queally has been included in the squad but is still not certain to defend his title.
GB team:
Men: Steve Cummings, Ross Edgar, Rob Hayles, Chris Hoy, Paul Manning, Craig MacLean, Chris Newton, Jason Queally, Jamie Staff, Bryan Steel, Bradley Wiggins, Roger Hammond, Jeremy Hunt, Charlie Wegelius, Julian Winn, Stuart Dangerfield, Liam Killeen, Oli Beckingsale
Women: Emma Davies, Victoria Pendleton, Rachel Heal, Sara Symington, Nicole Cooke
DIVING
Britain will have seven divers in action - and there are high hopes for 10m synchronised pair Leon Taylor and Peter Waterfield.
GB team:
Men's 3m springboard: Mark Shipman, Tony Ally
Men's 3m synchronised springboard: Mark Shipman and Tony Ally
Men's 10m platform: Peter Waterfield, Leon Taylor
Men's 10m synchronised platform: Peter Waterfield and Leon Taylor
Women's 3m springboard: Jane Smith, Tracey Richardson
Women's 3m synchronised springboard: Jane Smith and Tandi Gerrard
EQUESTRIAN
Pippa Funnell and Badminton winner William Fox-Pitt are the best medal prospects on the British three-day eventing team while Nick Skelton has overcome a serious neck injury to represent Britain in the showjumping.
GB team:
Three-day eventing: Pippa Funnell, William Fox-Pitt, Leslie Law, Jeanette Brakewell and Sarah Cutteridge. (Travelling reserve: Mary King).
Dressage: Richard Davison, Carl Hester, Nicola McGiven and Emma Hindle.
Showjumping: Nick Skelton and Robert Smith.
FENCING
Britain will be represented by Richard Kruse and Louise Bond-Williams in Athens.
Kruse won foil gold at the European Olympic qualifying event in Belgium in April while Bond-Williams took silver in the sabre.
GB team:
Men's foil: Richard Kruse
Women's sabre: Louise Bond-Williams
GYMNASTICS
Hopes rest with uneven bars specialist Beth Tweddle, who will attempt to win Britain's first gymnastics medal for 76 years.
GB team:
Artistic gymnastics: Cherrelle Fennell, Vanessa Hobbs, Katy Lennon, Elizabeth Line, Beth Tweddle, Nicola Willis
Rhythmic gymnastics: Hannah McKibbin
Men's trampolining: Gary Smith
Women's trampolining: Kirsten Lawton
Britain will hope to build on the 11 gold medals they snapped up in Sydney four years ago when the Games get under way on 13 August.
We list the contenders who will be part of Team GB in Athens.
ARCHERY
Britain will send a trio of women to the Olympics - Alison Williamson, Helen Palmer and Naomi Folkard.
Laurence Godfrey will be the sole man on duty in Athens.
GB team:
Women's individual and team events: Alison Williamson, Helen Palmer, Naomi Folkard.
Men's individual event: Laurence Godfrey.
ATHLETICS
American-born 400m runner Malachi Davis was one of the additional selections as Britain's athletics squad was finalised.
Darren Campbell was earlier given the go-ahead to run a sprint double, while Olympic champion Denise Lewis was picked to defend her title but faces a race to be fit.
Paula Radcliffe looks to stand the best chance of a gold medal, in the marathon.
Full athletics squad
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3886539.stm
BADMINTON
Sydney bronze medallist Simon Archer failed to qualify in the mixed doubles, but Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms have a good chance of glory in the same event.
GB team:
Men's singles: Richard Vaughan
Women's singles: Kelly Morgan, Tracey Hallam
Men's doubles: Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark
Women's doubles: Gail Emms and Donna Kellogg, Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright
Mixed doubles: Robertson and Emms, Natalie Munt and Robert Blair
BOXING
Audley Harrison was Britain's only medal winner in the ring four years ago, taking gold in the super heavyweight category.
And the British team will only have one shot at gold this time around, 17-year-old Amir Khan fighting at lightweight.
GB team:
Lightweight: Amir Khan
CANOE/KAYAK
There will be high hopes following the two bronze medals from four years ago. Tim Brabants was third in K1 1000m in Sydney while Paul Ratcliffe won silver in the K1 canoe slalom.
GB team:
Men's Kayak Single (K1): Campbell Walsh
Women's Kayak Single (K1): Helen Reeves
Canadian Double (C2): Nick Smith/Stuart Bowman
Canadian Single (C1): Stuart McIntosh
Men's K1 1000m: Tim Brabants
Men's K1 500m: Ian Wynne
Men's K2 1000m: Paul Darby-Dowman/Ian Wynne
Women's K1 500m: Lucy Hardy
CYCLING
Sydney gold medallist Jason Queally has been included in the squad but is still not certain to defend his title.
GB team:
Men: Steve Cummings, Ross Edgar, Rob Hayles, Chris Hoy, Paul Manning, Craig MacLean, Chris Newton, Jason Queally, Jamie Staff, Bryan Steel, Bradley Wiggins, Roger Hammond, Jeremy Hunt, Charlie Wegelius, Julian Winn, Stuart Dangerfield, Liam Killeen, Oli Beckingsale
Women: Emma Davies, Victoria Pendleton, Rachel Heal, Sara Symington, Nicole Cooke
DIVING
Britain will have seven divers in action - and there are high hopes for 10m synchronised pair Leon Taylor and Peter Waterfield.
GB team:
Men's 3m springboard: Mark Shipman, Tony Ally
Men's 3m synchronised springboard: Mark Shipman and Tony Ally
Men's 10m platform: Peter Waterfield, Leon Taylor
Men's 10m synchronised platform: Peter Waterfield and Leon Taylor
Women's 3m springboard: Jane Smith, Tracey Richardson
Women's 3m synchronised springboard: Jane Smith and Tandi Gerrard
EQUESTRIAN
Pippa Funnell and Badminton winner William Fox-Pitt are the best medal prospects on the British three-day eventing team while Nick Skelton has overcome a serious neck injury to represent Britain in the showjumping.
GB team:
Three-day eventing: Pippa Funnell, William Fox-Pitt, Leslie Law, Jeanette Brakewell and Sarah Cutteridge. (Travelling reserve: Mary King).
Dressage: Richard Davison, Carl Hester, Nicola McGiven and Emma Hindle.
Showjumping: Nick Skelton and Robert Smith.
FENCING
Britain will be represented by Richard Kruse and Louise Bond-Williams in Athens.
Kruse won foil gold at the European Olympic qualifying event in Belgium in April while Bond-Williams took silver in the sabre.
GB team:
Men's foil: Richard Kruse
Women's sabre: Louise Bond-Williams
GYMNASTICS
Hopes rest with uneven bars specialist Beth Tweddle, who will attempt to win Britain's first gymnastics medal for 76 years.
GB team:
Artistic gymnastics: Cherrelle Fennell, Vanessa Hobbs, Katy Lennon, Elizabeth Line, Beth Tweddle, Nicola Willis
Rhythmic gymnastics: Hannah McKibbin
Men's trampolining: Gary Smith
Women's trampolining: Kirsten Lawton