Jason and Laura most successful Olympic couple

Laura Trott, Jason Kenny most successful Olympic couple, GB wins 9 gold on day11

Rio 2016

 

1

United States

28 28 28 84

2

Great Britain

19 19 12 50

3

China

17 15 19  

51

 

Laura Trott the golden girl
Laura Trott the golden girl
Jason Kenny
Jason Kenny
The Kirin race was restarted twice
The Keirin race was restarted twice
Laughter won silver in springboard
Laughter won silver in springboard
Amy 16 Bronze medal
Amy 16 Bronze medal
Scott's gold in Finn class.
Scott’s gold in Finn class.
Shaunie dives to win gold in women's 400m
Shaunae Miller of Bahamas dives to win gold in women’s 400m

Laura Trott 24,  from Cheshunt, became Britain’s most successful female Olympian with her fourth gold in the omnium. Jason Kenny 28, from Bolton, equaled Sir Chris Hoy’s record of six GB golds by winning the Keirin. The race was twice restarted because of infringements. In cycling GB won 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze. Both Laura and Jason clocked up 10 gold medals between them after both made British Olympic history in the velodrome.

Kenny said “Today just felt like a dream. I’m just kind of so tired I’m just floating through it.” Trott said “I can’t believe it – I did not expect that at all. I am just so happy that it all came together”.

Giles Scott 29, won GB’s fifth successive Finn title by winning gold in sailing’s Finn class. Another sailing gold is assured from Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark.

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas (L) dives over the finish line with belly-first, in the Women’s 400m final ahead of silver medalist American sprinter Allyson Felix to win the gold medal. Miller’s crossing the finish line at 49.4seconds, seven Hundredths of a second before Felix’s 49.51.

 

16-year-old gymnast, the youngest member of Team GB- was third on floor a week before she receives her GCSE result.

Laughter, claimed his second Rio medal as he finished second in the individual springboard event.