On this page you can find the names of every athlete competing on behalf of Team GB at the 2008 Olympic Games.
All athletes had to be nominated to the British Olympic Association by their sport's governing body, then officially selected by the BOA in order to take up their places.
Watch our fruit shoot with GB archers Charlotte Burgess and Alan Wills
Men Larry Godfrey, Simon Terry, Alan Wills
Women Charlotte Burgess, Naomi Folkard, Alison Williamson
Team GB has the maximum of six archers in its squad for Beijing. Alison Williamson is heading to her fifth Olympics, having won bronze in Athens, while both Wills and Terry are ranked in the world's top 10.
Expect the British archers to challenge for both team and individual medals.
UK Athletics performance direct Dave Collins on GB's Beijing medals target
Men 100m: Simeon Williamson, Craig Pickering, Tyrone Edgar 200m: Marlon Devonish, Christian Malcolm, Alex Nelson 400m: Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele 800m: Michael Rimmer 1500m: Andy Baddeley, Tom Lancashire 5000m: Mo Farah Marathon: Dan Robinson 3000m steeplechase: Andrew Lemoncello 110m hurdles: Allan Scott, Andy Turner High jump: Martyn Bernard, Germaine Mason, Tom Parsons Pole vault: Steve Lewis Long jump: Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson Triple jump: Phillips Idowu, Larry Achike, Nathan Douglas Decathlon: Daniel Awde 4x100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Tyrone Edgar, Rikki Fifton, Craig Pickering, Simeon Williamson 4x400m: Michael Bingham, Richard Buck, Dale Garland, Martyn Rooney, Andrew Steele, Rob Tobin
Women 100m: Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwakye 200m: Emily Freeman 400m: Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders 800m: Jenny Meadows, Marilyn Okoro, Jemma Simpson 1500m: Lisa Dobriskey, Susan Scott, Stephanie Twell 5000m: Jo Pavey 10000m: Jo Pavey, Kate Reed 3000m steeplechase: Helen Clitheroe, Barbara Parker Marathon: Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi, Liz Yelling 100m hurdles: Sarah Claxton 400m hurdles: Tasha Danvers Pole vault: Kate Dennison Long jump: Jade Johnson Discus: Philippa Roles Hammer: Zoe Derham Javelin: Goldie Sayers Heptathlon: Kelly Sotherton 20k walk: Johanna Jackson 4x100m: Emma Ania, Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwayke, Ashlee Nelson, Anyika Onuora, Laura Turner 4x400m: Vicki Barr, Donna Fraser, Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders
UK Athletics only named one male 100m runner prior to the High Court ruling on Dwain Chambers' attempt to overturn his Olympic ban.
Once Chambers lost his appeal, Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar were named in the final team.
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe's participation is threatened by a stress fracture in her left thigh - she has been named but is allowed to pull out and be replaced at any time before the event.
Robertson and Emms took silver at the Athens 2004 mixed doubles
Singles Andrew Smith, Tracey Hallam
Mixed doubles Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg
Athens mixed doubles silver medallist Nathan Robertson has been included in Britain's six-strong Olympic squad after overcoming an ankle injury.
Robertson will again partner Gail Emms in Beijing, Donna Kellogg and Anthony Clark compete in the mixed doubles, and Tracey Hallam and Andrew Smith play in the singles.
Super-heavyweight: David Price Middleweight: James Degale Light-heavyweight: Tony Jeffries Welterweight: Billy Joe Saunders Light-welterweight: Bradley Saunders Bantamweight: Joe Murray Flyweight: Khalid Yafai
After their best ever Olympic qualification campaign, Britain will have seven boxers in Beijing.
Lightweight world champion Frankie Gavin was ruled out at the last minute after failing to make it down to the 60kg limit.
But light-welterweight Bradley Saunders, bantamweight Joe Murray and light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries also qualified places for Beijing at the World Amateur Championships in Chicago last year.
Three more fighters - welterweight Billy Joe Saunders, flyweight Khalid Yafai and middleweight James Degale - earned their places during February's qualifying tournament in Italy.
Super-heavyweight David Price made it through the final qualifying tournament, in Athens, to complete the team.
Flatwater Tim Brabants (K1 500/1000) Lucy Wainwright (K1 500) Anna Hemmings and Jessica Walker (K2 500)
Slalom Campbell Walsh (K1) Fiona Pennie (K1) David Florence (C1)
Medal hopes are high for Tim Brabants, the bronze medallist at the Sydney Games in 2000 and 2008 European champion, who competes in the K1 500m and 1000m.
Lucy Wainwright (K1 500m) will take part in her second Olympic Games.
Jess Walker and Anna Hemmings (K2 500m) were added to the British flatwater team in July.
