Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Vancouver | |
Competitors | 50 in 11 sports |
Flag bearers | Shelley Rudman (opening)[1] Amy Williams (closing)[2] |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and sent a team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB.[3] The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, whose athletes may elect to hold Irish citizenship, allowing them to represent either Great Britain or Ireland.[4] Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition.
Great Britain sent a delegation of fifty athletes to compete in eleven sports and were led by Andy Hunt as Chef de Mission, but despite being set a target of three medals by UK Sport, the team won just one, Amy Williams' gold in the women's skeleton, and finished 19th in the medal table.