# Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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.
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.

## Summary

The 2020 Games saw members of the Great Britain team achieve a number of prominent milestones. In the pool, Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal, winning the 100 metre breaststroke for the second time. The British swimming team also had its most successful Olympics in history winning eight medals (with four golds) eclipsing the previous Olympic swimming best of seven medals (which also included four golds) which had stood since the London 1908 Games (113 years). This included a 1–2 finish in the final of the Men's 200m freestyle for Duncan Scott (who took silver) and Tom Dean (who took gold) which was the first time British swimmers had achieved this in any Olympic swimming event since 1908. Scott also became Britain's most successful athlete in any sport at a single games in terms of number of medals won with four medals in total made up of one gold and three silver medals. However, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Tom Dean were more successful in terms of gold medals winning two golds to Scott's single gold. By winning gold alongside James Guy and Adam Peaty in the mixed 4 × 100 metres medley relay Freya Anderson, Kathleen Dawson and Anna Hopkin became the first British female swimmers since Rebecca Adlington took double individual gold in the 400 metre freestyle and 800m freestyle events at the Beijing 2008 games to win an Olympic gold medal. However, no British female swimmer won a medal in any of the individual women's events making the medals from mixed medley the only ones won by British female swimmers at the Games.
On 4 August Sky Brown became the youngest British Olympian ever to win a medal when she won bronze in the Women's Park Skateboarding at the age of 13 years and 28 days.
Gymnast Max Whitlock also clinched his second consecutive Olympic title on the pommel horse becoming one of the most successful gymnasts ever in the history of that specific apparatus – having also won three World Championship titles in the discipline – and the fourth man in Olympic history to successfully defend their pommel horse title. In doing do he cemented his position as Great Britain's most successful Olympic gymnast with six medals overall including three golds. Bryony Page in the Women's Trampoline competition claimed her second consecutive Olympic medal in the event with a bronze medal having won a silver in Rio. A team containing Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella and Amelie Morgan also won a Bronze in the Women's Team Artistic All-Round event. giving the gymnastics squad three medals at Tokyo 2020 overall down from the seven achieved by gymnastics in Rio in 2016.
Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir secured silver medals in the Women's 800 metres and 1500 metres respectively. These were the first medals in either of these events for a British athlete since Kelly Holmes won double gold at the Athens 2004 Games. Josh Kerr by winning bronze in the Men's 1500m also became the first British athlete to win an Olympic medal in that event since Seoul 1988 where Peter Elliott won a silver medal. Holly Bradshaw also won her first medal in either Olympic or outdoor World Championship competition with bronze in the women's pole vault. The women's 4 × 100 relay squad also won a bronze.
Despite failing to medal in the men's match sprint Jason Kenny took sole ownership of the record as Great Britain's most successful Olympian, most decorated Olympian and the most successful and most decorated Olympic cyclist of any nation, with silver in the men's team sprint and gold in the men's keirin. This was the fourth consecutive keirin title for Great Britain, and took Kenny's career tally to seven gold and two silver medals and was the fourth consecutive Olympics in which he had won one or more golds. His wife Laura Kenny lost her omnium title after a major crash in the opening scratch race, and only managed a silver medal in the women's team pursuit. However, in the inaugural Olympic women's Madison she and partner Katie Archibald won the event, gaining a lap and winning all but two of the intermediate sprints. This took her career tally to five golds and one silver making her the most decorated British female Olympian, and the most successful and most decorated female Olympic cyclist of any nation. Together the Kennys also became the most successful married Olympians in history where both partners have won a gold medal. Britain's other track cycling gold came courtesy of Matt Walls in the men's omnium- the first time a male British Olympic cyclist has won the Olympic title in that event. Walls also won a silver medal alongside Ethan Hayter in the men's Madison event.
On the waves, Giles Scott secured Great Britain's sixth consecutive gold medal in sailing's Finn class which was making its final Olympic appearance, while Hannah Mills became Great Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor defending her Women's 470 title with Eilidh McIntyre having won the same class with Saskia Clark in 2016. McIntyre was emulating her father Michael who had won gold in the Star class alongside Bryn Vaile at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
On a less positive note a number of iconic 'streaks' of British success were broken. The men's team pursuit title left British hands for the first time since 2004, as did the men's team sprint with both Ed Clancy and Jason Kenny denied fourth consecutive gold medals in the same event. The men's match sprint in cycling also left British hands for the first time since 2004, although Jack Carlin won a bronze medal. The men's coxless four lost the Olympic title for the first time since 1996, while the rowing team – having won the only British gold medal as part of the disastrous 1996 British Olympic team, and thus maintained Great Britain's streak of at least one gold medal in every Summer Games – won no gold medals for the first time since 1980 winning only 2 medals in total across the whole Olympic rowing regatta.
Despite winning five medals in total, these Olympics were the first time since 1996 that Great Britain's athletics team failed to win a gold medal. This was partly due to unfortunately timed injuries to reigning world champions Dina Asher-Smith (200 metres) and Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Heptathlon) who were seen as Britain's best medal hopes in the athletics events. The men's 4 × 100 metres relay squad were also pipped to gold by Italy by 0.01 seconds on the finish line having been leading going into the anchor leg. However, it subsequently emerged the British quartet could lose their silver medals after a member of the quartet CJ Ujah was revealed on 12 August 2021 to have failed a drugs test with Ujah provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit following the games pending further investigation . The matter was referred to the Court of Arbitration For Sport Anti-Doping Division to decide if the British 4 × 100 male quartet should be disqualified from the final results. On 18 February 2022, it was confirmed the British Mens 4 × 100 metres athletics relay quartet would be stripped of their silver medals meaning Great Britains final medal tally from the game is 64 – one less than achieved at the London 2012 Olympics. Three medals across the four middle-distance events, a long hoped-for global medal for Holly Bradshaw in pole vault and a bronze medal for the women's sprint relay team ensured the British athletics team did not leave Tokyo empty handed.
A number of British defending champions from 2016 (including some 'double' champions who won gold medals in 2012 and 2016) either were not selected, or were unable to retain their titles, including Mo Farah, Alistair Brownlee, Jade Jones, Charlotte Dujardin and Andy Murray. In comparison, three former multiple world champions, but long time 'nearly men' on the Olympic stage finally reached the top step of the rostrum, Jonathan Brownlee winning the inaugural triathlon mixed relay, James Guy in both the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and the mixed medley relay, and Tom Daley, winning gold in the men's 10 metre synchro with debutant Matty Lee, before his bronze in the individual event made him the first British diver to win four career Olympic medals.
Great Britain had some notable success in new sports and events, winning the inaugural gold medals for women's BMX freestyle, mixed 4 × 100 metre medley swimming relay (in a new world record), women's madison and the triathlon mixed team relay, and medals in men's BMX freestyle, women's skateboarding and women's featherweight boxing. The women's +87 kg weightlifting event was technically a new event, but was in reality simply an adjusted version of the existing super-heavyweight class. Nonetheless, Emily Campbell's silver medal was the first ever won in weightlifting by a British woman, the first British weightlifting medal for either sex since 1984 and the first at a non-boycotted Games since Louis Martin medalled in consecutive Olympics in 1960 and 1964. Indeed, the weightlifting event at the Games was a significant success for Great Britain, with top-seven finishes for all four selected lifters, and Sarah Davies coming agonisingly close to winning a second silver medal in the −64 kg class.
Great Britain also had great success in both of the men's and women's modern pentathlon events with Kate French taking gold in the women's event, while Joseph Choong became the first British male modern pentathlete to win an individual medal when taking gold in the men's event. The victories of French and Choong marked the first time since the introduction of the women's event in 2000 that a 'double' had been achieved, with the same nation winning both men's and women's events.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Tom Pidcock | Cycling | Men's cross-country | 26 July |
| Gold | Tom Daley Matty Lee | Diving | Men's synchronized 10 metre platform | 26 July |
| Gold | Adam Peaty | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 26 July |
| Gold | Tom Dean | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 27 July |
| Gold | Tom Dean James Guy Calum Jarvis Matt Richards Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 28 July |
| Gold | Beth Shriever | Cycling | Women's BMX racing | 30 July |
| Gold | Jess Learmonth Jonathan Brownlee Georgia Taylor-Brown Alex Yee | Triathlon | Mixed relay | 31 July |
| Gold | Freya Anderson Kathleen Dawson James Guy Adam Peaty Anna Hopkin | Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay | 31 July |
| Gold | Charlotte Worthington | Cycling | Women's BMX freestyle | 1 August |
| Gold | Max Whitlock | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | 1 August |
| Gold | Laura Collett Tom McEwen Oliver Townend | Equestrian | Team eventing | 2 August |
| Gold | Stuart Bithell Dylan Fletcher | Sailing | 49er | 3 August |
| Gold | Giles Scott | Sailing | Finn | 3 August |
| Gold | Hannah Mills Eilidh McIntyre | Sailing | Women's 470 | 4 August |
| Gold | Ben Maher | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 4 August |
| Gold | Matthew Walls | Cycling | Men's omnium | 5 August |
| Gold | Katie Archibald Laura Kenny | Cycling | Women's Madison | 6 August |
| Gold | Kate French | Modern pentathlon | Women's individual | 6 August |
| Gold | Galal Yafai | Boxing | Men's flyweight | 7 August |
| Gold | Joe Choong | Modern pentathlon | Men's Individual | 7 August |
| Gold | Jason Kenny | Cycling | Men's keirin | 8 August |
| Gold | Lauren Price | Boxing | Women's middleweight | 8 August |
| Silver | Bradly Sinden | Taekwondo | Men's −68 kg | 25 July |
| Silver | Lauren Williams | Taekwondo | Women's −67 kg | 26 July |
| Silver | Alex Yee | Triathlon | Men's individual | 26 July |
| Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | 27 July |
| Silver | Georgia Taylor-Brown | Triathlon | Women's individual | 27 July |
| Silver | Tom Barras Jack Beaumont Angus Groom Harry Leask | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | 28 July |
| Silver | Mallory Franklin | Canoeing | Women's C-1 | 29 July |
| Silver | Duncan Scott | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 30 July |
| Silver | Kye Whyte | Cycling | Men's BMX racing | 30 July |
| Silver | Luke Greenbank James Guy Duncan Scott Adam Peaty James Wilby | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | 1 August |
| Silver | Tom McEwen | Equestrian | Individual eventing | 2 August |
| Silver | Emily Campbell | Weightlifting | Women's +87 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | John Gimson Anna Burnet | Sailing | Mixed nacra 17 | 3 August |
| Silver | Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Neah Evans Laura Kenny Josie Knight | Cycling | Woman's team pursuit | 3 August |
| Silver | Jack Carlin Jason Kenny Ryan Owens | Cycling | Men's team sprint | 3 August |
| Silver | Pat McCormack | Boxing | Men's welterweight | 3 August |
| Silver | Keely Hodgkinson | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | 3 August |
| Silver | Benjamin Whittaker | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | 4 August |
| Silver | Laura Muir | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 6 August |
| Silver | Ethan Hayter Matthew Walls | Cycling | Men's Madison | 7 August |
| Bronze | Chelsie Giles | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 25 July |
| Bronze | Bianca Walkden | Taekwondo | Women's +67 kg | 27 July |
| Bronze | Jennifer Gadirova Jessica Gadirova Alice Kinsella Amelie Morgan | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | 27 July |
| Bronze | Charlotte Dujardin Charlotte Fry Carl Hester | Equestrian | Team dressage | 27 July |
| Bronze | Charlotte Dujardin | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 28 July |
| Bronze | Matthew Coward-Holley | Shooting | Men's trap | 29 July |
| Bronze | Josh BugajskiJacob DawsonCharles ElwesThomas FordThomas GeorgeJames RudkinMoe SbihiOliver Wynne-GriffithHenry Fieldman (cox) | Rowing | Men's eight | 30 July |
| Bronze | Luke Greenbank | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | 30 July |
| Bronze | Bryony Page | Gymnastics | Women's trampoline | 30 July |
| Bronze | Emma Wilson | Sailing | Women's RS:X | 31 July |
| Bronze | Karriss Artingstall | Boxing | Women's featherweight | 31 July |
| Bronze | Declan Brooks | Cycling | Men's BMX freestyle | 1 August |
| Bronze | Jack Laugher | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | 3 August |
| Bronze | Sky Brown | Skateboarding | Women's park | 4 August |
| Bronze | Frazer Clarke | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight | 4 August |
| Bronze | Liam Heath | Canoeing | Men's K1 200 metres | 5 August |
| Bronze | Holly Bradshaw | Athletics | Women's pole vault | 5 August |
| Bronze | Great Britain women's national field hockey team Maddie HinchAnna TomanLeah WilkinsonGiselle Ansley Hollie Pearne-WebbGrace BalsdonLaura UnsworthSarah JonesSusannah TownsendFiona CracklesShona McCallinHannah MartinSarah RobertsonEllie RayerIzzy PetterLily Owsley | Field hockey | Women's tournament | 6 August |
| Bronze | Jack Carlin | Cycling | Men's sprint | 6 August |
| Bronze | Asha Philip Imani Lansiquot Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 6 August |
| Bronze | Tom Daley | Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | 7 August |
| Bronze | Josh Kerr | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 7 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Cycling | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Swimming | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sailing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Boxing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Skateboarding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 20 | 22 | 64 |
Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | 24 Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 25 Jul | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 26 Jul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 27 Jul | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 28 Jul | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 29 Jul | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 30 Jul | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 31 Jul | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 Aug | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 Aug | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 Aug | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 Aug | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 Aug | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 Aug | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 Aug | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 Aug | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 20 | 22 | 64 |

