<P> Great Britain or Team GB is the team that sends athletes from the United Kingdom ( UK ) , all but three of its overseas territories , and the three Crown dependencies , to the Olympic Games . It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games , along with France and Switzerland , since the start of the Olympics ' modern era in 1896 , including the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics , which were boycotted by a number of other nations on each occasion . From 1896 to 2016 inclusive , Great Britain has won 847 medals at the Summer Olympic Games , and another 31 at the Winter Olympic Games . It is the only national team to have won at least one Gold Medal at every Summer Games , and lies third globally in the winning of both Gold Medals and total medals , surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union . </P>
<P> Great Britain or Team GB is the team that sends athletes from the United Kingdom ( UK ) , all but three of its overseas territories , and the three Crown dependencies , to the Olympic Games . It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games , along with France and Switzerland , since the start of the Olympics ' modern era in 1896 , including the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics , which were boycotted by a number of other nations on each occasion . From 1896 to 2016 inclusive , Great Britain has won 847 medals at the Summer Olympic Games , and another 31 at the Winter Olympic Games . It is the only national team to have won at least one Gold Medal at every Summer Games , and lies third globally in the winning of both Gold Medals and total medals , surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union . </P>
how many winter olympic medals have the uk won
how many winter olympic medals have the uk won
31
31