Trott and Hammer both won two medals in Rio, with Trott being part of the team that took gold in the team pursuit and Hammer taking silver in that event. “I was in Bejing when Chris won his three and thought it was special”. “I can’t believe I’ve got four”, she said, fighting back the tears.
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“Obviously I’d love her to bits even if she was rubbish, but she’s not”.
And on a night when his partner Laura Trott became the most decorated British woman of all time with her fourth gold, in the omnium, Kenny finally did his job in the velodrome.
The gold success echoes that of Team GB’s Giles Scott, who followed in the footsteps of sailing greats Iain Percy and Sir Ben Ainslie to win sailing’s Finn class earlier on Tuesday.
Hammer finished behind Great Britain’s Laura Trott in the race for gold, with Trott accumulating a total of 230 points to Hammer’s 206.
In the women’s sprint, Becky James added a second silver medal to her collection after being narrowly outlasted by Germany’s seven-time world champion Kristina Vogel in a desperately close finish to their second race.
Ireland also enjoyed success on the water, with Annalise Murphy securing the country’s first Olympic sailing medal in 36 years after winning Laser Radial silver.
And Nile Wilson added to the British trophy cabinet by scooping bronze in the men’s gymnastics horizontal bar.
The 24-year-old from Cheshunt successfully defended her title to claim Team GB’s 18th gold in Rio.
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She told BBC: “I just love competing in front of big crowds, it’s just incredible, I’m just so shocked”.