### Multiple medallists

The following Team GB competitors won multiple medals at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Charlotte Dujardin's two bronze medals added to her two golds from London 2012 and her gold and silver from Rio 2016 made her the first female British athlete to win six Olympic medals, a feat later equalled by Laura Kenny. Dujardin also became the first female British athlete to win multiple medals at three consecutive Games (two in London, two in Rio and two in Tokyo), a feat which was again equalled by Kenny. Two medals for Jason Kenny made him the first British athlete of either sex to win multiple medals at four successive games (2 in 2008, 2 in 2012, 3 in 2016 and 2 in 2020), a feat also unequalled by anyone in the Olympic sport of cycling. With silver in the Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, Duncan Scott becomes the first British Olympian to win four medals in a single Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Adam Peaty | Gold Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
| James Guy | Gold Gold Silver | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay |
| Tom Dean | Gold Gold | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
| Duncan Scott | Gold Silver Silver Silver | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Men's 200 m freestyle Men's 200 metre individual medley Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay* |
| Georgia Taylor-Brown | Gold Silver | Triathlon | Mixed relay Women's individual |
| Alex Yee | Gold Silver | Triathlon | Mixed relay Men's individual |
| Tom McEwen | Gold Silver | Equestrian | Team eventing Individual eventing |
| Laura Kenny | Gold Silver | Cycling | Women's Madison Women's team pursuit |
| Jason Kenny | Gold Silver | Cycling | Men's keirin Men's team sprint |
| Katie Archibald | Gold Silver | Cycling | Women's Madison Women's team pursuit |
| Matthew Walls | Gold Silver | Cycling | Men's omnium Men's Madison |
| Tom Daley | Gold Bronze | Diving | Men's synchronized 10 metre platform Men's 10 metre platform |
| Jack Carlin | Silver Bronze | Cycling | Men's team sprint Men's sprint |
| Luke Greenbank | Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay Men's 200 m backstroke |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Bronze Bronze | Equestrian | Team dressage Individual dressage |

## 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 summer games after acting as host at London 2012.

## Medal targets

On 9 July 2021, UK Sport announced they had set a medal target of 45–70 medals for the team. No individual targets have been set for each sport as it was considered impossible to properly evaluate the position of each sport in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, and the large scale disruption to both training and sports events that entailed.
Team GB medal target :
| Event | Medal target | 2012 medals | 2016 medals | Medals won | Target met |
| Overall | 45–70 | 65 | 67 | 64 | Y |

## Competitors

The team included nine sets of siblings: Tom and Emily Ford (Rowing), Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova (Gymnastics), Charlotte and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne (Rowing), Joe and Max Litchfield (Swimming), Luke and Pat McCormack (Boxing), Andy and Jamie Murray (Tennis), Tiffany Porter and Cindy Sember (Athletics), Hannah and Jodie Williams (Athletics), and Adam and Simon Yates (Cycling). The Gadirovas, McCormacks and Yateses are all twins. In addition, Hannah Martin was a member of the women's hockey team while her brother Harry Martin, a two time Olympian, was a travelling reserve for the men's team. There was also one married couple in multi gold medallists: Jason and Laura Kenny (Cycling).
Dressage rider Carl Hester was competing at his sixth Olympic Games. Only fellow equestrian rider Nick Skelton has represented Great Britain at more Games with seven appearances. Meanwhile, archer Naomi Folkard was making her fifth consecutive appearance. Among British female athletes only six time Olympians Tessa Sanderson and Alison Williamson have competed at more Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| Badminton | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Boxing | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cycling | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Diving | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Judo | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Shooting | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Skateboarding | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sport climbing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Tennis | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 176 | 200 | 376 |
In addition to the 376 strong British delegation Team GB confirmed the selection of 22 travelling reserves for various sports. These included the reserves for football, hockey and rugby 7s. On 3 July 2021, the IOC, having consulted with the individual federations of these three sports together with those of handball and water polo, announced that each team would be able to select their teams from both the original squads and the travelling reserves without the need to permanently replace one individual with another. This effectively increased the size of the squads from 18 to 22 for football, 16 to 18 for hockey and 12 to 13 for rugby 7s.

## 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. On 21 April 2021, Team GB announced the selection of the six archers who will represent the team in Tokyo.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tom Hall | Individual | 649 | 48 | Shana (BAN) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patrick Huston | Individual | 658 | 25 | D'Almeida (BRA) L 1–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Woodgate | Individual | 652 | 38 | Abdullin (KAZ) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Hall Patrick Huston James Woodgate | Team | 1959 | 10 | — | — | Indonesia (INA) W 6–0 | Netherlands (NED) L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sarah Bettles | Individual | 653 | 15 | Acosta Giraldo (COL) W 6–4 | Wu Jx (CHN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naomi Folkard | Individual | 629 | 47 | Wu Jx (CHN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bryony Pitman | Individual | 634 | 38 | Tan Y-t (TPE) W 6–4 | Román (MEX) W 6–2 | Osipova (ROC) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Bettles Naomi Folkard Bryony Pitman | Team | 1916 | 9 | — | — | Italy (ITA) L 3–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Patrick Huston Sarah Bettles | Team | 1311 | 12 Q | China (CHN) W 5–3 | Mexico (MEX) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Artistic swimming

Great Britain qualified two athletes to the artistic swimming duet competition as a result of Spain's success in the final Artistic Swimming Olympic Team Qualification competition event on 11 June 2021. Spain's elevation to the team event freed a quota place in the 2019 European Champions Cup competition inherited by Great Britain. This slot was then superseded by the top seven finish achieved by Great Britain itself at the final FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Qualification Tournament. On 22 June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe for Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Kate Shortman Isabelle Thorpe | Duet | 85.1548 | 14 | 84.7333 | 169.8881 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

British athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in several track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): The team will be selected based on the results of the 2021 British Athletics Championships ( 25 to 27 June) 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 other four relay events in Doha on 5 and 6 October – along with the United States, they were the only teams 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. On 26 March 2021, at the 2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trial in Kew Gardens, Chris Thompson, Ben Connor, Stephanie Davis and Tom Bosworth confirmed qualification for Tokyo with a top two finish in their respective races, having already gained the qualification time. On 1 April 2021, Team GB announced the selection of these five athletes together with marathon runners Jess Piasecki and Steph Twell for Tokyo. On 4 June 2021, World Athletics confirmed that Cameron Corbishley and Dominic King had qualified by World Rankings for the Men's 50 km walk event. However, they have not met the qualification time requirements set out in British Athletics selection policy document and it remains to be seen whether they will be selected on the basis of future potential.
On 29 June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of a further 65 athletes following the completion of the British trials. The squad of 72 includes reigning world champions Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson subject to the latter proving her fitness. On 2 July 2021, the final four athletes were confirmed by Team GB resulting in a 76 strong squad for Tokyo. Laura Muir later withdrew from the women's 800 m to concentrate on the 1500 m and her place was taken by Alexandra Bell increasing the final squad to 77.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zharnel Hughes | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.04 | 3 Q | 9.98 | 1 Q | DSQ | DSQ |
| Reece Prescod | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.12 | 5 q | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chijindu Ujah | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.08 | 3 Q | 10.11 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adam Gemili | 200 m | 1:58.58 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 200 m | 20.56 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oliver Dustin | 800 m | 1:46.94 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elliot Giles | 800 m | 1:44.49 | 3 Q | — | — | 1:44.75 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Rowden | 800 m | 1:45.73 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:44.38 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jake Heyward | 1500 m | 3:36.14 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:32.82 | 6 q | 3:34.43 | 9 |
| Josh Kerr | 1500 m | 3:36.29 | 7 q | — | — | 3:32.18 | 3 Q | 3:29.05 | |
| Jake Wightman | 1500 m | 3:41.18 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:33.48 | 1 Q | 3:35.09 | 10 |
| Andrew Butchart | 5000 m | 13:31.27 | 7 q | — | — | — | — | 13:09.97 | 11 |
| Marc Scott | 5000 m | 13:39.61 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sam Atkin | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Marc Scott | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:09.23 | 14 |
| David King | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 | 6 q | — | — | 13.67 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Pozzi | 110 m hurdles | 13.50 | 4 Q | — | — | 13.32 | 4 q | 13.30 | 7 |
| Phil Norman | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:46.57 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zak Seddon | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:43.29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Chijindu Ujah | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.02 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 37.51 | DSQ |
| Joe Brier Cameron Chalmers Michael Ohioze Lee Thompson | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ben Connor | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Callum Hawkins | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Chris Thompson | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:21.29 | 54 |
| Tom Bosworth | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:25:57 | 25 |
| Callum Wilkinson | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:22:38 | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dina Asher-Smith | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.07 | 2 Q | 11.05 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daryll Neita | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.98 PB | 2 Q | 11.00 | 4 q | 11.12 | 8 |
| Asha Philip | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.31 | 2 Q | 11.30 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beth Dobbin | 200 m | 22.78 =SB | 2 Q | — | — | 22.85 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ama Pipi | 400 m | 51.17 | 4 q | — | — | 51.59 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jodie Williams | 400 m | 50.99 | 1 Q | — | — | 49.97 | 2 Q | 49.97 | 6 |
| Nicole Yeargin | 400 m | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexandra Bell | 800 m | 2:00.96 | 4 q | — | — | 1:58.83 | 3 q | 1:57.66 | 7 |
| Keely Hodgkinson | 800 m | 2:01.59 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:59.12 | 1 Q | 1:55.88 NR | |
| Jemma Reekie | 800 m | 1:59.97 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:59.77 | 2 Q | 1:56.90 | 4 |
| Laura Muir | 1500 m | 4:03.89 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:00.73 | 2 Q | 3.54.50 NR | |
| Katie Snowden | 1500 m | 4:02.77 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:02.93 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Revée Walcott-Nolan | 1500 m | 4:06.23 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Judd | 5000 m | 15:06.47 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eilish McColgan | 5000 m | 15:09.68 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amy-Eloise Markovc | 5000 m | 15:03.22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Judd | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:56.80 | 17 |
| Eilish McColgan | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:04.46 | 9 |
| Tiffany Porter | 100 m hurdles | 12.85 | 4 Q | — | — | 12.86 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cindy Sember | 100 m hurdles | 13.00 | 4 Q | — | — | 12.76 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Meghan Beesley | 400 m hurdles | 55.91 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessie Knight | 400 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Turner | 400 m hurdles | 56.83 | 4 Q | — | — | 1:00.36 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elizabeth Bird | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:24.34 | 5 q | — | — | — | — | 9:19.68 NR | 9 |
| Aimee Pratt | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.56 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dina Asher-Smith Imani-Lara Lansiquot Daryll Neita Asha Philip | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.55 NR | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 41.88 | |
| Zoey Clark Emily Diamond Laviai Nielsen Ama Pipi Jodie Williams Nicole Yeargin | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.99 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:22.59 | 5 |
| Stephanie Davis | Marathon | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2:36:33 | 39 |
| Jess Piasecki | Marathon | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2:55:39 | 71 |
| Steph Twell | Marathon | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2:53:26 | 68 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Niclas Baker Cameron Chalmers Zoey Clark Emily Diamond Lee Thompson Nicole Yeargin | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.95 | 4 q | 3:12.07 | 6 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ben Williams | Triple jump | 16.30 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Gale | High jump | 2.28 | 13 q | 2.27 | 11 |
| Harry Coppell | Pole vault | 5.65 | =12 q | 5.80 | 7 |
| Scott Lincoln | Shot put | 20.42 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lawrence Okoye | Discus throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taylor Campbell | Hammer throw | 71.34 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Miller | Hammer throw | 76.93 | 3 Q | 78.15 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Abigail Irozuru | Long jump | 6.75 | 4 Q | 6.51 | 11 |
| Jazmin Sawyers | Long jump | 6.62 | 11 q | 6.80 | 8 |
| Lorraine Ugen | Long jump | 6.05 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Borthwick | High jump | 1.93 | =16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Morgan Lake | High jump | 1.95 | 7 Q | DNS | DNS |
| Holly Bradshaw | Pole vault | 4.55 | =1 q | 4.85 | |
| Sophie McKinna | Shot put | 17.81 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Women's heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Result | 13.27 | 1.86 | 13.31 | DSQ | DNS | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Points | 1084 | 1054 | 748 | 0 | 0 | — | — | DNF | DNF |
$^a$ Ran in the heats only.

## Badminton

Great Britain entered badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings of 15 June 2021: one entry each in the men's and women's singles and a pair in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles. On 28 June 2021, Team GB announced the squad of seven players who will represent the team in Tokyo. Ben Lane and Sean Vendy were selected to compete in the men's doubles even though Rio 2016 bronze medallists Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge finished ahead of them in the rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Toby Penty | Men's singles | Schäfer (GER) W (21–18, 21–11) | Wangcharoen (THA) W (21–19, 21–12) | — | 1 Q | Antonsen (DEN) L (10–21, 15–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ben Lane Sean Vendy | Men's doubles | Gideon / Sukamuljo (INA) L (15–21, 11–21) | Lee Y / Wang C-l (TPE) L (17–21, 14–21) | Rankireddy / Shetty (IND) L (17–21, 19–21) | 4 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kirsty Gilmour | Women's singles | Shahzad (PAK) W (21–14, 21–14) | Yamaguchi (JPN) L (9–21, 18–21) | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | Women's doubles | Fukushima / Hirota (JPN) L (13–21, 14–21) | Polii / Rahayu (INA) L (11–21, 13–21) | Chow M K / Lee M Y (MAS) L (19–21, 16–21) | 4 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | Mixed doubles | Gicquel / Delrue (FRA) W (21–18, 21–17) | Hurlburt-Yu / Wu (CAN) W (21–13, 21–19) | Puavaranukroh / Taerattanachai (THA) W (21–12, 21–19) | 1 Q | — | Tse Y S / Tang C M (HKG) L (13–21, 18–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Great Britain entered eleven boxers (seven men and four women) to compete for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Galal Yafai (men's flyweight) and 2019 world bronze medallist Peter McGrail (men's featherweight) were the first boxers to secure their 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. After being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifying tournament resumed in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France. Nine further boxers secured places in their respective weight divisions, including Rio 2016 Olympian Pat McCormack in the men's welterweight. The final total of eleven qualified boxers is the joint highest (with Uzbekistan and the ROC) of any nation at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On 23 June 2021, Team GB announced the names of the eleven boxers who would represent the team in Tokyo – each place went to the boxer who had obtained the quota place in qualification.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Galal Yafai | Flyweight | Soghomonyan (ARM) W RSC | Chinyemba (ZAM) W 3–2 | Veitia (CUB) W 4–1 | Bibossinov (KAZ) W 3–2 | Paalam (PHI) W 4–1 | |
| Peter McGrail | Featherweight | Butdee (THA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Luke McCormack | Lightweight | Kaushik (IND) W 4–1 | Cruz (CUB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Pat McCormack | Welterweight | Bye | Radzionau (BLR) W 5–0 | Baturov (UZB) W 4–1 | Walsh (IRL) W WO | Iglesias (CUB) L 0–5 | |
| Benjamin Whittaker | Light heavyweight | Vivas (COL) W 4–1 | Oraby (EGY) W 5–0 | Machado (BRA) W 3–2 | Khataev (ROC) W 4–1 | López (CUB) L 1–4 | |
| Cheavon Clarke | Heavyweight | Bye | Teixeira (BRA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Frazer Clarke | Super heavyweight | Bye | Rogava (UKR) W 4–1 | Aliev (FRA) W DSQ | Jalolov (UZB) L RSC–I | Did not advance | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Charley Davison | Flyweight | Cheddar (MAR) W 5–0 | Chang Y (CHN) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Karriss Artingstall | Featherweight | Kenosi (BOT) W 5–0 | Romeu (BRA) W 5–0 | Nicolson (AUS) W 3–2 | Irie (JPN) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |
| Caroline Dubois | Lightweight | Sadiku (KOS) W 5–0 | Ellis (USA) W 3–0 | Seesondee (THA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Lauren Price | Middleweight | — | Mönkhbat (MGL) W 5–0 | Bylon (PAN) W 5–0 | Fontijn (NED) W 3–2 | Li Q (CHN) W 5–0 | |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Adam Burgess | Men's C-1 | 99.82 | 4 | 99.64 | 2 | 99.64 | 3 Q | 106.18 | 8 Q | 103.86 | 4 |
| Bradley Forbes-Cryans | Men's K-1 | 93.65 | 5 | 101.46 | 21 | 93.65 | 13 Q | 96.48 | 5 Q | 100.58 | 6 |
| Mallory Franklin | Women's C-1 | 107.51 | 1 | 105.06 | 1 | 105.06 | 1 Q | 117.75 | 6 Q | 108.68 | |
| Kimberley Woods | Women's K-1 | 109.63 | 8 | 107.82 | 8 | 107.82 | 9 Q | 109.00 | 6 Q | 177.09 | 10 |

### 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. Following the re-allocation of quota places gained at the World Championships and in subsequent competitions, Great Britain secured a place in the women's K-1 500 m. On 30 June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of the remaining members of their sprint canoe squad for Tokyo. On 8 July 2021, it was confirmed that Team GB had been reallocated a quota in the women's C-1 200 m and that Katie Reid would join the British canoe sprint squad in Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Liam Heath | Men's K-1 200 m | 34.582 | 3 QF | 33.985 | 1 SF | 35.108 | 2 FA | 35.202 | |
| Katie Reid | Women's C-1 200 m | 47.876 | 4 QF | 47.821 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Lewis | Women's K-1 200 m | 42.038 | 4 QF | 42.945 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emily Lewis | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.743 | 7 QF | 1:51.996 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deborah Kerr | Women's K-1 200 m | 41.168 | 3 QF | 42.742 | 1 SF | 39.751 | 2 FA | 40.409 | 8 |
| Deborah Kerr | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:51.375 | 5 QF | 1:50.133 | 3 SF | 1:55.955 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling

On 21 June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of their cycling squad for Tokyo. Notable inclusions were multiple gold medallists Geraint Thomas, Ed Clancy, and Jason and Laura Kenny. For the fourth Olympics in a row, Great Britain topped the medal table in cycling.

