Brits top rowing medals table

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Britain's final tally of two golds, two silver and two bronze - which saw them finish above Australia - was completed on a dramatic day of wildly contrasting emotions.

While Purchase and Hunter celebrated after following the British men's four in being crowned Olympic champions, the women's quad were devastated at being beaten into second place.

Katherine Grainger, Frances Houghton, Debbie Flood and Annie Vernon had set all their ambitions on winning gold and were in tears after being overtaken by a late surge from the Chinese.

The men's eight also won silver in the final race to complete an impressive British return of six medals from 10 finalists. Twenty three of the 43-strong team will head home with a medal.

It is the the best return for British rowing since the first London Olympics of 1908 and signalled well and truly that there is life in British rowing after Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent.

Team leader David Tanner said: "It has been fantastic. We are top of the table and it is fabulous.

"Unlike Michael Phelps, you can't multi-medal in rowing.

"Only two nations won more than one gold medal and we were one of them."