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 ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ 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, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½’s highlights will live long in the memory, including Daniel Wiffen’s 800m swimming gold, Sophie Capewell’s incredible team cycling gold, and ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½’s huge involvement in the Men’s 4x400m bronze success, to name but a few.
Away from the podium places, all ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ 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.
ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½’s full list of medallists can be found below:
Gold:
Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 800m Freestyle, current ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
Cassandre Beaugrand (France), Women’s Individual Triathlon, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ College student, training base at the university, works extensively with ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ 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 ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ 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 ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain), Athletics – Heptathlon, training base at the university
Daryll Neita (Great Britain), Athletics – Women's 4x100m Relay, former ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ College learner
Bronze:
Beth Potter (Great Britain), Women’s Individual Triathlon, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University alumna
Annie Campbell-Orde (Great Britain), Women's Eight Rowing, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University alumna
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – 4x400m Mixed Relay, current ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
Paige Madden (USA), Swimming – Women’s 800m Freestyle, current ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle, current ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
*Beth Potter (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University alumna
*Alex Yee (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, training base at the university
Richard Kilty (Great Britain), Athletics – Men's 4x100m Relay (heats), ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ College alumnus
*Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, current ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University student
*Charlie Dobson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University alumnus
*Lewis Davey (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ 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.
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