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Great Scots at the Olympics

Do you know these Scottish medal-winners from the Olympic Games?
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Last updated: August 5, 2024
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Scottish medallist
Won the men's 100m gold medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Alan Wells
Indoor cyclist who has won the most gold medals of any Scot (6).
Chris Hoy
Tennis player who won the men's 2012 and 2016 Olympic tournaments.
Andy Murray
Triathlete who took the women's bronze medal in the 2024 event in Paris.
Beth Potter
Broke the world 400m record at the 1924 games, but refused to run in the 100m for religious reasons because it was a Sunday.
Eric Liddell
Swimmer of this millennium who has the most total medals of any Scot (8); only one British person has won more.
Duncan Scott
Women's 10,000m silver medal winner in Seoul in 1988.
Liz McColgan
Took silver in the women's 1500m at the postponed 2020 Tokyo games.
Laura Muir
Bronze medallist behind Ingebrigtsen in the men's 1500m at the 2020 Tokyo event.
Josh Kerr
The 200m breaststroke gold medal winner in 1976 in Montreal, he is the only person to have held British, Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic swimming titles at the same time.
David Wilkie
Women's 4x100-metre relay bronze medallist in Moscow.
Linsey MacDonald
Stranraer native who earned a silver medal in the men's team curling at the 2022 Winter games in Beijing.
Hammy McMillan Jr.
Runner who took the bronze medal in Seoul in the 3000m.
Yvonne Murray
Men's 4x100-metre relay silver medallist in Seoul, with Christie, Regis and McFarlane.
Elliot Bunney
Won the gold medal in boxing at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.
Dick McTaggart
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