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 °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê 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, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê’s highlights will live long in the memory, including Daniel Wiffen’s 800m swimming gold, Sophie Capewell’s incredible team cycling gold, and °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê’s huge involvement in the Men’s 4x400m bronze success, to name but a few.
Away from the podium places, all °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê 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.
°ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê’s full list of medallists can be found below:
Gold:
Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 800m Freestyle, current °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
Cassandre Beaugrand (France), Women’s Individual Triathlon, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê College student, training base at the university, works extensively with °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê 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 °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê 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 °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain), Athletics – Heptathlon, training base at the university
Daryll Neita (Great Britain), Athletics – Women's 4x100m Relay, former °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê College learner
Bronze:
Beth Potter (Great Britain), Women’s Individual Triathlon, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University alumna
Annie Campbell-Orde (Great Britain), Women's Eight Rowing, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University alumna
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – 4x400m Mixed Relay, current °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
Paige Madden (USA), Swimming – Women’s 800m Freestyle, current °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
Daniel Wiffen (Ireland), Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle, current °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
*Beth Potter (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University alumna
*Alex Yee (Great Britain), Mixed Triathlon Relay, training base at the university
Richard Kilty (Great Britain), Athletics – Men's 4x100m Relay (heats), °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê College alumnus
*Alex Haydock-Wilson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, current °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University student
*Charlie Dobson (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê University alumnus
*Lewis Davey (Great Britain), Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay, °ÄÃÅ6ºÏ²Ê 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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