Team GB finish Paris Olympics with 65 medals – is this a success compared with other Games?

Team GB has won 65 medals at the end of the Olympics in Paris, beating their Tokyo total by one.

On the final day of the Games, Team GB scooped two more bronze medals.

A total of 15.8 penalties were incurred on the cross-country stage, making it tight at the top, but a clear round from McEwen, with one fence down from both Canter and Collett, was good enough to seal gold.

McEwen and Collett had been in the team that won gold in the same event at Tokyo 2020, along with Oliver Townend.

(L-R) Great Britain's James Guy, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott. Pic: PA

Tom Pidcock – Mountain biking (men’s cross-country)

The cyclist won gold hours after the equestrian team – and he did it in sensational fashion.

The 25-year-old fell nine places and 36 seconds behind leader, Frenchman Victor Koretzky, after his front tyre suffered a puncture, but produced a masterclass to claw his way back to the front.

In the final lap, Koretzky briefly retook first place, only for Pidcock to produce a daring overtake in the final moments before racing away to cross the line in first.

Nathan Hales – Shooting (men’s trap)

Chatham-born Hales didn’t only win Team GB’s third gold at Paris – he also set a new Olympic record.

The 28-year-old hit 48 of 50 targets in the trap final, compared with his nearest competitor’s 44.

Hales pumped his fist in the air and held his shotgun aloft as he was embraced by his coach.

The left-hander was making his Olympic debut, but is a three-time World Championship medallist.

The athlete, who is married to former GB Olympian and fellow shooter Charlotte Kerwood, showed few signs of nerves as he beat second placed Ying Qi of China and third placed Guatemalan Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas.

James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards, and Duncan Scott – Swimming (men’s 4x200m freestyle)

The quartet retained their title to give Team GB their first Olympic gold of the Paris Games in the pool.

 

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