Loughborough wins 16 medals in Olympics

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

Loughborough-linked athletes will return home with an incredible 16 medals from the Olympics in Paris.

Four gold, four silver, and eight bronze medals were won in swimming, triathlon, rowing, athletics, and cycling.

This total would place Loughborough 16th in the overall medal table if reclassified as a country.

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

Loughborough’s full list of medallists can be found below:

Gold:

Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 800m Freestyle, current Loughborough University student

Cassandre Beaugrand (France), Women’s Individual Triathlon, Loughborough College student, training base at the university, works extensively with Loughborough 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 Loughborough University 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 Loughborough University student

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

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

Bronze:

Beth Potter (Great Britain), Women’s Individual Triathlon, Loughborough University alumna

Annie Campbell-Orde (Great Britain), Women's Eight Rowing, Loughborough University alumna

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – 4x400m Mixed Relay, current Loughborough University student

Paige Madden (USA), Swimming – Women’s 800m Freestyle, current Loughborough University student

Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle, current Loughborough University student

*Beth Potter (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, Loughborough University alumna

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

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

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

*Charlie Dobson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, Loughborough University alumnus

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

*relays constitute one team medal