Team GB's female competitors lead the way – in pictures
Lizzie Armitstead is beaten in the sprint for gold by Marianne Vos of the Netherlands in the women's road race …Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images… but is still ecstatic over her silver medal Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action ImagesA winner in the 400m freestyle in 2008, Rebecca Adlington came up with bronze in the same race this time aroundPhotograph: Andy Hooper /NOPP
Adlington celebrates with her medal Photograph: Steven Paston/Action ImagesKristina Cook riding Miner Frolic in the show jumping equestrian event. Britain's team was made up of four women and one manPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesZara Phillips goes over the fence in the final round of the team eventingPhotograph: Paul Mcfegan/Sportsphoto Ltd/AllstarNicola Wilson of Great Britain riding Opposition BuzzPhotograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesMary King, and her horse Imperial Cavalier, compete in the equestrian eventing cross-country phasePhotograph: David Goldman/APPhillips, Cook, King, Wilson and William Fox-Pitt with their silver medals from the team eventingPhotograph: Glenn Copus/NOPPHelen Glover and Heather Stanning obliterate the field to win Great Britain's first gold medalPhotograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty ImagesGlover and Stanning pose with their gold medals on the podiumPhotograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images
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