Tags: Olympic Result, Results Of A Sport Competition.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China. The United Kingdom was represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. Britain is one of only five NOCs to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games since 1896. The delegation of 547 people included 311 competitors – 168 men 143 women – and 236 officials.