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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ closes out the first stage of the games with 16 medals

As the curtain comes down on two weeks of thrilling sporting action in Paris, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-linked athletes will return home with an incredible 16 medals – three more than Tokyo 2020 with the Paralympic Games still to come.

A total of four gold, four silver, and eight bronze medals were amassed across swimming, triathlon, rowing, athletics, and cycling respectively.

The enviable haul would see º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ sit 16th in the overall medal table if reclassified as a country.

This glowing total places the University ahead of nations Brazil, Austria, South Africa, and Jamaica in the official standings.   

In a championship that lived up to every inch of the pre-game hype, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s highlights will live long in the memory, including Daniel Wiffen’s 800m swimming gold, Sophie Capewell’s incredible team cycling gold, and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s huge involvement in the Men’s 4x400m bronze success, to name but a few.

Away from the podium places, all º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ athletes had a championship to be proud of with many also qualifying for Semi-Finals and Finals in their sports with a plethora of personal bests and season bests also achieved.

Alex Yee (Great Britain) and Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) were also selected as flag bearers for their countries during the closing ceremony.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s full list of medallists can be found below:

Gold:

Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 800m Freestyle, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

Cassandre Beaugrand (France), Women’s Individual Triathlon, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College student, training base at the university, works extensively with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Sport Support Services

Alex Yee (Great Britain), Men’s Individual Triathlon, training base at the university

Sophie Capewell (Great Britain), Cycling – Women's Team Sprint, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

Silver:

Adam Peaty (Great Britain), Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke, training base at the university

Paige Madden (USA), Swimming – Women’s 4x200m Relay, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain), Athletics – Heptathlon, training base at the university

Daryll Neita (Great Britain), Athletics – Women's 4x100m Relay, former º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College learner

Bronze:

Beth Potter (Great Britain), Women’s Individual Triathlon, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna

Annie Campbell-Orde (Great Britain), Women's Eight Rowing, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – 4x400m Mixed Relay, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

Paige Madden (USA), Swimming – Women’s 800m Freestyle, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

*Beth Potter (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumna

*Alex Yee (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, training base at the university

Richard Kilty (Great Britain), Athletics – Men's 4x100m Relay (heats), º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College alumnus

*Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, current º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student

*Charlie Dobson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ alumnus

*Lewis Davey (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ College alumnus

*relays constitute one team medal

The university will look to add to its overall Paris tally with The Paralympic Games starting on 28 August.

For all the latest º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ news around major global sporting events, visit the University’s dedicated website here: /sport/athletes-global-stage/

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Notes for editors

Press release reference number: 24/131

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines. 

It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme and named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running. 

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024. 

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes. 

The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking. 

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