When was the last time GB had a clean sweep of medals in an Olympic event?
Not since 1908, when Britain had a clean sweep in various events in the archery, boxing, polo, rackets, shooting, tennis, tug of war, walking and wrestling programmes. Perhaps it should be pointed out that the Games were staged in London, and in some events all the competitors were British! Unsurprisingly, Britain finished top of the medals table for the first and only time in with 56 gold medals, 51 silvers and 39 bronzes. Linda Nelson asks: Help! I’d like to share the 2000 Olympic experience with my first grade class… how can I find school related information so my children can share in the joy of the Olympics? I’m no teacher, and I’m not aware of any Olympic information specifically designed for schools. But I should have thought the Olympics offered all manner of potential learning experiences: the geographical spread of the competitors (197 countries were represented in Atlanta), the history of the Olympic movement and its origins in Ancient Greece, the mathematics of some of th
