Team GB canter to THIRD gold medal of the day as showjumping team add to fantastic Friday at Paris Olympic Games
TEAM GB were in dreamland on Friday afternoon as they claimed THREE Olympic gold medals in Paris.
Ben Maher, Harry Charles and Scott Brash sealed victory in the team showjumping to cap a fine afternoon for GB after earlier success in the rowing and trampolining.
RexRowers Emily Craig and Imogen Grant kicked off Friday with gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls[/caption]
GettyBryony Page added to GB glory with gold on the trampoline[/caption]
Team GB won a third gold of the day in the showjumping thanks to Scott Brash, left, Harry Charles, centre, and Ben Maher, rightPA
Duo Emily Craig and Imogen Grant kicked off the medal influx by triumphing in the women’s lightweight double sculls.
The rowing pair, unbeaten since the last Olympics, raced to a dominant victory as Romania and Greece bagged silver and bronze.
Bryony Page then followed that up with another gold for GB as she clinched glory on the trampoline.
She had previously won silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.
The showjumping triumph then made it nine golds for Team GB after a sensational few hours in Paris.
It is also GB’s third Olympic gold in team showjumping following their triumphs in 1952 and 2012.
Maher jumped clear with one time penalty, before Charles added a perfect round and Brash jumped clear with one time penalty which was good enough for gold.
Maher won individual gold in Tokyo three years ago, while both he and Brash were members of the team that secured gold in 2012.
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Craig and Grant finally got their hands on gold on the riverPA
It was the first of three golds on a memorable afternoon for Team GBGetty
Page added to her silver in Rio and bronze in TokyoReuters
ReutersShe claimed gold with a sensational routine[/caption]
SportsfileTeam GB’s afternoon was complete with gold in the showjumping[/caption]
GB pipped USA to glory as hosts France finished with bronzePA
It is a first Olympic medal for Charles, whose father Peter was also in the London squad.
USA took silver, with hosts France having to settle for bronze.
The showjumping gold saw GB leap up to third in the medal table and level with second-place USA on nine gold medals.
China remain top on 12, with hosts France fourth on eight.
