Parade of the Heroes: Britain's Olympic and Paralympic Medal Winners

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Photographs of the British athletes' parades following the Olympics and Paralympics

2008 GAMES

The photos below were taken on the day of the parade in London to celebrate the success of the athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.

The British Olympic team (known as Team GB) won a total of 47 medals, including 19 golds. It came fourth in the medals table (after China, USA and Russia).
The Paralympic team won 102 medals, including 42 golds. It came second in the medals table (after China).

Spectators lined the route of the procession, which started near Mansion House and ended in Trafalgar Square.
In Trafalgar Square a large crowd gathered to watch as the athletes were introduced on stage.

Chris Hoy: triple Olympic cycling champion

Athletes paraded through the streets on several large floats

Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn

Tom Daley (left) is a 14-year-old diver

Christine Ohuruogu won the women's 400m

Large crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square

Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) gave a speech

Signing autographs

The climax of the celebrations

Gold, silver and bronze medals

2004 GAMES

The photos below were taken at the parade in London to celebrate the success of British athletes at the 2004 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece (on Monday 18 October 2004).

The Olympic team (known as Team GB) won a total of 30 medals, including 9 golds.
The Paralympic team won 94 medals, including 35 golds. The team ended second to China in the medal table.

The procession started opposite the Ritz Hotel on Piccadilly and ended in Trafalgar Square.

Kelly Holmes won 2 gold medals

FURTHER INFORMATION

British Olympic Association: http://www.olympics.org.uk
British Paralympic Association: http://www.paralympics.org.uk
London 2012: http://www.london2012.com

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