After 16 days of competition, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has officially come to a close. Team GB finished seventh place on the medal table, securing 65 medals in total, with 13 of those medals won (or contributed to) by Scottish athletes.  

Duncan Scott secured Team GB’s first swimming gold in Paris alongside teammates Matt Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Medley. Scott kept his cool to complete the final leg and the team finished with a time of 6:59.43 in front the USA and Australia. Scott went on to win his second medal of the games in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley, this time picking up silver 1.25 seconds behind French gold medalist Leon Marchand.  

The Equestrian Jumping Team, featuring Scottish rider Scott Brash, also made it to the top of the podium with teammates Harry Charles, Ben Maher and Joseph Stockdale. Their time of 237.47 with just two penalties meant they finished in first place in front of the USA and host nation France.  

Nicole Yeargin got the athletics medal count underway, running the heats of the Mixed 4x400m Relay. With Team GB taking bronze in the final, Nicole took home a medal for her part in that success. She was also part of Team GB’s Women’s 4x400m team, who secured third place and Yeargin took home her second bronze medal. Josh Kerr was also one of Team GB’s athletics team members to take home a medal for his country, when he placed second in the Men’s 1500m. He became the first Scottish athlete to win track medals at successive Games, securing a silver in Paris after bronze in Tokyo 2020.  

In the velodrome, a silver medal was added to Team GB’s count by Scottish track cyclist Neah Evans who, with partner Elinor Barker, battled through the chaotic Women’s Madison race to finish in second place with 31 points, just six points behind first place Italy. Jack Carlin won his place on the podium twice in the 2024 Games for both his contribution to the Men’s Team Sprint success that earned his team silver, and his solo effort in the Men’s Individual Sprint which secured his bronze medal.  

In rowing, both Team GB’s Men’s and Women’s Eight teams added to their country’s medal roster. They finished the rowing events with a record haul for an overseas Games, and their best tally since London 2012, where they won nine at home. The men’s boat, including Scottish athlete Sholto Carnegie, were neck and neck with the Netherlands before the Brits surged forward to win by 1.08 seconds in five minutes and 22.8 seconds. Rowan McKellar was part of the women’s team that pushed the limits to finish in third place and collect a bronze medal behind Romania and Canada. 

Two bronze medals were added to the haul by Scot Beth Potter, who completed the Women’s Individual Triathlon in third place with a time of 1:55:10 behind France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Switzerland’s Julie Derron. Her second bronze came as part of the Mixed Team Relay with teammates Alex Yee (who won gold in the Men’s Individual Triathlon), Georgia Taylor-Brown and Samuel Dickinson. Team GB finished at the same time as Team USA, completing the event in one minute 25.40 seconds, just one second behind Germany. The Brits were initially awarded second place, however after a review by race officials, it was confirmed Team USA managed to grab the silver. However, the triathletes can finish the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with their heads held high as they leave with a medal in every event.

The 13 medals won by Scottish athletes at Paris 2024 means that they have consistently made their mark in Team GB’s medal pick up over the past four Olympic Games. At both London 2012 and Rio 2016, Scots earned 13 of the medals won by their team and in 2020, this record was broken when a total of 14 medals were won by Scottish Olympians at Tokyo.