A Scottish trio will paddle for GB in the slalom - Athens silver medallist Campbell Walsh will go for Beijing gold having won the first major international title of his career, the 2008 European title..
Fiona Pennie was a silver medallist at the 2006 Worlds, and David Florence fought off Stuart McIntosh to claim the C1 place.
Road Jonny Bellis (Men's Road Race) Steve Cummings (Men's Road Race & Individual Time Trial) Roger Hammond (Men's Road Race) Ben Swift (Men's Road Race) Nicole Cooke (Women's Road Race) Sharon Laws (Women's Road Race) Emma Pooley (Women's Road Race)
Track Steven Burke (Team Pursuit) Mark Cavendish (Madison) Edward Clancy (Team Pursuit) Ross Edgar (Team Sprint and Keirin) Chris Hoy (Sprint, Team Sprint and Keirin) Jason Kenny (Sprint and Team Sprint) Paul Manning (Team Pursuit) Chris Newton (Points Race) Victoria Pendleton (Sprint) Rebecca Romero (Individual Pursuit and Points Race) Jamie Staff (Team Sprint) Geraint Thomas (Team Pursuit) Bradley Wiggins (Individual Pursuit, Team Pursuit and Madison) Wendy Houvenaghel (Women's Individual Pursuit)
Britain is the only nation to secure places in all track events for Beijing, and expectations will be sky high after a dominant performance at the World Championships.
Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Rebecca Romero will spearhead the Olympic challenge. They helped GB to gold in eight of the 10 Olympic events at the Worlds, in Manchester.
Shanaze Reade is women's BMX world champion and expected to star in the sport's Olympic debut.
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'Gutted' Zara Phillips shares her Olympic heartbreak
Eventing William Fox-Pitt (Ballincoola) Sharon Hunt (Tankers Town) Mary King (Call Again Cavalier) Daisy Dick (Spring Along) Tina Cook (Miners Frolic)
Show jumping Ben Maher (Rolette) Tim Stockdale (Fresh Direct Corlato) Michael Whitaker (Suncal Portofino 63) John Whitaker (Peppermill)
Dressage Laura Bechtolsheimer (Mistral Hojris) Jane Gregory (Lucky Star) Emma Hindle (Lancet)
Equestrian Team GBR will have a full complement of eventing, show jumping and dressage riders in Beijing.
World eventing champion Zara Phillips pulled out after her horse, Toytown, was injured. A similar fate befell Lucy Wiegersma after her horse, Shaabrak, suffered a minor setback during training.
Daisy Dick, riding Spring Along, and Tina Cook on Miners Frolic have been named as replacements. The other eventers are William Fox-Pitt, Sharon Hunt and Mary King.
Ellen Whitaker missed the show jumping selection process following injury to her horse, Locarno 62.
Her uncles, Olympic veterans John and Michael Whitaker, have been selected alongside Ben Maher and Tim Stockdale, who both make their Olympic debuts.
Laura Bechtolsheimer, Jane Gregory and Emma Hindle make up the GB dressage team.
Martina Emanuel received a reallocated place for Beijing
Sabre Alex O'Connell
Foil Richard Kruse Martina Emanuel
Alex O'Connell was to be Britain's sole fencer in Beijing after he made it through the Istanbul zonal qualifier for the sabre competition.
However, he has been joined by Athens veteran Richard Kruse following a reallocation of places by fencing's governing body, the FIE, in June.
Kruse has been given a place in the Olympic men's foil and his nomination has been ratified by the BOA.
Then, in July, fellow foil fencer Martina Emanuel received another reallocated place following the withdrawal of an Austrian athlete, bringing Britain's Olympic tally to three.
GB's women have secured a team place and six individual places.
Beth Tweddle will compete in her second Olympics and she'll be joined by new British champion Becky Downie, Marissa King, Hannah Whelan, Imogen Cairns and Rebecca Wing.
Laura Jones was originally selected to compete, but made way for Cairns when she suffered a slipped disc, forcing her to withdraw from the team.
Seven-time British champion Claire Wright will be Britain's sole representative in the trampoline.
There will also be interest in the men's competition, with Louis Smith heading to Beijing after winning world bronze on the pommel horse. His training partner Daniel Keatings gained the nod for GB's other men's place.
Barry Middleton is one of three men who represented GB at Athens 2004
The British men and women will both be on show in Beijing after coming through qualifying.
The women's team made up for the disappointment of missing out on a place in Athens - their squad includes three veterans of the Sydney Games in 2000 in Mel Clewlow, Kate Walsh and Lucilla Wright.
The men looked for a time as though they would fail to reach Beijing, but beat India to win an Olympic qualifying tournament in Chile.