### Road

Great Britain entered a squad of six riders (four men and two women) 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. Included were three Grand Tour winners, Geraint Thomas (2018 Tour de France), Simon Yates (2018 Vuelta a España) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (2020 Giro d'Italia). Former World Champion and London 2012 silver medallist Lizzie Deignan highlighted the women's team.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tao Geoghegan Hart | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Geraint Thomas | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Adam Yates | Men's road race | 6:06:33 | 9 |
| Simon Yates | Men's road race | 6:09:04 | 17 |
| Tao Geoghegan Hart | Men's time trial | 1:01:44.81 | 29 |
| Geraint Thomas | Men's time trial | 57:46.61 | 12 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Elizabeth Deignan | Women's road race | 3:54:31 | 11 |
| Anna Shackley | Women's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Anna Shackley | Women's time trial | 34:13.60 | 18 |
* James Knox and Joscelin Lowden were named as travelling reserves.

### 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 keirin.
Great Britain's most successful male and female Olympians, Jason and Laura Kenny return, along with Ed Clancy. Both Jason Kenny (team sprint) and Clancy (team pursuit) are seeking to set a record for consecutive victories (four) in a single Olympic cycling event. Jason Kenny will also be seeking to gain the outright records for gold medals for a British Olympian, which he currently shares with Chris Hoy and most medals for any Olympic cyclist, currently held by Bradley Wiggins. Laura Kenny will seek to increase her lead as the British female Olympian with the most gold medals, and surpass Charlotte Dujardin as Britain's most decorated female Olympian, and Leontien van Moorsel from the Netherlands as the most successful and most decorated Olympic female cyclist.

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Jack Carlin | Men's sprint | 9.306 77.369 | 3 Q | Hart (AUS) W 9.829 73.253 | Bye | Sahrom (MAS) W 9.884 72.845 | Bye | Vigier (FRA) W 9.963 72.267 | Bye | Levy (GER) W 9.680, W 9.795 | Lavreysen (NED) L, L | Dmitriev (ROC) W 9.786, W 9.934 | |
| Jason Kenny | Men's sprint | 9.510 75.710 | 8 Q | Awang (MAS) W 9.791 73.537 | Bye | Wakimoto (JPN) W 9.916 72.610 | Bye | Dmitriev (ROC) L | Awang (MAS) Wakimoto (JPN) W 10.066 71.528 | Lavreysen (NED) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Levy (GER) Paul (TTO) Vigier (FRA) L | 8 |
| Katy Marchant | Women's sprint | 10.495 68.604 | 8 Q | Kobayashi (JPN) W 11.134 64.667 | Bye | Lee W-s (HKG) W 10.970 65.634 | Bye | Genest (CAN) W 10.935 65.844 | Bye | Lee W-s (HKG) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Friedrich (GER) Braspennincx (NED) Genest (CAN) L | 6 |

#### Team sprint

With silver in the team sprint, Jason Kenny became Great Britain's outright most successful Olympian, cycling's most successful Olympian and the joint most decorated British and cycling Olympian with Bradley Wiggins.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Jack Carlin Jason Kenny Ryan Owens | Men's team sprint | 42.231 63.934 | 2 | Germany (GER) W 41.829 64.549 | 2 FA | Netherlands (NED) L 44.589 60.553 | |
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final * Philip Hindes travels as reserve.

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Ed Clancy Ethan Hayter Ethan Vernon Matthew Walls Oliver Wood Charlie Tanfield* | Men's team pursuit | 3:47.507 | 4 | Denmark (DEN) 4:28.489 | 8 | Switzerland (SUI) 3:45.636 | 7 |
| Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Neah Evans Laura Kenny Josie Knight | Women's team pursuit | 4:09.022 | 2 | United States (USA) 4:07.562 | 2 | Germany (GER) 4:10.607 | |
* Charlie Tanfield originally travelled as a reserve. Following the qualification ride of the men's team pursuit, Ed Clancy withdrew from the men's team, citing a back injury, and announced his immediate retirement. As a consequence, Tanfield was called into the main squad and rode the heat and placing final. In the former, he suffered a crash when clipped from behind by the Denmark team.

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Jack Carlin | Men's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 2 Q | 4 FB | 8 |
| Jason Kenny | Men's keirin | 4 R | 1 Q | 2 Q | 1 FA | |
| Katy Marchant | Women's keirin | REL | 1 Q | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Tempo race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Elimination race | Points race | Points race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Points | Rank |
| Matthew Walls | Men's omnium | 1 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 39 | 153 | |
| Laura Kenny | Women's omnium | DNF | 16 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 96 | 6 |

#### Madison

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Ethan Hayter Matthew Walls | Men's madison | 40 | 0 | |
| Katie Archibald Laura Kenny | Women's madison | 58 | 20 | |

### Mountain biking

Great Britain entered single mountain bikers to compete in both the men's and women's cross-country races. The men's quota was gained by finishing in the top two eligible nations of the under-23 division at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. The women's quota was secured by virtue of their position in the UCI World Ranking for nations as at 16 May 2021.
Tom Pidcock's preparations for the men's event were disrupted when he broke his collarbone after being hit by a car during training in May 2021. However, he recovered to be able to compete in the Games where we won Britain's first ever Olympic mountain biking medal, winning gold by a margin of 20 seconds over second placed Mathias Flückiger of Switzerland.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tom Pidcock | Men's cross-country | 1:25:14 | |
| Evie Richards | Women's cross-country | 1:19:09 | 7 |

### BMX

Great Britain received two quota spots (one per gender) for BMX racing at the Olympics. The men's place was secured as a result of the nation's seventh-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 1 June 2021, while the women's was derived from Beth Shriever's individual ranking.
In BMX freestyle, two places (one per gender) were awarded to the British squad at the Olympics; both were secured as a result of the nation's top-five finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 8 June 2021.

#### Race

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kye Whyte | Men's race | 9 | 2 Q | 8 | 2 Q | 39.167 | |
| Beth Shriever | Women's race | 5 | 1 Q | 3 | 1 Q | 44.358 | |
* Ross Cullen travels as reserve.

#### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Seeding | Seeding | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Average | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank |
| Declan Brooks | Men's freestyle | 74.30 | 79.20 | 76.75 | 7 | 89.40 | 90.80 | |
| Charlotte Worthington | Women's freestyle | 81.80 | 81.20 | 81.50 | 4 | 38.60 | 97.50 | |

## Diving

British divers gained a full quota of 16 places for the following individual spots and synchronized teams at the Games through the 2019 FINA World Championships, the 2019 European Championships and the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup. The divers who secured the places for Great Britain were not necessarily the athletes who would be selected to represent their team in these events. Instead, they needed to compete at the Olympic trials to book their places for the Games. A team of 12 divers was announced on 2 June 2021, including defending champions Jack Laugher and Daniel Goodfellow in the men's synchronized springboard; and two-time world champion and multiple Olympic medallist Tom Daley. James Heatly, Katherine Torrance and Matty Lee make Olympic debuts, having all won gold in the inaugural European Games in 2015 as juniors with the returning Lois Toulson, while Grace Reid will do so as a reigning Commonwealth Games champion. European bronze and silver medallist Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, the youngest of the squad, debuts at 16 years old.
Laugher, Daley, Reid and Touslon will double up in individual and synchronised events, with their quota places released to be filled by next-in-line alternates.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| James Heatly | 3 m springboard | 458.40 | 4 Q | 454.85 | 4 Q | 411.00 | 9 |
| Jack Laugher | 3 m springboard | 445.05 | 6 Q | 514.75 | 3 Q | 518.00 | |
| Tom Daley | 10 m platform | 453.70 | 4 Q | 462.90 | 4 Q | 548.25 | |
| Noah Williams | 10 m platform | 309.55 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Goodfellow Jack Laugher | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 382.80 | 7 |
| Tom Daley Matty Lee | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 471.81 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Scarlett Mew Jensen | 3 m springboard | 243.45 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Grace Reid | 3 m springboard | 268.15 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix | 10 m platform | 307.70 | 10 Q | 314.00 | 8 Q | 305.50 | 7 |
| Lois Toulson | 10 m platform | 314.00 | 7 Q | 311.10 | 9 Q | 289.6 | 9 |
| Grace Reid Katherine Torrance | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | — | — | 269.10 | 6 |
| Eden Cheng Lois Toulson | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | — | — | 289.26 | 7 |

## 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.
On 1 July 2021, Team GB announced the selection of their dressage and eventing teams for Tokyo. Included in the dressage team were triple gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester who will be competing at his sixth Olympic Games. The following day Team GB revealed the names of the three riders who will compete in the jumping events in Tokyo. The team included London 2012 gold medallists Scott Brash and Ben Maher.
In the team dressage the British team of Dujardin, Hester and Charlotte Fry finished in the bronze medal position. This was Dujardin's fifth Olympic medal, tying her with rower Katherine Grainger and tennis player Kathleen McKane Godfree as the female British athletes with the most Olympic medals. The following day in the individual dressage Dujardin, who was the two-time defending Olympic champion in the event, took another bronze medal, making her the first female British athlete to win six Olympic medals.

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Gio | Individual | 80.963 | 4 Q | — | — | 83.000 | 94.086 | 88.543 | |
| Charlotte Fry | Everdale | Individual | 77.096 | 8 Q | — | — | 75.714 | 85.514 | 80.614 | 13 |
| Carl Hester | En Vogue | Individual | 75.124 | 13 q | — | — | 77.750 | 85.886 | 81.818 | 8 |
| Charlotte Dujardin Charlotte Fry Carl Hester | See above | Team | 7508.5 | 2 Q | 7723.0 | 3 | — | — | 7723.0 | |
Travelling reserve: Gareth Hughes (Sintano Van Hof Olympia)
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Laura Collett | London 52 | Individual | 25.80 | 6 | 0.00 | 25.80 | 3 | 4.00 | 29.80 | 5 Q | 8.00 | 37.80 | 9 | 37.80 | 9 |
| Tom McEwen | Toledo de Kerser | Individual | 28.90 | 12 | 0.00 | 28.90 | 6 | 0.00 | 28.90 | 3 Q | 0.00 | 28.90 | 2 | 28.90 | |
| Oliver Townend | Ballaghmor Class | Individual | 23.60 | 2 | 0.00 | 23.60 | 1 | 4.00 | 27.60 | 2 Q | 4.80 | 32.40 | 5 | 32.40 | 5 |
| Laura Collett Tom McEwen Oliver Townend | See above | Team | 78.30 | 1 | 0.00 | 78.30 | 1 | 8.00 | 86.30 | 1 | — | — | — | 86.30 | |
Travelling reserve: Rosalind Canter (Allstar B)

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Jump-off | Jump-off | Jump-off |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Scott Brash | Hello Jefferson | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 1 | 88.45 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Harry Charles | Romeo 88 | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | Retired | Retired | Retired | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ben Maher | Explosion W | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 0 | 85.67 | =1 | 0 | 37.85 | |
| Harry Charles Ben Maher Holly Smith | Romeo 88 Explosion W Denver | Team | 20 | 7 Q | 24+WD | 162.46 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* Harry Charles was the travelling reserve and he was called on to substitute for Holly Smith in the individual event and for Scott Brash in the team competition following an injury to the latter's horse, Hello Jefferson.

