Athletics
The initial squad was selected for the British team on 14 July; however, the final team was not confirmed until the outcome of a courtcase involving Dwain Chambers. Under the rules of the BOA, Chambers had been banned from future Games after testing positive for the steroid THG in 2003. His appeal to overturn that ban, on the grounds that it was an unfair restraint of trade, failed and he was omitted from the squad. The team included former Olympic medal winners Marlon Devonish and Kelly Sotherton, as well as former Olympic individual finalists Joanne Pavey, Paula Radcliffe, Helen Clitheroe and Tasha Danvers. Women's marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe faced a battle to be fit for the Games due to a stress fracture in her left thigh. She eventually proved fit enough to start the race but struggled to finish in 23rd position.
A total of four medals were won, one gold, two silver and one bronze. UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins stood down after the Games. This was due in part to the team's failure to meet the UK Sport target of winning five medals,
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tyrone Edgar | 100 m | 10.13 | 1 Q | 10.10 | 3 Q | 10.18 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Craig Pickering | 10.21 | 3 Q | 10.18 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Simeon Williamson | 10.42 | 3 Q | 10.32 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Marlon Devonish | 200 m | 20.49 | 1 Q | 20.43 | 4 Q | 20.57 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Christian Malcolm | 20.42 | 2 Q | 20.30 | 4 Q | 20.25 | 4 Q | 20.40 | 5 | |
| Alex Nelson | Withdrew due to hamstring injury | ||||||||
| Martyn Rooney | 400 m | 45.00 | 1 Q | 44.60 | 2 Q | 45.12 | 6 | ||
| Andrew Steele | 44.94 | 1 Q | 45.59 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Michael Rimmer | 800 m | 1:47.61 | 1 Q | 1:48.07 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Baddeley | 1500 m | 3:36.47 | 3 Q | 3:37.47 | 3 Q | 3:35.37 | 7 | ||
| Thomas Lancashire | 3:43.40 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mo Farah | 5000 m | 13:50.95 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Allan Scott | 110 m hurdles | 13.56 | 3 Q | 13.66 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Andy Turner | 13.56 | 2 Q | 13.53 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Andrew Lemoncello | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:36.06 | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marlon Devonish Tyrone Edgar Craig Pickering Simeon Williamson |
4×100 m relay | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Michael Bingham Richard Buck* Dale Garland* Martyn Rooney Andrew Steele Rob Tobin |
4×400 m relay | 2:59.33 | 1 Q | 2:58.81 | 4 | ||||
| Dan Robinson | Marathon | 2:16:14 | 24 | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Greg Rutherford | Long jump | 8.16 | 3 Q | 7.84 | 10 |
| Chris Tomlinson | 7.70 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Larry Achike | Triple jump | 17.18 | 7 Q | 17.17 | 7 |
| Nathan Douglas | 16.72 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Phillips Idowu | 17.44 | 1 Q | 17.62 | 02 ! | |
| Martyn Bernard | High jump | 2.29 | =6 Q | 2.25 | 9 |
| Germaine Mason | 2.29 | =1 Q | 2.34 | 02 ! | |
| Tom Parsons | 2.25 | 12 Q | 2.25 | 8 | |
| Steve Lewis | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Awde | Result | 11.06 | 7.12 | 12.03 | 1.78 | 47.16 | 14.69 | 37.12 | 4.90 | 53.10 | 4:44.80 | 7516 | 21 |
| Points | 847 | 842 | 608 | 610 | 950 | 887 | 606 | 880 | 636 | 650 |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Montell Douglas | 100 m | 11.36 | 2 Q | 11.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Jeanette Kwakye | 11.30 | 2 Q | 11.18 | 3 Q | 11.19 | 3 Q | 11.14 | 6 | |
| Laura Turner | 11.65 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Emily Freeman | 200 m | 22.95 | 2 Q | 22.95 | 3 Q | 22.83 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Lee McConnell | 400 m | 51.87 | 3 Q | 52.11 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Christine Ohuruogu | 51.00 | 1 Q | 50.14 | 1 Q | 49.62 | 01 ! | |||
| Nicola Sanders | 51.81 | 2 Q | 50.71 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jennifer Meadows | 800 m | 2:00.33 | 3 Q | 1:59.43 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Marilyn Okoro | 1:59.01 | 2 Q | 1:59.53 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jemma Simpson | 2:02.16 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Lisa Dobriskey | 1500 m | 4:03.22 | 3 Q | 4:02.10 | 4 | ||||
| Susan Scott | 4:14.66 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Stephanie Twell | 4:06.68 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jo Pavey | 5000 m | Withdrew due to fatigue | |||||||
| 10000 m | 31:12.30 | 12 | |||||||
| Kate Reed | 10000 m | 32:26.69 | 23 | ||||||
| Sarah Claxton | 100 m hurdles | 12.97 | 3 Q | 12.84 | 4 Q | 12.94 | 8 | ||
| Tasha Danvers | 400 m hurdles | 55.19 | 1 Q | 54.31 | 2 Q | 53.84 | 03 ! | ||
| Helen Clitheroe | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:29.14 NR | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Barbara Parker | 9:51.93 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Emma Ania Montell Douglas Emily Freeman Jeanette Kwakye Ashlee Nelson* Anyika Onuora* Laura Turner* |
4×100 m relay | 43.02 | 2 Q | DNF | |||||
| Vicki Barr* Donna Fraser* Lee McConnell* Christine Ohuruogu Marilyn Okoro Nicola Sanders Kelly Sotherton |
4×400 m relay | 3:25.48 | 3 Q | 3:22.68 | 5 | ||||
| Paula Radcliffe | Marathon | 2:32:38 | 23 | ||||||
| Mara Yamauchi | 2:27:29 | 6 | |||||||
| Liz Yelling | 2:33:12 | 26 | |||||||
| Johanna Jackson | 20 km walk | 1:31:33 NR | 22 | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jade Johnson | Long jump | 6.61 | 11 q | 6.64 | 7 |
| Kate Dennison | Pole vault | 4.40 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Philippa Roles | Discus throw | 57.44 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Zoe Derham | Hammer throw | 64.74 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| Goldie Sayers | Javelin throw | 62.99 | 5 Q | 65.75 NR | 4 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Hollman | Result | 14.43 | 1.77 | 12.45 | 25.41 | 6.13 | 39.08 | 2:22.54 | 5729 | 31* |
| Points | 918 | 941 | 691 | 850 | 890 | 650 | 789 | |||
| Kelly Sotherton | Result | 13.18 | 1.83 | 13.87 | 23.39 | 6.33 | 37.66 | 2:07.34 | 6517 | 4* |
| Points | 1097 | 1016 | 785 | 1040 | 953 | 622 | 1004 |
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