Sam Weale won a World Cup bronze medal in Somerset earlier this year
Women Heather Fell, Katy Livingston
Men Sam Weale, Nick Woodbridge
Britain will send the maximum quota of two women and two men to Beijing.
Katy Livingston and Heather Fell both sealed their places at May's World Championships in Hungary, while Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge make up the men's team.
Britain has a strong tradition in women's modern pentathlon, with the likes of Georgina Harland, Steph Cook and Kate Allenby winning half the medals on offer since the sport was introduced to the Games in 2000. Livingston and Fell are both genuine medal contenders in 2008.
It is 12 years since GB sent male modern pentathletes to a Games - Weale and Woodbridge exceeded expectations by qualifying and are less likely to reach the podium.
Men's crews Four: Tom James, Steve Williams, Peter Reed, Andy Triggs Hodge Eight: Alex Partridge, Tom Stallard, Tom Lucy, Richard Egington, Josh West, Alastair Heathcote, Matt Langridge, Colin Smith, Acer Nethercott (cox) Pair: Tom Solesbury, Robin Bourne-Taylor Single scull: Alan Campbell Double scull: Matt Wells, Stephen Rowbotham Lightweight double scull: Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter Lightweight four: Richard Chambers, James Lindsay-Fynn, Paul Mattick, James Clarke
Britain has qualified boats in 12 of the 14 classes.
The flagship men's coxless four will be out to retain the gold medal they won in dramatic fashion when Matthew Pinsent was part of the crew in 2004.
Katherine Grainger has vowed to lead Great Britain to their first women's Olympic rowing gold medal - her quadruple scull crew has won the last three World Championships.
Finn: Ben Ainslie Yngling - women's keelboat: Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson 49er - skiff: Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes Laser - men's one person dinghy: Paul Goodison Star: Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson RS:X - men's windsurfer: Nick Dempsey RS:X - women's windsurfer: Bryony Shaw 470 - men's two person dinghy: Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield 470 - women's two person dinghy: Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark Tornado - multihull: Leigh McMillan and Will Howden Laser Radial: Penny Clark
Hopes will be high for another strong Olympic showing, with GB qualifying in all relevant categories.
In January, the Royal Yachting Association announced Ben Ainslie had beaten rival Ed Wright for the Finn place.
Ainslie is hoping to claim a third Olympic gold medal, having won the Finn class at the 2004 Games, and the Laser class in Sydney four years earlier.
Penny Clark was the final team member to be selected, seeing off Charlotte Dobson, Andrea Brewster and Lizzie Vickers in the battle for the Laser Radial spot.
Faulds, the lone Olympic veteran in the GB team, won gold at Sydney
Men's double trap: Richard Faulds, Steve Scott Men's 50m prone rifle/50m rifle three positions/air rifle: Jon Hammond Women's trap: Charlotte Kerwood Women's skeet: Elena Little
Of the five GB shooters competing in Beijing, four will make their Olympic debuts.
Lone Olympic veteran and Sydney 2000 gold medallist Richard Faulds competes in the men's double trap with Steve Scott.
Charlotte Kerwood, who won Commonwealth Games gold medals in 2002 and 2006, takes part in the women's trap.
Men 50m freestyle: Mark Foster (University of Bath) 200m freestyle: Ross Davenport (Loughborough University); Robert Renwick (City of Aberdeen) 400m freestyle: David Carry (City of Aberdeen); Dean Milwain (Loughborough) 1500m freestyle: David Davies (Loughborough, pictured); Richard Charlesworth (Hatfield) 100m backstroke: Liam Tancock (Loughborough); Gregor Tait (City of Edinburgh) 200m backstroke: Gregor Tait (City of Edinburgh), James Goddard (Loughborough) 100m breaststroke: Chris Cook (City of Newcastle); Kristopher Gilchrist (City of Edinburgh) 200m breaststroke: Kristopher Gilchrist (City of Edinburgh); James Kirton (City of Sheffield) 100m butterfly: Michael Rock (Stockport Metro); Todd Cooper (Stirling) 200m butterfly: Michael Rock (Stockport Metro) 200m individual medley: James Goddard, Liam Tancock (both Loughborough) 400m individual medley: Thomas Haffield (City of Cardiff); Euan Dale (Loughborough) 4x200m freestyle relay: Ross Davenport (Loughborugh), Robert Renwick (City of Aberdeen), David Carry (City of Aberdeen), Andrew Hunter (Stirling); Ben Hockin (Swansea Performance) 4x100m freestyle relay: Simon Burnett, Adam Brown
