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The 12 Olympians who won the most gold medals for Team GB in Rio

Published by Business Insider on Fri, 19 Aug 2016


Team GB has certainly made an impression at the Rio Olympic Games.So far, British athletes have scooped up 22 gold medals, 21 silver medals, and 13 bronze medals in the competition.As the end of the 2016 Olympics gets closer, we've compiled a listof the top gold medal-winning athletes from Team GB, highlighting the incredible moments that made them winners.From a record-smashing cyclist who dominates the racing track to a gymnast who has pulled off gravity-defying stunts, here are Team GB's top Olympians:Note: We have based the ranking on the number of gold medals wonfor competing inindividual competitions. We have also included the total number of athletes' Olympic medals (including those won from previous Games).Mo FarahAge: 33Sport: Distance runningOlympic medals: 3At the London 2012 Games, Farah won Team GB's first gold medal in the 10,000-metre distance run, later winning a second gold in the 5,000-metre race. Farah's third gold came from the 10,000-metre racein Rio on August 14, despite falling halfway through the race.Jade JonesAge: 23Sport: TaekwondoOlympic medals: 2Jade Jones won her first gold medal in the women's Taekwondo competition at the London 2012 Olympics, and bagged another gold when she defeated Spanish martial artist Eva Calvo Gmez in Rio on August 18.Andy MurrayAge: 29Sport: TennisMedals:2Murray is the first athlete in history to win two Olympic gold medals in singles matches. After winning a gold medal in the London 2012 Games, he picked up a second inRio, beating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on August 15.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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