A Look at Team GB’s 27 Gold Medal Winners
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Team GB finished second in the Rio 2016 medals table, winning an amazing 27 golds!
These victories came in a variety of sports. Whether it was on the track, in the pool, on horseback or anywhere else, we can all be proud about the performances of our athletes.
We’ve taken a look at all 27 of these historic victories in chronological order:
Adam Peaty - Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
Adam Peaty won Team GB’s first gold medal at Rio 2016. He set a new world record in the process.
Joe Clarke - Canoeing, Slalom K1
23-year-old Joe Clarke’s winning time of 88.53 seconds secured Team GB’s second gold of the Games.
Jack Laugher and Chris Mears - Diving -Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard
Jack Laugher and Chris Mears dove into the Nation’s hearts with a stunning performance in the final of the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard.
Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner - Cycling, Men's Team Sprint
Great Britain won the Men’s Team Sprint for the third Games in a row thanks to Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner who defeated world champions New Zealand in a very competitive final.
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning - Rowing, Women's Pairs
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defended their Olympic title with a great performance in the final. They dominated the race, and despite the teams from Denmark and New Zealand making a push for victory, the British pair held on for victory.
Alex Gregory, Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis - Rowing, Men's Four
This event has been dominated by Britain since Syndey 2000 so the pressure was on Alex Gregory, Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis, and they delivered, defeating the Australian boat by 1.83 seconds.
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doull, Stephen Burke and Ed Clancy - Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
Sir Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doull, Stephen Burke and Ed Clancy defeated Australia in a gripping final, with a time of 3 minutes 50.265 seconds. The victory gave Wiggins his fifth Olympic gold medal and his eighth in total.
Scott Durant, Tom Ransley, Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Matthew Gotrel, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Matt Langridge, William Satch and Phelan Hill - Rowing, Men's Eight
Cox Phelan Hill and his eight rowers lead the final of the Men’s Eights from start to finish, claiming victory by 1.33 seconds.
Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Kate Archibald - Cycling, Women's Team Pursuit
The Women’s Team Pursuit team produced a stunning world record-breaking performance to defeat the United States and win gold.
Mo Farah - Athletics, Men's 10,000m
Mo Farah survived an early fall to become the first Briton to win three athletics track gold medals. He won the 10,000m final with a time of 27 minutes 05.17 seconds.
Max Whitlock - Gymnastics, Men's Floor
Max Whitlock ended Britain’s 120-year wait for an Olympic gymnastics gold medal with a score of 15.633 after a flawless routine.
Max Whitlock - Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
Like London buses, you wait 120 years for a gold medal and two come at once! Two hours after winning gold on the Floor, Whitlock defeated fellow Team GB teammate Louis Smith to win gold again on the Pommel Horse.
Justin Rose - Golf, Men's Individual
An exquisite pitch from the 18th fairway left Justin Rose with the easiest of putts to claim gold over Henrik Stenson.
Jason Kenny - Cycling, Men's Sprint
Jason Kenny defeated teammate Callum Skinner 2-0 in the final of the Men’s Sprint to claim his fifth Olympic gold medal. He wasn’t finished there either, more on that later…
Andy Murray - Tennis, Men's Singles
Andy Murray successfully defended his Olympic gold medal, defeating Juan Martin Del Potro in the final.
Charlotte Dujardin - Equestrian, Individual Dressage
Charlotte Dujardin won her third Olympic gold medal on Valegro with an Olympic record Grand Prix freestyle score of 93.857%.
Giles Scott - Sailing, Men's Finn
Giles Scott secured the fifth straight British success in the Men’s Finn following Sir Ben Ainslie’s hat-trick of golds and Iain Percy’s 2000 win. He built a comfortable lead, meaning he only had to finish the final race of the competition to secure gold.
Laura Trott - Cycling, Women's Omnium
Laura Trott became the most successful female British Olympian in history by winning the Women’s Omnium. The victory gave her her fourth gold medal.
Jason Kenny - Cycling, Men's Keirin
Jason Kenny equalled Sir Chris Hoy’s British record of six Olympic gold medals by winning a dramatic Men’s Keirin final, one which had to be restarted twice.
Alistair Brownlee, Men's Triathlon
Britain’s 20th gold medal win came thanks to Alistair Brownlee who defended his Men’s Triathlon title, with his brother Jonny claiming silver.
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clarke - Sailing, Women's 470
After winning silver in London 2012, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clarke went one better in Rio, claiming gold. The pair held an unassailable lead going into the final race and only needed to finish to win gold, which they did comfortably.
Jade Jones - Taekwondo, Women's -57kg
Jade Jones defended her Olympic title, beating Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez 16-7 in the final.
Nick Skelton - Equestrian, Individual Showjumping
Riding Big Star, 58-year-old Nick Skelton won a jump-off in 42.82 seconds to claim his second Olympic gold medal.
Women's Hockey Team
After an enthralling final which ended 3-3, the final of the Women’s hockey went to a penalty shootout. Team GB’s goalkeeper Maddie Hinch saved all four Dutch penalties, giving Hollie Webb the chance to seal the victory, which she duly did.
Liam Heath - Canoeing, Men's 200m Single Kayak
Liam Heath won Team GB’s 25th gold at the Games in the final of the 200m sprint, posting a winning time of 35.197 seconds.
Mo Farah - Athletics, Men's 5000m
Mo Farah completed his ‘double double’, winning the 5000m with just a few metres to spare. Farah says this win was the most satisfying of his four Olympic victories as he was feeling so tired after the 10,000m win.
Nicola Adams - Boxing, Women's Flyweight Division
Nicola Adams rounded off Team GB’s medal haul by retaining her Olympic title. She earned a unanimous decision against France’s Sarah Ourahmoune in the final.