Women 50m freestyle: Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) 100m freestyle: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool) 200m freestyle: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion) 400m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion); Jo Jackson (Derwentside) 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion), Cassie Patten (Stockport Metro) 100m backstroke: Gemma Spofforth (Portsmouth Northsea); Elizabeth Simmonds (Lincoln Vulcans) 200m backstroke: Gemma Spofforth (Portsmouth Northsea); Elizabeth Simmonds (Lincoln Vulcans) 100m breaststroke: Kate Haywood (Loughborough); Kirsty Balfour (City of Edinburgh) 200m breaststroke: Kirsty Balfour (City of Edinburgh) 100m butterfly: Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool); Jemma Lowe (Borough of Stockton) 200m butterfly: Jemma Lowe (Borough of Stockton); Ellen Gandy (Beckenham) 200m individual medley: Hannah Miley (Garioch); Keri-Anne Payne (Stockport Metro) 400m individual medley: Hannah Miley (Garioch); Keri-Anne Payne (Stockport Metro) 4x100m freestyle relay: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough); Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool); Julia Beckett (Loughborough); Jessica Sylvester (Nova Centurion) 4x200m freestyle relay: Caitlin McClatchey (Loughborough), Rebecca Adlington (Nova Centurion); Jo Jackson (Derwentside); Mel Marshall (Loughborough), Fran Halsall (City of Liverpool)
10km open water: Cassie Patten, Keri-Anne Payne, David Davies
Diving - individual Men's Springboard (3m): Ben Swain Men's Platform (10m): Tom Daley, Pete Waterfield Women's Springboard (3m): Rebecca Gallantree Women's Platform (10m): Tonia Couch, Stacie Powell
Diving - synchro pairs Men's Springboard (3m): Ben Swain and Nick Robinson-Baker Men's Platform (10m): Tom Daley and Blake Aldridge Women's Springboard (3m): Hayley Sage and Tandi Gerrard Women's Platform (10m): Stacie Powell and Tonia Couch
Synchronised swimming: Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall
The GB swimming squad for Beijing was announced after the British Championships in Sheffield.
Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock, and Rebecca Adlington put in record-breaking performances at April's World Short Course Championships, held in Manchester, to spark hopes of an impressive Olympic medal haul.
Veteran swimmer Mark Foster, who did not meet GB's selection criteria for the 2004 Games, will be keen to earn his first Olympic medal in Beijing.
In the 10km open water swimming, GB women Cassie Patten and Keri-Anne Payne qualified for Beijing at May's world championships in Seville, as did David Davies for the men.
Britain's divers secured places in all four of the synchro teams (3m and 10m in men's and women's), as well as six spots in the individual events.
There will be British synchronised swimmers at the Olympics for the first time since 1992 after Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall made it through the qualification process in the duet event.
But there is no GB water polo team for Beijing, though it is hoped the team will be good enough to compete in 2012.
Helen Tucker won triathlon's World Championships in Vancouver
Men Alistair Brownlee Tim Don William Clarke
Women Helen Tucker Hollie Avil
The British triathlon squad includes three men and two women.
Alistair Brownlee, Tim Don and William Clarke will all compete for the men. For the women, world champion Helen Tucker and 18-year-old Hollie Avil will be in Beijing.
No GB lifters made it through qualifying, but Michaela Breeze - Wales's 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist - later received a wildcard place at the Olympics.
She had been training at full pace for most of the year without knowing if she would get selected.
"It's awesome, absolutely awesome," she told BBC Sport. "It's the phone call I've waited so long for. I was close to giving up hope."
Baseball - The GB men's second place at the European Championships won them entry into the Olympic qualifying tournament in Taiwan in March. However, a lack of funding forced the team to withdraw and ended their hopes of playing in Beijing.
Basketball - There will be no British representation in Beijing, but plans to enter men's and women's teams for the London Games in 2012 are progressing well.
Football - England's women had hoped to be able to compete as part of Team GB in Beijing, but football's world governing body Fifa blocked the plan. There has also been opposition to proposals from the British Olympic Association to enter men's and women's teams at the London Olympics in 2012.
Handball - There will be no British handball team in Beijing, but plans are already under way to put together a team good enough to compete at London 2012.
Softball - Britain will not have a softball team in Beijing. The sport will be making its final appearance at the Olympics before being dropped from the schedule.
Table tennis - Young star Paul Drinkhall failed to reach the Olympics at the final world qualifying tournament in May, so GB will not be presented at the Beijing table tennis event - although Kelly Sibley has earned a berth on the list of reserves.
Volleyball - Beach volleyball pair Denise Johns and Lucy Boulton are looking to London 2012 having missed out on Beijing, and there will be no British representation in the indoor volleyball tournaments.
Wrestling - No British freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestlers have qualified for Beijing.
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