A record number of Welsh athletes are competing at the 30th Olympic Games in London.
Currently 30 Welsh participants have been named in Team GB for the 2012 Games, beating the 27 sent to the 1908 London Games.
Wales’ four world champions: 400m hurdler Dai Greene, cyclist Geraint Thomas, triathlete Helen Jenkins and rower Tom James spearheaded Great Britain’s attempt to win 48 medals, the most since 1908, at their home Games.
Greene and Jenkins fell short in their bids, but Thomas and James helped defend their four-man teams’ titles in the men’s team pursuit and men’s coxless four respectively.
There was disappointment for Thomas’ fellow cyclist Nicole Cooke in the women’s road race, but Chris Bartley won rowing silver in the lightweight men’s four.
Wales’ most successful Olympics was the 1920 Games in Antwerp when the nation won four golds as Christopher Jones and the legendary Paulo Radmilovic, external won in the Water Polo while John Ainsworth-Davies and Cecil Griffiths struck gold in the 4x400m relay.
The host nation gains automatic qualification places in a number of events and was expected to compete in all 26 sport disciplines for the 16-day showpiece from 27 July 2012.
Keep up to date with the Welsh athletes that have qualified for the 2012 London Olympics with the BBC Sport Wales at-a-glance guide.