## Fencing

Great Britain entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2019 world silver medallist Marcus Mepstead claimed a spot in the men's foil as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marcus Mepstead | Men's foil | Bye | Hamza (EGY) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Field hockey
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full-time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Great Britain men's | Men's tournament | South Africa W 3–1 | Canada W 3–1 | Germany L 1–5 | Netherlands D 2–2 | Belgium D 2–2 | 3 Q | India L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Great Britain women's | Women's tournament | Germany L 1–2 | South Africa W 4–1 | India W 4–1 | Netherlands L 0–1 | Ireland W 2–0 | 3 Q | Spain D 2–2 FT (2–0 P) | Netherlands L 1–5 | India W 4–3 | |

### Men's tournament

Great Britain men's national field hockey team 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

The squad was announced on 17 June 2021.
Head coach: Danny Kerry
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 5 | DF | David Ames | (1989-06-25)25 June 1989 (aged 32) | 101 | {{{goals}}} | Holcombe |
| 6 | MF | Jacob Draper | (1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 23) | 66 | {{{goals}}} | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 7 | FW | Alan Forsyth | (1992-04-05)5 April 1992 (aged 29) | 189 | {{{goals}}} | Surbiton |
| 8 | FW | Rupert Shipperley | (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 28) | 87 | {{{goals}}} | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 9 | MF | Harry Martin | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 28) | 238 | {{{goals}}} | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 10 | FW | Chris Griffiths | (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 30) | 112 | {{{goals}}} | Old Georgians |
| 11 | MF | Ian Sloan | (1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 27) | 112 | {{{goals}}} | Wimbledon |
| 13 | FW | Sam Ward | (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 30) | 135 | {{{goals}}} | Old Georgians |
| 15 | FW | Phil Roper | (1992-01-24)24 January 1992 (aged 29) | 155 | {{{goals}}} | Wimbledon |
| 16 | MF | Adam Dixon (Captain) | (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 34) | 284 | {{{goals}}} | Beeston |
| 18 | DF | Brendan Creed | (1993-01-03)3 January 1993 (aged 28) | 87 | {{{goals}}} | Surbiton |
| 20 | GK | Ollie Payne | (1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 22) | 11 | {{{goals}}} | Holcombe |
| 21 | FW | Liam Ansell | (1993-11-12)12 November 1993 (aged 27) | 54 | {{{goals}}} | Wimbledon |
| 25 | DF | Jack Waller | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 24) | 55 | {{{goals}}} | Wimbledon |
| 26 | MF | James Gall | (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 26) | 88 | {{{goals}}} | Surbiton |
| 27 | DF | Liam Sanford | (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 25) | 69 | {{{goals}}} | Old Georgians |
| 29 | DF | Tom Sorsby | (1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 24) | 39 | {{{goals}}} | Surbiton |
| 32 | FW | Zach Wallace | (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 21) | 55 | {{{goals}}} | Surbiton |
Travelling reserves: Alan Forsyth and Harry Martin

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 | |
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 18:30 v
| Great Britain | 3–1 | South Africa |
| Ward 2' Ansell 32' Waller 56' | Report | Guise-Brown 4' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Ben Goentgen (GER)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:45 v
| Great Britain | 3–1 | Canada |
| Ansell 33', 57' Ward 41' | Report | Van Son 51' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 12:15 v
| Germany | 5–1 | Great Britain |
| Fuchs 15', 51', 60' Rühr 35' Weigand 42' | Report | Roper 8' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 12:15 v
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Brinkman 22' Janssen 31' | Report | Ward 52', 57' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 21:15 v
| Belgium | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Boon 36' Briels 43' | Report | Shipperley 17' Ansell 38' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

#### Quarterfinal

* 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 21:00 v
| India | 3–1 | Great Britain |
| Dilpreet 7' Gurjant 16' Hardik 57' | Report | Ward 45' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

### Women's tournament

Great Britain women's national field hockey team 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. On 17 June, Great Britain Hockey announced the selection of the squad that would represent the team in Tokyo.

#### Squad

The squad was announced on 17 June 2021.
Head coach: Mark Hager
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | GK | Maddie Hinch | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32) | 158 | 0 | No club listed |
| 4 | MF | Laura Unsworth | (1988-03-08)8 March 1988 (aged 33) | 276 | 11 | East Grinstead |
| 5 | MF | Sarah Evans | (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 30) | 122 | 9 | Surbiton |
| 6 | DF | Anna Toman | (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 28) | 91 | 7 | Wimbledon |
| 7 | FW | Hannah Martin | (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 (aged 26) | 77 | 15 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 8 | MF | Sarah Jones | (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 31) | 129 | 13 | Holcombe |
| 9 | MF | Susannah Townsend | (1989-07-28)28 July 1989 (aged 31) | 180 | 13 | Canterbury |
| 10 | FW | Sarah Robertson | (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 27) | 158 | 13 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 13 | FW | Elena Rayer | (1996-11-22)22 November 1996 (aged 24) | 58 | 3 | East Grinstead |
| 16 | FW | Isabelle Petter | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 21) | 33 | 6 | Loughborough Students |
| 17 | DF | Leah Wilkinson | (1986-12-03)3 December 1986 (aged 34) | 182 | 23 | Holcombe |
| 18 | DF | Giselle Ansley | (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 29) | 165 | 23 | Surbiton |
| 20 | DF | Hollie Pearne-Webb (Captain) | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 30) | 191 | 8 | No club listed |
| 21 | MF | Fiona Crackles | (2000-02-11)11 February 2000 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | Durham University |
| 24 | MF | Shona McCallin | (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 (aged 29) | 93 | 3 | No club listed |
| 26 | FW | Lily Owsley | (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 26) | 164 | 36 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 31 | DF | Grace Balsdon | (1993-04-13)13 April 1993 (aged 28) | 81 | 7 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 32 | DF | Amy Costello | (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 23) | 88 | | East Grinstead |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | |
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 09:30 v
| Great Britain | 1–2 | Germany |
| Jones 13' | Report | Huse 24' Stapenhorst 33' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 18:30 v
| South Africa | 1–4 | Great Britain |
| Walraven 6' | Report | Rayer 29', 50' Toman 39' Unsworth 40' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Maggie Giddens (USA)
* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 10:00 v
| Great Britain | 4–1 | India |
| Martin 2', 19' Owsley 41' Balsdon 57' | Report | Sharmila 23' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 19:00 v
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Matla 13' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 20:45 v
| Ireland | 0–2 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Townsend 17' Martin 32' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Emi Yamada (JPN)

#### Quarterfinal

* 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 21:00 v
| Spain | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Iglesias 20' Bonastre 51' | Report | Martin 17' Balsdon 37' |
| Penalties |||
| Ycart García Grau Oliva Pérez | 0–2 | Toman Martin Jones |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

#### Semifinal

* 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 10:30 v
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Great Britain |
| Albers 19', 38' Keetels 18' Verschoor 32' Matla 49' | Report | Ansley 41' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

#### Bronze medal game

* 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 10:30 v
| Great Britain | 4–3 | India |
| Rayer 16' Robertson 24' Pearne-Webb 35' Balsdon 48' | Report | Gurjit 25', 26' Vandana 29' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Michelle Meister (GER)

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Great Britain women | Women's tournament | Chile W 2–0 | Japan W 1–0 | Canada D 1–1 | 1 Q | Australia L 3–4$^{aetF.T.:2–2}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Women'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

The final squad of 22 athletes was originally announced on 27 May 2021. Before the tournament, Carly Telford replaced the injured Karen Bardsley on 18 June 2021.
Head coach: Hege Riise
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ellie Roebuck | (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 2 | 2DF | Lucy Bronze | (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 3 | 2DF | Demi Stokes | (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 4 | 3MF | Keira Walsh | (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 5 | 2DF | Steph Houghton | (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 33) | 5 | 3 | Manchester City |
| 6 | 3MF | Sophie Ingle | (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 7 | 4FW | Nikita Parris | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Lyon |
| 8 | 3MF | Kim Little | (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 31) | 5 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 9 | 4FW | Ellen White | (1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 32) | 4 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 10 | 3MF | Fran Kirby | (1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 11 | 3MF | Caroline Weir | (1995-06-20)20 June 1995 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 12 | 2DF | Rachel Daly | (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Houston Dash |
| 13 | 1GK | Carly Telford | (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 34) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 14 | 2DF | Millie Bright | (1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 15 | 4FW | Lauren Hemp | (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 16 | 2DF | Leah Williamson | (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 17 | 3MF | Georgia Stanway | (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 18 | 3MF | Jill Scott | (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 34) | 5 | 1 | Everton |
| 19 | 2DF | Niamh Charles | (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 20 | 4FW | Ella Toone | (1999-09-02)2 September 1999 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 21 | 2DF | Lotte Wubben-Moy | (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 22 | 1GK | Sandy MacIver | (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Everton |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-finals
## Golf

Great Britain entered a total of two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament. Tyrrell Hatton and Paul Casey qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event. However, Hatton announced his withdrawal on 21 June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he was replaced by Tommy Fleetwood. Mel Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff qualified in a similar manner through the women's rankings. The latter following the withdrawal of higher-ranked British golfers Charley Hull and Georgia Hall. On 6 July 2021, Team GB confirmed the selection of the four golfers who will represent the team in Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Paul Casey | Men's | 67 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 269 | −15 | =4 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | Men's | 70 | 69 | 64 | 70 | 273 | −11 | =16 |
| Jodi Ewart Shadoff | Women's | 74 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 284 | E | =40 |
| Mel Reid | Women's | 73 | 75 | 76 | 68 | 292 | +8 | 55 |

## 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 secured a place 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. On 24 May 2021, Team GB announced the selection of the four members of the men's squad including reigning individual pommel horse and floor exercise champion Max Whitlock together with three debutants. In June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of the four members of the women's team; all of them will make their Olympic debuts, including the twin sisters Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova.

