HL Deb 21 July 2004 vol 664 cc48-9WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their medal target on a sport-by-sport basis for Great Britain Olympic athletes in Athens in 2004; and what was the target and actual Great Britain Olympic medal tally on a sport-by-sport basis in Sydney 2000. [HL3653]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

Full details of the sport by sport medal target for the Athens Olympics are not finalised and will be published by UK Sport as part of its post-Athens reviews. The details for Sydney 2000 are shown in the table.

Sydney Olympics
Sport Target Actual
Archery 0 0
Athletics 7 6
Badminton 1 1
Boxing 1 1
Canoeing 1 2
Cycling 2 4
Diving 1 0
Equestrian 3 1
Fencing 0 0
Gymnastics 0 0
Hockey 0 0
Judo 1 1
Modern Pentathlon 1 2
Rowing 3 3
Sailing 3 5
Shooting 1 2
Swimming 10 0
Table Tennis1 0 0
Taekwondo 2 0
Tennis 0 0
Triathlon 1 0
Weightlifting 0 0
Wrestling2 0 0
Total 38 28
1 No GB athletes/teams selected for Athens 2004.
2 No GB athletes selected for Sydney 2000.