In winning cycling gold in a world record time, the 25-year-old from Leeds became the first Briton since 1988 to win a medal in two sports at the same Paralympics.
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Cox, making her cycling debut at the Paralympics less than a year after her first ever competitive ride, was the last rider to take to the track and produced a stunning time of 35.716, factored to 34.598 to win her first Paralympic gold medal.
Jon-Allan Butterworth, who claimed three silvers at London 2012, finished fourth.
World champion Cox won gold in a world record of 35.716 seconds.
It was the first time a veteran injured in those conflicts has won Paralympic gold.
Later in the day, Roland Ezuruike, won the first Gold for Nigeria, also smashing 3 records in the process.
He joined the Battleback programme – a partnership between the British Paralympic Association and the Ministry of Defence – and now is a Paralympic champion.
Britain’s 10th gold soon followed as 15-year-old Ellie Robinson won the S6 50m butterfly in the swimming pool, a nd Libby Clegg, with her guide Chris Clark, brushed aside a disqualification and subsequent reinstatement to win the T11 100m.
“I can’t believe that has happened”.
It was a third Paralympic title for Firth, who also won S14 100m backstroke on Thursday’s opening day of the Games and won gold in that event for Ireland at London 2012.
Butterworth claimed three silver medals at London 2012 and his gold as part of the team success was significant for British service personnel injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. Doing the two sports is insane.
That put the pressure firmly on Great Britain’s mixed coxed four team and they duly delivered in the final race of the regatta, with cox James Oliver calling the tactics and Grace Clough, Daniel Brown, James Fox and Relph providing the power.
Ireland’s first medals arrived on day two.
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New Zealand are 11th on the medal table with four gold, three silver and two bronze. “I knew on my day I’d be good enough to beat anyone and I’ve done it”.