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Joe Fraser | Team | 14.066 | 14.666 | 14.400 | 13.833 | 15.400 Q | 13.933 | 86.298 | 5 Q | 13.866 | 14.666 | 14.500 | 14.133 | 14.666 | 14.333 | — | — |
| James Hall | Team | 13.866 | 14.100 | 13.733 | 14.333 | 14.333 | 14.066 | 84.431 | 16 Q | 14.033 | 14.000 | 13.600 | 14.233 | 13.100 | 14.200 | — | — |
| Giarnni Regini-Moran | Team | 14.666 | 12.166 | 13.366 | 14.600 | 14.933 | 13.100 | 82.831 | 23 | 14.533 | — | 13.733 | 14.666 | 15.166 | — | — | — |
| Max Whitlock | Team | — | 14.900 Q | — | — | 14.100 | 13.400 | — | — | 14.966 | — | — | — | — | 13.366 | — | — |
| Total | Team | 42.598 | 43.666 | 41.499 | 42.766 | 44.666 | 41.399 | 256.594 | 5 Q | 42.432 | 43.632 | 41.833 | 43.032 | 42.932 | 41.899 | 255.760 | 4 |

#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Joe Fraser | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.100 | 13.300 | 14.433 | 13.133 | 15.133 | 14.400 | 84.499 | 9 |
| Joe Fraser | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.400 | — | 15.400 | 7 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.500 | — | 14.500 | 8 |
| James Hall | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.466 | 13.433 | 13.966 | 14.300 | 14.433 | 14.000 | 84.598 | 8 |
| Max Whitlock | Pommel horse | — | 14.900 | — | — | — | — | 14.900 | 5 Q | — | 15.583 | — | — | — | — | 15.583 | |

#### Team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Jennifer Gadirova | Team | 14.533 | 13.066 | 13.300 | 13.800 Q* | 54.699 | 17 Q | 14.433 | — | 13.300 | 13.700 | — | — |
| Jessica Gadirova | Team | 14.500 | 13.800 | 12.866 | 14.033 Q | 55.199 | 12 Q | 14.433 | 13.566 | — | 13.833 | — | — |
| Alice Kinsella | Team | 14.166 | 12.633 | 12.100 | 12.766 | 51.665 | 48 | 14.266 | 14.166 | 13.333 | 12.800 | — | — |
| Amelie Morgan | Team | 13.858 | 13.833 | 13.033 | 12.466 | 53.190 | 33 | — | 14.033 | 12.233 | — | — | — |
| Total | Team | 43.199 | 40.699 | 39.199 | 40.599 | 163.396 | 6 Q | 43.132 | 41.765 | 38.866 | 40.333 | 164.096 | |

#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Jennifer Gadirova | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 13.800 | 12.400 | 12.933 | 13.800 | 53.533 | 13 |
| Jennifer Gadirova | Floor | — | — | — | 13.800 | 13.800 | 9 Q* | — | — | — | 13.233 | 13.233 | 7 |
| Jessica Gadirova | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 14.566 | 13.666 | 12.033 | 13.700 | 53.965 | 10 |
| Jessica Gadirova | Floor | — | — | — | 14.033 | 14.033 | 5 Q | — | — | — | 14.000 | 14.000 | 6 |
* Originally first reserve, Jennifer Gadirova was promoted to the floor final following the withdrawal of Simone Biles.

### 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. Great Britain secured a second quota when Rio silver medallist Bryony Page finished fourth in the 2020/21 Trampoline World Cup series. On 10 June 2021, Page and Laura Gallagher were selected to fill these quotas in Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Laura Gallagher | Women's | 53.335 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bryony Page | Women's | 104.664 | 3 Q | 55.735 | |

## Judo

Great Britain, at the conclusion of the 2021 World Judo championships, had achieved quota places in the following weight categories. Nekoda Smythe-Davis had qualified a continental quota place in the −57 kg category, but had already withdrawn from Olympic consideration for health reasons. On 5 July 2021, Team GB announced the judokas who will compete in Tokyo, including debutant Sarah Adlington in the women's heavyweight category, who had been awarded a continental quota following the official withdrawal of Smythe-Davis.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ashley McKenzie | Men's −60 kg | Huseynov (AZE) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chelsie Giles | Women's −52 kg | Rexhepi (MKD) W 01–00 | Iraoui (MAR) W 01–00 | Abe (JPN) L 00–01 | — | van Snick (BEL) W 10–00 | Kocher (SUI) W 10–00 | |
| Lucy Renshall | Women's −63 kg | Tashiro (JPN) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gemma Howell | Women's −70 kg | Pérez (PUR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie Powell | Women's −78 kg | Bye | Yoon H-j (KOR) L 00–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Adlington | Women's +78 kg | Chikhrouhou (TUN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 (gold for Cooke and silver for French) at the 2019 European Championships in Bath. Following the conclusion of the 2021 UIPM Worlds, a second and final women's quota place was confirmed based on the world rankings. On 24 June 2021, Team GB announced the names of the four modern pentathletes chosen to compete in Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Joe Choong | Men's | 25–10 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 1:54.87 | 3 | 321 | 14 | 14 | 286 | 11:17.53 | 15 | 623 | 1482 OR | |
| Jamie Cooke | Men's | 18–17 | 0 | 16 | 208 | 1:53.80 | 2 | 323 | 7 | 8 | 293 | 11:12.30 | 14 | 628 | 1452 | 9 |
| Kate French | Women's | 20–15 | 1 | 7 | 221 | 2:10.18 | 8 | 290 | 6 | 4 | 294 | 12:00.34 | 5 | 580 | 1385 OR | |
| Jo Muir | Women's | 13–22 | 1 | 33 | 179 | 2:14.52 | 15 | 281 | 7 | 7 | 293 | 12:15.13 | 9 | 565 | 1318 | 14 |

## Rowing

Great Britain qualified ten out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with all of the crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. On 9 June 2021, Team GB announced the names of the 41 rowers who would represent them in Tokyo. Notable rowers in the squad included double Olympic champion Helen Glover and two-time medallist Moe Sbihi. In addition, four travelling reserves were named: Morgan Bolding, Matthew Tarrant, Madeleine Arlett and Saskia Budgett.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| John Collins Graeme Thomas | Double sculls | 6:12.80 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:22.95 | 2 FA | 6:06.46 | 4 |
| Sholto Carnegie Oliver Cook Rory Gibbs Matthew Rossiter | Four | 5:55.36 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | 5:45.78 | 4 |
| Tom Barras Jack Beaumont Angus Groom Harry Leask | Quadruple sculls | 5:42.01 | 3 R | 5:55.91 | 1 FA | — | — | 5:33.75 | |
| Josh Bugajski Jacob Dawson Charles Elwes Thomas Ford Thomas George James Rudkin Moe Sbihi Oliver Wynne-Griffith Henry Fieldman (cox) | Eight | 5:34.40 | 3 R | 5:23.32 | 2 FA | — | — | 5:25.73 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Victoria Thornley | Single sculls | 7:44.30 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:59.93 | 3 SA/B | 7:25.12 | 2 FA | 7:20.39 | 4 |
| Helen Glover Polly Swann | Pair | 7:23.98 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:49.39 | 2 FA | 6:54.96 | 4 |
| Emily Craig Imogen Grant | Lightweight double sculls | 7:03.29 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:41.99 | 1 FA | 6:48.04 | 4 |
| Karen Bennett Rowan McKellar Rebecca Shorten Harriet Taylor | Four | 6:41.02 | 4 R | 6:46.20 | 1 FA | — | — | — | — | 6:21.52 | 4 |
| Lucy Glover Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Hannah Scott | Quadruple sculls | 6:20.80 | 3 R | 6:42.97 | 4 FB | — | — | — | — | 6:25.14 | 7 |
| Chloe Brew Katherine Douglas Rebecca Edwards Emily Ford Fiona Gammond Caragh McMurtry Rebecca Muzerie Sara Parfett Matilda Horn (cox) | Eight | 6:26.75 | 4 R | 6:05.26 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); 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.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Pool Stage | Pool Stage | Pool Stage | Pool Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Great Britain (men) | Men's tournament | Canada W 24–0 | Japan W 34–0 | Fiji L 7–33 | 2 Q | United States W 26–21 | New Zealand L 7–29 | Argentina L 12–17 | 4 |
| Great Britain (women) | Women's tournament | ROC W 14–12 | New Zealand L 21–26 | Kenya W 31–0 | 2 Q | United States W 21–12 | France L 19–26 | Fiji L 12–21 | 4 |

### 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

Great Britain's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021.
Head coach: Simon Amor
| No. | Pos. | Player | Country | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points |
| 1 | BK | Max McFarland | Scotland | (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 28) | 26 | 360 |
| 2 | FW | Ben Harris | England | (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 21) | 9 | 70 |
| 3 | FW | Alex Davis | England | (1992-10-03)3 October 1992 (aged 28) | 24 | 172 |
| 4 | BK | Dan Norton | England | (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 33) | 90 | 1,784 |
| 5 | FW | Ross McCann | Scotland | (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 23) | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | BK | Tom Mitchell (c) | England | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 32) | 63 | 1,593 |
| 7 | BK | Dan Bibby | England | (1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 30) | 54 | 704 |
| 8 | FW | Alec Coombes | Scotland | (1995-11-26)26 November 1995 (aged 25) | 16 | 85 |
| 9 | BK | Ollie Lindsay-Hague | England | (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 30) | 40 | 385 |
| 10 | BK | Robbie Fergusson | Scotland | (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 (aged 27) | 25 | 347 |
| 11 | FW | Ethan Waddleton | England | (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 24) | 29 | 40 |
| 12 | BK | Harry Glover | England | (1995-12-31)31 December 1995 (aged 25) | 20 | 95 |
| 13 | BK | Tom Bowen | England | (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 28) | 49 | 465 |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 94 | −63 | 3 | |
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 9:30
| Great Britain | 24–0 | Canada |
| Try: Norton (2) 7' c, 8' m McCann 11' c Fergusson 7' m Con: Bibby (2/3) 7', 12' Fergusson (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 16:30
| Great Britain | 34–0 | Japan |
| Try: Bibby 1' m Mitchell 2' m Glover 7' c Harris 8' m Waddleton 9' m Davis 12' c Con: Bibby (2/6) 7', 12' | (Tokyo 2020) | |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 9:30
| Fiji | 33–7 | Great Britain |
| Try: Tuivuaka (2) 2' m, 8' c Maqala 3' c Wainiqolo 7' c Tuimaba 14' c Con: Bolaca (3/4) 4', 7', 8' Nasoko (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Harris 10' c Con: Bibby (1/1) 10' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

