London 2012: Olympic winners and losers - in pictures

Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning celebrate winning gold in the pair final at Eton Dorney Lake Photograph: Stephen Pond/PA

Un Guk Kim of DPR Korea celebrates a world record while competing in the 62kg weightlifting Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Germany's coxswain, Martin Sauer, is thrown into the water after winning the gold medal with his team in the eight final at Eton Dorney Lake Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Chad le Clos of South Africa celebrates after winning gold in the 200m butterfly Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Michael Phelps of the United States looks on prior to receiving his silver medal for the 200m butterfly Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images

Kazakhstan's Alexandr Vinokurov reacts after winning the cycling road race Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

US coach Jenny Zhang celebrates with gymnasts Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross during the artistic gymnastics team final Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

A Lam Shin of South Korea reacts after losing in the women's individual epee semi final Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA

Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte poses on the podium to receive the gold medal after winning the 100m breaststroke Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Manuel Minginfel off Micronesia reacts while competing during the 62kg weightlifting competition Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Chinese gymnasts react as results are displayed on the screen announcing them as winners of the artistic gymnastic team final Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Concepcion Bellorin of Spain reacts to losing to Hedvig Karakas of Hungary during the 52kg judo Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Australia's Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger celebrate after winning the 4x100m freestyle relay Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Russia's Aliya Mustafin and Victoria Komova during the gymnastics team final Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Peter Joppich of Germany reacts after his match against James-Andrew Davis of Great Britain, during the individual foil fencing Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Azerbaijan's Sardar Hasanov reacts after a failed lift in the 69kg group B weightlifting Photograph: Grigory Dukor/Reuters

Saori Kimura of Japan and her teammates celebrate a win over the Dominican Republic in the volleyball Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images

China's team during their women's water polo match against Spain Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Campos Rosicleia consoles Mariana Silva of Brazil after losing during the women's 57kg judo Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Byungchul Choi of Korea celebrates winning his match in the individual foil Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina comforts teammate Kseniia Afanaseva after Afanaseva fell during during the artistic gymnastics team final Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Camilla Dalby of Denmark celebrates with teammates after winning in the handball Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP

Jamel Herring of the US reacts after being defeated by Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yelessinov in their light-welter 64kg boxing match Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Spain's Pablo Abian celebrates winning a point against the Czech Republic's Petr Koukal during a badminton match Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters

Russia's Ivan Nifontov celebrates after defeating Japan's Takahiro Nakai during their 81kg bronze medal judo match Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Hungary's Mate Lekai celebrates a goal against South Korea in their handball match Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters

Japan's Satoshi Shimizu after defeating Ghana's Isaac Dogboe in a bantam weight 56kg preliminary boxing match Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Great Britain's Louis Smith sheds a tear after completing his pommel horse routine during the artistic gymnastics team competition Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Russia's Maria Borisenko during a volleyball match against the Dominican Republic Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi and Hungary's Aron Szilagy during the men's fencing individual sabre Photograph: Max Rossi/AP

Elsa Baquerizo McMillan of Spain celebrates with fans during a beach volleyball match Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters