While the finest Scottish athletes compete for Great Britain at the Olympics (unlike the Commonwealth Games) it’s always fun to cheer on Scots in the pool, on the track, at the velodrome and beyond.
Runner Laura Muir, cyclist Mark Stewart and swimmer Duncan Scott are amongst the home-grown medal hopes in Paris this year.
And Scottish athletes have a storied history at the sporting feast, starting with the first modern Olympiad in Athens in 1896 when Scot Launceston Elliot won a gold and silver medal in the weighlifting competition.
More recently we’ve seen Chris Hoy has become one of the most decorated Olympians in history and Sir Andy Murray take back-to-back men’s singles tennis golds.
They are just two of the 18 to top the podium since Allan Wells’ triumph in the 100 metres at the 1980 Moscow Games.
Here are all 18, starting with the most recent.
13. Stephanie Cook
Another Scottish success in the 2000 Sydney Olympics was Stephanie Cook, who took gold in the Modern Pentathlon Women's Event. | Getty Images
14. Margaret Morton, Janice Rankin, Fiona MacDonald, Debbie Knox and Rhona Martin
The Team GB curling team who won gold (with their last shot, no less) at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics were all Scottish - skip Rhona Martin led Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, and Margaret Morton to victory. It was only the third Winter Olympics win by a Scot - following another curling win in 1924, and ice hockey player James Foster in 1936. | Getty Images
15. Michael McIntyre
Scottish athletes failed to win a single gold in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics or at Atlanta 1996 (in fact they couldn't even manage a silver at either Games). There was more luck for the Scots in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, with Michael McIntyre (pictured left) winning a gold in the Sailin Men's Star Class. | Getty Images
16. Veryan Pappin
Scottish hockey player was a member of the British team who memorably took gold in the Field Hockey Men's Tournament in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. | Getty Images