#### Quarterfinal

* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:00
| Great Britain | 26–21 | United States |
| Try: Lindsay-Hague 6' c Harris 8' c Davis 10' c Norton 11' m Con: Bibby (3/4) 7', 8', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Barrett 1' c Baker (2) 3' c, 4' c Con: Hughes (3/3) 1', 3', 4' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

#### Semifinal

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 11:00
| New Zealand | 29–7 | Great Britain |
| Try: Curry (2) 2' c, 13' m Ware (2) 7' c, 9' m Collier 10' m Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 7' McGarvey-Black (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Norton 3' c Con: Bibby (1/1) 3' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

#### Bronze medal match

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 17:30
| Great Britain | 12–17 | Argentina |
| Try: Harris 1' m Lindsay-Hague 9' c Con: Bibby (1/2) 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Bazán 4' m Moneta 5' c Mendy 11' m Con: Mare (1/3) 6' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

### Women's tournament

The England women's team secured a qualifying berth for Great Britain at the Olympics by winning the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament, defeating Russia 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

Great Britain's squad of 13 players was named on 18 June 2021.
Head coach: Scott Forrest
* Holly Aitchison
* Abbie Brown (c)
* Abi Burton
* Deborah Fleming
* Natasha Hunt
* Megan Jones (c)
* Jasmine Joyce
* Alex Matthews
* Celia Quansah
* Helena Rowland
* Hannah Smith
* Lisa Thomson
* Emma Uren

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 28 | +60 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | ROC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 3 | |
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 11:00
| ROC | 12–14 | Great Britain |
| Try: Khamidova 1' m Seredina 12' c Con: Seredina (1/2) 13' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Brown (2) 4' c, 14' +1 c Con: Aitchison (2/2) 4', 14' +1 |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 18:30
| New Zealand | 26–21 | Great Britain |
| Try: Blyde (3) 5' c, 7' m, 13' c Nathan-Wong 9' c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 6', 9', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Rowland 1' c Jones 2' c Joyce 4' c Con: Aitchison (3/3) 1', 3', 4' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 11:00
| Great Britain | 31–0 | Kenya |
| Try: Joyce (2) 1' c, 6' m Burton 3' m Jones 9' c Thomson 14' c Con: Hunt (1/3) 2' Rowland (1/1) 9' Aitchison (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

#### Quarterfinal

* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:00
| United States | 12–21 | Great Britain |
| Try: Kirshe 11' m Tapper 14' c Con: Heavirland (1/2) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Joyce (2) 1' c, 8' c Brown 2' c Con: Aitchison (3/3) 1', 2', 8' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

#### Semifinal

* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 11:30
| Great Britain | 19–26 | France |
| Try: Joyce (2) 5' c, 7' m Smith 11' c Con: Aitchison (1/2) 6' Hunt (1/1) 11' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Ciofani (2) 1' c, 8' m Okemba 3' c Bertrand 7' c Con: Drouin (2/3) 2', 3' Ulutule (1/1) 7', 9' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo

#### Bronze medal match

* 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) 17:30
| Fiji | 21–12 | Great Britain |
| Try: Nakoci 1' c, 6' c Ulunisau 10' c Con: Riwai (3/3) 1', 6', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Jones 9' m, 12' c Con: Aitchison (0/1) Hunt (1/1) 12' |
* Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
* ↑ Matches were delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning in the area

## Sailing

British sailors qualified boats in all Olympic classes at the 2018 Sailing World Championships, bringing the maximum quota of 15 sailors, in ten boats. On 1 October 2019, Team GB announced the names of the first twelve sailors selected for the Tokyo 2020 regatta, including Saskia Tidey, who previously competed for Ireland in Rio 2016, defending champions Giles Scott (Finn) and Hannah Mills (women's 470), and London 2012 silver medallists Luke Patience (men's 470) and Stuart Bithell (49er). The Nacra 17 crew (Gimson & Burnet) was added to the list of confirmed athletes for Tokyo on 24 January 2020. Laser sailor Elliot Hanson completed Team GB's sailing lineup for the Olympics on 29 February 2020.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| Tom Squires | RS:X | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 7 |
| Elliot Hanson | Laser | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 2 | DSQ | — | — | EL | 104 | 12 |
| Giles Scott | Finn | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 36 | |
| Chris Grube Luke Patience | 470 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 70 | 5 |
| Stuart Bithell Dylan Fletcher | 49er | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 58 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| Emma Wilson | RS:X | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | UFD | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 38 | |
| Alison Young | Laser Radial | 24 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 27 | — | — | 16 | 133 | 10 |
| Eilidh McIntyre Hannah Mills | 470 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 38 | |
| Charlotte Dobson Saskia Tidey | 49erFX | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 95 | 6 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Rank |
| John Gimson Anna Burnet | Nacra 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 45 | |
M = Medal race; DSQ = Disqualification; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; UFD = "U" Flag disqualification

## 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 (MQS) by 31 May 2020. On 13 January 2021, Team GB announced the selection of four athletes to fill the quotas secured by the team to date. Amber Hill secured a quota in the women's skeet after finishing at the top of the qualifying rankings for that event by winning the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on 21 March 2021. On 27 May 2021, Hill secured a quota for Team GB by winning the bronze medal at the 2021 European Shooting Championships in Osijek, Croatia, superseding the earlier quota she had won and releasing it to a shooter from another NOC. On 15 June 2021, Team GB confirmed that Hill had been selected for Tokyo. On 21 July, the British Olympic Association confirmed that Hill, having failed a COVID-19 test before flying to Tokyo, had been forced to withdraw from the Games.
Matthew Coward-Holley, won Britain's only shooting medal of the Games, a bronze in the men's trap. The reigning European and World champion, who had twice broken his back playing rugby as a teenager, missed his first three targets but then hit 14 in a row to secure the bronze medal.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Matthew Coward-Holley | Men's trap | 123 (+21) | 2 Q | — | — | 33 | |
| Aaron Heading | Men's trap | 119 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kirsty Hegarty | Women's trap | 116 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amber Hill | Women's skeet | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seonaid McIntosh | Women's 10 m air rifle | 627.2 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seonaid McIntosh | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1167 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Coward-Holley Kirsty Hegarty | Mixed trap team | 143 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skateboarding

Great Britain entered two skateboarders to compete across all events at the Games. Sky Brown and Bombette Martin qualified among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park, respectively, based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of 30 June 2021. On 1 July 2021, Team GB announced the selection of both athletes to represent the team in Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Sky Brown | Women's park | 57.40 | 2 Q | 56.47 | |
| Bombette Martin | Women's park | 16.21 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank | Speed | Speed | Boulder | Boulder | Lead | Lead | Lead | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank | Best | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Time | Place | Total | Rank |
| Shauna Coxsey | Women's | 9.65 | 16 | 2T4z 3 4 | 4 | 21+ | 2:23 | 13 | 832.00 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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 (that time being the fastest time of the sixteenth fastest swimmer internationally in that event in 2019). 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. British Swimming have set a maximum of 35 swimmers for the team, although one swimmer may swim in multiple events.
All selected British swimmers must further achieve the qualifying standards in the events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
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 finishes 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.
On 20 January 2021, British Swimming announced that following a change of selection policy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, four male swimmers who won individual medals at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships would be pre-selected for their respective events, including the current Olympic champion and world record holder Adam Peaty in the men's 100 m breaststroke.
On 17 April 2021, Team GB and British Swimming announced a further 24 swimmers would join the team, consisting of all the swimmers who had met the Olympic Consideration Time in any event at the National Trials, plus two further swimmers who had met the consideration time in the men's 200 metre freestyle, and were thus considered for the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay squad. Following the 2021 European Aquatics Championships. and Glasgow Open Swimming Meet, two further swimmers, Lucy Hope and Laura Stephens, were added to the final squad of thirty. Due to possible scheduling conflicts, Great Britain returned a quota place in the Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, which was then reallocated to Brazil.
In June 2021, Hector Pardoe and Alice Dearing won quotas in the men's and women's 10 km marathon by virtue of finishing first and fourth respectively in the final qualifying event in Setúbal, Portugal. On 25 June, Team GB confirmed their selection for Tokyo. Dearing becomes the first black female swimmer to compete for Team GB at the Olympics.
During the competition Adam Peaty won Team GB's first gold medal of the Games and became the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic title, winning the men's 100 m breaststroke. In the men's 200 m freestyle Tom Dean won the gold medal with teammate Duncan Scott taking silver, the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers had won medals in the same event. Dean then won a second gold medal, alongside Scott, James Guy and Matt Richards as Great Britain won the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ben Proud | 50 m freestyle | 21.93 | 13 Q | 21.67 | =5 Q | 21.72 | =5 |
| Matt Richards | 100 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacob Whittle | 100 m freestyle | 48.44 | 16 Q | 48.11 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Dean | 200 m freestyle | 1:45.24 | 3 Q | 1:45.34 | 4 Q | 1:44.22 NR | |
| Duncan Scott | 200 m freestyle | 1:45.37 | 5 Q | 1:44.60 | 1 Q | 1:44.26 | |
| Kieran Bird | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.55 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kieran Bird | 800 m freestyle | 7:57.53 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Jervis | 1500 m freestyle | 14:50.22 | 5 Q | — | — | 14:55.48 | 5 |
| Luke Greenbank | 100 m backstroke | 53.79 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luke Greenbank | 200 m backstroke | 1:54.63 | 1 Q | 1:54.98 | 2 Q | 1:54.72 | |
| Brodie Williams | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.48 | 12 Q | 1:57.73 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adam Peaty | 100 m breaststroke | 57.56 | 1 Q | 57.63 | 1 Q | 57.37 | |
| James Wilby | 100 m breaststroke | 58.99 | 6 Q | 59.00 | 6 Q | 58.96 | 5 |
| Ross Murdoch | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.95 | 16 Q | 2:09.97 | =12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Wilby | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.70 | 15 Q | 2:07.91 | 2 Q | 2:08.19 | 6 |
| James Guy | 100 m butterfly | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacob Peters | 100 m butterfly | 52.07 | =24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joe Litchfield | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.11 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duncan Scott | 200 m individual medley | 1:57.39 | =5 Q | 1:56.69 | 2 Q | 1:55.28 | |
| Max Litchfield | 400 m individual medley | 4:10.20 | 8 Q | — | — | 4:10.58 | =4 |
| Brodie Williams | 400 m individual medley | 4:17.27 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Guy Matt Richards Joe Litchfield Jacob Whittle | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.17 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Dean James Guy Calum Jarvis Matt Richards Duncan Scott | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:03.25 | 1 Q | — | — | 6:58.58 ER | |
| Luke Greenbank James Guy Duncan Scott Adam Peaty James Wilby | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:37.43 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:27.51 EU | |
| Hector Pardoe | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anna Hopkin | 50 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Freya Anderson | 100 m freestyle | 53.61 | 14 Q | 53.53 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anna Hopkin | 100 m freestyle | 52.75 | 3 Q | 53.11 | 8 Q | 52.83 | 7 |
| Freya Anderson | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.96 | 11 Q | 1:57.10 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathleen Dawson | 100 m backstroke | 58.69 | 4 Q | 58.56 | 5 Q | 58.70 | 6 |
| Cassie Wild | 100 m backstroke | 59.99 | 14 Q | 1:00.20 | =14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cassie Wild | 200 m backstroke | 2:12.93 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sarah Vasey | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.61 | 11 Q | 1:06.87 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Molly Renshaw | 200 m breaststroke | 2:22.99 | 6 Q | 2:22.70 | 7 Q | 2:22.65 | 6 |
| Abbie Wood | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.13 | 15 Q | 2:22.35 | 6 Q | 2:23.72 | 7 |
| Harriet Jones | 100 m butterfly | 58:73 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laura Stephens | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.00 | 7 Q | 2:09.49 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alys Thomas | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.06 | 8 Q | 2:09.07 | 8 Q | 2:07.90 | 7 |
| Alicia Wilson | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.39 | 9 Q | 2:10.59 | 8 Q | 2:12.86 | 8 |
| Abbie Wood | 200 m individual medley | 2:09.94 | 3 Q | 2:09.56 | 2 Q | 2:09.15 | 4 |
| Aimee Willmott | 400 m individual medley | 4:35.28 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:38.30 | 7 |
| Freya Anderson Lucy Hope Anna Hopkin Abbie Wood | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.03 NR | 4 Q | — | — | 3:33.96 NR | 5 |
| Freya Anderson Harriet Jones Sarah Vasey Cassie Wild | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:58.12 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alice Dearing | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 2:05:03.2 | 19 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Freya Anderson Kathleen Dawson James Guy Anna Hopkin Adam Peaty | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:38.75 OR | 1 Q | 3:37.58 WR | |
$^b$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

