Friday, 9 August 2024

Independent School Medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Independent Schools continue to make a significant (disproportionate) contribution to British Sport - this is something that we should celebrate. 

The final statistics:

  • Over half the TeamGB Gold Medallists (58.6%) were educated at Independent Schools.
  • 57 women won medals for TeamGB, 15 of whom were educated in independent schools (26.3%)
  • 62 men won medals for TeamGB, 24 of whom were educated in independent schools (38.7%)
  • Overall, 119 competitors won medals for TeamGB, 39 of whom were educated at UK Independent schools (32.8%)

Congratulations to the following former pupils of Independent Schools who won medals at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024:


Team GB Gold Medals 

  • Equestrian
    • Ros Canter (Uppingham) Team Eventing
    • Tom McEwan (Cheltenham College) Team Eventing
    • Harry Childs (Churchers' College) Team Showjumping
  • Rowing
    • Lola Anderson (Surbiton High) Quadruple Sculls
    • Imogen Grant (The Perse) Lightweight Double Sculls
    • Emily Craig (Mayfield School) Lightweight Double Sculls
    • Rory Gibbs (MIllfield) Eight
    • Charlie Elwes (Radley) Eight
    • Tom Digby (Abingdon) Eight
    • James Rudkin (Stowe) Eight
    • Tom Ford (Grange School) Eight
    • Harry Brightmore (King's Chester) Eight
  • Sports Climbing
    • Toby Roberts (King Edward's Witley) Bouldering
  • Swimming 
    • Duncan Scott (Strathallan) 4x200m Freestyle Relay
    • James Guy (Millfield) 4x200m Freestyle Relay 
    • Matt Richards (Millfield) 4x200m Freestyle Relay 
    • Kiran Bird (Millfield) 4x200m Freestyle Relay 
    • Kate Shortman (Clifton High) Artistic Swimming
    • Izzy Thorpe (Clifton High) Artistic Swimming

Team GB Silver Medals 

  • Athletics
    • Josh Kerr (George Watson's) 1500m
    • Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Trinity Croydon) 4 x100m Relay
  • Cycling
    • Ethan Vernon (Bedford School) Team Pursuit
  • Diving 
    • Tom Daley (Plymouth College) Synchronised 10m Platform 
  • Rowing
    • Helen Glover (Millfield) Four
    • Tom George (Radley) Pair
    • Ollie Wayne-Griffith (Radley) Pair
  • Shooting
    • Amber Rutter (Claire's Court) Skeet
  • Swimming
    • Ben Proud (Plymouth College) 50m Freestyle
    • Matt Richards (Millfield) 4x200m Freestyle 
    • Duncan Scott (Strathallan) 200m Individual Medley

Team GB Bronze Medals 

  • Equestrian
    • Carl Hester (Elizabeth College, Guernsey) Team Dressage
  • Rowing
    • David Ambler (St Paul's) Four
    • Matt Aldridge (Ballard School) Four
    • Freddie Davison (St Paul's) Four
    • Becky Wiles (Queen's Taunton) Double Sculls
    • Rowan McKellar (Queenswood) Eight
    • Emily Ford (Grange School) Eight
    • Harriet Taylor (Sir William Perkins's School) Eight
    • Annie Campbell-Orde (Millfield) Eight
    • Henry Fieldman (Latymer Upper) Eight
  • Triathlon
    • Sam Dickinson (St Peter's York) Mixed Team

Please contact me if you spot any errors or omissions. Many thanks 


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