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Jason Kenny

Jason Kenny became Team GB's most successful Olympian of all time after winning his ninth medal, and seventh gold, on the final day of Tokyo 2020. Kenny won team sprint silver alongside Jack Carlin and Ryan Owens, to move level with Sir Bradley Wiggins for the most Olympic medals in British history.

Adam Peaty

Adam Peaty won the 100th gold medal since National Lottery-funding began with his performance in the 100m Breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympic games.

Tom Daley & Matty Lee

Tom Daley and Matty Lee won a gold medal in the men’s synchronised 10m platform dive in Tokyo, beating China’s reigning world champions to the top spot on the podium.

Charlotte Worthington

Five years ago Charlotte Worthington was rolling burritos, now she's wrapped up one of the most remarkable moments in BMX history.

Max Whitlock

By winning his third Olympic gold medal and sixth overall, Whitlock is the first man in more than 30 years to retain a pommel horse title at the Games.

Beth Shriever

Having discovered the discipline at the age of nine, Shriever started training with local club Braintree BMX, the beginning of a career that saw her crowned junior world champion in 2017 and Team GB’s first ever Olympic gold medal in female BMX riding.

Galal Yafai

Galal Yafai – a man whose first love was football – has given Birmingham its first Olympic boxing gold medal.

Lauren Price

Few Team GB athletes will be more multi-talented across different sports than Olympic champion Lauren Price.

Dame Sarah Storey

Dame Sarah Storey’s three gold medals in Tokyo make her Team GB’s most successful Paralympian of all-time with a remarkable haul of 17 golds among her 28 medals.

Maisie Summers-Newton

Masie Summers-Newton is a new star of the pool smashing world records on her way to two gold medals at her first ever Games.

Sir Lee Pearson

Sir Lee Pearson is one of the most successful Paralympians from Great Britain in third place behind Dame Sarah Storey and Mike Kenny in the all-time medals list. His three golds in Tokyo take his tally to 14 in total.

Kadeena Cox

A double gold medal for dual star Kadeena Cox who narrowly missed out in a medal in athletics too after finishing fourth in the T38 400m