## Table tennis

Great Britain entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Two-time Olympian Liam Pitchford and double Commonwealth Games medallist Tin-Tin Ho were automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of 1 June 2021. Ho becomes the first British female table tennis player to compete at the Games since 1996. On 7 July 2021, Paul Drinkhall was granted a reallocated quota for the men's singles.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Liam Pitchford | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Jorgić (SLO) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Drinkhall | Men's singles | Bye | Alamian (IRI) W 4–1 | Gardos (AUT) W 4–1 | Jang W-j (KOR) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tin-Tin Ho | Women's singles | Bye | Batra (IND) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Great Britain will enter a squad of five athletes into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Games. Two-time defending Olympic champion Jade Jones (women's 57 kg), 2019 world champions Bradly Sinden (men's 68 kg) and Bianca Walkden (women's +67 kg), and former European and world junior champion Lauren Williams (women's 67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners in the WT Olympic Rankings at the end of the qualification period. With the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam winner already qualified through the rankings, 2019 world silver medallist and Grand Slam Series runner-up Mahama Cho (men's +80 kg) secured a fifth and final spot for Great Britain, as the next highest-placed eligible taekwondo practitioner. As Great Britain have achieved two quota places or more in each sex, they will not be eligible for any further places through remaining continental or global qualification routes. On 1 June 2021, Team GB confirmed the selection of the five athletes who had secured qualification for Tokyo.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bradly Sinden | Men's −68 kg | Bye | Burns (NZL) W 53–8 PTG | Reçber (TUR) W 39–19 | Zhao S (CHN) W 33–25 | Bye | Rashitov (UZB) L 29–34 | |
| Mahama Cho | Men's +80 kg | — | Sun Hy (CHN) L 4–7 GP | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jade Jones | Women's −57 kg | Bye | Alizadeh (EOR) L 12–16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lauren Williams | Women's −67 kg | — | Paseka (TGA) W RSC | Wahba (EGY) W 15–12 | Gbagbi (CIV) W 24–18 | Bye | Jelić (CRO) L 22–25 | |
| Bianca Walkden | Women's +67 kg | — | Bye | Deniz (KAZ) W 17–7 | Lee D-b (KOR) L 24–25 | Bye | Kowalczuk (POL) W 7–3 | |

## Tennis

On 24 June 2021, Team GB announced the selection of the six players who will represent the team in Tokyo. The most notable selection was that of defending singles champion and double gold medallist Andy Murray. In addition to these players Cameron Norrie also qualified through the rankings but declined the opportunity to attend the Games due to other professional commitments, while Kyle Edmund was recovering from surgery. Mixed doubles pairings are decided on rankings only when all players have been chosen, but Team GB are expected to be able to select a mixed doubles pair based on rankings.
On 13 July, Johanna Konta was forced to withdraw from the squad as a result of being diagnosed with SARS‑CoV‑2. This left Heather Watson as the only female player in the squad, and meant that, in the absence of a potential replacement (no British woman being ranked high enough to qualify), there would be no entry in the Women's doubles tournament. On 14 July, Dan Evans withdrew from both men's singles and men's doubles due to a positive COVID-19 test. The following day it was announced that Jamie Murray would replace Evans as Neal Skupski's partner in the men's doubles. After further withdrawals from the men's singles event Liam Broady secured a place in the tournament based on his world ranking. On 25 July, Andy Murray withdrew from the men's singles due to a thigh strain and was replaced in the draw by Australian Max Purcell; Murray decided to continue his participation in the doubles.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Liam Broady | Men's singles | Cerúndolo (ARG) W 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2 | Hurkacz (POL) W 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | Chardy (FRA) L 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andy Murray Joe Salisbury | Men's doubles | — | Herbert/ Mahut (FRA) W 6–3, 6–2 | Krawietz/ Pütz (GER) W 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | Čilić/ Dodig (CRO) L 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [7–10] | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jamie Murray Neal Skupski | Men's doubles | — | Molteni/ Zeballos (ARG) W 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, [13–11] | McLachlan/ Nishikori (JPN) L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heather Watson | Women's singles | Friedsam (GER) L 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Great Britain confirmed five quota places in the triathlon events for Tokyo. British Triathlon announced the athletes to occupy four of those places on 4 November 2020, including returning medallists Jonathan Brownlee and Vicky Holland. Reigning double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee was not confirmed in the fifth and final quota place, which remains to be filled. On 14 June 2021, Team GB announced that Alex Yee had been selected to fill the remaining place on the British triathlon squad for Tokyo.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Jonathan Brownlee | Men's | 17:49 | 0:38 | 56.38 | 0:26 | 30.22 | 1:45:53 | 5 |
| Alex Yee | Men's | 18:09 | 0:38 | 56.17 | 0:27 | 29.44 | 1:45:15 | |
| Vicky Holland | Women's | 19:12 | 0:48 | 1:05:24 | 0:31 | 34:20 | 2:00:10 | 13 |
| Jess Learmonth | Women's | 18:24 | 0:43 | 1:02:56 | 0:34 | 35:51 | 1:58:28 | 9 |
| Georgia Taylor-Brown | Women's | 18:31 | 0:42 | 1:03:11 | 0:34 | 33:52 | 1:56:50 | |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | Rank |
| Jonathan Brownlee | Mixed relay | 4:02 | 0:36 | 8:35 | 0:25 | 5:25 | 20:03 | — |
| Alex Yee | Mixed relay | 4:08 | 0:36 | 9:31 | 0:25 | 5:28 | 20:28 | — |
| Jess Learmonth | Mixed relay | 3:40 | 0:40 | 10:15 | 0:27 | 6:15 | 21:16 | — |
| Georgia Taylor-Brown | Mixed relay | 4:23 | 0:38 | 10:16 | 0:30 | 6:07 | 21:54 | — |
| Total | Mixed relay | — | — | — | — | — | 1:23:41 | |

## Weightlifting

Four female weightlifters qualified for Great Britain, one in each of the following weight classes. Former Commonwealth Games champion Zoe Smith (women's 59 kg), European medallist Sarah Davies (women's 64 kg), and European champion Emily Campbell (women's +87 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings. On 30 June 2021, Team GB confirmed their selection for Tokyo. On 4 July 2021, Colombia confirmed they would cede the women's −76 kg quota place as part of an agreement with the IWF following multiple doping violations, thus granting Emily Muskett, European champion in the non-Olympic −71 kg category, a quota place in the event. Muskett's place on the Olympic team was confirmed by Team GB on 6 July 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Zoe Smith | Women's −59 kg | 87 | 8 | 113 | 6 | 200 | 8 |
| Sarah Davies | Women's −64 kg | 100 | 10 | 127 | 4 | 227 | 5 |
| Emily Muskett | Women's −76 kg | 98 | 9 | 124 | 8 | 222 | 7 |
| Emily Campbell | Women's +87 kg | 122 | 4 | 161 | 2 | 283 | |

## Sports not contested by Great Britain in Tokyo
### Basketball

Neither the men's nor the women's team qualified for the full court tournaments. The men's team were eliminated in the early stages, failing to emerge from their first-round group in qualification for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The women's team fared much better, after a groundbreaking run to a fourth-place finish in the Women's EuroBasket tournament meant that they made the final qualification tournament in Belgrade. The team narrowly missed out on qualification at that tournament, largely due to a tight loss to South Korea, with whom they were vying for the third of three qualification places behind Spain and China.
Neither the men's nor women's 3x3 teams qualified.

### Baseball

Great Britain failed to emerge from the 2019 European Baseball Championship to reach the final qualification tournament, finishing ninth.

### Handball

Great Britain's 10th-place finish at the 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship ended their participation in qualification for the men's Olympic tournament. Great Britain did not enter a team in qualification for the women's Olympic event.

### Karate

At the conclusion of the Final Karate Olympic Qualification Tournament, Great Britain had failed to advance any karateka to the Olympic Karate tournament.

### Softball

Great Britain lost to Italy in the final of the combined Africa/Europe continental qualifying tournament so narrowly missing out on a place in Tokyo.

### Surfing

Great Britain failed to qualify any surfers for the Games.

### Volleyball

Team GB had no qualified teams in either full court or beach volleyball.

### Water polo

Team GB did not qualify.

### Wrestling

Great Britain did not qualify any athletes.