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Thousands of fans gathered in London on Thursday to greet Britain's Olympians and Paralympians for a parade to celebrate their Beijing success.

Olympic athletes outside the law courts

The 12-float procession had cycling star Chris Hoy and swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Eleanor Simmonds heading from Mansion House to Trafalgar Square.

Hoy told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: "It's unbelievable and great to see so much positivity. It's the stuff of dreams."

Mansfield's most famous swimmer Adlington, one of the favourites for the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport Personality award, said: "All of the support is just brilliant. Everybody says swimming is boring, but hopefully the sport can be put right on the map now."

After the activities in Trafalgar Square, the Olympians will head to Buckingham Palace for a reception with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal, who is President of the British Olympic Association.

A reception for the Paralympians is due to be held early in 2009.

British Olympic Association chairman Lord Moynihan said: "It is great that the Olympians and Paralympians can celebrate their greatest results in modern Olympic history."

Phil Lane, chief executive of ParalympicsGB, added: "The team had some fantastic performances so it's a fitting tribute that their achievements will be celebrated, alongside those of Britain's Olympians."

Team GB returned from Beijing in August after their best Olympic medal haul in 100 years, finishing fourth in the medal table with 19 golds, 13 silvers and 15 bronze.

The ParalympicsGB team were Britain's most successful for two decades, winning 102 medals, including 42 golds, to finish second in the table behind China.

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London's Gold Medal Winners - OLYMPICS

MARK HUNTER – Born East End, learnt to row on Isle of Dogs
rowing - lightweight men's double sculls

REBECCA ROMERO – Moved to Twickenham aged 17, first cycled in High Wycombe
cycling - women's individual pursuit

BRADLEY WIGGINS – Started racing Herne Hill
cycling - men's team pursuit and men's individual pursuitÌý

CHRISTINE OHORUOGU - Stratford
athletics - women's 400m

TIM BRABANTS – Walton-on-Thames
canoeing - flatwater K1 1000m

JAMES DE GALE – Harlseden
Boxing – middleweight

STEVE WILLIAMS – lives Henley on Thames (but born Leamington, grew up in Cheltenham)
Rowing, men’s four – GOLD

PETER REED – lives Chiswick (but born Seattle, grew up Gloucestershire)
Rowing, men’s four – GOLD

ANDY HODGE – lives Chiswick (but from north Yorkshire)
Rowing, men’s four – GOLD

SARAH WEBB – born Ashford, Middlesex (but lives Weybridge)
Sailing, yngling – GOLD

SARAH AYTON – born Ashford, Middlesex (but lives Dorset)
Sailing, yngling – GOLD

ZAC PURCHASE – lives Reading (but born Cheltenham, grew up Worcs)
rowing - lightweight men's double sculls

VICTORIA PENDLETON – bornÌý Hitchin
cycling - women's individual sprint

ANDREW SIMPSON – born Chertsey, Surrey (but grew up and lives in Dorset)
Sailing – star class

London's Gold Medal Winners - PARALYMPICS

MARK BRISTOW
born Nazeing, Essex
Cycling: Men's 1km Time Trial (LC 1), Men's Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3/4)Ìý

SOPHIE CHRISTIANSEN
born Berkshire
Equestrian: Freestyle Test Grade 1a, Team eventÌý

DAVID WEIR
born London
Athletics: T54 800m, T54 1500mÌý

TOM AGGAR
born London
Rowing: Men's Single Sculls - AÌý

DAN BENTLEYÌýÌý
Lives:. Great Dunmow, Essex
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GRAHAM EDMUNDS
born Reading
Swimming: Men's 4x100m Freestyle relay

PETER NORFOLK
born London
Tennis: Men's quad singlesÌý

You can find a full list of all the Team GB medal winners below;