Swimming, Women's 400m freestyle
Swimming, Women's 800m freestyle
Canoeing, flatwater K1 1000m
Swimming, Men's 400m freestyle S8 category
Swimming, Men's 4x100m Freestyle relay - 34 points
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Loughborough University at the Beijing Olympics
72 East Midlands athletes to compete at the Beijing Games
The British Olympic and Paralympic Associations have announced that 72 members* of the Team GB squads were either born, currently live or train/play in the region. Also a special mention to Laura Jones of Nottingham who was selected in the Olympic gymnastics squad but had to withdraw due to injury.
*Figures are based on biographies and information supplied by the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association.
East Midlands medallists
East Midlands Olympians
East Midlands Paralympians
Loughborough University at the Beijing Olympics
| 5 Gold |
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Rebecca Adlington (Mansfield) Swimming, Women's 400m freestyle Swimming, Women's 800m freestyle |
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Tim Brabants (based in Nottingham) Canoeing, flatwater K1 1000m |
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Sam Hynd (Kirkby-in-Ashfield) Swimming, Men's 400m freestyle S8 category |
| Robert Welbourn (Market Deeping/Chesterfield) Swimming, Men's 4x100m Freestyle relay - 34 points |
4 Silver |
David Davies (Based in Loughborough) |
David Florence (Based in Nottingham) |
Chris Martin (Mansfield) |
Robert Welbourn (Market Deeping/Chesterfield) |
5 Bronze |
Tim Brabants (Based in Nottingham) |
Daniel Greaves (Leicester) |
Sam Hynd (Kirkby-in-Ashfield) |
Mary King (Newark) |
Joe Bestwick (Nottingham), Matt Byrne (Nottngham), Jon Hall (Chesterfield) |
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East Midlands Olympians Forty nine athletes will be competing at the Olympic Games across nine different sports, including badminton player Nathan Robertson. This represents 16% of Team GB's squad for the Olympic Games.  East Midlands Olympians (26 Kb) |
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East Midlands Paralympians Twenty three athletes will be competing at the Paralympic Games also across nine different sports, including wheelchair tennis player David Phillipson. This represents 11% of Team GB's squad for the Paralympic Games. East Midlands Paralympians (17 Kb) |
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Loughborough University at the Beijing Olympics |
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