American gymnast Simone Biles earned her third gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics today, making history in her very first Olympic games.
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On pommel horse, he earned 15.966 to outscore the competition, including his teammate Smith, and claim the title.
Andy Murray’s triumph in the men’s tennis singles completed GB’s finest showing at an “away” Games.
Neck and neck around the final 18 holes, Rose chipped to within six-feet of the pin on the final hole with the pair tied at 15-under.
Then, less than two hours later, he went out and won another one.
Justin Rose wrote his name into the history books when he claimed golf’s first Olympic gold for 112 years.
A gold in his next event, the men’s keirin on Tuesday, would take him level with Sir Chris. It was the biggest tally since the 1908 Olympics when 10 golds were secured in one day in London.
In addition to her medal for the vault and in the team all-round, Biles also won gold in the individual all-around event.
Success has been found in a diverse array of sport for Britain in Rio and for Nick Dempsey it was surfing Sunday, as he took silver in the RS:X class windsurfing.
The 19-year-old American made it three golds from three finals as she beat world champion Maria Paseka of Russian Federation with a score of 15.966 from her two soaring vaults.
Reid, from Edinburgh, was the first British woman to compete in the 3m final for 34 years, since Alison Drake finished 12th at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
It was a remarkable achievement by Whitlock, made all the sweeter by the fact his club coach Scott Hann was the first to embrace him. The Olympic Games only come around once every four years and that is what makes it so special.
A day after Katherine Grainger became Great Britain’s most decorated female Olympian another of Team GB’s golden girls will bid for an unprecedented milestone of her own.
Whitlock produced a series of gravity-defying tumbles on the floor to win gold with a score of 15.633. Britain has been that in the past only to establish itself as a powerhouse of later times we assume.
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But when his teammate, Nile Wilson, injured his wrist and had to withdraw from the all-around final, Whitlock received his spot.
