Farah’s win propels Team GB’s gold medal haul to 27, helping bolster its number two spot on the medals table behind the United States.
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Farah followed Finland’s Lasse Viren, who won both titles in 1972 and 1976, and having also done the double twice at the world championships, he has now earned his place among the all-time greats of his sport.
Lagat finished with a time of 13:06.78.
Shortly after the announcement, Team GB won its last medal of the games with Joe Joyce putting up a valiant fight in the super-heavyweight boxing, but walking away with a silver medal.
The U.S. demonstrated its incredible depth of talent over one lap when both men’s and women’s foursomes went 1-2 with Jamaica in the 4×100 relay.
Farah had moved up to sixth by 2km, which saw Gebremeskel and team-mate Hagos Gebrhiwet to the fore in 5:15.96. This was her first relay triumph after winning individual gold and silvers in Beijing and London.
Thomas Rohler bagged Germany’s 17th gold medal in Rio by winning the men’s javelin. I got reinstated. It’s the best feeling ever.
“My legs have been in bits and I had a blister, which is really sore”.
Rohler’s victory came despite a back problem that has interrupted his season.
High jumpers Chaunte Lowe, a mother of three who finally felt ready for her Olympic moment, and Vashti Cunningham, daughter of former National Football League quarterback Randall, finished fourth and 13th in a contest taken by Ruth Beitia of Spain.
“He deserves it. I’m happy with the medal because four years ago in London I finished 11th”. Beitia won on countback from Mirela Demireva of Bulgaria and Blanka Vlasic of Croatia.
Hassan Mead was 12th for the United States.
The 25-year-old clocked 1 minute 55.28 seconds to beat Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba by 1.21 seconds.
Canoeist Liam Heath added to the golden tally in the the K1 200 metres final, making him Britain’s most successful Olympic canoeist, before bronze medallist Vicky Holland won the first British Olympic medal in the women’s triathlon, and Bianca Walkden took bronze in the taekwondo.
Richardson-Walsh and wife Helen became the first same-sex married couple to win an Olympic gold in the same final in the historic victory over the Netherlands.
Passing 400m in 66.9 in a tactical race, Centrowitz remained ahead at the bell and picked up the pace to hold his lead in the home straight, crossing the line in 3:50.00 ahead of Algeria’s defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi with 3:50.11 and Australia’s Nick Willis, who ran 3:50.24. New Zealand’s Nick Willis grabbed bronze.
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Gold went to the USA lineup of Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis and Allyson Felix – the country’s sixth in a row in the event.
